[ Loki rears back as if stung, because the All-Father's disapproval still hangs over him like a cloud, a distant goal that Loki deep down still believes he can reach. That he can attain. In his darker dreams, he still thinks that someday, maybe someday, he could go home and all will be well.
no subject
Mere dreams.
His shoulders slump slightly. ]
It is best not to probe the All-Father's mind.