You made me need you. Love, and maybe even 'like', are too much to acknowledge right now, assuming they're even there on both ends. Why 'need' isn't is anybody's guess, but just to have it vocalized is good. It's enough, at least for Steve. At least for the moment. He takes a ragged breath, tears threatening briefly then receding as he laughs at Tony Stark, Life Coach.
It's a release of tension, not just a chuckle of acknowledgement, and it goes on for a long moment. His hand curls against Tony's chest, pressing over his rib cage. "Ow. Ow, stop, I have too many feelings."
Everyone else is dead. But they won't be, Steve reminds himself, catching his breath. They're going to fix this, even if they're not exactly fixing it for themselves. "You're giving me hope," he says a moment later. "That's what it is. It's hard to process. I want it. I want it so bad, Tony, but it's hard to wrap my head around."
He's smiling, though. Tony can probably feel the curve of it against his skin. "Gimme a little longer here. Just a few minutes. And then I'll pull the dinner cart over and we can just...turn on the TV or radio and eat and try not to think so much for a few hours."
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Date: 2018-07-01 12:30 am (UTC)It's a release of tension, not just a chuckle of acknowledgement, and it goes on for a long moment. His hand curls against Tony's chest, pressing over his rib cage. "Ow. Ow, stop, I have too many feelings."
Everyone else is dead. But they won't be, Steve reminds himself, catching his breath. They're going to fix this, even if they're not exactly fixing it for themselves. "You're giving me hope," he says a moment later. "That's what it is. It's hard to process. I want it. I want it so bad, Tony, but it's hard to wrap my head around."
He's smiling, though. Tony can probably feel the curve of it against his skin. "Gimme a little longer here. Just a few minutes. And then I'll pull the dinner cart over and we can just...turn on the TV or radio and eat and try not to think so much for a few hours."