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[personal profile] veracious 2021-08-01 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I remember the robe.

[ Steve's voice warms, bubbling with fondness through the concern. He's poised to get up again when that head rests against his chest, heavy and graceless, nuzzling like a warm, sated kitten. A hand raises before he can think twice of it, and gently cards through the man's hair, gently guiding it out of his face.

It gives him something to do when the next words come out a slurred, fussy mess. Wanna wear you to sleep. Between that and the hand that suddenly feels like it's caught the mattress on fire between his knees, raking dangerous heat across his thigh as he posts up. Again, if this were another time in a different context he might be lured in by such a statement, drawn by warmth and flirts and everything else in between.

Instead, he takes in a slow, deep breath to try and cool the fire creeping up into his neck and cheeks. Gently plucking Zemo's hand from his thigh, he gives it a soft squeeze and leans to press a kiss to the delirious boy's forehead. Maybe it's too much, maybe he won't remember, but all the same. ]


Not so sure about that, but you'll definitely be getting some sleep here soon. I won't leave until morning.

[ Though he knows he'll drag a chair over and settle at the side, or make a small perch atop the blankets, to ensure the drugged boy doesn't wander out into any more unfortunate adventures in the night. Better to make sure he's kept safe and well here, after all. ] So sit tight.

[ He's careful to help Zemo lean back against pillows before he slips away again, hunting out a set of pajamas, a robe, but he'll leave the ceremonial change of underwear to the other man later, when he's regained some sense and returns to a world of sense and propriety. Sitting back down on the bed, he reaches once again to touch his shoulder softly. ]

Sit up, you can lean on me if you need to. Let's get this sweater off.

[ Clinical, calm, warm. Like taking care of a sick friend instead of undressing a recent crush. He has to get Zemo down and resting so he can sleep some of the drug away come morning. He reaches for the hem of the sweater, surprised at how soft the expensive fabric is, and gently begins pulling it upward, a soft arms when the time comes, pressed against his hair, as he tugs the fabric free. Only then he starts on the buttons of the pajama top, fumbling them in a bit of a rush. ]

Pajamas will just have to be a suitable replacement for me for the night, alright? Once I get this thing undone.