Steve had had enough kisses, desperate or not, that he knew what he was doing this time and while he took a moment to just enjoy the sweetness of the kiss itself, he leaned in and kissed back almost immediately, practically purring. His hand slipped around and settled at the back of Jim's neck, letting his fingers slide against the newly-shortened hair.

"Practically made my heart skip a beat with this, you know. In all the best kinda ways."