Fathers are — [ He stops short because he doesn't really know what fathers are. One cast him out on a frozen rock, the other claimed that frozen rock was all Loki ever deserved. And they are both gone, by Loki's hand. After another long pause, Loki carefully touches Hiccup's hand, peeling the fingers away but keeping his grip. ]
Fathers are not us. They try to mold us into better people, but what they are doing is to mold us into better versions of them. It is impossible.
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Fathers are — [ He stops short because he doesn't really know what fathers are. One cast him out on a frozen rock, the other claimed that frozen rock was all Loki ever deserved. And they are both gone, by Loki's hand. After another long pause, Loki carefully touches Hiccup's hand, peeling the fingers away but keeping his grip. ]
Fathers are not us. They try to mold us into better people, but what they are doing is to mold us into better versions of them. It is impossible.
[ He's fumbling, though it does not show. ]
But I will listen. If . . . that eases you.