hello, hello
Notes: For the now defunct 's gamma theme. Title is taken from Echo by Jason Walker.
Title: hello, hello
Fandom: The Avengers
Pairing: Steve/Tony
Prompt: 05. quirky
Words: 224 words
hello, hello
There were a couple of things that Steve needed to adjust to. For one, the fact that Tony came to bed at strange hours of the night meant that he always woke Steve up (“I'm a light sleeper.”). Although, Steve didn't mind that. He'd just roll over and curl up around Tony, which meant that Tony wouldn't be getting up anytime during the night without waking Steve.
He slept better knowing that Tony was there and he could hold him, know he was there and feel the rise and fall of his chest. The glow of the arc reactor and steady, if faint, beat of Tony's heart enough to lull him into sleep and keep the nightmares at bay.
Sometimes that wasn't enough, but Steve wasn't sure he was ready to talk about it. There were things Tony didn't either.
Those were things that woke Tony in the middle of the night, a scream on his lips and in cold sweats. He'd sit straight up, panting and staring unseeing at the wall. Steve just placed a hand at the small of Tony's back, then pulled him close when the shaking started.
Neither of them were perfect. There were problems and wounds that needed to be stitched up, but they would survive. They'd made it this far. And, besides, neither of them were the kind to just give up.
FIN.
Title: hello, hello
Fandom: The Avengers
Pairing: Steve/Tony
Prompt: 05. quirky
Words: 224 words
hello, hello
There were a couple of things that Steve needed to adjust to. For one, the fact that Tony came to bed at strange hours of the night meant that he always woke Steve up (“I'm a light sleeper.”). Although, Steve didn't mind that. He'd just roll over and curl up around Tony, which meant that Tony wouldn't be getting up anytime during the night without waking Steve.
He slept better knowing that Tony was there and he could hold him, know he was there and feel the rise and fall of his chest. The glow of the arc reactor and steady, if faint, beat of Tony's heart enough to lull him into sleep and keep the nightmares at bay.
Sometimes that wasn't enough, but Steve wasn't sure he was ready to talk about it. There were things Tony didn't either.
Those were things that woke Tony in the middle of the night, a scream on his lips and in cold sweats. He'd sit straight up, panting and staring unseeing at the wall. Steve just placed a hand at the small of Tony's back, then pulled him close when the shaking started.
Neither of them were perfect. There were problems and wounds that needed to be stitched up, but they would survive. They'd made it this far. And, besides, neither of them were the kind to just give up.
FIN.