[Thor smiles at the words, his cheek pressed to Loki's cheek, his mouth close to his ear. His voice is low and quiet when he uses it.] It is not so terrible at all.
[What Loki means to say but doesn't is a mystery to Thor. From what Loki had said before they came to this place, he assumes it is fear. Loki means to learn his past so as not to follow the same path again, to become the hated and feared person of Asgardians and Avengers both. But why he doesn't continue the thought, Thor has no idea. He is quiet and sad, but Loki now is wont to be such things. He knows he is loved, and that must be enough. There is nothing better Thor can think to do for his young brother than protect and love him for as long as he allows.]
[It is a warm and tender moment, but there is responsibility still to consider. And Thor grows less comfortable as the air around them cools. He pulls away from Loki's embrace, kissing his forehead, then his wrists as he does, stands from the bed and walks the nine steps or so it takes to find the bath.]
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[What Loki means to say but doesn't is a mystery to Thor. From what Loki had said before they came to this place, he assumes it is fear. Loki means to learn his past so as not to follow the same path again, to become the hated and feared person of Asgardians and Avengers both. But why he doesn't continue the thought, Thor has no idea. He is quiet and sad, but Loki now is wont to be such things. He knows he is loved, and that must be enough. There is nothing better Thor can think to do for his young brother than protect and love him for as long as he allows.]
[It is a warm and tender moment, but there is responsibility still to consider. And Thor grows less comfortable as the air around them cools. He pulls away from Loki's embrace, kissing his forehead, then his wrists as he does, stands from the bed and walks the nine steps or so it takes to find the bath.]