Patience always was something of an issue for you...
[He sighs. It's always easier to frame the important things as a story, he finds- it adds a layer of distance, and he needs that layer of distance from the story that lies at the heart of him.]
Let's start with who I am, shall we? There was a very troublesome god called Loki, who died but couldn't stay dead. He came back, as a new and improved Loki, a better Loki... and then that Loki died too, leaving me as the even newer Loki. And then I came looking for you, for help with something we'd stirred up between us. During and after that, we managed to become... friends, over a year or two.
[He stills, body language shut down, arms folded defensively across his chest- even if it means letting go of Billy's wrist.]
I wouldn't tell you this at all, but I don't intend to hide who I am from anyone else, either, and I'd rather not have you of all people find out I'm here any other way.
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[He sighs. It's always easier to frame the important things as a story, he finds- it adds a layer of distance, and he needs that layer of distance from the story that lies at the heart of him.]
Let's start with who I am, shall we? There was a very troublesome god called Loki, who died but couldn't stay dead. He came back, as a new and improved Loki, a better Loki... and then that Loki died too, leaving me as the even newer Loki. And then I came looking for you, for help with something we'd stirred up between us. During and after that, we managed to become... friends, over a year or two.
[He stills, body language shut down, arms folded defensively across his chest- even if it means letting go of Billy's wrist.]
I wouldn't tell you this at all, but I don't intend to hide who I am from anyone else, either, and I'd rather not have you of all people find out I'm here any other way.