awesome sherlock bros
tony rushed around his room, making it the cleanest and organised it’s ever been. pepper was helping him, though she wasn’t convinced everytime tony explained that it wasn’t a date. she knows that the brunette boy doesn’t clean his room for anyone, not even for her and she’s known him the longest.
“are you 100% sure this isn’t a date? bruce said that you seemed interested in him the first five seconds you guys met.”
“no, it’s just two guys, who love sherlock, ranting about and watching it.” pepper sighed.
“loser. you’re such a loser.”
“why don’t you go piss on natasha? bet she’d like it.” tony smirked as pepper blushed. ever since she had found out she was bisexual, she could feel more comfortable around natasha and when someone mentions her.
“not now. maybe soon, though.” pepper winked at tony. tony grimaced mockingly. he opened his closet and looked around, trying to find something to wear.
“hey, long time no see, closet.” tony grabbed clothes and threw them on the bed. pepper groaned, shaking her head.
“tony, you’re making a mess again.”
“what can i wear? i need something to wear, god damn it!”
“just wear what you’re wearing now. it’s not like you’re going to see the queen.”
“i can’t wear what i’m wearing now. it’ll look like i don’t care.”
“i-“
“but if i change my clothes, it’ll look like i’m trying too hard to impress him.” tony was practically talking to himself, forgetting pepper was in the room.
“tony-“
“will he be wearing the same clothes he was wearing? will he care if i wear the same cl-“
-knock knock knock-
“tony?” stephen called.
“shit, he’s here.” tony whispered, he looked at his bed which was covered in clothes. he groaned.
“was this a wrong time?” stephen asked.
“no, no, hold on. just getting things ready.”
“okay.” stephen chuckled softly. tony smiled, blushing softly, before focusing on the task in hand. he quickly grabbed a bunch of clothes and threw them into the closet. he gestured for pepper to do the same, who just rolled her eyes before doing it as well. after they had finished, pepper turned to him.
“enjoy your date.” she smiled, before leaving the room. tony stood there for a good five seconds, before opening the door. he was met with a confused stephen.
“who was that? was that your girlfriend?” tony snorted, shaking his head.
“nah, best friend. has been for about 10 years.” stephen nodded, before smiling softly.
“wanna watch some sherlock?” tony smiled.
“fuck yeah.”
“sherlock loves john.” tony muttered, watching the two male characters interact. stephen raised an eyebrow.
“huh?”
“do you not see it? their chemistry is so obvious, even a blind person could see it.”
“really?”
“in the first episode, that random waitress thinks they’re a couple. martin asks sherlock if he’s gay and he doesn’t deny it at first. everyone ships them together.” stephen chuckled.
“i dunno...”
“just look at them. like they’re a married couple, you will see it.”
“whatever you say.”
“i really want them to kiss.” tony smiled at stephen.
“you see.” stephen rolled his eyes.
“whatever, i blame this on you.” tony whined when the credits showed, indicating it was the end of the series.
“i can’t believe it’s over.”
“i can’t believe we finished it all.” tony got up and looked for his dvds.
“next are the films.”
“now that you’ve watched the series, do you think it’s better?”
“nah, the films are better to me.” stephen raised an eyebrow. “trust me, when you see the films, you will change your mind.”
tony blushed heavily when he felt something heavy on his shoulder. stephen had rested his head on the brunette’s shoulder. stephen wasn’t asleep or anything, he just placed his head on tony’s shoulder during the second movie. to say that tony was freaking out, would be an understatement. his heart was beating like crazy. his hands were sweaty. he was breathing heavily. had he fallen in love with someone he just met? he felt stephen’s eyes on him. stephen paused the film.
“are you okay?” tony looked at him. stephen’s blue eyes sparkled with concern. tony couldn’t help but blush. “have you got a fever or anything?”
“n-no, no. i’m fine.”
“are you sure? is there anything you want me to do or...?”
“kiss me” tony thanked whatever god was up there that he didn’t say that out loud. stephen placed his hand on tony’s forehead.
“your warm.”
“i’m fine. can’t i just continue watching the movie with my awesome sherlock bro?” stephen raised an eyebrow.
“awesome sherlock bro?”
“yeah, you’re awesome, you like sherlock, you’re my bro. awesome sherlock bro. we’re awesome sherlock bros. you and me. us.” tony stared at stephen, hoping there was no look of discomfort or anything. instead, stephen chuckled softly.
“that’s a stupid name.” he continued to laugh, but tony noticed it wasn’t in a mocking way. the latter smiled, before joining in with the laughter.
“shit, is that the time already?” stephen exclaimed, looking at the clock in tony’s room. they were currently playing video games. they had finished watching both the films and the series. he looked back at the tv screen to see that tony had beaten him, again.
“ha, ha! i win!” tony cheered. stephen rolled his eyes, but couldn’t help but smile. he sighed and stood up. “where are you going, awesome sherlock bro?”
“never call me that again.” stephen joked.
“nah.” tony stuck his tongue out, causing stephen to chuckle and shake his head.
“it’s 8:30. i have to go back to my dorm.”
“aww, can’t you stay a bit longer?” tony pouted.
“sorry, tony. i’ll see you tomorrow.” stephen was about to leave the room when tony called him back.
“wait! you forgot your book!” tony showed him the sherlock book he was reading before.
“you can keep it. i’ve read it like twelve times already.” stephen shrugged.
“thanks.” tony smiled and stephen returned it. he placed the book on a desk near him. “well, i guess i’ll see you tomorrow.” tony looked at the floor. stephen sighed, walking up to him and hesitantly giving him a hug. tony froze, before melting into it.
“be grateful, i don’t do this to just anybody.” stephen whispered to him. he broke the hug, waving at his friend for one last time, before leaving. tony watched as he left, a blush settling on his face. he picked up the book, watching as a small note fell onto the floor. he picked it up and read it
hey, awesome sherlock bro (i hate that name so much)
i’ve decided that you can have this book as i’ve read it too many times
since we’re friends now (or “bros” as you called us) i’ve decided to give you my number ;)
don’t ask why i added a winky face i just wanna be cool
[insert number]
thanks for the amazing day
— your awesome sherlock bro (i still hate that name)
tony smiled, feeling his heart melt. had he just fallen in love with a british boy he just met? yes, yes he had.