The room was dark as they lay together. They were pressed to each other firmly. The only thing between them their pajamas. Their legs were as tangles as could be. Their arms wrapped around each other, holding tight, begging the other to stay. Their foreheads touched, their chest so pressed against the other that Tony could feel Steve's heartbeat, and Steve could feel the gentle thrum of the arc reactor.
And though their stomachs and groins were pressed together just as flushed there was nothing sexual about this. It was comfort, for both of them.
Their eyes were closed, their breaths slow and even, but they were not asleep.
"I love you" Steve whispered. "Please don't leave me."
"Never." Tony responded tightening his grip on the man.
