s-horne:

“Ungh.”

Steve hid a
chuckle at the low groan of displeasure that came from the bed. He had only
flicked on the bathroom light and left the door slightly open, but even that
had apparently been too much for Tony.

“Off. Turn
it off.”

Steve’s
smile grew as he shut the drawer at the bottom of the wardrobe as quietly as he
could. “Sorry, sweetheart,” he said apologetically, “but I’ve gotta get to
work.”

“No,” Tony
whined lowly and rolled over in the bed to bury his head into Steve’s pillow.
“S’too early.”

Steve shook
his head in amusement as he walked into the en-suite. “It’s 8.30, Tony. Go back
to sleep – I’ll be done soon.”

Tony must
have listened because he jolted violently when Steve reopened the door from the
bathroom, light flooding in again and warm steam from the shower following.
Steve approached the bed and lightly ran a hand over Tony’s adorable bed hair,
smiling down at him when Tony blinked sleepily.

“I’m off
now. Have a good day, sweetheart.”

“Mm,” was
the only word that Tony could manage as he shimmied up the bed until his whole
face appeared from under the comforter. “Kiss.”

Steve smiled
widely and leant forward until he could press their lips together. It was nothing
more than a brush of lips; just a light touch that somehow managed to hold so much.

“Love you,”
Tony murmured when they broke apart, his lips moving against Steve’s.

A sleepy
Tony was hard to drag himself away from, but Steve really had to go. He sighed
as he pulled his hand away from Tony’s hair and bent down to press a kiss there
instead before he stood up. “I love you, too, sweetheart. Now, go back to
sleep.”