Poor Loki... :(

[macbyrne.livejournal.com]

Hope someone can feed my newest addiction...

I just finished ConeyCat's amazing Housemates 'verse, where she delves deep into her interpretation of Loki's character, the misunderstandings that caused the events of 'Thor', the failings of Frigga & Odin's A+ parenting, etc etc.  I'd love love LOVE to read more fics in this vein:  where Loki's choices were caused by loneliness and misery, not by an evil streak, where redemption is possible; fics where Thor realizes he truly loves his brother, despite how he has ignored and excluded him in teh past.  Fics where Odin didn't bring home a changeling child simply to use him to further his own kingdom, but rather because he couldn't let a baby die of exposure.  Fics where Loki was the outsider growing up, was abused or neglected, etc etc etc.

Gen, Slash or Het welcome, just no Thor/Loki, unless you feel it is a truly amazing read.  Happy endings (or at least hopeful) preferred, but I don't mind a good hard cry either!

Thank you in advance!

Comments

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

I've read literally hundreds of Loki stories, and will read all kinds of tropes I can think of some stories which fill part of your request, though a lot of what I read is Thorki. Are you OK with frostiron or other slash Loki pairings? I do read het and gen as well.

Here’s one of my all-time favorite stories. It deals with issues of racism and internalized racism, and what defines the word “monster”. There’s some great conversations with Loki and Bruce. There’s a good scene when clueless but good bro Thor tries to tell the rest of the Avengers about a quest when Loki saved the day, but still manages to mostly leave that part out. There’s another scene in which Thor admits, if he’d been sent to Midgard with his powers intact, he might have tried to conquer it as well. I have so many favorite scenes in this story it’s hard to just choose a couple. I hope it fits your request, at least a little bit.

Ask Me No Questions by Alex51324
When Thor returns from Asgard to rejoin the Avengers, he brings Loki in tow--stripped of his magic and bound with a geas that allows him to speak only in response to direct questions. AKA, yet another "Loki lives with the Avengers; chaos ensues" story.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/887344

You said "Fics where Odin didn't bring home a changeling child simply to use him to further his own kingdom, but rather because he couldn't let a baby die of exposure."

Here's a short piece which fits that description:

A Holy Place by Rynfinity
http://archiveofourown.org/works/3188678

And - I know this is the complete opposite of what you requested but this is an excellent redemption story and it's one of the few where Odin doesn't punish Loki but gets him the help he needs to recover. Plus, it has a great plot.

Overlapping Spaces by khilari, Persephone_Kore
Summary: Thor returns to Earth a month after the Chitauri invasion to keep his promises -- to see Jane again, and take her to see Asgard, even if the rainbow bridge is still undergoing repairs. Not that Jane is complaining about watching the repairs. But she wasn't expecting Loki to be haunting the palace library, even in psychiatric care; and Loki wasn't expecting to make friends with Thor's mortal girlfriend.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/591735/chapters/1065162

I'll try to think of a few more non-slash stories which fit your request.

[daily-b.livejournal.com]

Proantagonist's "Bargaining" is a really good read!

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1108212/chapters/2230369

[lady-moriel.livejournal.com]

This is pretty much everything I want in Loki fics too, so I second this. I think nearly all my favorite Loki fics fit these qualifications one way or another if you want to check my bookmarks on AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/users/100indecisions/bookmarks) for now (I can actually go through and pick out some especially good ones later, because as it turns out my bookmarks are a huge mess).

Loki fics that I enjoy A LOT

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Just to put it out here anyways cuz I find the fics truly amazing and do not receive enough attention for the amazing writing

Beneath a veil of bitter ice
It is the day of Loki's trial but all is not as it appears, and by the end of it Thor's world lays shattered . Thor will need all the help he can get, and who better to aid him than Earths mightiest heroes as he begins a desperate search for someone he thought he had lost.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9745038/1/Beneath-a-Veil-of-Bitter-Ice

With friends like these
A broken god crashes onto the roof of Stark Tower, and Tony and Steve are horrified by what they find. As Loki's story unfolds, the Avengers discover what really happened when Loki was taken back to Asgard, and what he has endured for the past year. A powerful enemy emerges to threaten Asgard as Loki struggles to recover in the care of those who were once his bitterest foes.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8566239/1/With-Friends-Like-These