He could back out gracefully now, or turn and run, and in the long term he's pretty sure Finnick would forgive him for either, especially given how careful Loki's been to leave him an out. He's not sure he'd forgive himself for backing down, though, and instead he does himself the courtesy of just...waiting. Catching his breath and thinking things over.

Which gives Finnick the opportunity to be rather sweet, so it works out in the end.

He smiles, finally, as the desperate feeling fades. "I think...I want to be touched, and seen, but sex might honestly be too much tonight. What are the chances of us going to your place and just sitting together like this for an hour or so? Is that too precious?"