Mother Dearest

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This fanfic is a work in progress. New chapters will be added throughout this year and for ever how long it takes me to finish it, providing that my writing muse for it doesn't die along the way. I can't guarantee that I'll keep it updated regularly since I have a lot going on in my life right now and have been quite busy with various projects, but I will try to add new chapters to it whenever I have a chance to work on them and get them done. This fanfic is something I plan to work on over a period of time anyway, so new chapters will be added to it here and there.

This fanfic is a HUGE project that I've put a lot of thought and planning into. I'm mainly writing this fanfic because I wanted to read it myself. No one else has written one like it yet as far as I know, so I took it as a hint that it was my job. There are so many things I want to focus on in this story, so it will be a fairly large story once I get done with it. It'll definitely be one with a lot of surprises and fun stuff in future chapters.

I've done extensive research and studying and have strived to line this fanfic up with the MCU Thor canon as much as possible. I know that not everything is completely accurate, so just ignore anything that seems a bit out of place. There are a few things here and there that were inspired by the Thor comic book and animated series continuities (more specifically the 'Thor: Tales of Asgard' animated movie), because I needed explanations for certain things/events and there isn't enough material in the Thor movies to work with and not everything in the movies is explained in depth either. So I had to improvise by combining a few continuities. You probably won't notice unless you're familiar with other Marvel/Thor continuities. I've also included some of my own ideas, theories, and the way I view the characters as well. This fanfic is basically my version of 'what might have happened' during this time in Thor and Loki's childhood.

Frigga and Loki are very close in this fanfic. Tom Hiddleston said himself that he and Rene Russo worked out a back story for these characters where they're extremely close as mother and son, and Loki loves his mother dearly. So I took off on this and made it as the foundation for this story. And this will be the main focus of this fanfic. So if you're a fan of Frigga and Loki mother/son moments, this fanfic is a must read for you.

And before anyone tries criticizing and correcting me on this one part: I know full well that in actual Norse mythology Sleipnir is Loki's son. This is Marvel-verse so things are different. Since they don't say in the movies where Sleipnir came from, I've taken ideas from several different Marvel Thor sources (both comics and cartoons) and mixed in some of my own ideas. In the 'Thor: Tales of Asgard' animated movie, it's briefly hinted that Sleipnir existed way before Loki was born (meaning that Sleipnir is not Loki's son). Sleipnir is seen in flashbacks of the stories Odin told to Thor and Loki when they were kids. I partly based some of my content on this, as well as info I found out from reading about older Thor comics.

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Fanfic and plot © by me (please do not take, use, or edit without my permission)

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The frozen battlefield on Jotunheim was littered with bodies of the slain, and the sickening smell of fresh blood tainted the air. Silence now fell where sounds of rage, cries of pain, and the clashing of weaponry had been heard moments before. The battle with the Frost Giants was finally won but barely. There was rejoicing, bitterness, and sadness mixed. The war might have come to an end but not without taking its share. Both sides suffered great loss among their armies, as did the humans on Midgard. As a result, many loved ones were not going to be returning home to their families that day. That was always the risk when it came to war. A high price was always paid for peace and freedom, a reminder that one should never take them for granted. Freedom isn't a gift. It has to be paid for, and the price is a high one.