Story: "Hide and Seek" Part 37
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ysabetwordsmithThis story is a sequel to "Love Is for Children," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," and "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," "Birthday Girl," and "No Winter Lasts Forever."
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, Betty Ross, JARVIS, Bucky Barnes, Virginia "Pepper" Potts.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Inferences of past child abuse, mind control, and other torture. Current environment is supportive.
Summary: Bucky has a bad day when his memory won't boot up quite right. This makes other people stressed out too. Attempts to help are partially successful, but then the team dynamics go severely pear-shaped.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Sibling relationships. Fix-it. Teamwork. Vulgar language. Flangst. Hurt/Comfort. Fear of loss. Friendship. Confusion. Memory loss. Nonsexual ageplay. Making up for lost time. Self-harm. Tony!whump. Tony Stark has a heart. Tony doesn't like being handed things. Howard Stark's A+ parenting. Games. Trust issues. Consent. Safety and security. Artificial intelligence. Food issues. Multiplicity/Plurality. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Yoga. Communication. Personal growth. Cooking. Americana. Family of choice. Feels. #coulsonlives.
Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24, Part 25, Part 26, Part 27, Part 28, Part 29, Part 30, Part 31, Part 32, Part 33, Part 34, Part 35, Part 36. Skip to Part 39, Part 40, Part 41, Part 42.
"Hide and Seek" Part 37
Phil made no outward acknowledgement of the changes. He simply continued with the slow process of washing Tony. Briefly Phil handed over the cloth so Tony could wash his hips. Then Phil took it back to do the feet. At last he hung the washcloth over the bath faucet.
Next Phil wet the dark ruff of hair and worked in a dab of shampoo. Tony purred. Phil smiled. As elaborate a beard as Tony wears, I thought he might have a taste for someone washing his hair, he mused. It gives him a good excuse to get some skin contact on a more frequent basis.
Phil inched his fingertips over every bit of scalp, working in small circles. Tony pushed back against him, head-butting like a particularly demanding kitten. White foam rose between Phil's fingers. Then he rinsed the suds away.
Tony responded so well to the scalp massage that Phil repeated the whole process with the conditioner. By the time he finished with that, Tony lay boneless and pliant in the warm water. The bubbles slowly subsided. They broke into clots and floated around the tub, lazy as clouds.
Phil trailed his hands down the sides of Tony's neck, seeking out the trouble spots. He was no expert, but he had learned a lot from the times he had watched Bruce take care of Clint or Betty take care of Bruce. The right side seemed worse than the left, probably because Tony tended to manipulate holograms more with his right hand or both together than with his left alone.
Phil set to work on the deep knots along Tony's spine. Much of the tension had leached out, but the worst of the kinks remained. Phil rolled them under his thumbs, gently, carefully, cajoling the muscles to let go of the strain. He pressed his fingertips under the base of the skull where the stress pooled in hard packets.
Tony whimpered a little as Phil worked, soft sounds mingling pleasure and pain. Phil soothed him with wordless murmurs of encouragement. Tony let him work, gradually melting under Phil's hands.
The heady scent of Bruce's bath oil hung in the air, a comforting weight. It smelled like a jungle in the rain. The washcloth dripped slowly where it draped over the faucet. A film of condensation covered the mirrors and tiles of the bathroom.
Phil ended up with Tony completely relaxed and trusting in his grasp. A faint snore bubbled up. Well how do you like that, he fell asleep on me, Phil thought. He wasn't used to the insomniac engineer nodding off randomly. Phil gave Tony a faint nudge and said, "Wake up. It's time to rinse off and get out."
Tony just snored a little louder.
That's inconvenient, Phil thought. This particular outcome had not occurred to him. He had known that Tony was tired and stressed, but had not realized just how much. Phil hadn't planned for this, and he wasn't sure how to proceed.
He nudged Tony a bit harder, enough to slosh the water. No response.
"You will not wake him easily, Phil. Sir is quite sound asleep. Please be gentle with him," JARVIS said in a low tone.
Phil looked at the bathwater, where a few fading bubbles swirled around his hands and Tony's hips. It was no longer hot, merely tepid now. "Just how much bath oil did you put in here?" Phil asked. Bruce's idea of 'soothing' ingredients could get pretty heavy-handed.
