Coming out

Coming out to Steve's friends was nearly as scary as coming out to Steve. Sure, maybe Tony wasn't dating them but what if they changed their minds on him and made Steve change his mind and took him away?

"Babe, calm down," Steve said softly, slipping his hand into Tony's back pocket, "You're looking pale."

"I'm just scared." Tony sighed leaning in to Steve's side. 

"Of what?"

"That they change their opinion on me and then so do you and stuff and..."

"Tony, darling, sweetheart, my one true love... Please shut up." Steve kissed the top if his head, "I love you and I'm pretty sure Sam and Bucky have adopted you. You told me Nat already knows, Clint isn't the judging type even though he may seem like it and Thor is just one giant puppy, it will be fine."

"I still can't believe you have a friend called Thor." Tony muttered. 

"I know, but what can I say he really fits the name." Steve said with a shrug, "Anyway, stop changing the subject. I'm going in Natasha's apartment and I'm taking my boyfriend with me."

"It feels so good to hear you say that." Tony smiled.

"Good because you'll be hearing it a lot Tones, just... Come inside?"

"I feel weird." Tony muttered hiding his face in Steve's chest.

"Why baby?"

"Because... Because I just look weird, plus they all know 'Steve and his girlfriend' and I don't want to confuse them and..."

"Tones, you do not look weird at all. You look so good that honestly I want to skip this so we can go make out in my dorm," Tony blushed.

"I'm down for that."

"Don't tempt me babe, but no. We're not skipping to go make out, you're going to get your cute butt inside so I can show off my boyfriend, I've never had a girlfriend before." Steve kissed his head, "I've only ever had you, you're all I want and since you're not a girl how the hell could I have had a girlfriend?" Tony felt his eyes water.

"You're going to make me cry again," He buried his face into Steve's chest, "I can't believe you."

"Tony, I love you and I know they will too... But if you really don't want to do it I'm not going to force you, we can wait until you're ready." Steve wrapped his arms around Tony, "I want you to be comfortable and I won't feel right into forcing you."

"I..." Tony paused, he really couldn't keep this from them all forever, it's going to happen sooner or later, "You can't ditch me, you have to stand with me..."

"Of course."

"You may have to talk for me."

"If that's what you need me to do."

"And I demand that when we leave we go make out." Tony said, "Then we order pizza and while we're waiting we make out some more, and you stay at mine because nobody is home again." Steve laughed.

"That is completely fine with me."

"Good, so let's go in before I change my mind." Tony pulled away from Steve's embrace, took a deep breath and held his hand, "How are we doing this? We aren't just going in there and shouting 'hello! Please call me Anthony, Tony for short, I'm actually aguy!' right?"

"We'll do it however you want to," Steve said, kissing Tony's hand. 

"That's the point, I don't know how."

"We'll figure it out babe, don't worry. By the time we leave they'll know okay." Tony nodded and Steve pressed a quick kiss to his lips before knocking on Natasha's door.

-

They didn't waltz into the room declaring that Tony was trans. Everyone eyed up Tony a little different, besides those who knew, because of his now flatter chest, hair hidden by a beanie and his long button up shirt and jeans. However, they just guessed that his parents were out of town otherwise he'd be in something much more feminine. 

So, no they didn't tell everyone as soon as they walked in. 

Instead, it happened while Tony was beating Sam and Thor at Mario Kart and Steve was sketching. Clint looked over at the pad in Steve's hand and rose an eyebrow.

"Who are you drawing? Should Antoinette be worried?" Tony paused the video game and turned to stare at Steve. 

"This?" Steve gestured to the drawing.

"Yeah, the guy. Who is it?"

"This is Tony." Bucky sat upright from where he was lying on the couch, his legs on Natasha and his head in Clint's lap and stared curiously at Steve.

"Tony? Who the hell is Tony?"

"My boyfriend." Steve winced at how loud Bucky screamed at him.

"Boyfriend? What do you mean boyfriend How can you do that to Antoinette? She's a perfect specimen and is way out of your league. Why would you openly admit to having a boyfriend in front of her?"

