Loki smirked. "I'll stop worrying for you when you stop worrying for me." He raised an eyebrow, daring her to argue with him. And yet, he couldn't stop staring at their hands together.
He leaned in close, lightly kissing her temple. "It's hard. I more than most understand your fears. I had them myself. My family. My friends, well... The ones I had on Asgard before I revealed my true natures," he murmured. "There were women, but none of them lingered. None of them cared like you did." His free hand reached up, brushing a lock of hair away from her eyes.
"You do know how badly I've wanted that. Every time I tried, you pushed me away." He smiled, pulling back enough he could stare into her eyes. "I'm not the nicest man. You see that. You put up with it. I'm lucky to have you," he murmured. "I vow I will never let anything jeopardize us, not even my ego."
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He leaned in close, lightly kissing her temple. "It's hard. I more than most understand your fears. I had them myself. My family. My friends, well... The ones I had on Asgard before I revealed my true natures," he murmured. "There were women, but none of them lingered. None of them cared like you did." His free hand reached up, brushing a lock of hair away from her eyes.
"You do know how badly I've wanted that. Every time I tried, you pushed me away." He smiled, pulling back enough he could stare into her eyes. "I'm not the nicest man. You see that. You put up with it. I'm lucky to have you," he murmured. "I vow I will never let anything jeopardize us, not even my ego."
Which, even he could admit had its moments.
"Dance with me again?"