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Tweak says, "He's All I Want"

Carol Danvers (cpt_marvel) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-04-18 22:47:00

Entry tags:

america chavez (616), bucky barnes (mcu), carol danvers (mcu), clark kent (dctv), clint barton (616), evaan verlaine, gamewide plot, gwen stacy, janet van dyne (avac), kate bishop (616), klaus hargreeves (netflix), loki (616), peter b parker (sv), peter parker (mcu), remus lupin, rose tyler, sirius black, steve rogers (avac), steve rogers (mcu), tony stark (avac), tony stark (mcu), vision (mcu)

Who: Anyone who wants to come by
What: Grand-opening party!
Where: Pancho's Bar
When: Friday Night

The streamers were up (because Jan had insisted), and the bar was as ready as it ever would be. Alcohol was stored in a few make-shift shelves on the back wall and a relatively well-cobbled together bar was freshly polished and ready to go. It wasn't the most well-put-together, place, but Pancho's definitely resembled its namesake in terms of dim lighting, chipped tables and a floor that looked like it should be sticky. All in all, Carol was pretty proud of what they'd made. The minifridge was even a good choice since it allowed them to keep some drinks cold (they were going to have to find a larger one in the future, though).

She had warned Peter that the pizza oven needed to be ready by that evening, but she wasn't sure how on the ball with that he was. She'd been busy doing damage control on some electrical issues they were having with the fridge and double checking to make sure they actually had drinking cups (that took a little bit of maneuvering, but Clint came through with the coffee mugs). Yup, vodka from coffee mugs, a mini-fridge filled with a variety of stolen beers, and mismatched chairs. And, of course, the balloons. The annoying, awful squeaky balloons that had floated into a couple of corners of the room, save for the two that kept dragging on the floor and that Carol dreaded would pop at some point that evening. Definitely professional.

Karaoke was set up in one corner of the room with a make-shift stage and Christmas lights (Yes, more Christmas lights) decorating around it. Old 80s rock music blasted from the speakers for now, and Carol stood behind the bar, ready to serve as needed but more than willing to drag anyone else into the position should they so choose that evening.

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Tony | Superman

actioncomics
2019-04-29 06:27 pm UTC (link)

"So, what do you want?" he asked. Sometimes? You just had to say it out loud. It didn't mean that it would come true. Clark wasn't a complete believer in self-actualization, but knowing what you wanted and being able to say it was always the start of any process. Lois often said as she did it, so you, well, didn't often get a chance to a) disagree with her or b) stop her or c) tell her no. Though, just from what little Tony was telling him--he wasn't used to being told no, either.

Clark studied him for a little longer before he finally said: "You got two options: ignore it and hope that it eventually goes away or you face it and see what happens." He glanced at the young blond man one more time before turning back to Tony. "The worst thing he can say is no. But just because he says no doesn't mean he'll stop being your friend." He nodded his head in Steve's direction. "Does he seem like the kind of guy who would do that?"

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Tony | Superman

campusking
2019-04-29 07:11 pm UTC (link)

What did Tony want? That was probably a really good question. He hadn't actually gotten far enough to put it into words yet. It was one of those sort of amorphous sort of feelings that welled up inside him every time he saw Steve and he didn't exactly know what to do with it. But it was something, "I -" He started and stopped because he probably should have a better answer if he was going to do anything about it.

He pursed his lips a little when Old Fashioned laid out his options for him, either ignore it - which honestly felt impossible at this point, sure he could go around and embarrass the hell out of himself every time he was around Steve, but he'd do that regardless, and never know if Steve felt anything else. Or he could embarrass himself in front of Steve and take his shot.

Glancing at Steve for a moment, Tony considered it, Steve wasn't cruel or heartless. And even when he teased he was still someone Tony considered a friend, and he'd embarrassed himself in front of Steve plenty up to now and he hadn't decided to drop Tony all together yet so that was something. "No, I don't think he is the kind of guy who would do that."

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Tony | Superman

actioncomics
2019-05-01 03:21 am UTC (link)

"Okay then," he said, "then you can relax." He offered him a warm smile. "Steve's your friend. No matter what direction this goes," he began, "you know you can count on that, so stress less about what you're going to say and just..." He shrugged. "Be." He slapped the young man on the shoulder and gave it a reassuring squeeze before taking a swig of his drink.

Glancing in Steve's direction, though, he smirked. "Just be careful about the jealousy thing. It's never a good look on anyone." Not that he was saying Tony was the jealous type, of course. He was just imparting some words of wisdom.

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Tony | Superman

campusking
2019-05-01 03:48 am UTC (link)

Surprisingly, Tony did actually feel a little bit like he could relax. It was a feeling that he hadn't expected, but then he hadn't expected to have any real talks about his feelings for Steve tonight either, so everything was going a little differently than he'd planned it seemed. "Yeah that's - that's good advice," He agreed taking a breath out and finishing off his own drink. "Thanks for, you know letting me embarrass myself in front of you." Even without knowing his name Tony had felt comfortable enough in the moment to be honest about what he was thinking and feeling.

And then he'd mentioned jealousy and Tony frowned for a moment looking over to Steve once more and seeing him with Bucky and well... it had never really been jealousy there, it was something else, complicated, but not jealousy.

He nodded though, because he was right, jealousy wasn't a great look, he'd seen it on others, Enchantress and Natasha even briefly, they were all better than that though, he knew. So yeah, this had been a good talk, it gave him something to work toward, instead of just spazzing out all the time. "Um.... so okay, I really need to know your name, because otherwise I'm going to go around calling you Old Fashioned from here on out and I feel like you probably have a real name?" Sure he'd spilled a lot of feelings onto this guy already, how much more embarrassed did he have to be about asking his name at this point?

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Re: Tony | Superman

actioncomics
2019-05-03 05:01 am UTC (link)

Clark shrugged. "Most people feel better after talking," he replied, "don't let the stoic tendencies give way. Bottling things up just make you crazy." Or worse. There were quite a few people he knew who could use a little bit of unloading to lighten their soul. However, that was neither here nor there.

Clark was, actually, quite amused. "I kind of like the sound of Old Fashioned," he replied. Some might find it offensive, but Clark often wore that title like a badge of honor. There were some old fashioned values that never went out of style. He downed his drink and raised his brows. "I don't know about you, but I love a good mystery," he began, "it's why I became a reporter." He clasped his hand on the young man's shoulder and gave it a squeeze before leaning to say in his ear: "And in a small town like this, fun little mysteries are the spice of life. See you around, Tony."

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