Tony leaned to the right to avoid it, raising his left elbow at the same time to knock Steve's punch up and away from his body just enough for Tony to sneak in a stomach punch of his own with his right. Thought had no room here; it was action and reaction. If Tony could think beyond his next move, he might realize that this was Steve's way of offering comfort: the equivalent of River crawling into his bedside after a nightmare.
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Date: 2013-11-25 10:55 pm (UTC)