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Loki was waiting for the students to file into the classroom, feet up on the desk and magazine opened on his lap. When they got there, they got there and he'd start class whenever he damn well pleased. They could wait and sit and stare at him for a bit. Eventually, he did get up and smiled at the familiar and unfamiliar places.

"Well, it looks like we're all here. Good. Welcome to Heroes v Villains. I'm Loki and I have a lot of fucking experience with both heroes and villains and all iterations you can think of. No, I'm not going to give you my fucking resume. You'll just have to trust me. I'm probably older than every single one of you and I've seen more in my lifetime than any of you have. It's just a thing. The purpose of this class, in case you hadn't guessed, isn't to talk about fairy fucking tales or movies or shit like that. If you think you know what a hero is, I'm here to fucking tell you you're wrong. If you think you know what a villain is, I'm here to tell you, once again, you're wrong. It's never that fucking clear cut. You never know all the facts and these fucking labels are often given willy fucking nilly without any thought to them."

He stopped for a minute and glanced out at the class, trying to predict who he thought would actually be able to think outside the box and who would have a more difficult time. "Oftentimes, these labels are given to people because of one fucking thing they do. One fucking thing. Someone might run into a fire, save a kid but then they go home and beat the shit out of their wife. A dictator, someone who took power by force, might send his military into a war they can't fucking win, killing thousands, but the fact that he's both made economic and social strides in his homeland is overlooked. It's never fucking clear cut and no one seems to think it needs to be. Time to flip that on its head."

He paused and hopped up on his desk, smile wide and dangerous. He knew way too much about this subject. Way too much. "So, we'll start easy today before getting into the class. Introductions, of course. I want to know who the hell I'm talking to. So, name, age and your definition of both a hero and a villain. If you give me a dictionary definition, I'm gonna call you on it. I want to hear what you think a hero is and what you think a villain is. It'll give me a nice outline of what I need to talk about and who believes what. So, come on, go."

He went to point someone out to start them off before saying, "Oh, and I'll be choosing one of you to be my TA during this. Just whoever I want. Being a teacher is fucking fun that way. Now, go."

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Azula stood, this would be the first of many introductions. "I am Princess Azula of the Fire Nation, seventeen. In my opinion heroes and villains depend on who is writing the story."

"You're the one writing the story right now," Loki said, furrowing his brow at the answer. "You're not getting away with vague answers. What's your definition if you're the author?"

Azula shrugged but complied. "I don't see any difference between a hero and a villain. Heroes only have better heralds. 'Heroes' and 'villains' do everything in their power to fulfill their objective."

Loki thought about that for a moment and then nodded. "Their means are the same, it's the ends that are different?"

"I suppose," Azula said, sounding dubious. "In the end I think it depends on how good your heralds are and how good your 'hero' manages his reputation."

After all, if she had won, they wouldn't be calling her a 'war criminal' would they? They'd be calling her Fire Lord.

"You suppose?" Loki repeated, shaking his head. "Sounds like you're not sure at all. I don't disagree with your comments about the hero though. The reputation is a big piece of what makes them a fucking godsend to some people."

"Unfortunate choice of words," she said, dismissive. Yes, that's what it was. Just poor choice of words. "Perception plays a large part in winning people to your side. Usually heroes have that luxury, what bigger herald than having a vague prophecy deeming these so-called heroes as the savior of the masses before they're even born?"

"So, that puts the onus on the hero to live up to their billing, doesn't it?" Loki asked, letting that slip go for the time being. "What happens if they don't? That make them a villain or just fucking normal?"

Azula snorted. "That would make them a disappointment and if there's one thing I know, people don't like to be disappointed and if the people are disappointed... the results are seldom nice."

"You're not wrong," Loki said, nodding at that. "Society's fucking fickle. One moment you're their darling, the next? You can go fuck yourself and jump off a bridge. Hard to be a hero."

"Truer words were never spoken," she said and her smile might have been a little bitter.

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