steve rogers is my bae

Summary: When sleep doesn’t find you, you decide to entertain yourself to pass the time. (Modern-AU)

Word Count: 952

A/N: Okay yeah, I know I said that I was going to take a little time off from writing, but a certain overly attractive patriotic punk decided to invade my dreams last night and I had to write out what happened. 

One, two, three, four, five, six…seven? Eight?! No…that can’t be right. That’s physically impossible! I need to recount this. You furrow your brows in concentration as you count again, your fingers tapping against the firm surface. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…eight?! What the hell?! Huffing in frustration, you start tallying again. “One, two, three, four, five…”

“What are you doing?” Your hand quickly drops to your side as you feign sleep, closing your eyes and relaxing yourself against the warm body beside you. You steady your breathing and hope that your actions don’t get questioned. “(Y/N), I know you’re awake.” You sigh in defeat and glance up, meeting the gaze of your friend. Sporting a lopsided grin on his face, Steve tilts his head to the side. “What were you doing?”

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It might be cold comfort for those of you struggling with bad skin right now, but a new study has found that people with acne tend to have younger-looking skin as they grow older.

Comparing genetic information from women with and without acne, the study found that acne-prone women had significantly longer telomeres (or chromosome caps) than their clear-skinned counterparts, which means their cells were better protected from the deterioration that usually comes with age.

“For many years, dermatologists have identified that the skin of acne sufferers appears to age more slowly than in those who have not experienced any acne in their lifetime. Whilst this has been observed in clinical settings, the cause of this was previously unclear,” said lead researcher Simone Ribero, a dermatologist at King’s College London.

“Our findings suggest that the cause could be linked to the length of telomeres which appears to be different in acne sufferers and means their cells may be protected against ageing.”