[ Loki isn't a unaccustomed to the chaotic nature of time, he's used it in various degrees to get where he was. he had debated whether or not it was his own stubborn nature kicking in, that he had someone who cared for him and he wasn't going to let go so easily, or if he was just that stubborn and defiant in the face of the inevitable.

it was something else. something that he had felt when King Loki was weaving his tale in front of him, demanding that he became him. he said no to that possibility, and vouched to make something different. ]

When I say it does, it's not without the weight of implication. [ he tips his head to Ahad. ] There are stories of her where I'm from. They've traveled this far through the multiverse. Stories end, spawn off of each other, become obsolete, yes ...

[ he purses his lips together. ]

But this one isn't supposed to. Not yet.