Getting off of the floor and letting someone go completely were two different things, Tony would argue. In this instance, they barely stopped touching -- not when Steve helped him up and then Tony reached for his hand the second he was standing too.
He wasn't sure if it counted as being clingy when they both were, really.
"Yes," Tony agreed to the first part of the question. "We love each other. I'm not -- no one is disputing that. But it's kind of like..." He frowned, considering it. "Platonic soulmate?" Not that Tony hadn't slept with her. Not that there wasn't physical attraction, but they were both pretty aware that they were better when they weren't doing those things. "Platonic soulmates? Which, I know. Kinda cheesy but it's the best way to describe it."