Leah nearly kissed me! It was Thor who int-

[he breathes out, struggling to keep his story in line.]

We did kiss, that was when we decided... [But wouldn't Surtur have killed them then if Thor wasn't there?] Better to die as... than...

[Yeah, this is why he was perfectly fine not talking to anyone for an hour and a half. Loki clutches at his forehead.]

It was real. It was. I'm not insane. I made it real, same as I made you and Leah. But I wrote a better story this time, for everyone.