I figured it was empty enough. I'm fast, I could duck into a room if needed. Or turn invisible.
[Puck picks up on the question under the second statement.] No, not at all. [A simple confirmation and a grin, but then Puck's expression softens.]
Hey-- [The honesty hits Puck hard and he moves to what was going to be his ace up his metaphorical sleeve. He could talk about tabloid reporters and people or in this case, bitter kings, saying whatever they could to get a reaction but none of that matters. Puck closes the distance and reaches out to take Loki's shoulders with a firm gentleness.]
You sound tired. You do. But you also sound like someone I love who's gotten used to being hurt and who expects things to go wrong more than they expect them to go any other way.
[He sighs. It's not a fun way to live. Puck had seen it in others, all sad in their own ways. Floating into the air slightly so he can be eye level with Loki properly, Puck speaks again]
My love of you isn't conditional, Loki. It never has been. That's part of love- you see the good and the bad, and you help, and you're there for your partner. That's what I was trying to say by coming as Owen-- I'm here for you, in any form that you need, because I love you.
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[Puck picks up on the question under the second statement.] No, not at all. [A simple confirmation and a grin, but then Puck's expression softens.]
Hey-- [The honesty hits Puck hard and he moves to what was going to be his ace up his metaphorical sleeve. He could talk about tabloid reporters and people or in this case, bitter kings, saying whatever they could to get a reaction but none of that matters. Puck closes the distance and reaches out to take Loki's shoulders with a firm gentleness.]
You sound tired. You do. But you also sound like someone I love who's gotten used to being hurt and who expects things to go wrong more than they expect them to go any other way.
[He sighs. It's not a fun way to live. Puck had seen it in others, all sad in their own ways. Floating into the air slightly so he can be eye level with Loki properly, Puck speaks again]
My love of you isn't conditional, Loki. It never has been. That's part of love- you see the good and the bad, and you help, and you're there for your partner. That's what I was trying to say by coming as Owen-- I'm here for you, in any form that you need, because I love you.