Loki glared, trying to communicate I don’t trust that while trying not to be comforted by the touch; every muscle in his body felt tense, and the gentle touch helped. Still, he finished the vodka before dismissing the spell just to make it even clearer that he could cast and dispel it whenever he wanted.

Ambient noise, rustling, air movement. No one knew how comforting that was, either. “I won’t be trapped, Thor. It’s not a joke to me.”