"Bucky, I swear I'm not cheating," he passed over his sketch book, "Take a look at Tony." Steve stood up and made he way to Tony and sat down, "Who does he look like?" 

Bucky looked at the drawing, then at Tony, back to the drawing and finally back at Tony. 

"Antoinette... He looks like... You?" Bucky sounded confused.

"That's because it is." Tony said, Steve's art book was passed around and Tony suddenly felt small under their gazes.

"I don't understand..." Sam said passing the book to Clint, "What do you mean?" 

"Uh..." Tony looked up at Steve and the elder wrapped an arm around him and nodded, "I'm Tony, well... Not physically. Not yet. Steve draws me how he sees me, how we both want to see me."

"I still don't... Oh," Bucky stared at Tony and gave him a small smile, "I get it."

"Get what? I'm still a bit confused here." Clint said, staring at Bucky like he held all the answers, he passed the book over to Thor who smiled as soon as he saw it.

"These are beautiful Steven!" Thor said, Steve could feel a light blush from the compliment. 

All attention went back to Bucky as he face palmed himself.

"I feel like a complete idiot, jesus, I shouldn't have reacted so harshly." 

"What?" Clint still looked at Bucky, waiting for the man sitting next to him to explain.

"Clint, honestly you can be so stupid?" Natasha said.

"It looks like it." Clint said, Nat rolled her eyes.

"Tony is trans," she said, "The guy in the picture looks like Antoinette because it is him." Tony couldn't stop from shaking harshly in Steve's hold when Clint's head turned quickly to look at him, his face shocked. Steve held Tony close to him, ready to fight off Clint's words and leave if needed. 

"You're trans?" Tony nodded, he felt like crying, "So you're a guy?"

"Female to male... Yeah." Clint broke out into a grin and fell off the sofa and onto his knees in front of Tony, holding his hand out in a high five gesture.

"Sweet, new Bro. Give me five, don't leave me hanging." Tony laughed and his shaking stopped at a slight vibrate, he raised his hand to Clint to high five him back, Clint turned to look at Bucky and Sam, who had moved into Clint's seat after his grand gesture of acceptance, and Thor who was now leaning against the couch, "This calls for a Bro night out man, new guy, it's law." 

"Sure, but only if Tony wants to." Sam said, looking back at Tony and smiling, "Whatcha say? Fancy coming on dudes night out?" Tony didn't know how to respond, he wasn't expecting this type of reaction.

He nodded his head, "Sweet," Clint fist bumped the air and turned to Natasha, "Sorry babe, you aren't invited. Go spend time with Pepper or something, guys only." Tony couldn't help it when he started crying, Clint turned back to him, a worried expression on his face, "Nat can come if you want?" Tony shook his head.

"No... It's not that." he wiped his eyes and looked at the people in front of him, "Just, thank you." 

"Thank you? What for?"

"For everything, you just don't know how much this means to me." He felt Steve's arms squeeze a bit tighter around him, "I was so scared."

"Understandable, but you know we'd never judge you or anything right?" Bucky said, "You're my boy and I'll love you forever." Sam hooked an arm over Bucky's shoulder.

"Our boy thank you very much." Tony smiled and couldn't stop laughing when Steve pressed his lips against the side of his head.

-

"I'm so proud of you." Steve said, between kisses, his tongue moving in and out of the youngers mouth in a way that has Tony in tears because how is Steve good at this? "So fucking proud." 

"Language," Tony gripped Steve's shoulders tighter as Steve moved to his neck, his hands groping Tony's ass and both of them rocking their hips together.

"Shut up, you know you like it when I swear."

"Fuck yeah I do," Tony moved one hand to his hair, "Thank you."

"For what?" Steve pulled back and looked at Tony who whined at the loss of contact and movement. 

"For being there,"

"You're my boyfriend and I love you," Steve leaned closer to Tony, his hips giving a particularly harsh thrust which made Tony cry out and grip harder, "Im not going anywhere." 

Tony's phone buzzed on his beside table, next to a half eaten and long forgotten slice of pizza. They both ignored it in favour of carrying on with what they started. 

On the screen Peppers name popped up:

I am so proud of you.