[He thinks of Loki, then. "I will cut out your tongue." One of his closest friends in this place. And while the responses thus far have been... disturbingly forgiving, honestly, it's the rejections - actual and theoretical - that he thinks of, first. They people he hurt. The people who are still hurting.

He doesn't share that, though. He hasn't told anyone, not even Teddy. He doubts Natasha would appreciate the threat.

There are some things that he does deserve.]

What counts as "too late"? I didn't kill Teddy, sure. But I hurt him. I made him doubt himself, doubt me... I changed lives without even asking, I did what the Malnosso do to us all the time. And people hate them. So how can I be forgiven?