#battered meme

He’s never lost his regenerative ability during battle, though, when the battle had raged on for weeks and Steve had managed to get lost in it, Steve had no food to compensate for his rapid metabolism, preventing him from regenerating from even little wounds. When he’d finally managed to find his way back to the tower, he hasn’t even been able to keep track of the days he’s been away. He’s collapsed on the front step and he’s very grateful for having two lovers as having one drag him in would be hard. 

Their voices were bleary and there was a gunshot wound in his side that he’d been tending to his nomadic soldier ways and it was likely infected by now. “I..I don’t know.” He whimpered in response to their questions, trying to find one of their faces in the blurred confusion. “Sh-shot. Not regenerating.. not healing… Br-Bruce.. “

Bruce was the healer, the comforter, the one who wiped away tears and made him better when he was falling apart. Tony did as well but Bruce was the healer in their relationship, fixing wounds from stupid arguments, convincing Steve and Tony to kiss and make up.