Buying some time (слэш)

The worst thing about suddenly breaking mind control is that it leaves you absolutely stunned for some time, without the ability to think clearly.
Loki learns it the hard way in Stuttgart, when he gets hit on the head during the fight and breaks free of the mind link with Thanos and the Other.
Suddenly, he’s on his own, totally alone and surrounded by enemies. And he realises that - for the first time in his life - he has no plan whatsoever and is unable to even think of one.
So he does the only possible thing - he acts on instinct to get out of the situation and buy himself more time. And if the side effect is getting stuck with the most annoying and absurdly talkative Midgardian so-called superhero, well… that’s something he can handle without any problems, right? 😉