[Merpeople weren't real. They were things out of stories; out of movies. Not actual things that existed.
And yet...
The offer to touch, to have that proof, is too tempting to resist and Loki keeps his bleeding hand pressed against his chest as he reaches out with the other to brush his fingers against Thor's tail. The first brush of his fingers against scales has him jerking his hand back, the solid feel of it surprising because seriously he thought he was imagining this. But then he reaches out again and applies a bit more pressure as he touches, breath catching as realization fully sets in.]
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[Merpeople weren't real. They were things out of stories; out of movies. Not actual things that existed.
And yet...
The offer to touch, to have that proof, is too tempting to resist and Loki keeps his bleeding hand pressed against his chest as he reaches out with the other to brush his fingers against Thor's tail. The first brush of his fingers against scales has him jerking his hand back, the solid feel of it surprising because seriously he thought he was imagining this. But then he reaches out again and applies a bit more pressure as he touches, breath catching as realization fully sets in.]
Gods you are real..