"I had thought to keep my distance for your sake," he admits. "Or, rather, for the sake of your marriage. But children make a difference. I...have bloodlines here and there on this world, though my actual offspring are generations gone."
"In some way, we are kin. I thought...I thought I ought to make that clear. That I will defend your children as if they were my own blood." He sips his tea to hide the expression in his eyes. Truth be told, he was not entirely sure his pledge would be welcome, but her friendly overtures have given him the courage to go ahead and make it.
"But certainly, if you'd like a bakery trip, I'm not too aloof to enjoy sweets and company now and again."
He looks bemused, then, because if he was going to have a pack of mortals adoring him, he'd want it to be as himself rather than a celebrity of their own. But a game is a game. "They can be extraordinary, mortals. Thor looks for their courage and nobility and loves them for that. I admire their stubbornness and their propensity for chaos, and find much more of it than he does of what he seeks."
He looks away again. "Whatever impression the Avengers may have gleaned, I do not dislike Midgard or its inhabitants."
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Date: 2019-01-27 07:24 pm (UTC)"In some way, we are kin. I thought...I thought I ought to make that clear. That I will defend your children as if they were my own blood." He sips his tea to hide the expression in his eyes. Truth be told, he was not entirely sure his pledge would be welcome, but her friendly overtures have given him the courage to go ahead and make it.
"But certainly, if you'd like a bakery trip, I'm not too aloof to enjoy sweets and company now and again."
He looks bemused, then, because if he was going to have a pack of mortals adoring him, he'd want it to be as himself rather than a celebrity of their own. But a game is a game. "They can be extraordinary, mortals. Thor looks for their courage and nobility and loves them for that. I admire their stubbornness and their propensity for chaos, and find much more of it than he does of what he seeks."
He looks away again. "Whatever impression the Avengers may have gleaned, I do not dislike Midgard or its inhabitants."