"Any amount was too long for you to be a bird," Stark said quietly. "I missed you."

Yes, she'd been there the entire time but she hadn't really been there and he had grown very used to having her around and not being constantly and quietly lonely.

And if she was going to move closer it only made sense to lift his arm to put over her shoulder and pull her closer still. She might be cold, after all, wearing only a blanket.