no, probably not. not in the place where the regret should be. regret that the game didn't work in his favor, possibly, or that the pieces weren't right. in Loki's desperate dance toward madness, there were dips and turns, and consequences that were expressed simply with words were twisted in bitterness and spite. there weren't any explanations for that kind of selfishness, at least not any that she'd like to give.
that Loki, much like the one that strained to leave behind, had died a hero. somewhere in the back of her mind a voice buzzes: it's a trick, just a shadow on the wall. when Loki dies, there's always a reason. to accept death meant that he had to die, must die, but for what? there was a game to be played here, with Thor as one of the pieces. the notion makes her uncomfortable, as much as she had just done the same. ]
He was where he wanted to be.
[ it's double sided: on one end, the possible comfort, on the other, the possibility of his death playing into some scheme very real. ]
And others have to live with it. It usually goes that way—Loki does something, and the consequences follow suit.
[ she pauses and an awkward look crosses her face, brows pinching. ]
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no, probably not. not in the place where the regret should be. regret that the game didn't work in his favor, possibly, or that the pieces weren't right. in Loki's desperate dance toward madness, there were dips and turns, and consequences that were expressed simply with words were twisted in bitterness and spite. there weren't any explanations for that kind of selfishness, at least not any that she'd like to give.
that Loki, much like the one that strained to leave behind, had died a hero. somewhere in the back of her mind a voice buzzes: it's a trick, just a shadow on the wall. when Loki dies, there's always a reason. to accept death meant that he had to die, must die, but for what? there was a game to be played here, with Thor as one of the pieces. the notion makes her uncomfortable, as much as she had just done the same. ]
He was where he wanted to be.
[ it's double sided: on one end, the possible comfort, on the other, the possibility of his death playing into some scheme very real. ]
And others have to live with it. It usually goes that way—Loki does something, and the consequences follow suit.
[ she pauses and an awkward look crosses her face, brows pinching. ]
Are you all right?