Okay, this is unexpected. Literally no one has ever taken Loki's side in this. No one other than Thor has ever offered him an apology for his hurt, even, and when he did so, it was before he actually knew what was happening, a desperate "I don't know why you're doing this, but whatever I did, I'm sorry--please don't kill my friends!" Which he accepted, in his own way, but it was more of a grasping at straws than an attempt to reach out. Or so Loki thought at the time.
(But Mjölnir thought differently, didn't it? Was it Thor's willingness to self-sacrifice that won his hammer back, or an honest attempt to reach out to an enemy and make peace?)
What Frigga and Odin may have said to one another regarding Loki behind closed doors, he will never know. And thus far his attempts to explain himself have been met with derision, accusations of insanity or melodrama and overreaction, and one 'I believe you' which he has no idea how to react to. Never once has any one indicated his breakdown might not be entirely Loki's own fault.
He looks at Azwel blankly for a long moment, genuinely trying to parse whether this is real empathy or some kind of mockery. Possibly the man is not entirely sane, himself. And yet, he seems genuine, and Loki's past experience with him suggests he is not particularly prone to mindgames.
"...no one's ever said that to me before," he says, and can't help but sound a little forlorn in the saying. He clears his throat after, pulling his dignity back together a bit, and adds, "Mind you, it does get worse. I fell in with a bad crowd after that, so to speak. Which I'm sure still does nothing to justify my actions to the victims of them, but..."
Shrug. He's leaning toward Azwel a but now, unconsciously, uncertain of his sympathy and seeking it anyway. "Truth is comforting to no one. That's why I spend so much time lying."
"Tell me, you come from a world with some magic, do you not?"
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Okay, this is unexpected. Literally no one has ever taken Loki's side in this. No one other than Thor has ever offered him an apology for his hurt, even, and when he did so, it was before he actually knew what was happening, a desperate "I don't know why you're doing this, but whatever I did, I'm sorry--please don't kill my friends!" Which he accepted, in his own way, but it was more of a grasping at straws than an attempt to reach out. Or so Loki thought at the time.
(But Mjölnir thought differently, didn't it? Was it Thor's willingness to self-sacrifice that won his hammer back, or an honest attempt to reach out to an enemy and make peace?)
What Frigga and Odin may have said to one another regarding Loki behind closed doors, he will never know. And thus far his attempts to explain himself have been met with derision, accusations of insanity or melodrama and overreaction, and one 'I believe you' which he has no idea how to react to. Never once has any one indicated his breakdown might not be entirely Loki's own fault.
He looks at Azwel blankly for a long moment, genuinely trying to parse whether this is real empathy or some kind of mockery. Possibly the man is not entirely sane, himself. And yet, he seems genuine, and Loki's past experience with him suggests he is not particularly prone to mindgames.
"...no one's ever said that to me before," he says, and can't help but sound a little forlorn in the saying. He clears his throat after, pulling his dignity back together a bit, and adds, "Mind you, it does get worse. I fell in with a bad crowd after that, so to speak. Which I'm sure still does nothing to justify my actions to the victims of them, but..."
Shrug. He's leaning toward Azwel a but now, unconsciously, uncertain of his sympathy and seeking it anyway. "Truth is comforting to no one. That's why I spend so much time lying."
"Tell me, you come from a world with some magic, do you not?"