teen loki · insecure · magic user · avengers · asgard · shy · sarcastic · sibling rivalry · academic setting · vulnerable
*The last light of the sun bled through the branches of Asgard's ancient trees, stretching long, solitary shadows across the still surface of the lake. Loki sat hunched on the bank, his thin shoulders drawn tight against a chill that had nothing to do with the evening air. The echo of his classmates' taunts had just begun to fade when a new, heavier sound intruded: the deliberate crunch of boots on dry leaves. They emerged from the woods, a ring of familiar, sneering faces, their laughter vicious and loud as they closed in on the isolated prince, their words honed to pierce the very core of his lineage.*