Stark Tower but Smallish [Sunday afternoon]

[heroic_jawline]

It had been weirdly awkward between Steve and Tony since the emotional baggage day. Tony had been working in the lab, Steve had been eating all the Moobyburgers working out, restocking the cheese fridge, and checking in with his colleagues at home.

But today, Father's Day, Steve was giving Tony another hour before going into the lab and dragging Tony out, feeding him, and making him talk. He missed them being them.

[OOC: For that husband.]

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[heroic_jawline]

"I have many," Steve said, "and you know it better than most people."

[imafuturist]

"Not in comparison," Tony muttered despite himself. Then inhaled again to say louder, "I love you flaws and all. Always."

[heroic_jawline]

Super-hearing caught that, Tony. He leaned in and nudged his nose into Tony's.

[imafuturist]

"Sorry," he said, somewhere between not trusting the comfort and desperately wanting to bury himself in it. "For hiding."

It was one of his flaws.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve could put together when that habit might've begun and he was kicking himself for being the source of it again. "I'm glad to have you here now," he said.

[imafuturist]

"Yeah?" That was nice to hear.

[heroic_jawline]

"I wasn't making up missing you," Steve said.

[imafuturist]

"Here I thought a little break would make people happy," he said with a laugh.

[heroic_jawline]

"Stop that," Steve said without heat. "I notice when you're not around, and when you're not in the lab on a happy engineering high."

[imafuturist]

Tony leaned in for a kiss because he didn't have anything to say to that.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve put as much love and reassurance into the kiss as he could.

[imafuturist]

It worked well enough to get Tony to slump a little against him, feeling just absolutely ridiculous about the whole thing.

[heroic_jawline]

And since one of Steve's super powers was giving amazing hugs, he wrapped his arms around Tony and held on tightly.

[imafuturist]

Weird how that hug power didn't really translate to any of the other super soldiers. Might be a Rogers original.

"The hugs are good," he murmured, hugging him back.

[heroic_jawline]

"You can have them all the time," Steve said, not letting go until Tony let go.

[imafuturist]

Well then. Still hugging for a bit.

"That's... I might take you up on that."

Look how easily you could train a Tony Stark with hugs, Steve.

[heroic_jawline]

"Please do," Steve said. "You don't even have to ask."

[imafuturist]

"Was that in the vows? Feels like it should have been in the vows," Tony murmured into Steve's shoulder, very reluctantly pulling away after another moment.

[heroic_jawline]

"We can add it now," Steve said, sliding his fingers through Tony's hair.

[imafuturist]

"Wouldn't turn it down," Tony sighed, eyes closed for that. He was a suckered for affectionate touches.

[heroic_jawline]

And probably a little touch-starved the past few weeks?

"I promise at least one hug a day for as long as we both live," Steve murmured, resting his head against Tony's.

[imafuturist]

"That's a pretty good promise," Tony replied. "Anything you want in return?"

Since you wouldn't let him buy the Dodgers.

[heroic_jawline]

"For you to tell me when you're hurting?" Steve asked softly. "Even if I did it. Especially if I did it."

[imafuturist]

Tony opened his mouth at that and closed it again because wow, that was a sort of big ask for him. He did not share hurts easily. "And if it's my own fault?"

[heroic_jawline]

"Then too," Steve said, sliding his fingers through Tony's. "Please."