the animal is trapped til the cage is full;

[letmetakeaselfie]

[ tony gets to go home today. he couldn't be more relieved. more amazing is that steve is still around. he's still not over him showing up, bring him pie. captain america brought him pie. even his wildest fantasy dreams didn't compare to reality right now. they sent him home with vicodin that he's reluctant to take, but he has a tupperware of half a pie and steve is with him for the ride back to the tower with happy driving dutifully.

impulsively he reaches over and squeezes steve's bicep, offering up a soft smile behind his sunglasses, his head canted against the leather. he's never been so tired in his life, which is so totally stupid because he's been in that bed for so damn long. ] You don't have to stick around. I'm fine. [ even if pepper had to surprise fly to la today. she wouldn't have if it weren't important, he knows, but she'd also fly right back if she knew cap abandoned him. still, he can't help offering the man yet another out. ]