[ he looks dubious, exasperated, but not without sympathy. his struggles were close—a burning Loki who wanted nothing more than to make the world burn with him, and now that his role has changed, he finds himself still fumbling over hurdles and veering off course. it's still a process. his only saving grace was that he wasn't going to follow the road of poor intentions ever again. ]

It's more to do with extremity rather than the comparison. [ that's a little reluctant, but he comes out. ] It's not just "do" or "don't," that most mortals seem to see it as. There are always complications throw into the mix. More so, you can't use harming others as a pretense to an excuse.