By and large, Loki is more accustomed to being hated, and usually prefers it. Hate, unlike love, confers no obligation upon the recipient, while still providing the benefit of the hater's full attention. This is probably why he gleans such joy out of irritating people, even when he's not actively trying to cause harm. God of Mischief, mischief being an inadequate term, but since most of the other applicable terms contain expletives, it will do.
This is more than mischief. It's ambition, survival, vengeance, and potentially disaster. If he looks cracked, it may well be because he's under excessive stress. He's not so far gone that he's failed to recognize the game Tony's playing, though. No, he doesn't believe Tony truly wants to see the population of his own planet halved. Not even for the power he could obtain were he to be one of the survivors. But what he does believe is that here is a man who will do anything for a singular goal, whether it be throwing Captain America under the metaphorical bus or allowing himself to become one of the villains of the day. That, Loki can identify with.
His take on Tony Stark is becoming more nuanced by the second. There's a flicker of real amusement in his smile, though it quickly gets swallowed back up in that dancing madness behind his eyes. "Merely a pretty face, then. I wonder if he will be disappointed."
"I cannot deliver you directly to Thanos, as you seem to desire. Midgard will be mine, to cull and to rule as I so choose. I do not expect him to set foot here. That is our arrangement."
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This is more than mischief. It's ambition, survival, vengeance, and potentially disaster. If he looks cracked, it may well be because he's under excessive stress. He's not so far gone that he's failed to recognize the game Tony's playing, though. No, he doesn't believe Tony truly wants to see the population of his own planet halved. Not even for the power he could obtain were he to be one of the survivors. But what he does believe is that here is a man who will do anything for a singular goal, whether it be throwing Captain America under the metaphorical bus or allowing himself to become one of the villains of the day. That, Loki can identify with.
His take on Tony Stark is becoming more nuanced by the second. There's a flicker of real amusement in his smile, though it quickly gets swallowed back up in that dancing madness behind his eyes. "Merely a pretty face, then. I wonder if he will be disappointed."
"I cannot deliver you directly to Thanos, as you seem to desire. Midgard will be mine, to cull and to rule as I so choose. I do not expect him to set foot here. That is our arrangement."