Steve's in the middle of a kiss when he hears Tony say 'You're part of that reason now' and he lifts his head up to look at him. Tony's teaching him so much really — like how sometimes, a sentence can feel so touching that it makes his chest hurt. He takes a moment to fully process what Tony's just said, and then Steve smiles, and there's a trace of something in his eyes that he blinks away.
And then the story begins and Steve runs his palm over the entire scar, as if he could do something now to soothe the pain that Tony must have felt upon impact. The phrase 'small army' gets him to lift his eyebrows a bit, not in surprise but in anticipation. But then Tony says that he got the job done, despite the hit he took.
"If you got hit hard, I'd hate to see the other guys," he says, quirking one side of his lips. It doesn't surprise Steve though, to hear that Tony's first missions as Iron Man were to make sure his weapons didn't stay in the wrong hands. It sounds just like the Tony he knows, and it makes him that much prouder of him.
"Downtime that you ... took?" he asks, before making his way back up the bed so he can kiss Tony on the cheek and nuzzle himself into the space between his boyfriend's neck and shoulder. One hand remains draped around Tony's waist. After he answers though, Steve has one more question.
"Can I ask you something? I want you to be honest with me," he whispers, gently. After knowing that the entire scar was created by Tony's own suit begs an extremely obvious question — one that Steve feels like he should have asked long ago.
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And then the story begins and Steve runs his palm over the entire scar, as if he could do something now to soothe the pain that Tony must have felt upon impact. The phrase 'small army' gets him to lift his eyebrows a bit, not in surprise but in anticipation. But then Tony says that he got the job done, despite the hit he took.
"If you got hit hard, I'd hate to see the other guys," he says, quirking one side of his lips. It doesn't surprise Steve though, to hear that Tony's first missions as Iron Man were to make sure his weapons didn't stay in the wrong hands. It sounds just like the Tony he knows, and it makes him that much prouder of him.
"Downtime that you ... took?" he asks, before making his way back up the bed so he can kiss Tony on the cheek and nuzzle himself into the space between his boyfriend's neck and shoulder. One hand remains draped around Tony's waist. After he answers though, Steve has one more question.
"Can I ask you something? I want you to be honest with me," he whispers, gently. After knowing that the entire scar was created by Tony's own suit begs an extremely obvious question — one that Steve feels like he should have asked long ago.