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They went to the beach and everything was warm and beautiful for a while. He's immensely glad Steve has found someone to appreciate him as much as he and Pepper do -- especially since Sam shows it better than he ever could. He's also grateful Steve agreed to stay at the Tower when he wasn't in D.C. It did a great deal to ease his mind now that the S.H.I.E.L.D. drama was over with. Or at least, Phase One was over.

It's late and Pepper's sleeping and he's still a little fucked up from his surgery. They told him not to strain himself, which of course he immediately had anyway. He doesn't wait for Steve to come collect him though, hitting the elevator button obediently instead of trying to mount all those stairs -- why did he have so many stairs anyway?

Tony pushes on the door of the training room, knowing the other man is up, punching bags. He's jealous; he just wants to get back to doing dumb shit with his friends. His expression is uncharacteristically wan, soft; very nearly demure. He clears his throat though he also knows Steve has noticed him.

"You missed my bedtime," he criticizes with zero bite, holding up his watch and pointing to its face while still hanging in the doorway -- as if he's afraid to step any closer. Not of Steve, but of what it may symbolize.

Date: 2015-02-09 04:25 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: you don't know how lovely you are)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
"You don't have to apologize for that." Steve had to lead with that. He feels like he's partly to blame. It's so hard for him to work out his value as a person outside of being Cap. It's difficult to know how others feel towards him when he isn't jumping to protect them from every enemy they face.

"Even if my best friend didn't come back from the dead, I'd still have a lot of stuff to work out. It's hard to see things that are probably right in front of me." He gently runs his hand up and down Tony's back, hoping to console him a little. Tony is still the one physically healing here. He'd like to have him focusing solely on that even if it's not really possible for someone like Tony Stark.

Date: 2015-02-09 08:48 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: which grew into a hope)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
"You are," Steve assures him quickly. It's said like an afterthought. Isn't it painfully obvious? "You can have more than one. Imagine that." That is a little more sarcastic. Whatever Tony's a dope. No surprise there.

"Should I be coming up with new material? I don't think I ever told you how much I loved those little toy soldiers as a kid."

Date: 2015-02-09 09:11 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: not a problem)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
"Tony..." He didn't mean to set off intense feels. Steve's just being honest. Then of course he follows up with that. Steve just stares at him unsure whether to be offended or trying to use this as a teachable moment. He can only speak to his experience, but uh it doesn't really work that way. Show some sensitivity!! Some people aren't so highly evolved etc etc.

"Wow you actually said that. Yeah looking back it was playing with a toy every other boy played with that let me know 'hey I could date a guy too, huh?'" He shakes his head like Tony no. Who taught you anything??

Date: 2015-02-09 10:11 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (You say I'm like the ice I freeze)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
No, he can't. You don't get rewarded for suggesting his choice of toys as a kid made him like guys sometimes. Steve will give an honest answer to that. "Sam mostly. I always had trouble with women, but that had more to do to with the fact that I wasn't attractive to them until I was for all the wrong reasons. Peggy was the exception to that."

Steve pauses a bit as if trying to find a better way to explain it. "I never really ruled it out. I just didn't know who'd be the one I'd connect with until Sam came around. If we didn't work out, I wouldn't run off to the next guy, you know? I'd just wait to see who I felt that way towards again."

Date: 2015-02-09 11:27 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: let's start with the end)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
Steve watches him struggle through this. He doesn't take any pleasure in putting him on the spot like this. At the same time, yeah that did strike a nerve. He wants his best friend to accept him for who he is. Since he seems to despite being hideously inept.

"Apology accepted." Really. It's that easy. "Just try not to make fun, alright?" A beat. "I mean if you want to laugh because I can't stop talking about how great he is that's fine. I do it all the time when I'm alone. Did I really need to tell the lady at the grocery store I needed flour because my boyfriend was making me the world's greatest pancakes? Probably not."

Date: 2015-02-10 03:43 am (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: got out for a reason)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
Now it's Steve's turn to laugh. It's a good thing too. He might have to be offended by how hilarious Tony finds his sugar sweet love life otherwise. Of course now he's overthinking it or has really bad luck. Who could ever say when it came to Tony Stark?

"I get it. You're fine." Steve very gently knocks his hand into his shoulder."You're such a goof ball."

Date: 2015-02-10 04:09 am (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: tell you i set you apart)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
Steve sobers up quickly. He's thought about it a lot, of course. He still has yet to bring it up to Sam for all the soul searching he's done because while it's not a big deal to him, it is to the kid who just wants to be with the person they love regardless of their gender. They could use every example they can get that they're not weird or messed up. Love is completely normal for how insane it is. "I don't know. That's really up to Sam." He shrugs too casually. "I know it would mean a lot to people and I'm not exactly hiding it." Seriously he casually mentions this stuff to everyone. The cashier knows he has a boyfriend for crying out loud.

"But I'm not really the kind of guy who writes a press release for every little thing he does. We'll talk it over and see where we're going from there." He really can't decide this alone.

now i can sleep peacefully

Date: 2015-02-10 05:00 am (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: the ones who try again)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
He stares at Tony because that's really the only appropriate answer here. Rethink your life buddy. There are important social issues going on here!!! This isn't about hearing about it first. "Am I supposed to text you relationship updates now?" He pokes Tony's forehead. "Shouldn't you be focusing on getting better and not want I tell the other people about my love life?"

There's a long pause. "Please don't ever call me squirrelfriend again. You sound like a hyperactive toddler."

Date: 2015-02-10 05:13 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: and the words so sweet)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
"I know." It's clear from the look in the eyes he appreciates the thought. Steve is pretty self-aware. This is hardly the first time he pushed boundaries. His entire team was a boundary pusher. It's harder when it relates to his personal life. He wants to keep his business private. It's unlikely he'll get his wish. He'd rather not get cornered at the deli like he's some kind of criminal for dating who he wants.

"I'll talk to Pepper right after him. I know she has our back." More importantly, she knows how to spin. Steve's idea of telling people things is more or less telling them and then saying deal with it. He'll need something better if that's where Sam wants to go with this.

"You don't think it's kind of presumptuous? I mean what if he doesn't want all this drama?" He frowns and pointedly doesn't ask what he wants to. Steve is kind of paranoid he'll dump him. It is a lot of pressure and unwanted attention.

Date: 2015-02-10 06:11 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: got out for a reason)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
Steve smiles at first. That's reasonably reassuring. Maybe he is just being a moron about this. Sam didn't go into this blind. Then that follow up makes him openly pause because wow. Sort of terrifying there, Tony.

"Well now it has to work out." He laughs nervously. "I hope you're not going to beat up every person who ever hurts me. I mean you'd never get out of that suit." He gets punched all the time especially in the heart. :(

Date: 2015-02-10 08:55 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
"Yeah." Steve wraps his hand back around, resting it on Tony. Yes, he's getting his back rub again. He earned it. "I like being happy too. Not that I wasn't, but he helps. A lot." Sam was what was missing in his life before. Steve knows that now.

Date: 2015-02-10 09:34 pm (UTC)
valuedstrength: (b: not a problem)
From: [personal profile] valuedstrength
Steve pauses awkwardly. Welp. "You know we haven't talked about you all that much." Is this a good thing or bad thing in Tony language? He can't be sure.
Edited Date: 2015-02-10 09:36 pm (UTC)

Date: 2015-02-11 04:08 am (UTC)
valuedstrength: (Am I gonna be an optimist about this?)
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"Not a lot of talking about you." Steve stresses. Look he's not talking about that with Tony ever.

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