[ the tessaract. on earth. whatever colour that was on loki's face bleaches out at every word and the breath loki sucks in feel like a gut punch. that's three stones on earth. three. and asgard. no, no, this won't do. the tessaract was supposed to be his bargaining chip, a potential safeguard against other threats. ravagers and other creatures of the universe would easily look upon a ship of refugees and grin hungrily. it could save them —
( — or doom them all, like he's always done, like he'll continue to do because nothing loki touches lasts or is safe from his poison )
but there's no time for that. loki forces himself to listen to the rest of thor's words, his brow furrowed. all is forgiven? that seems like an uncharacteristic thing to say. ]
you don't have to sell your body to the niiiiight
( — or doom them all, like he's always done, like he'll continue to do because nothing loki touches lasts or is safe from his poison )
but there's no time for that. loki forces himself to listen to the rest of thor's words, his brow furrowed. all is forgiven? that seems like an uncharacteristic thing to say. ]
I — Really.