The cheek! The off-color joke! Tony Stark is almost impressed. The smile on his face is genuine, the slight tinge of sparkle in his eyes can’t be faked. “I’m living proof of being fully sighted,” he says, now outright grinning. Steve’s lean into the humor has managed to break down some of the wall that Tony’s been forced behind, a better dressed Fortunado whose Montresor took pity on him at the last moment. “So take all the time you need. I’ll wait here.”
He even makes a small gesture by leaving against an empty alcove that likely once held a status of the Blessed Virgin, her pure heart on display for all to see, or perhaps with a babe in her arms. Tony is a poor substitute for everything she had stood for in Steve’s childhood.
“And when you’re done then, yes, you can do my nails. It’s been awhile since I’ve pampered myself.” He even glances at his cuticles. The guy works with his hands. He tries to take care of them, all right? “But don’t think you’re getting out of doing something to lighten that mop of yours. You need to look the way you did before we met. And after we’re done destroying the damned stone, we’ll invite ourselves out to Starbucks and explain everything. This isn’t Doctor Who, Cap. We won’t destroy the world if we meet up with ourselves. I’m sure you two will get along.”
And Tony sort of wants to make sure that he and Steve have a better foundation for friendship. His early on arrogance might ruin that, but Tony’s pretty sure he’ll listen to himself.
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Date: 2018-06-15 01:20 pm (UTC)He even makes a small gesture by leaving against an empty alcove that likely once held a status of the Blessed Virgin, her pure heart on display for all to see, or perhaps with a babe in her arms. Tony is a poor substitute for everything she had stood for in Steve’s childhood.
“And when you’re done then, yes, you can do my nails. It’s been awhile since I’ve pampered myself.” He even glances at his cuticles. The guy works with his hands. He tries to take care of them, all right? “But don’t think you’re getting out of doing something to lighten that mop of yours. You need to look the way you did before we met. And after we’re done destroying the damned stone, we’ll invite ourselves out to Starbucks and explain everything. This isn’t Doctor Who, Cap. We won’t destroy the world if we meet up with ourselves. I’m sure you two will get along.”
And Tony sort of wants to make sure that he and Steve have a better foundation for friendship. His early on arrogance might ruin that, but Tony’s pretty sure he’ll listen to himself.