"No," Loki said, forcing himself to stay relaxed and not assume a defensive stance. "It's not me."
Had his other self never been called Loki Lie-Smith? Maybe they were more different than he'd thought after all. Perhaps they had nothing in common anymore except their name.
He looked himself in the eyes forcing himself not to blink, to believe his own words completely, trust that he wouldn't harm himself, not over something as silly as this.
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"No," Loki said, forcing himself to stay relaxed and not assume a defensive stance. "It's not me."
Had his other self never been called Loki Lie-Smith? Maybe they were more different than he'd thought after all. Perhaps they had nothing in common anymore except their name.
He looked himself in the eyes forcing himself not to blink, to believe his own words completely, trust that he wouldn't harm himself, not over something as silly as this.