He laughed, though very softly. "Perverse is much more interesting than smug, though. I would wage that if Thor were to become less smug and I were to become less perverse, you would eventually find yourself missing that perversity but not the smugness."

He almost thought to catch her hand, but realized that if he did so, he'd have no idea what to do next. Which had great potential to be quite humiliating. Instead he clasped his hands on his bare stomach, lacing the fingers together.