It took a little more discussion to get the younger Steve, begrudgingly, on board. As Tony had suspected, the guy listened beat to himself, and only just. If Tony had been the one to greet him, things would have gone differently. Not through lack of trying, just through fundamental differences. Right now, this Steve is still incredibly idealistic. Tony remembers him most strongly this way, though the hardships he is to face in the future will change that.
Which brings them to one point of contention that Tony would really like to avoid.
“You can’t tell me about any of this. The other me, I mean. Hate to do this to you, I do, because holding stuff in is probably the opposite of what you should be doing, but I know myself. I’m not going to take this well. I’m going to do something really stupid to try and protect everyone from what’s coming, and what can still be coming. And— Okay, don’t take this the wrong way, but he’s going to need you to inject a little goody-two shoes in him. Know what I mean? Uh, be his friend. And stick around.”
He doesn’t want to give too much away. That’s more dangerous than not saying enough. Over the last two years of never talking to Steve, of never knowing where he is or if he’s all right, Tony can honestly say that he had a Cap-sized hole inside of him. And that’s pretty telling.
Of course, Tony has no idea that the younger Steve has done more than guess at the relationship the two time travelers have. He can smell it on them, sure, but their deference to each other and their Bambi-legged affection, and attempt to conceal affection, is all too telling.
“So are we good?” Tony asks, nose wrinkling a little. He’s not looking at the younger Steve, but at his lover. The gaze lingers before it snaps back to their subject. “There’s a lot more to tell you, I guess, but one part at a time. Okay. I’m hungry. Pizza? Not you. You have to go and brood a little. We have some work to get started for you.”
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Date: 2018-07-24 11:07 am (UTC)It took a little more discussion to get the younger Steve, begrudgingly, on board. As Tony had suspected, the guy listened beat to himself, and only just. If Tony had been the one to greet him, things would have gone differently. Not through lack of trying, just through fundamental differences. Right now, this Steve is still incredibly idealistic. Tony remembers him most strongly this way, though the hardships he is to face in the future will change that.
Which brings them to one point of contention that Tony would really like to avoid.
“You can’t tell me about any of this. The other me, I mean. Hate to do this to you, I do, because holding stuff in is probably the opposite of what you should be doing, but I know myself. I’m not going to take this well. I’m going to do something really stupid to try and protect everyone from what’s coming, and what can still be coming. And— Okay, don’t take this the wrong way, but he’s going to need you to inject a little goody-two shoes in him. Know what I mean? Uh, be his friend. And stick around.”
He doesn’t want to give too much away. That’s more dangerous than not saying enough. Over the last two years of never talking to Steve, of never knowing where he is or if he’s all right, Tony can honestly say that he had a Cap-sized hole inside of him. And that’s pretty telling.
Of course, Tony has no idea that the younger Steve has done more than guess at the relationship the two time travelers have. He can smell it on them, sure, but their deference to each other and their Bambi-legged affection, and attempt to conceal affection, is all too telling.
“So are we good?” Tony asks, nose wrinkling a little. He’s not looking at the younger Steve, but at his lover. The gaze lingers before it snaps back to their subject. “There’s a lot more to tell you, I guess, but one part at a time. Okay. I’m hungry. Pizza? Not you. You have to go and brood a little. We have some work to get started for you.”