[ ah. loki frowns momentarily, as if caught off guard by his own prejudices. he takes a moment to settle himself before straightening up to respond. ]
Long ago, Thor and I were close. Brothers. We spent millennia together. But he grew more vain and arrogant and that cost him his immortality. He was sent to Earth to . . . learn. A much needed lesson.
[ a beat. loki's never spoken this to anyone. ]
He changed. He . . . cared about all of them. Sacrificed for them. And I hated that. He didn't — doesn't know that I needed him then. So many things had changed, myself included, and I needed my brother.
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Long ago, Thor and I were close. Brothers. We spent millennia together. But he grew more vain and arrogant and that cost him his immortality. He was sent to Earth to . . . learn. A much needed lesson.
[ a beat. loki's never spoken this to anyone. ]
He changed. He . . . cared about all of them. Sacrificed for them. And I hated that. He didn't — doesn't know that I needed him then. So many things had changed, myself included, and I needed my brother.
. . . Thor chose them. And not me.