Take Care
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"I'm fine," Tony says although Steve didn't even ask him that.
"You're not," Steve says matter-of-factly.
"I am," Tony argues back. Steve looks at him with that expression of his. The one that wordlessly tells Tony to stop lying and be honest. "I'm-" Tony is about to say I'm fine, but he knows it's of no use. "I'm..." He inhales. "I'm not great," he says, once again avoiding eye contact. Steve places a hand on Tony's, running his thumb over Tony's knuckles.
Tony bites his lip, swallowing. Steve sighs and cups Tony's face with his free hand. "Look at me." Tony does. He looks in those beautiful, blue eyes he gets lost in more often than he wants to admit. "You've got to take care of yourself, Tony," Steve says.