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[ there's a stretch of silence. he focuses on his breathing. ]

... I don't need to touch you to hurt you. I used to and then I didn't. I used to only be able to heal until one day I could... do this too.

[ he lifts his head. the black is splashed with gold. moving like a lava lamp, flickering with every word. ]

That's just how powerful mutations work.

Yes, you're being quite the badass right now. You just tried to shoot me with what feels like the cold of Nifleheim, I get it. Very powerful.

... You look a little like soup, too. No offence.

[ He stops acting scared and straightens up, offering Josh his hand. ]

No Nifleheim, back to Asgard. Back to gold. I trust you.

That's not -

[ okay, stop. stop. breathe. don't get angry. stop flipping the fuck out.

he shakes his head. ]

I'm not bragging and I'm not doing this on purpose.

I know that but it is your brain controlling it, no one else's.

[ He waits, not advancing but neither retracting his hand. ]

We are both going to live forever so trust me when I say, I can wait.

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[ and that's the problem. ever the problem.

he doesn't answer. it takes several minutes for him to slowly unfurl himself, to reach out to loosely grasp loki's fingers with a golden hand. ]

[ ~~PHEW.~~ ]

There you go.

[ He gives those fingers a gentle squeeze, eyeing him. ]

Hello, goldie.

[ ... ]

Are you hurt?

No, for I too am something of a badass.

[ That is 100% not true, he had no idea if that would work but yay for lies working and staying calm. ]

Are we all Asgardian again?

Not really.

[ he's pretty sure he's going to have to deal with this. ]

How long will it take you to turn back to all-gold?

Not really something that can be timed. It's connected to my mental state.

... Alright.

[ Looking around, he eyeballs the couch. ]

Do you prefer something to pizza?

Pretty much anything.

[ mm. ]

... I usually eat better.

Okay, snobby.

[ A weak smile quirks for a moment, mulling his options. ]

I've cooked dinner at my place, it should be ready to eat now. Billy is there, he's my housemate. I think [ gently, ] it would be good for you to break bread together ... over my fabulous cooking.

[ Giving that hand another squeeze. ]

Please, Josh. Come home with me.

No.

[ he starts to pull back. ]

If he sets me off then I'm going to have an episode. I - I can't.

Okay, okay. That's fine.

[ Loki holds on. ]

Then you sit down and I'll ... be a really cool guy in your kitchen, making miracles. Can you sit?

Yeah.

[ awkwardly. sitting himself down on the corner of the couch. ]

... Pizza's fine. I don't think there's enough in there to make any actual food.

I am a magical boy, luckily for you. Wait there.

[ Loki makes his way into the sad kitchen, peeking out at the living room once more before he steps inside and opens a portal!! He darts in and turns off the stove, ladeling some of the kosher vegetable stew into a bowl and grabbing a spoon, some of the fancy bread he picked out for Billy, leaving a written note (CALMING DOWN JOSH HELP YOURSELF TO STEW BACK SOON!!! -L) all in around thirty seconds before stepping back through into Josh's apartment.

Portal closed, he heads back into the sad lounge where Josh is sitting. ]

This is an Asgardian recipe so you know it is good for you.

[ he gives a half-hearted smile. he probably isn't going to eat, but... eating is better than not. grounding or whatever. ]

Thanks.

[ Loki takes a seat at the other end of the couch, arm on the back. ]

... Dig in.

[ yeah, okay. he'll... eat in silence for a moment. giving his mouth something to do other than to run and his thoughts to recenter on something other than running or feeling shitty. ]

... I've never met your friend outside of here. But David said he threatened to unmake him once.

He could, he's going to rewrite the rules of magic in our universe one day. There is little Billy could not do.

[ He speaks levelly, giving Josh clear, calm facts. ]

He has a mouth on him, but he would not intentionally hurt someone. Not unless they threatened his person; his version of Laurie. Teddy.

Which is the point I was trying to get at. Intention doesn't mean a lot when you're wielding that much power.

[ he sucks on the spoon for a moment. ]

And this... this isn't just about Laurie.

He has no intention of doing anything here, in this realm. You assumed as much. He could have worded himself better to allay any fears, true.

A large chunk of it seems to always boil back down to Laurie.

He should've known better.

[ he's not budging on that point. ]

It's about everybody in worlds like this who have no where to go back to.

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