Avengers Mini-Tower, Sunday afternoon

[heroic_jawline]

Steve knew that this day was tough for Tony and that was why he'd left him to his own devices for a few hours to bang around in the lab and get some of those emotions out. He'd also sent a card up to the Tony of his universe up in New York: with Rhodey temporarily out of commission, he didn't want Tony to feel alone or forgotten about on Father's Day. (It turned out that no one made a "sorry the guy I know in the war turned out to be a huge disappointment as a father but I think you're swell" card. Steve hoped a "Thinking of You" and a bottle of the midend (for Tony) Scotch that he like conveyed the same sort of thing.)

Steve was up in the gym trying to get the hang of riding on the jetpowered rollerskates Tony had made for him. He turned too sharply as he ran out of ballroom floor, hit the ground hard and winced as his shoulder did something it shouldn't have. "JARVIS?" he called from the floor. "Can you ask Tony to bring up the first aid kit? But first be sure to tell him I'm not that hurt."

[OOC: For the husband.]

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[imafuturist]

"A time or two." Pepper hadn't been willing to help out, weirdly enough!

[heroic_jawline]

So weird! "And by a time or two you really mean--"

[imafuturist]

"It's fine," Tony promised, tucking Steve's arm against his chest to wrap up.

[heroic_jawline]

"That is not answering the question," Steve pointed out.

[imafuturist]

"You know how long it takes to heal with your super soldier metabolism," Tony pointed out.

[heroic_jawline]

"I throw a shield a lot," Steve said.

[imafuturist]

"...does it mess up your shoulder?" Tony asked, now looking concerned. Had he not noticed?

[heroic_jawline]

Steve shook his head. "Not at all. Some people just tend to yank pretty hard trying to get me to stop."

[imafuturist]

Tony frowned and considered new body armor for Steve to help with that. "Let's avoid that in the future."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve leaned in for a soft, quick kiss. "I'm fine, sweetheart. Good as new in no time."

[imafuturist]

"If you're sure." He was still making plans.

[heroic_jawline]

Well, it was a day that sent his brain into those directions. Steve should've planned better.

"I'm sure," Steve said. "It's fun to roller skate. I just need to not fire both rockets yet."

[imafuturist]

"Maybe just the normal skates for now?" Tony suggested. "And work your way up to more."

[heroic_jawline]

"That's a good idea," Steve said. "I'll get better! I just need another few hours."

[imafuturist]

"Well, let's just sit here for a little bit." So Tony could stop being worried about it. "While you recover."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve wrapped his good arm around Tony and slid closer. "How's the lab?"

[imafuturist]

"Oh, fine, fine." It was a mess of half started projects today.

[heroic_jawline]

"That's good," Steve said. "Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?"

[imafuturist]

Tony made a face at going out with so many people celebrating Father's Day. "We can."

[heroic_jawline]

"Or do you want to order in from a place that normally never delivers?" Steve offered, smiling.

[imafuturist]

"Maybe that," Tony said, leaning into Steve's good side. "Too busy out tonight, you know?"

[heroic_jawline]

Steve nodded. "Not like the brunches on Mother's Day," he agreed.

[imafuturist]

"All steak houses and grilling things, right?" Tony honestly didn't know about the latter.

[heroic_jawline]

"That's what the commercials show," Steve said, nodding.

He grew up in a single parent home. He had no idea.

[imafuturist]

"And those are never wrong," Tony replied, pressing a kiss to Steve's shoulder.