Stark Industries, Saturday afternoon

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Steve came into the shop and let his shield drop to the ground with a muted clang. He wiped at the dust on his face, then squared his shoulders with visible effort and called out, "Tony? You around?"

Another lead, another fruitless Bucky search, this time in stupidly muggy Singapore. Steve needed a shower, a pizza or three, and a nap.

And a hug, but he was kind of hoping he wouldn't need to ask for one of those.

"I'm back!" he added a little needlessly.

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Yeah, that definitely got Steve's attention. "So...I'll do that now and you'll deal with the delivery, right?"

Because his brain had temporarily short-circuited.

[imafuturist]

"Got it in one," Tony said, pulling on the nearest shirt to go do that. He wasn't laughing at Steve's response. At least not until he was safely down the hall.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve flopped down on his bed with a low groan before finally getting up and finding the new lube--and some pants.

A shirt seemed like too much effort.

[imafuturist]

The shirt was just a bridge too far, but Tony appreciated the effort with those pants.

Tony gave him an appreciative once over as he put the food down to dig into.

[heroic_jawline]

"Mmm, food," Steve said, giving Tony a slow smile back. "Thank you."

[imafuturist]

What next? A careful stretch to show off?

"You'll need your energy."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve smiled again. "You've got plans, huh?"

[imafuturist]

"I have ideas, for full on plans you'll need to give me at least an hour's warning in advance." So he could romance the crap out of you, Steve.

[heroic_jawline]

"I'll try to remember to text next time," Steve promised. "Natasha was making me play Words with Friends."

[imafuturist]

"I don't know if that's better or worse than Snapchat, honestly," Tony replied, digging into a container of soup. Because they apparently ordered most of the menu.

[heroic_jawline]

Well, it was just so hard to choose!

"I don't think I've used Snapchat," Steve said.

[imafuturist]

Also someone in the room ate more food than entire herd of teenagers.

"Good. Don't start. Jan tried to get the team on it and it ended with so many broken phones."

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"Why?" Steve asked, pulling the nearest food container close and proceeding to inhale it.

[imafuturist]

"It turned into a contest," Tony said gravely.

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"Did the Avengers get competitive?" Steve asked, laughing. "I'm shocked."

[imafuturist]

"I know, I never would have expected it either," Tony replied, serious demeanour cracking in an instant.

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Steve shamelessly stole a bite of Tony's soup despite all the food ever being between them. "Who was the first to break their phone? Was it Thor?"

[imafuturist]

"Carol, actually," Tony replied, mouth twitching into a fond smile. "And it would have been a great selfie of her with a bunch of beat up Skrulls too. Shame about the laser gun destroying her phone."

[heroic_jawline]

"I already know the answer, but it wasn't your laser gun, was it, sweetheart?" Steve asked, laughing.

[imafuturist]

"Of course not," he replied with mock offense. "I mean. I might have built it. But it was Clint who shot her phone. If anyone asks, it was Clint. You have to back me up on that."

RIDE OR DIE, ROGERS.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve leaned in and kissed him, still chuckling. "I'll always back you up. Even when you're being a jackass."

[imafuturist]

Even if they were joking around, that sort of thing took Tony's breath away to hear. "Especially to win a ridiculous competition," Tony said, reaching up to hold Steve in place for another kiss.

[heroic_jawline]

"Obviously," Steve said, kissing him back with a little more true earnestness behind it.

[imafuturist]

They had a pile of food between them and of course got distracted with this.

"I will gladly return the favor anytime," Tony replied, putting what was left of his soup to the side so he could kiss Steve like he couldn't help himself.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve shivered and threaded his fingers through Tony's hair. "I know you will."