"Loki!" Thor falters midstep, surprise flickering to guilt and back again. He hadn't expected this, hadn't planned ahead, had figured he could get in and out without anyone ever being the wiser. And yet he isn't doing anything wrong, is he? He's legally purchasing goods, that's all. Never mind what those goods are. Never mind what they're for.
Then why does it feel like being caught by his mother after sneaking out of bounds?
"I... didn't expect to see you here," Thor stammers, a beat or two too slow to be natural, and curses himself for his slowness. What is wrong with him? He should be able to improvise on the fly, as he has for hundreds of years. This is Loki. This should be easy.
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Then why does it feel like being caught by his mother after sneaking out of bounds?
"I... didn't expect to see you here," Thor stammers, a beat or two too slow to be natural, and curses himself for his slowness. What is wrong with him? He should be able to improvise on the fly, as he has for hundreds of years. This is Loki. This should be easy.
It's not.
"What are you doing here at this hour?"