"The usual amount for unmodified humans," JARVIS said. "Sir is emotionally exhausted. You actually succeeded in getting him to relax, which is a remarkable accomplishment under the circumstances. Barring a major disturbance, he will not wake for hours."
"I don't suppose you have any brilliant ideas for getting him out of the tub?" Phil said. He was too tired to think of any himself. "I certainly can't lift him."
"With your permission, I will ask Steve for his assistance," JARVIS said.
Phil weighed the embarrassment of having Steve walk in on them like this against the loss of relaxation if he forced Tony awake. He had let Tony down enough already by failing to account for such a possibility. Phil would rather look foolish for incomplete planning than cost Tony this hard-won comfort. "Call Steve," said Phil.
While waiting, Phil shrugged into his bathrobe and laid out a spare set of plain cotton pajamas for Tony. He cleaned up the bathroom a little. All the while, he kept a sharp eye on Tony to make sure that he didn't slide too low in the water. As Phil hung the washcloth over the towel rack, Steve came in --
-- wearing a towel around his hips, and nothing else visible.
Phil blinked. "Ah ... thank you for coming, Steve," he said.
"No trouble at all," Steve said. He leaned down and carefully scooped Tony out of the tub. "JARVIS, turn on the rain."
A fine drizzle of water descended from the ceiling to rinse off the film of soap. All the bathrooms were equipped with rainshowers. There was something soothing about a nice hot bath, but Phil felt that a shower gave a stronger sense of cleansing and the illusion of falling rain was luxurious. No wonder Tony installed these everywhere, Phil mused, watching Steve hold Tony under the spray.
Instead of leaning back to stay dry, Steve used his head and shoulders to keep the water off Tony's face. Steve's soft hair flattened down under the flow. Tony barely stirred against his broad chest. Water gurgled as JARVIS opened the drain, allowing the tub to empty.
"Good enough," Steve said. "Dry us off, please."
The heat lamps flicked on, tinting the room a deep red except for the violet shine of the arc reactor. Fans wafted hot dry air through the room. The condensation on the mirrors soon cleared.
Only then did Steve turn to Phil for guidance. "Where do you want me to put him down?" Steve asked. Tony curled in his arms, his dark hair turned to wild fluff, limp and trusting as a kitten.
"I have a guest room with two beds. Put him in there. I don't really want to leave him alone tonight," Phil said. He tucked a bath towel around Tony for sake of modesty.
"Yeah, he's had a rough time. I'm concerned about him," Steve said. He followed Phil to the guest room.
Phil peeled back the blankets. Steve laid Tony in the bed, carefully keeping his arms parallel to the smaller man's body to avoid getting stuck underneath. Together they managed to get Tony into pajamas and tucked under the covers. They'd had enough practice with Bruce to make the process efficient. Steve stroked the messy hair away from Tony's face. Then they tiptoed out. Tony never showed any sign of waking.
Steve had left his own clothes neatly folded in the living room, before coming into the bathroom. He took off the towel, revealing his old-fashioned white cotton underwear, then got dressed. Next he gave Phil a nudge with one big hand.
"Your turn," said Steve. "Bathroom, then bed."
"I don't need help with that. I just needed a hand with Tony," said Phil, not moving.
"JARVIS asked me to come here and put the two of you to bed," Steve said. He didn't budge either.
* * *
Notes:
I was delighted to find this very service-oriented guide to washing a girlfriend's hair, which is far more sensual than sexual and therefore should transpose well to other situations, aside from probably preferring not to have both people in the shower together. Scalp massage can deliver many benefits. Bathing, massage, and hair care are all forms of nonsexual intimacies.
Social grooming benefits primates in multiple ways. It produces bonding hormones that foster pleasurable feelings and close emotional ties. Humans practice social grooming too, and may derive similar results from talking in person or social networking online.
Head-butting in cats is a sign of affection and acceptance, which marks a person or object as safe and comforting. It shows trust and exchanges personal scents. It's also an example of their tactile orientation; cats have many touch-seeking behaviors. Similarly some people will rub heads, or push back against a hand in their hair. Children with atypical sensory processing may show tactile-seeking behaviors of various kinds. While Tony doesn't seem to have the haywire oversensitivity that Hulk does, there are still many examples of him grabbing things or touching people with no regard for boundaries.
Muscle knots may result from mental stress and/or physical issues. These trigger points can cause a lot of pain. They often occur in the same places in certain muscles -- many of which correspond with acupressure points and/or martial art targets -- which makes them easier to find. There are various ways to remove muscle knots, including self-massage.
