( open ) surrender all your dreams to me tonight

[dothelokimotion]

Who: Loki Odinson dothelokimotion + You
What: Fancy Opening Night
When: May 11th
Where: The Opherium, Central City
Content Warnings: n/a


( i. grand opening — mingle and drinks )

[ welcome to the opherium. open to all metas, provided you’re up to the dress code. so make sure you’re dressed to the gills with your fanciest clothes or you might just be asked to leave. you’re ushered into a grand hall. there are appetizers like shrimp cocktails and little quiches placed on large tables for you to nibble on and champagne glasses being passed around by waiters. located in the middle is a large chocolate fountain for all you dessert lovers (loki. it’s for loki). grab yourself a drink and go hit up a familiar face. ]

( ii. dance dance )

[ and of course, once the mingling and networking is done, the staff come to clear the chairs away and leave plenty of room on the dance floor. the lights go dim, casting soft shadows against the wall. slow waltzes begin to filter through the hall as gently encouragement to go find a partner, maybe hold them close, enjoy a little . . . company and more.

or maybe you just want an excuse to step on someone’s foot. equally valid. in fact, there might be a little magic in the air that tugs you towards someone you want to be with . . . ]

( iii. star gazing )

[ the party is winding down. maybe you’re ready to go back. curl up on bed after a late night with drinks and dancing. or perhaps you’re feeling a touch of wistfulness, a need to seclude yourself after all that jazz. consider then, finding yourself a nice quiet corner on the upper levels of the theatre, where there are some nice balconies for you to collect yourself.

and there are always the stars to keep you company. ]

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

I suppose I know a little about that. I was . . . adopted so to speak. It took a long time for me to accept that.

[ the lying didn't help. being told for centuries that the frost giants were monsters definitely didn't help. and while loki hasn't cleaned all of it away, he has come to terms with some of it. ]

So what are you "getting" to be?

[lowercase_el]

Something more than my DNA. Or like...a bunch of other people's parts.

[ A pause. ]

I'm a clone. Half my DNA is alien and comes from one of the greatest superheroes in the world, half is human comes from one of his worst supervillains, his archenemy.

Superman told me I could wear his symbol and do good guy stuff, Lex wanted me to destroy Superman. And he wanted me to hurt people.

[ He talks about it like it isn't one of the worst things ever to happen to him, but the truth is... he's largely moved past it. To the point he can casually talk about it. It's still a whole thing, trying to not feel bad because of the Luthor connection but it's something he's coping with. ]

So it's figuring out how to wear the symbol my way. And be something that isn't just an extension of either of them.

[dothelokimotion]

[ this prompts a wry chuckle in loki. ]

So you had one good "father" and a terrible one. In that sense, you got lucky.

I had two terrible fathers. They simply wished for my death at different points in my life. I suppose I have largely accepted one over the other. I am an Odinson.

[lowercase_el]

No father. Supes and I... it kinda hasn't been that way. He's one of the best dudes I know but I sort of was mostly raised by my friends, to be honest.

At least until he had some family take me in. So biologically, sure, but...

[ Pa's been more of a father figure. For a while Dubs was, but Dubs...just left. Like Guardian. Pa is the one that's stepped up the most, though. He's the one that stayed. The only time he'd left was when he was temporarily dead but reality fixed it. ]

I hope you know your dads suck. Nobody deserves that.

[dothelokimotion]

I'm aware.

[ it's said casually, nonchalant. ]

I don't have much luck with father figures anyway.