( jason's weight shifts from one heel to the other. leans forward, more into loki's space but without touching him. purses lips as he considers how he wants to respond, exactly. )

There're a series of events that have happened in his time that led to him becoming exactly the man he is. ( is a good way to start. ) We've--faced some weird shit back home. Including fucked up versions of him. But they were a lot more obvious; B's strong enough, smart enough that hiding's unnecessary. Taking him down a peg's near impossible, if he wanted to be a fucked up asshole and destroy everything in his path, he could manage it fresh off the bus without any issue.

But I moved in close and his fucking heartbeat skyrocketed. He was pissed at the idea of someone faking my being alive. ( it was cute. been a while since jason could get that kind of reaction out of someone. ) He cares. That's not faked, and if he does give a shit--that's significantly better than Hafid's version.