fandomhigh | Heroes v Villains | Period 1 | Wednesday

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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"Emma Frost, darlings, seventeen, and the hero is the one that feels the need for validation that what they're doing is right, while the people that get called the villains are the ones that just do what needs doing."

"Really?" Loki asked, raising an eyebrow at that cynical definition. Cynics were a favorite of his. "So, the people in the military, they're out there fighting wars for validation? They're considered heroes in some circles."

"I'm rather sure if you asked the person on the other end of that gun, they might disagree with that hero label," she replied dryly. "If our soldier is only there because they need validation, that they want to do what other people feel is right, then they're a hero, sure. They think of themselves as a hero, and the people around them providing the warm fuzzies say they are the hero, and the media backs it up too."

"Of course, mileage may vary, depending on your view of any given situation."

"And the definition can change depending on the situation, can't it?" he asked, looking at her carefully. "What if the validation comes from outside sources? If I do something because I feel it needs to be done and people herald me as the next big thing, would that make me a hero despite not wanting the attention?"

Heroes v Villains | Period 1 | Wednesday | July 7

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