Apartment Above Stark Industries, Monday morning

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Steve rolled over and turned off the alarm before it could go off, groaning quietly into his pillow. The weekend had been...not exactly what he'd needed...and his portal back up to Avengers Headquarters was opening in an hour.

He sat up and looked around for Patriot, but he seemed to have slept in his normal spot in the usual bed. Steve smiled to himself. Tony, as a teenager, had probably secretly loved that: someone to cuddle who was full of unconditional love.

He padded out to the kitchen to turn on the coffee maker before getting ready for his morning run. He'd have to cut it off early but his run was like Tony's first cup of coffee--he couldn't really function as a human without it.

[OOC: For the guy!]

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"You were a cute teenager," Steve said, kissing him, "but it would've been inappropriate to say that to you."

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"I think I would have just died if you had," Tony admitted, smiling into that kiss.

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"You seemed very impressed with me," Steve said, blushing slightly.

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"You were kind of my hero," he teased, giving Steve a gentle little shove.

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Steve blushed harder. "I was afraid to ask why," he said.

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The blush was adorable. "Well, Captain America didn't like bullies."

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"Still don't," Steve murmured. "Not sure you believed that I liked you more than Howard."

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"Well, he always talked about how good friends you two were," Tony said dryly, putting a bagel into the toaster.

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"Well," Steve said, pouring two cups of coffee, "maybe he was remembering me better than I was."

He could imagine any number of reasons for Howard to want to say they were closer friends than they had been, and most of them were entirely for Howard's benefit.

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Well. That was true.

Tony offered him a quick smile, holding out his hand to him. "Coffee?"

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"Coffee," Steve said, handing it over. "Patriot will be thrilled to have you back as yourself, so he can stay here this week."

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"Please." He hummed, taking a sip of the coffee. "Oh god, he's going to drag me on so many walks."

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"He really, really is," Steve agreed, "and be an unrepentant treat beggar."

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"I'll take video for you," he promised.

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"I will make Natasha watch it many, many times," Steve said, grinning. "She pretends to hate it but I know better."

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"I'm half convinced she dresses him up when we have her pet-sit anyway," Tony informed him, taking one more soothing sip of coffee before grabbing the cream cheese.

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Steve snorted. "I'm going to tell her you said that."

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"I'm safe from her here." False. Nowhere was safe from her.

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"It's so cute that you think that's true," Steve teased.

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Tony blew him a little air kiss. "You'll keep me safe, though."

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"I don't know," Steve teased. "You would've brought it on yourself, really."

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"See if I send you any pictures of the dog now," Tony said, grabbing the bagel once it popped from the toaster to smear with cream cheese for him.

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"Now you're just being mean," Steve decided, sipping from his cup and smiling.

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Tony pressed a kiss to his cheek as he put down a breakfast that was probably just an amuse-bouche for what Steve needed to get through the morning.

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But it was the thought that counted and Steve was very touched by the gesture.

"Thank you," Steve said, giving Tony a slightly clingy hug.