“It was virtually inevitable that Loki would end up both loving and hating Thor; it was in their natures.
“They worked in the Deadly Sins department of the Pre-Death Acquisitions division of Hell. It was a common misconception that there were seven of them—there was definitely something satisfying about the number seven, and ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ had a nice ring to it—but there were in fact eight. Someone should have told Pope Gregory that Pride was a very different sin from Vanity; it would have been obvious, Loki thought, if only he had met both Thor and Fandral. Vanity is the obsessive preoccupation with outward appearances and with the opinions of others; pride is an excessive inner confidence in one’s own abilities and worth. Loki found vanity (and Fandral) to be contemptible, servile, and therefore unattractive. Pride, on the other hand… there was an alluring swagger to it (and Thor). It may have been a moral vice, but Loki considered it an aesthetic virtue.
“Loki envied Thor his prideful swagger. Of course he did; he was, after all, the embodiment of Envy.”
I finally decided to post my Satanic-themed giveaway fic for @wouldyouknowmore on AO3 (I originally posted it on Tumblr here). It’s my very first AU fic! Not just canon-divergent AU, but actual completely different universe, a demon AU inspired by Good Omens and “The Good Place.”
Tagging some folks who may have missed it the first time: @ghostxforest, @imaginetrilobites, @incredifishface, @kingloptr, @loxxxlay, @nursejoh53, @writernotwaiting
The Ninth Deadly Sin – Philosopher_King – Thor (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]
Loki is the Philosopher King 