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Tony Stark (campusking) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-04-28 19:25:00

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steve rogers (avac), tony stark (avac)

WHO Tony Stark (avac) and Steve Rogers (avac)
WHAT: Sliding into DMs leads to
WHEN: Sunday afternoon
WHERE: By the River

After the night at the bar and his kind of sort of heart to heart with Old Fashioned, Tony had kind of thought a lot about Steve, about talking to him and his spastic-ness and well just what he wanted things to be between them. Better at least, a little less.... insane on his end hopefully, though Tony wasn't entirely sure he could do that, but talking to Steve felt like a good place to start, at least that was what he hoped.

Maybe he'd end up with his foot in his mouth again, but it was probably better than just imagining how this conversation might go over and over again in his own mind. Tony was very good at visualizing even without JARVIS to help him out, and this was something he'd visualized a lot and well it usually ended fairly poorly on his side of things, but maybe he was just selling himself short? Maybe.

Whatever, Steve was his friend, that counted for something and he didn't want to feel like he had to avoid a friend for fear of embarrassing himself constantly. So you know he was trying, making strides, being a better person, all of those things. At least that's what he told himself as he made his way down to the river to meet Steve and prayed that he had all his clothes on this time.

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shieldtoss
2019-05-16 01:42 am UTC (link)

Steve's brow furrowed at the question. He shrugged in response. "I think outcomes are directly proportionate to how much effort you're willing to put into it," he said. "You have a tendency to run away from committing to things that don't always align to your needs and you're arrogant enough, sometimes, to think that your needs are what's right sometimes, but ultimately, you mean well." Running his fingers through his hair, he lets that hang in the air.

Finally, he says, "Ultimately, though, I think you're a good man despite how cocky you are." He looks up to meet Tony's gaze and offers him a smile. "Worry less about what could have been," he replied, "and just keep trying to be the best version of yourself and you'll be fine." He knocks his shoulder, gently, into Tony as they continue walking. "Was that what you wanted to talk to me about?" he asked with an amused grin. "About your possible future?"

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campusking
2019-05-16 05:24 am UTC (link)

Tony was quiet as Steve spoke, listening to his assessment of what he saw in him. Part of him wanted to deny it, he wasn't arrogant, it wasn't arrogant when you were a genius - and that's exactly what Tony was. But he didn't say that of course, because he knew it was true, he'd seen first hand the way his ideas could get away from him, especially when he barreled right ahead on something he was sure he was right about. At least Steve saw that he meant well - that was better than arrogance without meaning well in the end.

And when it came down to it, Steve thought he was a good man, that meant something - whether or not Steve thought he could be arrogant at times. He nodded with a soft huff of something kind of like laughter but probably more like nerves when Steve knocked into him.

"I mean, kind of." He said and then frowned, it wasn't really, "I mean not quite like this, but it was part of it." He admitted. "I don't know, I guess being here has me thinking a lot." Not just because there were older versions of both of them running around, but also just because Steve was here again, like they were back at the Academy and hanging out all the time again, he wasn't out with Bucky doing his own thing. "It has me thinking about the things I want, I guess. About you too." God Tony could just not make himself say it to save his life.

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shieldtoss
2019-05-16 07:11 pm UTC (link)

"Wanting to be a good guy is never a bad thing," he replied with a chuckle. "And we've already established that I've not stopped being your friends, so there's that." He clasped his hand on the young Stark's shoulder and gave it a squeeze. "I think we've hit your agenda, yeah? Avenger friends reunited, adventures on the horizon, and once again, we'll be the heroes we need to be." He slipped his hands into his pockets. "Sounds pretty epic to me, don't you think?"

He paused and tilted his head. "I'm going to try and find a tub to bathe in since we don't really have showers and then try and find Jan." He started bouncing on his feet from side to side as if warming up to start running again. "Meet up later for a reunion dinner?" He paused. "Unless there was something else you wanted to talk about?" He flashed Tony that charming Steve smile, used the edge of his shirt to wipe away some of the sweat from his brow -- exposing the tummy as if the universe were trying to make Tony's life all the more difficult.

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campusking
2019-05-17 05:52 am UTC (link)

Right, yeah wanting to be the good guy wasn't a bad thing, except when it meant he got himself into trouble when he went at it without thinking it through. And yes Steve was still his friend, but it wasn't really what he'd meant by all of this. But even Tony couldn't deny that it was the sort of thing that totally did sound pretty epic to him too. "Yeah, yeah you're right it does sound epic." Even if it did make him laugh a little hearing Steve describe something as epic like that. "We're gonna have a lot to look forward to."

And then it was like there was some sort of switch that flipped - Steve was going to try and find a tub and Tony's brain just kind of followed that thread to it's logical conclusion and that was truly a mistake on his part if he was going to actually be able to say anything more to Steve. "Yeah?" He asked, just a little surprised by the offer but liking the thought of it none the less. "Yeah I'd like that."

The flash of bare skin made it that much more difficult for Tony to keep his head on straight. "I - " He started and stopped, tearing his eyes away from the flash of skin and back up to Steve's face. "No I mean - yeah." Someone really just needed to put him out of his misery. "No it can wait, you should... you know go clean up."

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shieldtoss
2019-05-18 03:53 pm UTC (link)

"Super," he replied with a broad smile. "You, me, Jan. Glad we got a chance to bring the band back together, right?" He offered him one last wave and said: "See you later, Stark. Try to not to get into too much trouble." It was mostly a tease, but they both knew Tony often found himself in situations that didn't always go to plan. With a quick turn, he headed toward the place he called his home leaving his friend to get cleaned up.

Uncertain what they would do later, and perhaps hoping maybe Jan could construct something else for him so he wasn't wearing the same three shirts and two pants over again. He didn't exactly want to bring up his delicates in front of the lady, either, but he supposed under garments were a social construct that people had lived with long before 1942. Either way, he was glad that he wasn't here alone. It was going to be a good day.

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