@mvnces asked: ❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜
other's observation makes flush come easily to cheeks, and steve's never been more grateful for low lighting as this situation right now. they're stuffed together in a broom closet, while steve tries readily to avoid the crowd that has gathered, preventing him from leaving. the idea is that if they're gone for long enough, the crowd will disperse ― but steve is not used to being this close with anyone, and the fact that riley knows how the proximity is affecting him is embarrassing at best. ❝ is it ? ❞ steve tries to play it off like that's not the case, an obvious bluff when he swallows hard enough to hear, and his heart races that bit more at being found out. it's almost too much, being squashed in this small space with the subject of his affections. ❝ can't help it. the heart does as the heart wants, right ? ❞ an attempt at a distraction.








