He's not getting as much of a response this time, and that worries him quite a bit. Loki should be warmer and more comfortable here, and for a moment Steve worries he's jarred some kind of invisible injury and he's gone tense again because he's in pain.
The tightening of his grasp registers, though, and after a moment of fretting, Steve concludes that's a non-verbal answer to his question: no, we can't do that yet.
"All right," he hums, and leans back clumsily, pushing the blankets up behind him with one elbow. "I see how it's gonna be. Just remember this was your idea."
His tone is playful, devoid of real annoyance, and once he's made a decent spot for himself, he pulls Loki closer, setting him in his own lap and bending his knees up so he's curled around him. "There," his tone softens. "That any better?"
He can relate to wanting to be held, anyway. He remembers being kept warm through fevers and asthma as a child and a young adult. Remembers awkward body heat sharing on missions with the Commandos. This is okay.
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Date: 2017-06-17 11:50 pm (UTC)The tightening of his grasp registers, though, and after a moment of fretting, Steve concludes that's a non-verbal answer to his question: no, we can't do that yet.
"All right," he hums, and leans back clumsily, pushing the blankets up behind him with one elbow. "I see how it's gonna be. Just remember this was your idea."
His tone is playful, devoid of real annoyance, and once he's made a decent spot for himself, he pulls Loki closer, setting him in his own lap and bending his knees up so he's curled around him. "There," his tone softens. "That any better?"
He can relate to wanting to be held, anyway. He remembers being kept warm through fevers and asthma as a child and a young adult. Remembers awkward body heat sharing on missions with the Commandos. This is okay.