Acupressure can help with insomnia. Several of the main pressure points for this are in the neck, and a couple more in the wrists. There are instructions for how to put someone to sleep using pressure points. Phil and Tony do not actually know this. Phil is just trying to soothe the places that hurt. But when you combine that with the affectionate care, warm water, and Bruce's bath oil it's no wonder Tony goes out like a light.
Sleeping together -- in the same bed, same room, or just in someone's presence -- shows trust and intimacy. This is true for cats as well as humans, as sleep involves vulnerability. Putting someone to bed and watching someone sleep are nonsexual intimacies with more of a guardian connotation.
Embarrassment is the uncomfortable feeling after making a mistake. People may deal with it through confident statements, ignoring it or toughing it out, hiding their feelings, asking for help, etc. The matter-of-fact approach that Phil and Steve take is a good choice. There are steps to get over an embarrassing moment. Ask yourself some important questions about the incident. You can help an embarrassed friend too. Notice that Phil feels bad because he didn't live up to his own standards; he doesn't worry that Steve will make fun of him or do anything inappropriate to Tony.
Everyone makes mistakes and that's okay. People make more mistakes when tired or stressed. There are steps to follow when you mess up. Remember that embarrassing mistakes can do you some good. Try to accept and learn from your mistakes.
Water symbolizes cleansing, as well as washing things physically. A shower corresponds to rain. People tend to feel better after bathing. A rainshower is a grid or showerhead designed to create a very wide spray, often in combination with other devices.
Putting someone to bed requires finesse. The parallel arm move is real. Tucking someone in is a traditional part of bedtime routine for children, but can appear elsewhere as a gesture of care.
[To be continued in Part 38 ...]
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, Betty Ross, JARVIS, Bucky Barnes, Virginia "Pepper" Potts.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Inferences of past child abuse, mind control, and other torture. Current environment is supportive.
Summary: Bucky has a bad day when his memory won't boot up quite right. This makes other people stressed out too. Attempts to help are partially successful, but then the team dynamics go severely pear-shaped.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Sibling relationships. Fix-it. Teamwork. Vulgar language. Flangst. Hurt/Comfort. Fear of loss. Friendship. Confusion. Memory loss. Nonsexual ageplay. Making up for lost time. Self-harm. Tony!whump. Tony Stark has a heart. Tony doesn't like being handed things. Howard Stark's A+ parenting. Games. Trust issues. Consent. Safety and security. Artificial intelligence. Food issues. Multiplicity/Plurality. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Yoga. Communication. Personal growth. Cooking. Americana. Family of choice. Feels. #coulsonlives.
Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24, Part 25, Part 26, Part 27, Part 28, Part 29, Part 30, Part 31, Part 32, Part 33, Part 34, Part 35, Part 36. Skip to Part 39, Part 40, Part 41, Part 42.
"Hide and Seek" Part 37
Phil made no outward acknowledgement of the changes. He simply continued with the slow process of washing Tony. Briefly Phil handed over the cloth so Tony could wash his hips. Then Phil took it back to do the feet. At last he hung the washcloth over the bath faucet.
Next Phil wet the dark ruff of hair and worked in a dab of shampoo. Tony purred. Phil smiled. As elaborate a beard as Tony wears, I thought he might have a taste for someone washing his hair, he mused. It gives him a good excuse to get some skin contact on a more frequent basis.
Phil inched his fingertips over every bit of scalp, working in small circles. Tony pushed back against him, head-butting like a particularly demanding kitten. White foam rose between Phil's fingers. Then he rinsed the suds away.
Tony responded so well to the scalp massage that Phil repeated the whole process with the conditioner. By the time he finished with that, Tony lay boneless and pliant in the warm water. The bubbles slowly subsided. They broke into clots and floated around the tub, lazy as clouds.
Phil trailed his hands down the sides of Tony's neck, seeking out the trouble spots. He was no expert, but he had learned a lot from the times he had watched Bruce take care of Clint or Betty take care of Bruce. The right side seemed worse than the left, probably because Tony tended to manipulate holograms more with his right hand or both together than with his left alone.
Phil set to work on the deep knots along Tony's spine. Much of the tension had leached out, but the worst of the kinks remained. Phil rolled them under his thumbs, gently, carefully, cajoling the muscles to let go of the strain. He pressed his fingertips under the base of the skull where the stress pooled in hard packets.
