Actually, Sif/Loki having an element of safety to it makes total sense to me - it's one of the reasons I ship Sif/Loki and not Darcy/Loki is because Loki could have a temper tantrum and kill Darcy - Loki could probably kill Sif, but he'd have to work damn hard to do so, and I buy that Sif is enough of a statigist and knows Loki well enough that most of his favorite tricks wouldn't work on her
All of this. Plus, I think in a lot of situations, Loki's background with Sif means he's less likely to threaten her because he knows that she knows. Even at that, it's a delicate dance between keeping him IC and not crossing a line.
it also reminds me of when I was talking about my list of favorite male character and how all of those men are people I would feel safe with
Even Tony Stark?
That's really fascinating though. I have a lot of favorite male characters that are objectively unsafe people to be around, even though I'm fairly sensitive to in-story dynamics.
On that subject, you are not the only friend of mine who's a fan of mad scientist characters, and I think that element of chaos and unpredictability is part of why I don't fall for crazy mad scientist characters
That is 100% legitimate. With me, I sort of take it as a challenge to explain the method behind the madness. Like, if I can't see why that character is behaving in that way or what fuels their actions, I'm less likely to enjoy them.
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All of this. Plus, I think in a lot of situations, Loki's background with Sif means he's less likely to threaten her because he knows that she knows. Even at that, it's a delicate dance between keeping him IC and not crossing a line.
it also reminds me of when I was talking about my list of favorite male character and how all of those men are people I would feel safe with
Even Tony Stark?
That's really fascinating though. I have a lot of favorite male characters that are objectively unsafe people to be around, even though I'm fairly sensitive to in-story dynamics.
On that subject, you are not the only friend of mine who's a fan of mad scientist characters, and I think that element of chaos and unpredictability is part of why I don't fall for crazy mad scientist characters
That is 100% legitimate. With me, I sort of take it as a challenge to explain the method behind the madness. Like, if I can't see why that character is behaving in that way or what fuels their actions, I'm less likely to enjoy them.