Suspect a God of Lies of lying? His response got another laugh out of him. At any rate, Loki's reasoning isn't something he needs to explain to him. Maybe in the future. His mind backtracks on the thought. No, he need never explain himself to a mortal.
"Oh, I noticed. Yet you know as well as I--" he presses his fingers against the spot with a bruising strength. "--the effects never truly fade." With that he backs away.
"Not completely."
He steps behind him after a moment, his hands smoothing over the skin of Clint's back then up to his shoulders. Slowly his fingers trace over his strained muscles. His fingers wander over him, exploring. His right hand soon rests against his neck. "Lean your head back," he says in a simple command.
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"Oh, I noticed. Yet you know as well as I--" he presses his fingers against the spot with a bruising strength. "--the effects never truly fade." With that he backs away.
"Not completely."
He steps behind him after a moment, his hands smoothing over the skin of Clint's back then up to his shoulders. Slowly his fingers trace over his strained muscles. His fingers wander over him, exploring. His right hand soon rests against his neck. "Lean your head back," he says in a simple command.