@arrowsandradiation
He could feel his heart beating in his throat. The question that left his lips was way quicker than his head had been - and the smile that settled onto Tony’s lips almost made it stop.
He was almost ready to up and run away, to just turn right on his feet and run - if he’s quick enough, he could make it to Texas before Tony even noticed he was gone.
But then the chuckle made him freeze, wide eyes glued to the engineer as a warm hand settles against his cheek - a touch he’d missed for so long. Soft touches were never really in his life anymore - he was so used to roughness that this small touch almost made him melt.
When he could feel Tony’s lips against his own, his heart started beating again, right in his throat, before he gathered up the courage to lean into it a little and reciprocated the tender touch with soft pressure of his own, carefully raising a hand to settle shaky fingertips against the other’s forearm.
“you’re shaking almost as much as me.” tony notes with a soft smile as he pulls back from the kiss eventually. of COURSE he had noticed the way that fingertips shake against his forearm. “nervous are we, brucie? at least i have an excuse.” he says in an almost teasing manner.
a deep sigh leaves him. content. “don’t be. i’m a PRO.” he declares in what would usually be a boasting manner. and while the tone certainly advocates that it should be such an expression... there is something r e a s s u r i n g in the words tony has for the scientist.
he leans in once again, eyes fluttering closed as he presses yet ANOTHER gentle kiss to bruce’s lips with a sigh. tony stark has waited for this.

















