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Loki has always yearned for control; but he never did get to control anything. Barton was made to be ruled; but he was never expected to realize it. Power is the flame, and Loki Laufeyson is the moth; however, it turns out that even catching fire is not that easy. There are princes and monsters at war inside him – and Clint Barton got caught in the fight. Or: can Loki trust himself not to be a monster, when all the prince wants is to take power? Loki's POV of Strangers to Ourselves.

“I will be Loki’s champion,” says Thor. His voice rings through the great hall, regal and bold, every inch a king in bearing. Every inch a fool. Thanos’ lips curl back from wide teeth, a grotesque mockery of a grin. “So be it.”