[ The driest wheeze of a laugh dies in his throat at the Gandalf comment. even as he starts to feel the urgency of staying away fading away. What if he just napped? Is he allowed? He thinks he should be, he's the one who got roasted and his opinion is salient. Stephen will find the portal amendment still works, letting through Josh with no problem. Apparently Loki is either too high on pain to rescind it or hasn't seen fit to bother yet.
His gaze slides to Peter as Stephen excuses himself down the hall and his hand trembles where it's being gently held. It's taking a lot not to scream and cry but the humiliation would be far worse and longer to live down than the physical agony, so stubbornness it is.
He feels like a melted ugly lump of a god, not at all worth Peter's awe or company. Or affection. ]
M'sorry.
[ Not just for the state he's in, but the people he was with while enchanted. ]
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His gaze slides to Peter as Stephen excuses himself down the hall and his hand trembles where it's being gently held. It's taking a lot not to scream and cry but the humiliation would be far worse and longer to live down than the physical agony, so stubbornness it is.
He feels like a melted ugly lump of a god, not at all worth Peter's awe or company. Or affection. ]
M'sorry.
[ Not just for the state he's in, but the people he was with while enchanted. ]
I didn't m-mean to ...