Pointing out that Steve is his best medicine hadn't been said to 'cheat' and be able to stay with him; with how honest he has been all morning, and how he has opened himself up more than what he has in the past, it just managed to come out. It's the truth - the complete, and absolute truth.
Thankfully he doesn't have to explain that to him, or try to convince him of it. Honestly, he wouldn't even know how to.
The hug takes him a little by surprise at first, though, although he's not even sure why, but then Steve says he doesn't know what he would do if something happened to him, and Tony's embrace tightens a little. As if to assure him that it's okay, that he's here with him.
"I guess, lucky for both of us, I'm not going anywhere." His voice is quiet, the playful tone mostly gone because he's trying to sound more reassuring than anything else. And really, it's not like the Complex will allow him to disappear so easily; apparently it had been easier to insert the glowing nightlight in his chest, rather than just let him die so he could come back completely healed.
He realizes, though, that although he tends to be more reckless and 'accident prone' than most considering how sometimes he just barrels through a situation, for Steve he would try to be more careful. Maybe not enough to keep himself out of dangerous situations if he needs to, because like Steve, he can't stay away from those if he thinks he can make a difference, but...he can at least do whatever he can to make it home to him in one piece.
At the way that Steve kisses his temple, Tony finds himself smiling again. Especially when he feels the way that he chuckles, and how that feels considering how close together they are.
"I love you," Tony just answers with a grin after Steve agrees to taking a day off, leaning in to kiss his lips as the arm that he has around his waist tightens its hold a little on him.
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Thankfully he doesn't have to explain that to him, or try to convince him of it. Honestly, he wouldn't even know how to.
The hug takes him a little by surprise at first, though, although he's not even sure why, but then Steve says he doesn't know what he would do if something happened to him, and Tony's embrace tightens a little. As if to assure him that it's okay, that he's here with him.
"I guess, lucky for both of us, I'm not going anywhere." His voice is quiet, the playful tone mostly gone because he's trying to sound more reassuring than anything else. And really, it's not like the Complex will allow him to disappear so easily; apparently it had been easier to insert the glowing nightlight in his chest, rather than just let him die so he could come back completely healed.
He realizes, though, that although he tends to be more reckless and 'accident prone' than most considering how sometimes he just barrels through a situation, for Steve he would try to be more careful. Maybe not enough to keep himself out of dangerous situations if he needs to, because like Steve, he can't stay away from those if he thinks he can make a difference, but...he can at least do whatever he can to make it home to him in one piece.
At the way that Steve kisses his temple, Tony finds himself smiling again. Especially when he feels the way that he chuckles, and how that feels considering how close together they are.
"I love you," Tony just answers with a grin after Steve agrees to taking a day off, leaning in to kiss his lips as the arm that he has around his waist tightens its hold a little on him.