“I always thought you kinda suspected,” he says, giving a quiet chuckle. “I think after the third or fourth attempt at making me something new, you stopped showing me anything unless it was for the shield.”
Steve remembers at the beginning that Tony had made all sorts of weapons for them, including improvements on their current gear, but also new weapons that could adapt to the way they fought. And yet, the only thing that had ever interested Steve were improvements to his interactions with the shield. The ability to call it back to his arm was game-changing. So was the moment he could snap it onto the harness onto the back of his uniform. But the final magnetic locks Tony had built him after Sokovia to replace the hand holds — that was an improvement he didn’t even think was possible. It made the vibranium feel like a natural extension of his arm.
Even before they got here, Steve really did appreciate everything Tony had done for him.
When Tony laughs a little and acquiesces to letting Steve help carry some of the weight, he smiles. “Well alright then.” Soon enough, Steve’s pressing the electronic card to his door and it unlocks. He pushes the door in for both of them and by the time he gets Tony to the couch, Steve is already planning to get the first aid kit when he feels Tony kiss him. It a pleasant surprise, but it happens too fast, and Steve doesn’t get a chance to properly kiss Tony back. So before he leaves to grab the kit, Steve sits down briefly, right next to Tony before he leans in for something deeper. When he’s kissing Tony, a stray thought passes through his mind: they’ve never actually kissed here before, in Steve’s apartment. He’d always come down to visit Tony in RED.
But the kiss is limited to just one. He’s not about to start making out when he wants to see how bad the injury is. Just in case there’s something that broke skin, or if there’s obvious internal bleeding, Steve wants to know.
“I’m gonna go get a first aid kit from the bathroom. I bought two a few months ago, they should still be good. In the meantime, can you unzip and take off your shirt? I wanna see how it looks.”
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Steve remembers at the beginning that Tony had made all sorts of weapons for them, including improvements on their current gear, but also new weapons that could adapt to the way they fought. And yet, the only thing that had ever interested Steve were improvements to his interactions with the shield. The ability to call it back to his arm was game-changing. So was the moment he could snap it onto the harness onto the back of his uniform. But the final magnetic locks Tony had built him after Sokovia to replace the hand holds — that was an improvement he didn’t even think was possible. It made the vibranium feel like a natural extension of his arm.
Even before they got here, Steve really did appreciate everything Tony had done for him.
When Tony laughs a little and acquiesces to letting Steve help carry some of the weight, he smiles. “Well alright then.” Soon enough, Steve’s pressing the electronic card to his door and it unlocks. He pushes the door in for both of them and by the time he gets Tony to the couch, Steve is already planning to get the first aid kit when he feels Tony kiss him. It a pleasant surprise, but it happens too fast, and Steve doesn’t get a chance to properly kiss Tony back. So before he leaves to grab the kit, Steve sits down briefly, right next to Tony before he leans in for something deeper. When he’s kissing Tony, a stray thought passes through his mind: they’ve never actually kissed here before, in Steve’s apartment. He’d always come down to visit Tony in RED.
But the kiss is limited to just one. He’s not about to start making out when he wants to see how bad the injury is. Just in case there’s something that broke skin, or if there’s obvious internal bleeding, Steve wants to know.
“I’m gonna go get a first aid kit from the bathroom. I bought two a few months ago, they should still be good. In the meantime, can you unzip and take off your shirt? I wanna see how it looks.”