Rehabilitation. That was Odin's explanation for exiling Loki back to the Midgardian world, the very one he tried to conquer, but he simply wanted to be rid of him. He didn't want his disgrace of an adopted son amongst his people nor his family, and Loki knew it, deep down Thor did too, but the decision was made and would be fulfilled as the King demanded. He expected resentment, he expected isolation, anger and cruelty, all of which he received. And he deserved it. In the eyes of the Avengers, he was an evil that should have been eradicated, but what he didn't expect... was kindness. Kindness in the form of a woman. A soft, gentle spirit, that seemed incapable of seeing the darkness in him. Perhaps she was naive, perhaps she was stupid. Or perhaps she simply recognised a wounded soul, tattered by the world, left to suffer in the cold. Whatever the reasoning, whatever the explanation, Loki found himself drawn to the warmth and serenity of Finley Beau.
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