The Love, The Flirting, The Pain
It was finally Monday, as soon as Steve walked into Stark Tower lobby, Jarvis was there to greet him, “Good Morning Mr Rogers,” Jarvis greeted him, “Good Morning to you too, it’s Jarvis, right?” Steve asked as he held his hands out for a shake, “yes sir, it’s Jarvis, have you had your breakfast Sir? I’m making some for Mr Stark in a while.” Jarvis replied as he shook Steve’s hands. “Please just call me Steve,” Steve replied, as Jarvis led him into the elevator, “and no I didn’t have my breakfast, I had to rush here, as I might have overslept this morning.” Steve continued. “I’ll get breakfast ready for you later on Sir, Mr Stark is currently in his lab, I shall update him on your arrival, he has prepared a room for you to work on, on the 5th floor, his lab is at the basement. “Jarvis continued as they finally reached their floor, Jarvis showed him to his room, then he went off to make breakfast. The room Tony prepared for him was very spacious, all the equipment he wanted was there, but something was missing, the main model. As Steve drop all his belongings, and took out his stationaries and his sketchbook, he needed his model so he could start working on his art work. He walked out of the room, and walked to the elevator, he pressed basement floor, he was nervous to meet Tony , he had actually google on Tony, trying to grasp this amazing man, but there were some loopholes, this man is really biting at his curiosity, the more he searched about him, the more he wanted to know more. As the elevator reached the basement and the door open, it was a huge ass lab. But where was Tony? He walked around, looking through the glass windows, there were cars, chemistry things, there were robots. But where was his man? As he took another turn, there Tony was, in his tank top, and sweatpants, working on some robots, he had oil on his face, his hands were covered with motor oil, but his look was the most cutest, his tongue sticks out a bit when he was concentrating, Steve took this opportunity to snap a photo as he slides his phone back into his back pocket, Steve stood there for a good 20mins, watching Tony tinkering with his toys, sketching small details about Tony.
“There you are Mr Rogers, I’ve been searching all over for you!” Jarvis said as he taps on Steve’s shoulder, Steve jolted at the sudden contact, causing him to drop his sketchbook and pencil. Tony turned around at the sudden commotion outside his lab, to see Steve blushing as he picked up his things on the floor. “Steve! You’re early, is it Monday already?” Tony said as he slides open the door to his lab, “hey there Tones, and yes, it is Monday, have you been in the lab the whole weekend?” Steve asked, a bit blushing, “Mr Stark has been in the lab since Sunday midnight, even when Mr Wilson came to visit, also Mr Wilson is on his floor, I assume still sleeping, he hasn’t been himself lately, Mr Stark. Breakfast is on the 5th floor, I’ve prepared for both of you” Jarvis replied as he looked at Tony with a caring look, Jarvis was his old butler way before his parents died, Tony took him in after the accident, since then Jarvis has become his caretaker. “I’ve also prepared breakfast for Mr Wilson on his floor, please don’t skip your breakfast Mr Stark, Mr Rogers please ensure Mr Stark eats his breakfast and not just drink the coffee.” Jarvis continued. Then Jarvis just walked away, leaving both man to themselves. “alright let’s proceed for breakfast, never keep a hungry man waiting!” Tony said as he grabs Steve’s arms, Tony just hooks his arms around Steve’s and drag him to the elevator. The elevator ride was silent, Steve not bothering to pull away from Tony’ embrace, neither was Tony wanting to pull away his arm, they walked arm in arm to Steve’s room. The smell of pancakes and bacons hitting their noses when they walked into the room, “mmmmm coffee!” Tony exclaimed, as he let go of Steve’s arm and made grabby hands to the coffee on the table, “you make such sinful noises Tones!” Steve said, a bit upset to the sudden loss of contact. He too grabs his coffee, “Mmmmm God this taste great!” Steve said as he too tasted his coffee, “God I would do anything to have this kind of coffee everyday” Steve continued as he closed his eyes and enjoying his coffee, “and you make such sinful faces when you’re please.” Tony chuckled as he put his coffee down, “and you would do anything for another cup of coffee?” Tony smirk at Steve, Steve just chuckled, then they start digging in to their food.
