[ That's true and Loki nods reluctantly to admit that, his fingers circling each other once more in a state of nervous energy. He looks pointedly at the wall. Perhaps someday, being brothers won't be enough. When he returns to Asgard, it's quite possible he might just go mad once more. His brief foray into being an alternate self seems to tell him one thing: That Loki is no good to Asgard. That the longer he's there, the more he wants what was denied. It'll never be enough and the chasm only deepens.
Deep down, Loki believes — or even hopes that Thor will return home. His illusion will be unmasked and Loki will die. His reign at an end. Maybe he's simply looking for an end instead of a long life full of yearnings that can never come to pass. ]
No one has hurt me.
[ His tone is oddly gentle, as if to placate Thor's worries. ]
I'm all right.
[ Though Loki knows that's a ticking clock. That's what brought him here. He needed to feel, at least briefly, that some sentiments stand still. And Loki hasn't destroyed everything even when he does not mean to. ]
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Deep down, Loki believes — or even hopes that Thor will return home. His illusion will be unmasked and Loki will die. His reign at an end. Maybe he's simply looking for an end instead of a long life full of yearnings that can never come to pass. ]
No one has hurt me.
[ His tone is oddly gentle, as if to placate Thor's worries. ]
I'm all right.
[ Though Loki knows that's a ticking clock. That's what brought him here. He needed to feel, at least briefly, that some sentiments stand still. And Loki hasn't destroyed everything even when he does not mean to. ]