The pain from his head was gone as soon as it had happened, and Steve beamed with a wide, toothy smile. Only Gracie would look past the superficial changes and see that it was still him deep down. She was a constant, in a swirling sea of change.
"Doesn't hurt anymore, Gracie, but I can never turn down one of your super healing kisses," he answered, finally managing to stand up without hurting himself further. He and Gracie had been nearly the same height before her growth spurt and his ... well, incident. Steve was used to looking up at everyone, but now he towered above her. He bent down, practically getting on his knees, to line the top of his head up for a kiss.