After breakfast, Steve asked Tony to stay, so he can start on his project. “I need to measure you out, so I can do a good job sculpting your ice Tones, “ Steve said, as he grabs his measuring tape and stationaries, “if you wanna feel me up, you could just say so, I wouldn’t mind at all, I would be more than happy to let you touch me” Tony teased as Steve got closer to him, “ God, just stay still will you?” Steve started to complain, Tony kept fidgeting, “you do know I don’t like to stay still at all!” Tony replied, “OUCH!” Tony exclaimed as he rubs his thighs, Steve decided to pinch him, for moving too much, “I told you to stop moving right, I need to ensure it is perfect you know!” Steve chuckled, as he was finally done measuring Tony, he took out his phone and took several pictures of Tony at different angles, to ensure everything would be perfect, just to use it for reference, after everything was done, Steve took a sit at his work table and started working, sketching out how Tony looked like, as Tony just took a sit near him and watched him work, Steve had a habit that once he started concentrating on things, he doesn’t even realise his surroundings. He was busy sketching Tony, not realising the man himself took a nap on the sofa across the room. By the time he was done with the sketch, he turn around on his stool, to see a sleeping man in the sofa, Steve decided to sketch Tony while he was asleep, after he was pleased with what he have sketched, he stood up and walked to Tony, “hey sleepyhead, time to wake up,” Steve said as he shook Tony’s shoulder, Tony slowly blinked awake, “are you an angel?” Tony asked sleepily, “Because you just took my breath away!” Tony continued, Steve could only chuckle, Tony always had his ways with words. As Tony finally got up, Steve was done packing his stuff, as they walked out from the room, Jarvis was waiting for them, “good evening Sir, I have prepared dinner in the common room, Mr Wilson already left this evening, indicating he has work to do.” Jarvis said as held the elevator for them, “Come on Stevie, have dinner with me, before you go off, it was a long day for you right?” Tony said as he looked at Steve,” you must be tired from running around my mind the whole day” Tony continued, earning a giggle from Steve. “whatever floats your boat Tones!” Steve replied, smiling so brightly to Tony.
This was on repeat for the next few days, whenever Tony had some free time, he would walk in to Steve’s room to watch him sculpt, or when Steve wanted to take a break, he would see Tony in his lab, but when Tony has to go for meetings or will not be in the Stark Tower, he would video call Steve and accompany him while Steve worked. Steve loved the attention he was getting from Tony, it made his heart swell. And he was happy constantly, sometimes Tony would complement him, sometimes he would tease Steve or even flirt with him. Whenever Tony got back to his penthouse, sometimes Steve would leave notes on his fridge like, “ made some sandwiches for you, please eat – S” “ Don’t drink on an empty stomach – S” “Get some food in there, not just coffee – S” But one note he liked the most was , “Didn’t see you today, kind of missing your smile and laughter, call me once you free – S” It really made Tony’s horrible day better. Soon Friday came, as Tony was busy preparing for the party, it was another Stark Industries random party, Tony was about to launch a new project after all. Steve couldn’t make it to the event as he had another party to be at, but he said he will try to make it before the night end. Steve’s sculptor was the main attraction, it stood about 6ft tall, it was really in detailed, from the hair line to the suit, to the very shoes. Steve was really talented. When the Ice was revealed to Tony, he shed a tear. It was the most beautiful thing he saw, and Steve had worked so hard, it made Tony proud. Everybody talked about the Ice Sculptor like it was the most important thing other than Tony’s new project. As the night nearly ended, Tony was kind of bummed that Steve wasn’t there to celebrate with him, Tony just dragged himself up to his penthouse, clearly annoyed that he couldn’t get drunk and his man wasn’t there. As he walked in to his dining room, he saw a man in a dark suit, standing by the window, looking out of his window. “Excuse me? Why are you in my house?” Tony asked, slowly the man turned to face Tony, Tony almost fainted, it was Steve, his Steve, looking so great in a beautiful suit, “ sorry couldn’t make it in time for the party, decided to wait for you here, Jarvis let me in actually” Steve said as he walked to Tony, he only need to take 4 big steps, and he was directly in front of Tony, Tony smells nice, a mixture of Hugo boss cologne, whisky and hair spray, a smell Steve would call home, this was the scent was the first scent that caught Steve attention when they first met, sometimes Tony would smell heavily of coffee and motor oil, other days he smell like peppermint toothpaste and after shave, but this was his favourite smell out all. Steve just wanted to rub his face into Tony’s neck. “by the way I got you a gift, to congratulate you on the project, “Steve said, as he went to grab his gift by the sofa, Tony just followed him, he was to love struck to function properly, GOD! STEVE LOOKS LIKE A SNACK! Tony thought internally. “TADA! Here you go tones, I hope you like it!” Steve said as he held out the gift, Tony slowly unwrapped it, it was a painting. Not just an ordinary painting. It was a painting of Tony in his lab, working with his robots, he had oil on his face and arms. The details were perfect. Tony shed a tear. “hey hey hey, you don’t like it?” Steve said as he rubs the tears off Tony’s cheeks, “God Steeb! I love it. It’s beautiful!” Tony said as he pulled Steve into a hug, Tony just took a deep breath in, he just breath in Steve scent, a mixture of cheap cologne, wine and obviously after shave. “ I’m glad you love it, I actually have a backup one, if you don’t like the first one,” Steve said as he held another wrapped up frame up, Tony let go of Steve and just unwrapped it carefully, it was a portrait of him sleeping on the couch, it made him look peaceful, made him look beautiful, tears kept flowing , it was really beautiful, Tony was happy, he was blessed. He just held Steve tighter, “both looks beautiful! God I’m keeping one in my office, another in my room. God I’m blessed, I really am. You’re such a great artist you know.” Tony said as he looked up to Steve’s face. They held their gaze for a few more seconds, before Steve took the initiative and lean down to Tony.
