Tony sat in his lab, analyzing the video recordings of their last battle, his eyebrows furrowed in frustration. In their last battle against yet another extraterrestrial terrorist threatening the safety of earth, Captain America's armor ripped, leaving the super-enhanced, yet not invicible, hero in danger.
This was Tony's own design. It was not supposed to break, let alone –tear- as they fought their enemies. Flipping between the many holographic screens, he searched for a reason, a solution, so that Captain America—Steve—would never get hurt again. Angry at his current project—angry at himself- he threw all of it in the trash, slamming against the table.
"…Tony?" a familiar voice asked out into the lab. Tony lifted his head to see Steve walking over to him, eyes filled with an unspoken concern. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just pissed," he answered blatantly, throwing yet another holographic window out of his view. Steve looked at the playing videos across the walls. They were the battle from the other day. A small frown formed as he noticed the same thing—they were all focused on him, and more importantly, him getting hurt.
"What's this?" the super-solider asked, looking down at the current schematics. While he didn't understand the mumbo-jumbo, he recognized one thing. "That's my suit," he stated, looking over at Tony. Suddenly, he realized what exactly was going on. "Tony, I'm fine. That was just a freak accident. They were aliens. My armor doesn't make me invinci—"
"That's it though—you're not invincible," he shouted, standing up from the workbench, clenching his hands against the metal. "And that's what scares me. You can get hurt, I know that. And the fact that I know it, makes me want to do whatever I can to protect you, whether it's blowing up an alien warship, or making your suit as strong as possible. I just—"
Tony was silenced by the pressure of Steve's lips against his own. He stumbled backwards, but Steve's hands caught him by the waist, pulling him closer than ever. As Steve broke the kiss, Tony briefly noticed that pained expression in his eyes before Steve hugged him.
"I'm okay Tony," he whispered into Tony's hair as he began to squeeze even tighter. "I'm right here."
Song: Shadows by Lindsey Stirling
A/N: By the way, Lindsey Stirling is an amazing musician. You should really check out her channel on YouTube. About the Drabble: This is really the first one I stopped and kept going with it.