Loki Fic

[tehopheliac.livejournal.com]

Somehow, all of my bookmarks for my favorite Loki fics disappeared and I found most of them, but there is one in particular I can't seem to find. It was on A03 and it's either general or Thor/Loki... it could honestly go either way, I don't remember.

What I remember: Thor ended up capturing Loki and bringing him back home. Odin cannot let his deeds go unpunished, but neither does he sentence him to death. Instead, they lock him up in this tower/place he cannot leave. Loki conducts a plan and slow begins to starve him -- people rarely visit him (Thor, mostly, but I believe he's back on Earth). As long as the tray of food is empty, it won't arouse suspicion.

A long time passes and with no one else for company, Loki makes friends with a bird. Eventually, Thor comes back and through some event (I can't remember what), he ends up killing the bird accidentally (unaware that it meant so much to Loki). He's also horrified to see how think Loki has gotten.

He brings Loki to his father and a hospital like place (there may be something more wrong with him -- maybe he jumps from the tower?? I don't remember), but Loki refuses treatment and the nurse refuses to do anything to Loki against his will as part of her oath -- even if that means Odin's wrath. Everyone gathers around Loki to watch him die and Odin, Frigga, and Thor beg him eat/allow himself to be treated.

Loki refused to do this because what's the point if he cannot be free? He would rather be dead then trapped in a gilded cage for the rest of his life. It gets to just moments before his death that Odin finally agrees to free him if he would just eat from a golden apple (I think) and heal/live. Which, basically, was Loki's plan all along. And he does so. I don't really remember much after this.

Can anyone please help me find this fic? I'd really appreciate it! <3

Comments

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

Learning to Fly by Astolat
http://archiveofourown.org/works/423613

[tehopheliac.livejournal.com]

OMG, that's it!! Thank you so much!!! <3 *ecstatic!*

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome! :-)

"Learning to Fly" is such an AMAZING story...!

[tehopheliac.livejournal.com]

It is AMAZING! I was so worried that people would read my summary and think it was completely OOC or something, but it's actually perfectly IC and just wonderful. I love fic like this. <3 I'm so happy to get my fingers on it again. ♥

I lost so many of my favorite Thor fic and I've found most of them (I think). I've gone through 15 pages of the highest-rated fic on A03, but only like 6-7 popped out at me. I know I'm missing more, but I can't remember them. Don't you hate it when that happens? ;__;

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

Good luck finding all your missing favorite fics! I have a Word document where I list everything I've read, and a lot of links to fics that sound good that I want to read.

I try to give good descriptions and keywords so I can find them again, but I didn't do a good job early on. Back then, when I'd only read a few fics, I didn't even think I'd forget titles and author names - but of course I did. I've gotten a lot better at keeping track of them recently.

[tehopheliac.livejournal.com]

That's the best way to go about it! :D I like to use Pinboard (especially since they're so fandom friendly!) for linking things now. You can make tags and easily link things. :D I have literally thousands on there, but the fics I was looking for were basically from BEFORE I discovered it. ;___; Oh well. It's definitely worth it for the future. Not to mention it helps you find out people's.