[ Why Tony feels the need to call Steve out when he already knows he's right is beyond him, but Steve acknowledges it with a mock-indignant huff. ]
I love making you feel good, Tony. And I love taking care of you, you know that.
[ Especially on days like these, when Steve's sure he feels like crap both on a physical and emotional front. Regardless of what anyone else may think, neither Steve nor Tony are perfect individuals. And Steve's taken a lot of time to understand Tony's nuances, the little things about him that make him Tony. One of those things is that Tony is harder on himself than he is on anyone else, and it's Steve's self-designated duty to alleviate that a little bit.
He rubs his fingers against Tony's scalp in the patterns that he's familiar with by now, tries to get Tony to relax and become putty in his hands. Years of trying to make him take care of himself had really been taking strides in progress until Steve's least favorite alien had decided to wreck all his plans. ]
Do you ever think about how fast time goes?
[ That was a bit out of left field, but he'll make it clear immediately why his thoughts have strayed. ]
Sometimes it feels like she was just born yesterday. And for awhile I thought we'd never get past the phase where all she did was eat, poop and sleep. But now I think, I should really have appreciated every moment of that. Now that I want time to slow down, I feel like tomorrow we'll be sending her off to college.
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I love making you feel good, Tony. And I love taking care of you, you know that.
[ Especially on days like these, when Steve's sure he feels like crap both on a physical and emotional front. Regardless of what anyone else may think, neither Steve nor Tony are perfect individuals. And Steve's taken a lot of time to understand Tony's nuances, the little things about him that make him Tony. One of those things is that Tony is harder on himself than he is on anyone else, and it's Steve's self-designated duty to alleviate that a little bit.
He rubs his fingers against Tony's scalp in the patterns that he's familiar with by now, tries to get Tony to relax and become putty in his hands. Years of trying to make him take care of himself had really been taking strides in progress until Steve's least favorite alien had decided to wreck all his plans. ]
Do you ever think about how fast time goes?
[ That was a bit out of left field, but he'll make it clear immediately why his thoughts have strayed. ]
Sometimes it feels like she was just born yesterday. And for awhile I thought we'd never get past the phase where all she did was eat, poop and sleep. But now I think, I should really have appreciated every moment of that. Now that I want time to slow down, I feel like tomorrow we'll be sending her off to college.