The noise Steve makes when Tony clamps down on him is quiet but almost inhuman, a scratchy, swallowed-back whine. He's still shivering periodically, like he's been handling electricity, overwhelmed.
He continues to nudge at Tony's neck and shoulder lethargically, having gathered that he likes it, but then he's moving and Steve has to pause and crane his neck a little to let him look at him. He's immediately troubled, because the words coming out of Tony's mouth don't make a lot of sense to him. They come out in a sequence that should be logical. He understands 'don't thank people after sex', and files it away for future reference, but then it just keeps going and he can't keep up.
The expression on his face looks a little foreign there. Steve is very good at projecting confidence, even when he's stepping right into the line of fire. Especially when he's stepping right into the line of fire. He almost always seems to know what he's doing. Right now, it's the opposite. He's dazed with adrenaline and pleasure, exhausted to the edge of his own capacity by the events of the last few days, and--and he doesn't think Tony's rejecting him, or angry, because he can read body language even when words aren't doing much for him, but he's not sure what he does mean.
"What d'you...what was I supposed to say?" It's a dumb question, he knows that, but he's feeling his way blind all of a sudden, and needing reassurance badly enough that he's almost willing to ask for it. And it's written all over his face.
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Date: 2018-06-29 09:56 pm (UTC)He continues to nudge at Tony's neck and shoulder lethargically, having gathered that he likes it, but then he's moving and Steve has to pause and crane his neck a little to let him look at him. He's immediately troubled, because the words coming out of Tony's mouth don't make a lot of sense to him. They come out in a sequence that should be logical. He understands 'don't thank people after sex', and files it away for future reference, but then it just keeps going and he can't keep up.
The expression on his face looks a little foreign there. Steve is very good at projecting confidence, even when he's stepping right into the line of fire. Especially when he's stepping right into the line of fire. He almost always seems to know what he's doing. Right now, it's the opposite. He's dazed with adrenaline and pleasure, exhausted to the edge of his own capacity by the events of the last few days, and--and he doesn't think Tony's rejecting him, or angry, because he can read body language even when words aren't doing much for him, but he's not sure what he does mean.
"What d'you...what was I supposed to say?" It's a dumb question, he knows that, but he's feeling his way blind all of a sudden, and needing reassurance badly enough that he's almost willing to ask for it. And it's written all over his face.