Headcanon that whenever he’s in a bad mood Loki will lay his head in your lap and ask you to play with his hair

platoniclokiimagines:

• Loki can be
• a Very Moody Child
• you can’t blame him, really
• he’s been through much
• much more than you think you yourself could ever live through and come out as okay as Loki seems to be
• emphasis on seems
• he puts on a very brave front, ninety-nine percent of the time
• but sometimes, even the god of lies cannot lie to himself anymore
• and everything just kind of
• crashes down on him
• and his mood suffers severely
• sometimes, he goes to his brother about it
• it depends on what has caused his mood to crash, really
• but more often than not, he comes to you
• he finds solace in your company, comfort in your soothing words
• you always seem to know what to say to help him feel better
• and he appreciates that more than anything
• he comes into the living room or your bedroom
• wherever you happen to be quietly sitting
• and just plops himself down with you
• one day, he seeks you out while you’re sitting in your bedroom
• you smile softly and set your book aside
• and you’re a little shocked when he curls up in a ball, placing his head gently in your lap
• not that you mind, you just aren’t expecting it
• you almost don’t hear him when, after a few moments
• he quietly mumbles

“Would you play with my hair, please?”

• you’re a little taken aback by the request
• Loki’s not normally that touchy-feely
• even with you
• but you can’t say no, not when he looks like he’s about to cry
• you’re quiet, at first
• settling for quietly carding your fingers through his hair in an attempt to calm him
• he doesn’t say anything at first, just lays there
• and then, in a hushed voice that sounds seconds away from shattering like a piece of glass, he murmurs

“My mother used to play with my hair, when I was younger…”

• a pause
• he swallows hard

“I miss her.”

• his voice cracks on the last word
• and you gently shush him
• smoothing his hair down softly

“She would be so proud of you, you know? So proud.”

• and that’s all it takes for him to break down
• you didn’t exactly intend for it to happen
• but you know sometimes he needs to cry
• whether he realizes it or not
• you just have to gently guide him there
• you play with his hair, long after his sobs become sniffles
• and grows still in your lap
• you can’t find it in your heart to wake him up
• so you just leave him
• continuing to gently brush your fingers through his hair to keep him soothed