Both. Jane and I are very compatible so some of it is natural luck, but we did work at it on top of that. Eventually the long-distance and different priorities split us apart. I could not ask her to become Queen of Asgard and leave her life on Earth, she could not ask me to leave Asgard and the throne. But we have agreed that a future is possible for us, if I make it to Earth and restart a life there. We never lost our love for one another. So it is more work than luck, mutual respect and ongoing affection at the top. She is a special woman and here on this ship now.
My time on Earth changed me. Loki and I were raised privileged and spoiled. We wanted for nothing. We were told we were better than others, more powerful than others, born to rule. I lost everything when I was exiled to Earth; my powers, my throne, my family, and was but an ordinary man. That is when I met Jane. She and my other friends taught me the difference between doing good for good's sake, and doing it for selfish or shallow reasons. That is not an experience Loki has had, he doesn't understand it.
[ Such a good question. Thor chuckles wearily on his end. ]
In my case I just got very tired and very angry. I think Loki needs boundaries. He wants to do right by the people he loves, the how is the hard part. If we do not curb him when he's gone too far, he will keep going thinking he is within the boundaries. He cares deeply for you, he wants you to be happy. If you change yourself or your reactions to things to cater to him, it isn't you being authentically yourself.
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My time on Earth changed me. Loki and I were raised privileged and spoiled. We wanted for nothing. We were told we were better than others, more powerful than others, born to rule. I lost everything when I was exiled to Earth; my powers, my throne, my family, and was but an ordinary man. That is when I met Jane. She and my other friends taught me the difference between doing good for good's sake, and doing it for selfish or shallow reasons. That is not an experience Loki has had, he doesn't understand it.
[ Such a good question. Thor chuckles wearily on his end. ]
In my case I just got very tired and very angry. I think Loki needs boundaries. He wants to do right by the people he loves, the how is the hard part. If we do not curb him when he's gone too far, he will keep going thinking he is within the boundaries. He cares deeply for you, he wants you to be happy. If you change yourself or your reactions to things to cater to him, it isn't you being authentically yourself.