Journey into...

ooooh yes a more humble babey thor with his sunshine smile and his heart on his sleeve 😭 just the two of them from now on

- Anon

yaaaaaaaaas

But I mean, hasn’t it always been just the two of them? In some future where little Thor has grown up and Loki has healed a little bit, or in the bad old times when they were at each other’s throats. In all the different iterations, that’s the thing that remains the same. They define each other and they’ll never be really complete alone.

And that sort of leads to the next thing. Because they’re them, and yeah, Loki taking care of this new, better kid!Thor is going to be healing for both of them, but then what happens when little Thor grows up? There’s the weight of so much history there, not entirely in a bad way, but it’s a pull back toward being brothers and equals, rather than child and caregiver. They both want that relationship back. They both crave it. And they’d both be afraid, also, of losing what they’ve gained. Or of losing both things, that they’d give up this newfound peace and harmony for something that they can’t ever really get back again, something that’s just gone. There would be fears on both sides–-fears of no longer being needed, fears of no longer being enough, fears of things changing. There would be those uncomfortable little secrets from each other. For Loki, his memories of parts of their old relationship that definitely weren’t healthy and he doesn’t want new Thor to experience but he still, kinda, misses sometimes. For Thor, hiding his insecurities about this huge new unknown because he knows Loki loves him so he shouldn’t be so worried but still, he is.

So whatever happens, there’s always going to be more, because they’re always going to be defined by their relationship.

Okay, this au is beautiful and i feel like a cretin bringing my dirty socks into it but I can't resist: What if Little Thor grows up wanting MOARE than their old sibling relationship?? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) What if he develops a Mommy/Daddy kink? New Thor goes thru 2nd puberty horny for dat prehistoric ass

- Anon

I mean that practically goes without saying though, doesn’t it? I always assume that even when their relationship does not in actuality go in that direction, there are always Feelings, and a teenage Thor would be no exception. Eagerly waiting to be big enough to start and/or get back to boning his brother who is also kinda his parent now in addition to being his former enemy? Yeah he totally would. That is exactly the kind of mess our Thor is. 

thorki? with mommy kink?? oh hell yeah man sign me the fuck up!!!!! unreasonably buff teenage thor: I'll be so good for you mommy ;))) - loki remembering toddler thor's Glitter Incident(tm): you have never been good your whole life. Oh but I really love this thought! the exploration! the discovery! someone has to teach young thor how to feel good and be a good partner, who better than momma loki!!!!

- Anon

Well, at least with any MCU-AU version of Loki, Loki’s eyes might narrow at the suggestion that Thor might think of him as Mommy, specifically. 

But, that said, teenage Thor being his sweet, irresistible, show-off self and trying to impress Loki and get him to give Thor what he wants? Yeah, Loki is distressingly weak to that. Thor would probably start wearing no shirt around the house because “it’s so hot in here, I’m not a frost giant like you, I overheat easily!” and Loki would see through it immediately and would be sorely tempted to tell him off for being a brat and so ridiculously obvious at that.

But on the other hand, those little displays make quite clear that Thor is no longer a child, and he is just as gorgeous as Loki remembers, and Loki wonders a bit what would happen if he put on his stern face and told Thor his behavior was going to earn him a spanking…