Tony whimpered a little as Phil worked, soft sounds mingling pleasure and pain. Phil soothed him with wordless murmurs of encouragement. Tony let him work, gradually melting under Phil's hands.
The heady scent of Bruce's bath oil hung in the air, a comforting weight. It smelled like a jungle in the rain. The washcloth dripped slowly where it draped over the faucet. A film of condensation covered the mirrors and tiles of the bathroom.
Phil ended up with Tony completely relaxed and trusting in his grasp. A faint snore bubbled up. Well how do you like that, he fell asleep on me, Phil thought. He wasn't used to the insomniac engineer nodding off randomly. Phil gave Tony a faint nudge and said, "Wake up. It's time to rinse off and get out."
Tony just snored a little louder.
That's inconvenient, Phil thought. This particular outcome had not occurred to him. He had known that Tony was tired and stressed, but had not realized just how much. Phil hadn't planned for this, and he wasn't sure how to proceed.
He nudged Tony a bit harder, enough to slosh the water. No response.
"You will not wake him easily, Phil. Sir is quite sound asleep. Please be gentle with him," JARVIS said in a low tone.
Phil looked at the bathwater, where a few fading bubbles swirled around his hands and Tony's hips. It was no longer hot, merely tepid now. "Just how much bath oil did you put in here?" Phil asked. Bruce's idea of 'soothing' ingredients could get pretty heavy-handed.
"The usual amount for unmodified humans," JARVIS said. "Sir is emotionally exhausted. You actually succeeded in getting him to relax, which is a remarkable accomplishment under the circumstances. Barring a major disturbance, he will not wake for hours."
"I don't suppose you have any brilliant ideas for getting him out of the tub?" Phil said. He was too tired to think of any himself. "I certainly can't lift him."
"With your permission, I will ask Steve for his assistance," JARVIS said.
Phil weighed the embarrassment of having Steve walk in on them like this against the loss of relaxation if he forced Tony awake. He had let Tony down enough already by failing to account for such a possibility. Phil would rather look foolish for incomplete planning than cost Tony this hard-won comfort. "Call Steve," said Phil.
While waiting, Phil shrugged into his bathrobe and laid out a spare set of plain cotton pajamas for Tony. He cleaned up the bathroom a little. All the while, he kept a sharp eye on Tony to make sure that he didn't slide too low in the water. As Phil hung the washcloth over the towel rack, Steve came in --
-- wearing a towel around his hips, and nothing else visible.
Phil blinked. "Ah ... thank you for coming, Steve," he said.
"No trouble at all," Steve said. He leaned down and carefully scooped Tony out of the tub. "JARVIS, turn on the rain."
A fine drizzle of water descended from the ceiling to rinse off the film of soap. All the bathrooms were equipped with rainshowers. There was something soothing about a nice hot bath, but Phil felt that a shower gave a stronger sense of cleansing and the illusion of falling rain was luxurious. No wonder Tony installed these everywhere, Phil mused, watching Steve hold Tony under the spray.
Instead of leaning back to stay dry, Steve used his head and shoulders to keep the water off Tony's face. Steve's soft hair flattened down under the flow. Tony barely stirred against his broad chest. Water gurgled as JARVIS opened the drain, allowing the tub to empty.
"Good enough," Steve said. "Dry us off, please."
The heat lamps flicked on, tinting the room a deep red except for the violet shine of the arc reactor. Fans wafted hot dry air through the room. The condensation on the mirrors soon cleared.
Only then did Steve turn to Phil for guidance. "Where do you want me to put him down?" Steve asked. Tony curled in his arms, his dark hair turned to wild fluff, limp and trusting as a kitten.
"I have a guest room with two beds. Put him in there. I don't really want to leave him alone tonight," Phil said. He tucked a bath towel around Tony for sake of modesty.
"Yeah, he's had a rough time. I'm concerned about him," Steve said. He followed Phil to the guest room.
Phil peeled back the blankets. Steve laid Tony in the bed, carefully keeping his arms parallel to the smaller man's body to avoid getting stuck underneath. Together they managed to get Tony into pajamas and tucked under the covers. They'd had enough practice with Bruce to make the process efficient. Steve stroked the messy hair away from Tony's face. Then they tiptoed out. Tony never showed any sign of waking.
