Oh, so much of this rings true, though he'd not had the words to say so. Thor has always been quick to attach himself to others, to care for their wellbeing and happiness, though he'd not always been aware how much his own arrogance had skewed what he'd thought his friends desired.

Add on a whole heap of other baggage and small wonder he's struggled to realize what's been in front of him all along, growing so slowly he'd not noticed.

He sits back a little, quietly contemplating that. "Sensible," he murmurs absently.

Can it really be that simple?

No, of course, the situation is not simple at all. But matters of the heart? Does he love her? Yes. Of course he does.