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[worldsaway]

"Poor timing. Leave your name so I can seek you out in future."

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[worldsaway]

Then we shall see how it goes.

[He sounds neither skeptical nor hopeful, he's still wrapping his brain around it all.]

Is there anything else I can fail to assist you with?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki rises, brushing his pants lightly. He has already said more than he would have liked to. Certain fears still have him tightly in their grip after all. The madness may have abated minutely due to his absence from Asgard and all that Loki knew, but he never let go of his demons. ]

You did not fail me.

[ As angry as Loki is with Thor, as bitter as he might feel when Thor doesn't understand, Loki knows that much. Thor was not the one who did this to him.

And he knew Thor mourned. ]

Try to remember that, won't you?

[worldsaway]

[Momentarily, Thor is taken aback by the statement. It comes almost entirely out of left-field and though Thor has probably spent hours imagining just what he would do or say if this were ever a conversation he'd be having, he cannot help but be silent.

Eventually, he leans back into a more comfortable position with a warm, if not still somewhat bewildered smile.]


Oh I won't take it lightly. Reassurance from Loki himself is valuable, I know that better than anyone. [He reaches over to give him a light shove.] Regardless of anything, of what anyone says, I am happy to have you here with me.

[dothelokimotion]

[ For now, the whisper tells him. Loki must appear so genteel, so calm and normal. It makes his skin itch. He meant what he said and Thor does too. But everything is finite. Love, family, security. Even Thor. No matter what steps he might take, Loki has seen how quickly it can crumble.

So he gives Thor a jerky nod, his face hidden away from his brother's eyes as he leaves, seemingly vanishing from sight. ]