“I can feel you thinking.” Actually reading thoughts took conscious effort and was rarely pleasurable for the person being read, but Loki did keep track of surface feelings and impressions. Yes, do that and This does nothing for me were excellent guides for someone who could never rely on affection to cover a shortfall in skill. He could feel the presence of Valkyrie’s thought and the curiosity/anticipation around it, but nothing more precise.

It didn’t help that she was making thought and concentration difficult. Loki’s hips ground down a little, pushing into her hand. They were both wearing too much clothing, but getting those leggings off Valkyrie meant backing away from her for a moment. “I’m game, whatever it is.”