Loki brushed the tips of his fingers over her now dry cheeks before carding them through her hair, massaging carefully where he knew he’d pulled at it earlier. He smiled when she closed her eyes briefly, relaxing into his familiar touch. His heart ached from her earlier revelations, and he found himself swallowing roughly before he was able to speak. "After everything you have endured," Loki began softly, a sadness ringing in his heart, "you did not have to suffer alone."