Dull Knives [OG Vault]
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Dull Knives by PepperSoniRoni
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
17 Jan 2026
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Loki spoke quietly. Tiredly. His voice had lost all its charm, and all that was left was raw vulnerability. “I… have nowhere else to go.” The question was implicit.
He swallowed, and Gamora wondered if she had ever seen him so vulnerable. Not for a long time, not since he had first come to Sanctuary, before he had been hardened. Just like her and Nebula had been. They had all been forged in the same flames, hadn’t they?
“Please, Sister?”
She looked at him, silent and trying to hide the fidgeting of his hands behind his back, and caught his eye, watching as he held his breath. She recalled what Drax had said: Family. She wanted hers whole.
And then Gamora smiled softly at her brother, and gestured up the gangplank. “Welcome aboard, Loki.”
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What if Loki had never been sent to Earth by Thanos? What if he stayed on Sanctuary for years, spending time with Gamora and Nebula and others of the Black order until 2014, when he was sent with the sisters to aid Ronan in his quest? What if, soon after, Loki joined the Guardians of the Galaxy?
I just wanted to write a fic where Loki Nebula and Gamora bond and become siblings, and Loki joins the GotG for wacky space hijinks, okay?
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- Part 1 of Dull Knives [OG Vault]
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My Mind is a Place That I Can't Escape Your Ghost by PepperSoniRoni
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
31 Jul 2022
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The wind blustered around him, whipping his long hair back and forth so quickly that Loki couldn’t see a single thing around him. There were glimpses – flashes of semi-formed surroundings that contradicted each other and seemed to serve only to grow his panic.
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AKA: Loki has a nightmare
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- Part 2 of Dull Knives [OG Vault]
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I've Got These Memories, Stuck In My Head And They Just Won't Leave by PepperSoniRoni
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies), Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies)
02 Oct 2022
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Gamora knit her brows together as she looked at Loki more intensely. He felt as if his sister were peeling back layers of himself, stripping away the carefully held shields that had been his safety all day, and seeing the truth beneath it all.
“One of those days?” she questioned, though her tone implied that she already knew what the answer would be.
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- Part 3 of Dull Knives [OG Vault]
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But Now You Can't Tell the False From the Real by PepperSoniRoni
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Thor (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
26 Mar 2023
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Gamora shot awake, a choked sob on her lips. Her muscles were tensed and she felt as if her ribs had been exchanged for a smaller set that gripped her lungs viciously.
“Shhh,” a familiar voice soothed, “you are alright, Sister. Breath.”
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A quick Nightmare & Comfort Sequence!
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- Part 4 of Dull Knives [OG Vault]
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Dull Knives {Rewrite} by PepperSoniRoni
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
26 Mar 2026
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Loki swallowed, and Gamora wondered if she had ever seen him so vulnerable. Not for a long time, she thought, not since he had first come to Sanctuary – when he’d been broken. Broken, just as she and Nebula had been.
“I have nowhere else.”
Gamora looked at him, and took account of every inch of the man before her. Gamora looked at him, and saw how he fidgeted. How he held his breath. How he hoped. Gamora looked at him, and recalled her conversation with Drax that morning.
“It is worth protecting, you know.”
“What is?”
“Family.”
Family.
She wanted hers whole.
Gamora looked at him – looked at her brother – and smiled.
“Welcome aboard, Loki.”
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What if Loki had never been sent to Earth by Thanos? What if he stayed on Sanctuary for years, a member of the Black Order alongside Nebula and Gamora until 2014, when he was sent with the sisters to aid Ronan's search for the Power Stone? What if, soon after, Loki joined the Guardians of the Galaxy?
{This is a Rewrite of my 2022 Fic, which can be found here}
Series
- Part 5 of Dull Knives [OG Vault]
- Part 1 of Dull Knives Taking My Life, A Slow Burn Fire From the Inside