As their lips brushed, Tony could only smile and lean forward to their kiss, he held Steve tight with one arm, the other hand holding onto Steve’s cheeks, while Steve hands were on his hips, pulling him closer. As they deepen the kiss, Tony pushed Steve back, lightly. Till he falls seated on Tony’s sofa. Tony straddles Steve, “GOD YOU’RE HOT!” Steve said as he finally got up for air, Tony just looked deep in his eyes, he could see lust in Tony’s eyes, “Lost your words, Stark? “ Steve teased as he rubs his hand on Tony’s thighs, before Steve could continue to tease Tony, Tony just crash his lips onto Steve’s , tangling his fingers in Steve’s hair, Steve released a few quiet moans, as Tony kissed his necks, Steve was slowly unbuttoning Tony’s shirt, their jackets were already thrown somewhere, “ for a big boy, you’re kind of slow Rogers!” Tony said as just decided to rip off his shirt, and start unbuttoning Steve’s shirt, Tony could feel Steve’s chest vibrated when he laughed. There they were, just in their pants, on the sofa, panting loudly, mixture with sinful moans. As they were enjoying themselves, they heard a crash, both looking up to see Pepper Potts standing there, “WHAT THE FUCK TONY!” Pepper shouted, before turning her back and ran away, “PEPPER COME BACK HERE, IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS!” Tony shouted after Pepper, as he got off from Steve, trying to chase after her. Steve just got up and took his shirt and jacket, and he was ready to leave, “ I’ve got to go, I text you later or something” Steve said, as he just quickly walked out of the penthouse, he starting to regret things, his face was red, he had tears in his eyes, he felt fucked up. “STEVE! Please don’t go, please stay, Steve please!” Tony begged as he saw Steve walking to the elevator, “I totally forgot you had a girlfriend Tones, I’m sorry. I got to leave, I’ll text you. I’m sorry for tonight” Steve said as the elevator door close, Tony felt like his world was crashing down on him, last week he was a happy person, but tonight he was a devastating mess. He lost Pepper, He lost his Steve. Honestly Pepper was just his assistant, nothing else, he never promised her anything, but why did he react that way, why did she run. What about Steve, his feelings for Steve was true, did Steve liked him back? He was hyperventilating, he just grabs his phone in his pocket and dial the first person he could think of, “HEY it’s Wilson, wassup?” Sam answered, “Tones honey, you okay? Why are you breathing so hard, why are you crying? TONY SPEAK TO ME!” Sam asked again, raising his voice. “I need you Sammy, right now. Tower. Please Sammy. I need you. “Tony was pleading on the phone. “will be there soon, hold on Tones, I’m here for you Tones, hold on alright honey!” Sam said before he hangs up. That night, it changed Tony’s life forever, instead of Sam being there for Tony, Tony had to be there for Sam. 30 mins after ending the call from Tony, Sam got into an accident, where he lost his left arm. As much as Tony needed Sam, Sam needed Tony more.
Sam woke up after a few days, In the hospital bed, not able to feel his left arm, when he tried to move it, there was nothing. As he looks at his arm, he only had till his elbow in a bandage, there was nothing more. “Sammy honey, you’re awake, you are feeling okay love?” Tony asked as he sat by Sam’s bed, “TONES, where’s my arm? Where’s the rest of my arm?” Sam asked as he looks at Tony, “the car that you crashed into somehow crushed your arm and it couldn’t be save honey, I’m really sorry, I shouldn’t call you that night. Or not this wouldn’t happen.” Tony replied as he tried not to choke on his own tears, he felt the lump in his throat getting bigger. His best friend just lost his partner in a war month back, not he lost his arm. And it was his fault. Tony just looked down, “Hey honey, it’s not your fault, I was careless on the road, it’s my fault that I wanted to rush to your side, don’t blame yourself. You had enough of self-hate, my love. Please don’t blame yourself” Sam replied as he used his right hand to caress Tony’s cheeks, he honestly didn’t blame his best friend, he had been drinking at the nearby bar, and he didn’t think rationally, he just got on his bike to meet Tony, his Tony, he could tell Tony was hurt. He just wanted to be there for Tony. He might have lost his arm in a freak accident, but he can’t afford to lose another best friend. He was heavily sedated, but he still props himself up and pull Tony into a hug, “it will get better for us someday, I promise you that. Someone gonna love us for our ugly scars, battle wound, our flaws, our stupid baggage. If not, I will always be here and love you Tony, I promise you that, people would always say, they would die for you, take a bullet for you. But love, I will live for you. I promise you that, I will love you till the day I die, I’m with you till the end of line!” Sam said as he held Tony tighter, Tony was crying so badly, after like 10 mins, “are you proposing to me Wilson? Because it sure does feel like one!” Tony chuckled as he wipes his tears away, “Alright by 35, if we’re not married, we will marry each other okay.” Sam said as he held his pinkie finger out to Tony. “Sure, thing Wilson, it’s a deal. We’re only like 27 right now. Let’s do this!” Tony said as he intertwines their pinkie fingers together. Things will get better for us okay, Tony reminded himself.