Steve had left his own clothes neatly folded in the living room, before coming into the bathroom. He took off the towel, revealing his old-fashioned white cotton underwear, then got dressed. Next he gave Phil a nudge with one big hand.
"Your turn," said Steve. "Bathroom, then bed."
"I don't need help with that. I just needed a hand with Tony," said Phil, not moving.
"JARVIS asked me to come here and put the two of you to bed," Steve said. He didn't budge either.
* * *
Notes:
I was delighted to find this very service-oriented guide to washing a girlfriend's hair, which is far more sensual than sexual and therefore should transpose well to other situations, aside from probably preferring not to have both people in the shower together. Scalp massage can deliver many benefits. Bathing, massage, and hair care are all forms of nonsexual intimacies.
Social grooming benefits primates in multiple ways. It produces bonding hormones that foster pleasurable feelings and close emotional ties. Humans practice social grooming too, and may derive similar results from talking in person or social networking online.
Head-butting in cats is a sign of affection and acceptance, which marks a person or object as safe and comforting. It shows trust and exchanges personal scents. It's also an example of their tactile orientation; cats have many touch-seeking behaviors. Similarly some people will rub heads, or push back against a hand in their hair. Children with atypical sensory processing may show tactile-seeking behaviors of various kinds. While Tony doesn't seem to have the haywire oversensitivity that Hulk does, there are still many examples of him grabbing things or touching people with no regard for boundaries.
Muscle knots may result from mental stress and/or physical issues. These trigger points can cause a lot of pain. They often occur in the same places in certain muscles -- many of which correspond with acupressure points and/or martial art targets -- which makes them easier to find. There are various ways to remove muscle knots, including self-massage.
Acupressure can help with insomnia. Several of the main pressure points for this are in the neck, and a couple more in the wrists. There are instructions for how to put someone to sleep using pressure points. Phil and Tony do not actually know this. Phil is just trying to soothe the places that hurt. But when you combine that with the affectionate care, warm water, and Bruce's bath oil it's no wonder Tony goes out like a light.
Sleeping together -- in the same bed, same room, or just in someone's presence -- shows trust and intimacy. This is true for cats as well as humans, as sleep involves vulnerability. Putting someone to bed and watching someone sleep are nonsexual intimacies with more of a guardian connotation.
Embarrassment is the uncomfortable feeling after making a mistake. People may deal with it through confident statements, ignoring it or toughing it out, hiding their feelings, asking for help, etc. The matter-of-fact approach that Phil and Steve take is a good choice. There are steps to get over an embarrassing moment. Ask yourself some important questions about the incident. You can help an embarrassed friend too. Notice that Phil feels bad because he didn't live up to his own standards; he doesn't worry that Steve will make fun of him or do anything inappropriate to Tony.
Everyone makes mistakes and that's okay. People make more mistakes when tired or stressed. There are steps to follow when you mess up. Remember that embarrassing mistakes can do you some good. Try to accept and learn from your mistakes.
Water symbolizes cleansing, as well as washing things physically. A shower corresponds to rain. People tend to feel better after bathing. A rainshower is a grid or showerhead designed to create a very wide spray, often in combination with other devices.
Putting someone to bed requires finesse. The parallel arm move is real. Tucking someone in is a traditional part of bedtime routine for children, but can appear elsewhere as a gesture of care.
[To be continued in Part 38 ...]
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Date: 2013-11-04 08:03 am (UTC)Wynjara
Thank you!
Date: 2013-11-07 10:34 am (UTC)That's good to hear.
>> I love imagery of Tony-as-kitten for some reason, <<
I often think of Tony as resembling a cat or a ferret. He puts his hackles up when rubbed the wrong way, but he melts and purrs if rubbed the right way. He plays with things all the time. He can pour himself into impossible shapes. And he hates water!
>> and I'm wishing I had someone to wash my hair right now. I need a snuggle. <<
I think one reason hair salons are so successful is because this is one of the few forms of close body contact that is socially acceptable and readily available. It doesn't require obtaining a partner, although it's more enjoyable with someone you know; you can just hire it as a service. So even people without close friends or family have an option for safe touch, if they can afford it.
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Date: 2013-11-04 08:14 am (UTC)Typos:
•just in someone's presences
→ presence
•The parellel arm move
→ parallel
Thank you!
