[He holds in an apology for letting the light in. Steve pushes his way past the door and knocks it shut with his foot. He crosses over and sets it down gently by them as he moves a little away not to knock anything over when he does sit on the edge of the bed. He is kind of heavy.
Steve sighs tiredly once he does. He used up a lot of energy doing this simple task. He does need to sit a minute before he gives them their privacy again. It doesn't take him long to catch that look from Pepper.]
It's okay. I know how to compensate for it. [Because that's reassuring, right? He really does think it should alleviate her worry. He didn't spend hours on this.] I'll be up in a minute, I promise.
[It's not like she invited him to sit in the first place. Very tellingly there's only two plates there. He was always going to drop this off and go.]
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Steve sighs tiredly once he does. He used up a lot of energy doing this simple task. He does need to sit a minute before he gives them their privacy again. It doesn't take him long to catch that look from Pepper.]
It's okay. I know how to compensate for it. [Because that's reassuring, right? He really does think it should alleviate her worry. He didn't spend hours on this.] I'll be up in a minute, I promise.
[It's not like she invited him to sit in the first place. Very tellingly there's only two plates there. He was always going to drop this off and go.]