His expression says he wasn't expecting that response. He looks both startled and flattered, eyes searching her face for any hint that she's merely saying what she thinks he wants to hear.
Well, that's always a possibility with a Loki, but...he doesn't think so. Not here, not now. "I'd like to be," he says, with a small nod.
He takes another bite of cinnamon roll, and the set of his shoulders relaxes. He's much more comfortable now, and he snorts softly, licking icing off his thumb. "I wasn't trying to justify myself, just clarify. I'm happy to find we're of a like mind, though."
He's quiet for a moment, then admits, "I do want children again some day. I was never so involved with mine before as I ought to have been, perhaps. Merely a distant defender and a giver of gifts and food and furs."
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Date: 2019-01-28 02:05 am (UTC)Well, that's always a possibility with a Loki, but...he doesn't think so. Not here, not now. "I'd like to be," he says, with a small nod.
He takes another bite of cinnamon roll, and the set of his shoulders relaxes. He's much more comfortable now, and he snorts softly, licking icing off his thumb. "I wasn't trying to justify myself, just clarify. I'm happy to find we're of a like mind, though."
He's quiet for a moment, then admits, "I do want children again some day. I was never so involved with mine before as I ought to have been, perhaps. Merely a distant defender and a giver of gifts and food and furs."