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letmetakeaselfieIt was harder for him to let go of having Steve around than he'd thought. It had only been a few weeks he'd stayed at the Tower, but he had really gotten used to him being there. And then it became a moot point as he sold the Tower and started spending time in Connecticut with Pepper and her mom. The little house they'd bought to get away from everything had somehow turned into Home. Just a quiet slice of New England that Tony once thought was for anyone but him.
He hears Steve's bike rumbling outside and runs out like a kid whose best buddy is coming over. Not such an inaccurate comparison really. He's wearing a beat up looking t-shirt with Nat's black widow symbol on it and loose-fitting jeans. He always tries to pick up merch that isn't for himself, Bucky or Hulk when he sees it. "Hey, buddy, you made it." He takes a spin on the top porch step to indicate to Steve he should look around. It's a plain Colonial from the outside with a little bolt of land. He and Pepper have been landscaping recently judging by freshly cut shrubs and big hydrangea bushes.
"We've got iced tea, you want iced tea?" Tony claps Steve on the shoulder and leads him inside the second he's near. The front door opens up to zig-zag stairs with a big glass wall in the center Tony implanted with led lights. Right now they're flashing red, white, and blue for Steve of course. The furnishings are rustic and the place looks good and lived in. There's a big tank full of goldfish by the window in the living room to their right, a big fireplace taking up most of the room with mismatched hearthstones that look to be hand-picked.
"I'll get us some tea, then we'll go down to the workshop." Tony moves to the left and into the kitchen. It's open and airy, big french doors leading out to the back deck in the center. He pours them two glasses, pressing one into Steve's hand and taking a sip from his as he tries to gauge the other man's reaction. "You didn't have to come all the way out here. I could've met you at Headquarters." He's pleasantly surprised Nat and Bucky let him out for a whole day on his own, actually.
He hears Steve's bike rumbling outside and runs out like a kid whose best buddy is coming over. Not such an inaccurate comparison really. He's wearing a beat up looking t-shirt with Nat's black widow symbol on it and loose-fitting jeans. He always tries to pick up merch that isn't for himself, Bucky or Hulk when he sees it. "Hey, buddy, you made it." He takes a spin on the top porch step to indicate to Steve he should look around. It's a plain Colonial from the outside with a little bolt of land. He and Pepper have been landscaping recently judging by freshly cut shrubs and big hydrangea bushes.
"We've got iced tea, you want iced tea?" Tony claps Steve on the shoulder and leads him inside the second he's near. The front door opens up to zig-zag stairs with a big glass wall in the center Tony implanted with led lights. Right now they're flashing red, white, and blue for Steve of course. The furnishings are rustic and the place looks good and lived in. There's a big tank full of goldfish by the window in the living room to their right, a big fireplace taking up most of the room with mismatched hearthstones that look to be hand-picked.
"I'll get us some tea, then we'll go down to the workshop." Tony moves to the left and into the kitchen. It's open and airy, big french doors leading out to the back deck in the center. He pours them two glasses, pressing one into Steve's hand and taking a sip from his as he tries to gauge the other man's reaction. "You didn't have to come all the way out here. I could've met you at Headquarters." He's pleasantly surprised Nat and Bucky let him out for a whole day on his own, actually.
