Tony

"I LOVE YOU!" it was not spoken quietly, it was not spoken loudly, it was screamed, in a way that made the throat hurt, the head ache.

"…was that necessary?" Steve spoke, a single eyebrow raised in a question. He was seated in Tony's lab, sketching quietly in his comfortable arm chair that Tony had put there specifically for him.

"Of course." Tony spoke matter-of-factly with a snarky grin.

"…why?" Steve still had the eyebrow raised but it was now accompanied by that exasperated but adoring look that Tony loved.

"Because you were not paying attention to me."

"And that meant you needed to shout your love to me."
"It got you attention didn't it?"

"yes it did." Tony grinned. "I love you too you goof."

Steve

"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!" Steve had screamed, he had to to get above the blabbering coming from Tony.

"…Oh…"Tony had frozen at Steve's scream. He had done it again. Had felt worthless and undeserving of Steve. Tried to get Steve to leave him by telling him why he was so worthless. Had questioned why Steve would even want to be with him. He had tried to force away the greatest thing is his life.

"Yes oh." The words held a lot of emotion, exasperation, annoyance, but mostly, they spoke of Steve's love.

"I'm sorry."

"I know." Steve wrapped his arms around Tony.

"I just…"

"I understand." Tony gripped Steve while tears slid from his eyes.

"I love you too."

"I know."