[ thor snorts out in a short laugh, because loki had been all viciousness and sharp edges since the moment thor stepped foot on the bifrost after his exile. even after his father's explanation of the events that came before he'd fallen into his sleep, thor had been endlessly confused. he's worked out some pieces of it, knowing what he does about his brother, guesses at the paths his thoughts trailed on that drew him further down into darker and darker ends.
he wants to argue that yes, he understood, he understands, and it's a great struggle of pride and the stubbornness in wanting an absolute and firm stance, to just make him stop. his breath is held a while, forcing down those instincts, for how little they've served him with loki thus far. ]
Maybe I didn't. [ he tells him, finally, breath leaving in a slow but easy stream. something almost like surrender in it. ] So explain it to me now.
[ you have his full and undivided attention now. ]
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[ thor snorts out in a short laugh, because loki had been all viciousness and sharp edges since the moment thor stepped foot on the bifrost after his exile. even after his father's explanation of the events that came before he'd fallen into his sleep, thor had been endlessly confused. he's worked out some pieces of it, knowing what he does about his brother, guesses at the paths his thoughts trailed on that drew him further down into darker and darker ends.
he wants to argue that yes, he understood, he understands, and it's a great struggle of pride and the stubbornness in wanting an absolute and firm stance, to just make him stop. his breath is held a while, forcing down those instincts, for how little they've served him with loki thus far. ]
Maybe I didn't. [ he tells him, finally, breath leaving in a slow but easy stream. something almost like surrender in it. ] So explain it to me now.
[ you have his full and undivided attention now. ]