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Are you sure? Could always use a sidekick...
[ loki crosses his arms. ]
I beat you in a fight single-handedly. If anything, you should be my sidekick.
I beat you in a fight single-handedly. If anything, you should be my sidekick.
[Unbothered.]
Oh yeah? And what name do you have for me? Mischief Man?
Oh yeah? And what name do you have for me? Mischief Man?
Why is a name necessary? I don't have a gaudy superhero name.
[Eyeroll.]
You could just go along with a joke instead of ruining it.
You could just go along with a joke instead of ruining it.
[Steve laughs and gives Loki a small shove.]
I'm hilarious, thank you. Not my fault you don't get it.
I'm hilarious, thank you. Not my fault you don't get it.
[ loki pinches his shoulder as payback. ]
And it's not mine. A good joke surpasses all barriers of culture.
And it's not mine. A good joke surpasses all barriers of culture.
Hey!
[Steve gives him a light smack on the shoulder.]
And okay. Go ahead. Tell a culture-surpassing joke.
[Steve gives him a light smack on the shoulder.]
And okay. Go ahead. Tell a culture-surpassing joke.
Those only come with opportunity. You cannot simply produce one at will.
[ loki tuts. ]
The God of Mischief doesn't create opportunity. He finds it and seizes it when necessary.
The God of Mischief doesn't create opportunity. He finds it and seizes it when necessary.
What I learned in church... [He smirks up at Loki, not moving from where he was, poking once at his chest.] was that gods can do anything.
[ loki hums at that, dark eyelashes fluttering against his pale skin. ]
Anything and everything is a high bar. We're not omniscient or all-powerful. We are . . . forces of nature.
Anything and everything is a high bar. We're not omniscient or all-powerful. We are . . . forces of nature.
[Well. That's certainly a way to say it. Steve looks up at Loki, quiet as he takes in all that the other man is. The playfulness fades into something more serious but just as warm.]
Yeah. Yeah, I'd say that's right.
Yeah. Yeah, I'd say that's right.
[ loki tilts his head, unreadable. ]
Do you believe it?
Do you believe it?
That you're a force of nature?
[He smiles lightly]
I could think of a few things that you are. But yeah, I believe that.
[He smiles lightly]
I could think of a few things that you are. But yeah, I believe that.
Well. Then perhaps I'd say you're a good man and a wonderful brother. Maybe I'd go so far as to say you're a great friend, too.
Decent god. Could work on jokes, though.
Decent god. Could work on jokes, though.
[ wow. loki opens his mouth briefly before closing it. ]
It's — Very . . . positive.
It's — Very . . . positive.
[Steve blinks.]
Of course it is. I like you, Loki. Did you think I was gonna start calling you names?
Of course it is. I like you, Loki. Did you think I was gonna start calling you names?
No, of course not.
[ he shrugs helplessly. ]
It is just surprising. When people see that in me.
[ he shrugs helplessly. ]
It is just surprising. When people see that in me.
It shouldn't be.
[He puts a hand on his shoulder.]
Thor thinks the world of you. Truly. And I'm sure that more people than him and me would you, if you let them in closer.
[He puts a hand on his shoulder.]
Thor thinks the world of you. Truly. And I'm sure that more people than him and me would you, if you let them in closer.
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