This story is for a male reader and the request was by @solvesborg. Sorry it took so long for me to do.
Warning : Mentions of drug addiction please skip if this makes you uncomfortable
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I looked at myself in the mirror. I had bags under my eyes and I looked like I haven't slept properly in weeks. Well, I haven't. I popped a white pill and hid the container back under the pillow. Tony was fast asleep sprawled across the bed and hugging my pillow.

I still felt sticky with sweat since I woke up in the middle of the night after a nightmare. I sat down in the part of the bed that Tony wasn't occupying and brushed his hair back from his eyes. He gave a slight groggy smile and fell back asleep. He looked so peaceful when he was asleep.

I fell back onto the bed with a groan and Tony shuffled closer. When I turned onto my side, something rustled underneath the pillow causing me to stiffen. Tony opened his eyes and lifted his head.

"What was that?" he questioned.
"W-what are you talking about, Tones?" my left ear twitched. Damn. That's always my give away. Even though I used to be a spy for the US Army and trained myself to stop the twitching in difficult situations.... Tony always beat the truth out of me.

"You're doing the twitching thing again," he flicked my left ear. I rolled my eyes hoping to dismiss it and turn the other way when it happened again. Damn me for not putting it right.

"That's it. Get up. Move." Tony urged me off the bed and I stood up as he investigated. He picked up my pillow and his face changed.
"Babe. I thought you said you stopped." he whispered.

"I... I can't" I folded into myself. Sobbing against my will. "Tones, I can't stop thinking about it and my leg hurts so much. I have to stop it and I don't want to be a burden for you. I love you so much and I don't deserve you, the team or not being in pain. I'm so sorry, Tony." I fell onto the bed next to him and he pulled me close to his chest while I sobbed. I hate that I am weak enough to keep going back to the pills.

"Hey, it's okay. Look at me." Tony soothed. I looked into his brown eyes. "I love you. You can do this. I will help you stop. And of course you deserve me. You deserve me and so much more." He ran his hand through my hair and kissed the top of my head.
We spent the rest of the day cuddled up in bed and watched TV.

Today made me realize that Tony is worth helping my addiction for.

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