[ Chocolate and bacon pancakes was not something Chris had anticipated having for breakfast, but he can't really complain, mainly because it seems to delight Loki so much, and he's always been a sucker for cooking companionably beside people he cares about.

Loki seems content to keep one hand on the one Chris has slid around his middle, so Chris doesn't try to move it, just lets their bodies be moved gently back and forth as they putter until there's enough pancakes for them both. ]

You're the one who chose life sciences for your fake career, how should I know what you should do while I'm working? You won't even tell me what you've been working on.

[ He presses a kiss to the edge of Loki's cheekbone to take away any sting his words might have carried, apparently blithely unconcerned with the fact that an interdimensional god-like being decided to infiltrate his ship. Perhaps he's been too easily swayed by a pretty face (and a tight ass), but it's hard to imagine Loki actually causing much damage. He could, undoubtedly, but he doesn't think he's going to. ]

If you can convince your departmental head that you need to come up to the bridge, I can't stop you. But otherwise... non-essential personnel are verboten. You want some coffee?