[ the lack of space might have been deliberate, but who knows if it had been meant to force Steve to cuddle in close or made on the presumption that Steve would balk and thereby keep his distance-- a clearly mistaken presumption.
He doesn't move when Steve drapes an arm over him, although the muscles tense up reflexively at the touch. In fact, he's gone from dead animal limp to stiff as a board without actually moving, the strung tension of someone realizing an incredibly dangerous creature has just crawled in with them. ]
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He doesn't move when Steve drapes an arm over him, although the muscles tense up reflexively at the touch. In fact, he's gone from dead animal limp to stiff as a board without actually moving, the strung tension of someone realizing an incredibly dangerous creature has just crawled in with them. ]