Re: Wrong Tony
Steve turns at the voice, hope leaping in him for a split second.
Is it a dream? I'm going to see him after all!
But then his brain comprehends the meaning of the words being said to him...and the name he's been addressed by, something Tony's stopped calling him...been forced to stop calling him...and mentally, his world crashes around him.
"Hello, 'Tony'."
Not my Tony. And probably from a world where Captain America still exists.
His tone starts off a bit too businesslike, and he kicks himself for it. It's not his fault, you idiot. He's still a real Tony Stark, even if not the one you knew. There's no call to be cruel.
"Sorry...Tony. I'm still...well, it's all sort of new to me. And I...haven't gone by 'Captain America' in a while. Just Steve is fine."
He tries to smile, though pain is fairly evident behind his eyes.