[Now that catches him off-guard. No one has said those words to him, or any spiritual counterparts, since he was about five years old. Not in a sense meant to comfort or usher away all fears, anyway. Is that why it feels a bit like Loki is talking to a child? Then again, if Loki is as old as he says he is, perhaps all humans seem like children to him.
At the same time, something tightens in his chest. This is, at least, Loki's first blatant lie to him, even if they both understand it to be so.
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At the same time, something tightens in his chest. This is, at least, Loki's first blatant lie to him, even if they both understand it to be so.
He sighs.]
You don't...have to say that.