Loki wasn't sure what to expect following his words. They were a jest, yes, but also his testing the waters to see how deeply the somber tone of the moment had rooted itself in. Her reaction was as telling as it wasn't, making his smile freeze on his lips as he regarded her.
His back straightened, shoulders squaring against whatever she was planning next after pulling away from him, still trying to sort all the meanings her reaction could mean. He didn't believe her for a liar when she denied his words, but there was something else there, something too near the subject that Loki was suddenly and quite decidedly against wanting to pursue. Curiosity be damned in the face of such reluctance from such a fearless woman.
"Love?" Whatever topic he could have anticipated, it was not this particular one and his sharp, incredulous scoff he received it with said as much. The number of flirtations and intimate engagements Frigga believes herself to know about were quite possibly grossly inaccurate--propriety did, after all, occasionally win out over stirring the pot--but it wasn't something he was eager to shed light on in any respect and, for the moment, the sheer surprise of having it brought around for discussion was distracting enough that Loki didn't immediately question why she was asking in the first place.
"Please tell me there is more to this conversation than discussing the ways in which I choose to spend my time or the integrity of those I have chosen to spend it on."
no subject
His back straightened, shoulders squaring against whatever she was planning next after pulling away from him, still trying to sort all the meanings her reaction could mean. He didn't believe her for a liar when she denied his words, but there was something else there, something too near the subject that Loki was suddenly and quite decidedly against wanting to pursue. Curiosity be damned in the face of such reluctance from such a fearless woman.
"Love?" Whatever topic he could have anticipated, it was not this particular one and his sharp, incredulous scoff he received it with said as much. The number of flirtations and intimate engagements Frigga believes herself to know about were quite possibly grossly inaccurate--propriety did, after all, occasionally win out over stirring the pot--but it wasn't something he was eager to shed light on in any respect and, for the moment, the sheer surprise of having it brought around for discussion was distracting enough that Loki didn't immediately question why she was asking in the first place.
"Please tell me there is more to this conversation than discussing the ways in which I choose to spend my time or the integrity of those I have chosen to spend it on."