Date: 2013-11-07 06:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-11-04 12:50 pm (UTC)Steve is the man with a plan. He's got a mission "Tony's asleep in a tub," and he figures out the whole solution in the time it takes him to get upstairs. Hoopiness is bringing your towel. (or knowing where they are stowed at your destination.) He's learned his 'future', with rainshowers and towelfree drying. Steve however would have been just a ready if they'd had to do it the old way.
I adore that JARVIS has determined that Phil is into the exceeded his own effort expended range and needs to be tucked in too.
All the fuzzies for Phil getting a little "Steve Rogers cares".
Yes...
Date: 2013-11-04 08:24 pm (UTC)*chuckle* Yeah. I figured that Steve would want something plain and simple, and affordable, but also comfortable. Briefs have the advantage of holding everything in place. So given that improvement over drawers, he'd go for it.
>>Steve is the man with a plan. He's got a mission "Tony's asleep in a tub," and he figures out the whole solution in the time it takes him to get upstairs.<<
He really is smart, and an excellent strategist. JARVIS provided the intel but the logistics, that's all Steve.
>> Hoopiness is bringing your towel. (or knowing where they are stowed at your destination.) <<
Yes, Steve is very together. He thinks through not just actions (get Tony out of the bathtub) but also implications (this could be a wet activity) and solutions (strip off and wear a towel).
>> He's learned his 'future', with rainshowers and towelfree drying. <<
Well, it's been some months since the Battle of New York, and the team has put concerted effort into helping him catch up. This is also a subtle hint about how well JARVIS is integrating with the team. He's the one who would have explained all the bathroom fixtures, so that Steve would know how what they did and what could be worked hands-free.
>> Steve however would have been just a ready if they'd had to do it the old way. <<
Also true, and he did fine with Hulk during the team bath.
>> I adore that JARVIS has determined that Phil is into the exceeded his own effort expended range and needs to be tucked in too. <<
Hee! JARVIS is used to dealing with Tony exceeding his own limits, so he knows some of what to watch for. He also has the ability to perceive more than just the surface of people's bodies, so he can spot changes in metabolism. What really clocked it in this case, though, was that Phil made a handling error. That's a yellow flag for him, so JARVIS called it in.
>> All the fuzzies for Phil getting a little "Steve Rogers cares". <<
Phil needs someone to look after him too. He's worn himself out (again) taking care of his team. The nice thing about a large family is that it means there's usually someone not at ground zero when things go wrong, who will therefore have the energy to help. Steve likes taking care of people. Just wait until you see how this plays out.
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Date: 2013-11-05 06:01 am (UTC)Yes...
Date: 2013-11-07 01:18 am (UTC)I honestly think that's one of the reasons why he was chosen and was a success. He's capable of holding himself -- and other people -- together under stress.
>> I bet he always knows where his towel is. :) <<
*laugh* So very true.
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Date: 2013-11-04 09:30 pm (UTC)I love that Tony slept through it even when someone else than he knew to be with him was handling him. :)
Thoughts
Date: 2013-11-07 02:04 am (UTC)Sooth. He is very good about taking care of his family.
>> Has he found out about what else happened in the garage yet, or is this just his basic love for Tony making him put the pissed-offness aside? <<
Steve and Bucky have been talking about the garage fight (and what led up to it), so Steve knows somewhat more about how badly Tony got whomped day. Probably Steve hasn't watched the security feed yet.
It wouldn't matter much, though. When somebody is upset or hurt, Steve wants to help. Family is for protecting, even if they've been arguing. Steve doesn't even like killing bad guys if there's a chance of bringing them to justice instead.
>> I love that Tony slept through it even when someone else than he knew to be with him was handling him. :) <<
Tony is a heavy sleeper. Once he's out, he's out. His subconscious classes his teamfamily as Safe, so he usually won't alert to them. The main risk here would have been splashing water on his face, which is why JARVIS warned Phil not to jostle Tony too hard in the bath. Steve knows enough of Tony's history to protect him accordingly. Which demonstrates that Tony was justified in sleeping through all that, because his trust was well placed.
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Date: 2013-11-06 02:46 am (UTC)Then my brain clicks in and says, 'waitaminute. Tomorrow's Wednesday! New chapter! Yay!'
I'll just be drifting off with that happy thought, now. 'Night!
*laugh*
Date: 2013-11-14 01:54 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2014-06-11 09:11 pm (UTC)Yes...
Date: 2014-06-12 07:19 am (UTC)