Transition

Tony couldn't help but drag Steve out of the house and towards his car; stumbling a few times causing Steve to laugh. 

"Babe, calm down," Steve said as he managed to wrap his arms around Tony's waist and turn him around to face him, "We'll be there on time." 

"But what happens if there's traffic?" Tony said, eyes wide with concern. Steve smiled at him and kissed his nose. 

"I promise you I will get you there on time, you're not missing this." 

"I think I'm just scared if I don't get there now it'll all turn out to be a sick joke, that it's all a big dream and I'll wake up and still be Ann..." Steve cut him off with a kiss. 

"It's not a dream, this is happening and you've always been Tony," Steve said, "I'm not letting you use your deadname against yourself." 

"You're so sweet." 

"I just love you okay? I love you so much and I'm so excited for you, I feel honoured that you want me to be by your side as you actually start the first step into your transition and I'm going to make sure you get there on time and that you don't leave that doctors office until you've had your first shot of testosterone." Tony felt his eyes water, he swears Steve was put on this earth to say sweet things until he was reduced to tears. 

"I just can't believe it's actually happening, you should have seen my Instagram this morning, the amount of excited comments I got is unbelievable," Tony played with the buttons on Steve's shirt, "I never thought I'd touch this many peoples lives when I came out, granted the papers don't understand it but younger generations do." 

"Tones, you're a very influential character so of course you'll touch people," Steve said, "You are one of the most famous and fantastic people in the world and sometimes I think you forget that; You've transformed the company, your Transparent charity has helped so many LGBT kids and adults out there who need it... You've changed my life for the better, if you had told me fifteen years ago I would be marrying a Stark as well as being actually successful within art I would have laughed, I would have doubted it... But look at us, look at you."

"You big sap," Tony felt his stomach twist with just how much he actually loved Steve, "I fear I under appreciate you babe, you deserve the whole world, Jesus Christ, how about a weekend away? We're both free right, have I taken you to Italy yet?" Steve laughed and Tony smiled wider at the sound.

"You know I don't need these trips or gifts... But I don't think we've been to Italy."

"Brilliant, we'll go get this done and I'll get everything set up to go." Steve shook his head and kissed his cheek. 

"Just get in the car, we can talk about Italy during the drive." Tony nodded and pressed a kiss on Steve's lips before ducking out of his grip and getting into the car to eagerly wait for Steve to get in too. 

"How have you been Mr Stark?" Wanda asked as she lead both Tony and Steve into her room. 

"Please, call me Tony," Tony said, smiling widely, "I'm doing great, trying to convince myself this is all real." 

"Well I can assure you this is all real," She said with a smile, "If you'd like to take a seat up on the bed and we can get started." Tony nodded and did as she said, Steve following to stand beside him; holding his hand, "I guess you've talked to Carol about what's going to happen today?" Wanda asked as she sat at her desk. 

"Yeah, we spoke about this during our sessions so that I knew what I was getting into." 

"Well it's good that you've had the conversations already, what's going to happen today is I'll administer your first shot of testosterone, it'll be a low dosage and you'll have to come back every four weeks but eventually the dosage will be increased and the time between shots will be longer," Wanda explained, "You'll begin to notice more physical changes in about a years time but as you know the transition is a steady process." 

"I'm just excited that I'm actually getting to do this."

"I'm just about as excited as you are, Tones." Steve said with a squeeze of his hand. 

"Ah yes, Mr Rogers..." 

"Please call me Steve." 

"Okay, Steve, it's really good that you're here supporting Tony this way, it's sad to see how many people I treat have to go through this alone." 

"I'd never let Tony go through all this alone, he's going to be my husband this time next year and I'm pretty sure those vows say that we stick together no matter what," Tony felt his heart skip beats again, Steve will be the death of him, "I guess I just want to stick them." 

"Oh my, you have a keeper there Tony." Wanda said, a little bit of an awestruck look on her face which probably, Tony thought, mimics his own on just a slightly lesser scale. 

"I most definitely have." Tony said, leaning against Steve. 

"You two are so lovely," Wanda said with a smile before turning to look at her computer and clicking her mouse a few times. The printer in the corner made a noise and she wheeled herself over in the office chair to reclaim her printing before wheeling herself back over to her desk, "I just need to get your signatures on these papers and while you do that, I'll go get the testosterone shot." 

"Yeah, no problem." Tony said, she signed a couple of pages herself and then handed them and a pen to Tony. Wanda pointed to where she needed his signature and left the room. 

Tony looked at the forms in his hands, his pen shaking slightly just above the signature line. 

"You okay babe?" Steve asked. 

"Yeah, I can't believe that this is officially happening... All they need is a signature and we can continue." 

"I know, it's such a huge milestone and you've been waiting long enough so don't waste any more time and just sign." Steve kissed the side of his head and Tony nodded; he signed his name and couldn't stop staring at the forms. He'd done it, it was official. 

"Okay Tony, time to take off those pants," Wanda said as she entered the room again, "Let's give you your first dose." 

Later that night, when both Steve and Tony were laying in the hotel bed in Rome, Steve pulled Tony to him and grabbed his phone to take a selfie together. 

"What's that for?" Tony asked, "I wasn't ready."

"Shut up, you're always ready Mr-I-look-amazing-in-every-photo-ever," Steve said with a laugh, "It's to mark month one." 

"Are... Are you making a picture diary?" 

"Yes, then we can look back on this transformation and feel proud of how far you've come." 

"I'm so in love with you," Tony said rolling on top of Steve, "One hundred percent, utterly, in love with you." 

"I love you too," Steve held Tony's hand and brought his ring finger to his lips, "My soon-to-be-husband."