Bleeding Out (Steve x Tony AU)

3) Sleep

⚠️Trigger Warnings:
Abuse, $u!c!dal Thoughts⚠️

Avengers Tower

Bruce walked out of the elevator, Tony following close behind him. "Hey guys" Bruce smiled at all of them sprawled out lazily on the couches. When Nat saw Tony she spoke up. "Ooo look what the cat dragged in". Tony rolled his eyes. "Shush Nat". He sat down in between Bucky and Clint. "What're we watching?" Tony asked with a yawn which he tried to hide. "Anything really" Clint answered. Thor walked over to Tony. "Man of Iron I'm in desperate need of some pop tarts... If you could just order me some I would be very thankful". Tony chuckled. "J, you heard Point Break, order some". Jarvis' voice came through the speakers above their heads. "Of course Sir".

Hydra Base

Icarus gestured for one of the agents, Jack, to pick Steve up, well drag Steve up. There was an angry, terrifying expression on his father's face. Steve would have screamed so that he was spared, but it wouldn't have made anything better. He would have hurt him either way. Hearing him scream would have made him want to hurt him again so that he could hear the sound over and over. And not hearing him scream would cause what was about to happen to him. He couldn't win so what was the point. Steve couldn't care less anyway. If he keeps hurting him, he's sure he'll accidentally kill him soon. Steve was waiting for that day.

Jack grabbed onto the roots of his hair and dragged him out of the cell. Steve whimpered quietly in pain, he was already in pain from his father grabbing his hair. He dragged him out of the cell and to the bottom of the stone steps. His father kicked him in the stomach and he whined softly, his father laughing happily along with his agents. He stared at his son in disgust. "You're a worthless brat you know that?" He spat out venomously, picking him up by the throat. He carried him up the stairs like a bag of groceries. He gasped for breath and squeezed his eyes shut at the feeling of his father's tight grip on his neck. His father led his agents to the room Steve most dreaded. The torture room.

Avengers Tower

Tony smiled as he watched the TV with the rest of the team. Their company was something he realised he needed more often although he'd never actually come up here again willingly. He'd probably just forget and then when Bruce comes down again to tell him to sleep he'll just cave in. That's what usually happens. Tony's eyes drooped a little. The warmth of Clint and Bucky's bodies was making him start to feel really tired. He managed to open his eyes again and keep them fixed on the blaring TV screen. That would keep him awake. Hopefully. Bucky and Nat looked at each other and Nat made a few signs while no one else was looking. They'd had a plan all along to make Tony fall asleep and so far it was working.

Bucky shuffled closer to Tony and put an arm around him. "How are you getting on with locating the base?" Tony turned to look at him. "Okay... They just keep logging me out when I get into their data base it's so difficult and I just wanna get to it so they can be destroyed... It's really stressing and it-" Tony started to rant and Bucky hummed softly, leaning back against the couch with his arm still around him so he came down too. Tony subconsciously snuggled into his side, engulfing himself in his body heat. His eyes falling shut again. He quickly opened them and frowned trying to get up. "I need to-" Bucky butted in "No you don't" He kept holding him which wasn't really difficult since he was a super solider.

Tony gave up his struggles and buried his face in Bucky's side. All the others awwed quietly, Thor was a little too loud. Tony mumbled out a tired slur of words. "You're really... Warm". He snuggled close to him and the sound of the TV mixed with the warmth of Bucky's body slowly lulled him into Dreamland. Bucky smiled at Nat and the rest of the team happily cheered, making sure to be quiet. "Well done Bruce..." Clint whispered, since Bruce had brought Tony up here in the first place. Bucky lifted Tony up bridal style and he made a sleepy sound of protest, his head resting on Bucky's shoulder as he carried him out.