"Fair," Steve says, when he sees that smirk on Tony's face, and he lifts his eyebrows as he grins. "But you're so beautiful that it's hard for the reactor to compete."
When he feels that kiss on his cheek and the way Tony settles back, half over him, Steve thinks that they're going to go back to holding each other like before. But instead, he feels Tony's hand moving his own, and for a moment, Steve glances over with a patient curiosity. He only sees what's coming though, a few seconds before his hand comes to rest on top of the reactor, and suddenly Steve completely forgets to breathe.
He'd be lying if he said he'd never wondered what this might feel like, but at the same time, touching the reactor has never been something that Steve thought was possible or actively wanted. It had always seemed so intimate and personal of a gesture, one that he wasn't really worthy or qualified to even think about, especially not after what he did to Tony's suit back in Siberia. Though, come to think of it, nothing that's happened in the past 24 hours is anything he could have imagined would ever happen, and yet here they are.
Here he is, absolutely and definitively in love. And close to Tony in ways he never thought he could ever be again.
And god does it mean a lot that Tony's trusting him this much. Steve's eyes glance between where his fingertips meet the casing for the reactor, and Tony — like he still isn't sure what's okay and what isn't, and he's trying to do his best not to do something taboo. And yet, there's a silent awe to way that Steve looks at it, and the way he can see the blue glow reflected in the palm of his hand. That hum too, feels so soothing against his fingers.
"Tony ... I ..." He doesn't know what to say after that. And as he wets his lips, his smile grows wider and Steve just looks at Tony with a sense of admiration. Finally, after a few seconds of silence, he finds his words again.
"You have a lot to be proud of Tony. Especially this." Because it nearly breaks his heart to think that Tony went through a time where he didn't want people to see it. That he was ashamed of it for some reason or another, and it's that thought that leads Steve to start adjusting their position and to guide Tony to lay fully on his back. It's time someone showed him that there's no reason to be ashamed of any part of his body.
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When he feels that kiss on his cheek and the way Tony settles back, half over him, Steve thinks that they're going to go back to holding each other like before. But instead, he feels Tony's hand moving his own, and for a moment, Steve glances over with a patient curiosity. He only sees what's coming though, a few seconds before his hand comes to rest on top of the reactor, and suddenly Steve completely forgets to breathe.
He'd be lying if he said he'd never wondered what this might feel like, but at the same time, touching the reactor has never been something that Steve thought was possible or actively wanted. It had always seemed so intimate and personal of a gesture, one that he wasn't really worthy or qualified to even think about, especially not after what he did to Tony's suit back in Siberia. Though, come to think of it, nothing that's happened in the past 24 hours is anything he could have imagined would ever happen, and yet here they are.
Here he is, absolutely and definitively in love. And close to Tony in ways he never thought he could ever be again.
And god does it mean a lot that Tony's trusting him this much. Steve's eyes glance between where his fingertips meet the casing for the reactor, and Tony — like he still isn't sure what's okay and what isn't, and he's trying to do his best not to do something taboo. And yet, there's a silent awe to way that Steve looks at it, and the way he can see the blue glow reflected in the palm of his hand. That hum too, feels so soothing against his fingers.
"Tony ... I ..." He doesn't know what to say after that. And as he wets his lips, his smile grows wider and Steve just looks at Tony with a sense of admiration. Finally, after a few seconds of silence, he finds his words again.
"You have a lot to be proud of Tony. Especially this." Because it nearly breaks his heart to think that Tony went through a time where he didn't want people to see it. That he was ashamed of it for some reason or another, and it's that thought that leads Steve to start adjusting their position and to guide Tony to lay fully on his back. It's time someone showed him that there's no reason to be ashamed of any part of his body.