No. I don't want you to do that. I like you because you're Loki, not because you can be cute animals. That would just be a bonus. And look, we're talking. You're already helping me do better than anyone else. That makes you special right there!


[He grinned at Loki, nudging him a little. Steve just found it difficult as hell to lean on other people, but he was trying very hard to push himself. For Loki. Because it would mean a lot to the man to be special. Loki so often seemed to view himself as less than, Steve was determined to fix that.]