It was telling of how far Loki had come, how secure he felt in he and Cricket that while that initial uncertainty he saw in the other's expression had that unpleasant twist starting in his chest, that he waited. He didn't make some excuse and flee to avoid the possibility of rejection, or try and snipe out first, to get ahead of it.

And he was rewarded by that sudden squeaked out question, the sudden fling that had Cricket smacking into him with arms right around him, startling a laugh from the trickster as they both pitched back into the blankets from the momentum.

"Like I'm thinking exactly that." He managed after a moment, arms slinging around Cricket in turn.