[Tony starts to fold his arms over his chest, then remembers his injured right hand and tucks both hands behind his back. The trouble is, he's not sure what he wants, except to yell at Steve. Which, okay, he's accomplished.]
I just wanted to make sure you knew how stupid you were for doing that.
[Aaaand now he's lingering awkwardly. Now that Steve's awake, Tony doesn't want to leave. Some part of him is subconsciously worried that if he takes his eyes off of him, he'll disappear - dissolve into dust, pry himself out of the hospital bed and fuck off for another two years, whatever, Tony doesn't want it to happen.
Not that he's willing to admit that.]
You- the world needs people like you more than it needs people like me.
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[Tony starts to fold his arms over his chest, then remembers his injured right hand and tucks both hands behind his back. The trouble is, he's not sure what he wants, except to yell at Steve. Which, okay, he's accomplished.]
I just wanted to make sure you knew how stupid you were for doing that.
[Aaaand now he's lingering awkwardly. Now that Steve's awake, Tony doesn't want to leave. Some part of him is subconsciously worried that if he takes his eyes off of him, he'll disappear - dissolve into dust, pry himself out of the hospital bed and fuck off for another two years, whatever, Tony doesn't want it to happen.
Not that he's willing to admit that.]
You- the world needs people like you more than it needs people like me.