[ Steve realises — like being caught under a waterfall — and feels a little rueful for it. Time lost, that's never settled well on him. He already slept for seventy years in an iceberg, months, minutes, he hates to waste. ]
[ But Sam's warm against him, steady, inviting, and he returns the kiss as hungrily, as sweetly. Steve's kissed all of three people in his life and it's only this that's been deliberate, for all his clumsiness he hopes the strength of his conviction comes through. ]
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[ But Sam's warm against him, steady, inviting, and he returns the kiss as hungrily, as sweetly. Steve's kissed all of three people in his life and it's only this that's been deliberate, for all his clumsiness he hopes the strength of his conviction comes through. ]