Loki Imagines: Reader-Insert Story Collection

The Professor

"No, the Romans did NOT build Stonehenge," grumbles Professor Ikol, his fingers pointed up in a gesture of please-stop-bombarding-me-with-your-utter-stupidity. He's a tall man -- much taller than you are -- with a slim frame and long dark hair tied back into a ponytail, and he looks very VERY unhappy today. Unfortunately, his apparently-personal frustrations spill over and splash into the student whom he is scolding right now.

"Thomas," Professor Ikol continues. "It's...apparent that you haven't read the material that I'd assigned before the weekend..." He pauses, breathing tiredly. "Please-- remember...that Stonehenge was built by Celtic druids, with some historians positing that Norse tribes had a hand in its design."

"But historians can be wrong! There have been so many theories about the building of Stonehenge, and yet so little to prove any of them!" Thomas objects. This young man's voice -- an obnoxious nasally voice -- is a massive contrast to the Professor's suave British delivery, and you find yourself wincing with each of Thomas's attempts to outsmart the Professor, who with every coming second looks like he would like to tape the boy's mouth shut.

"Thomas, I know for a fact I'm right," Professor Ikol mutters.

"How do you kn--"

"WOULD ANYONE like to volunteer the approximate time in which Stonehenge was built?" Professor Ikol says, ignoring the boy and extending his hand toward the class. You see his blue-green eyes locking on you, and you feel compelled to reply.

"Um," you say, raising your hand awkwardly. "Around 3000 BC?"

"Thank you, Y/N." the Professor replies, an odd amount of gratefulness in his voice. "You've read the material."

In the corner of your eye, you see Thomas shoot a glare at you.

"Y/N, how about I put you on the spot," Professor Ikol says. "Stonehenge was known as both an astrological construct and a religious symbol. For the Celtics, Stonehenge gave them a connection to their gods, like Toutatis. For the Norse, well, Stonehenge held meaning for some of their own gods, like the god of thunder and the trickster god. Care to name for us those two gods?"

"Uh..." you murmur as you rack your brains, searching through the texts that you read this past Saturday. "...Thor and Loki, right?"

"Good," the Professor comments, smiling softly. Strangely, his eyes seem to shift between the blue and green color spectrum, as if they are playing games on your vision.