[ Steve just hugs him tighter for a second after that, with a soft smile on his face. He's missed Tony and these quiet moments with him so much.

Sometime in the future, when he is ready, he knows there are ways to be back without separating himself from Tony. But those details don't interest Steve at the moment. He's just settled by the fact that he knows they exist. ]

I'm glad I was at the compound when you first got off that ship.

[ He gives him one more squeeze then before he looks down at Tony. ] I should get outta this uniform. But I won't be long, okay?