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The Asset (Avengers) Moon/Lady

"...He's been gone...why didn't anyone tell me?!"Tony said nearly cracking his forehead on the chassis of the car, before rolling all the way out, sitting up slowly, taking a deep breath to not scream that no one seemed to think it was important to tell him."He is. He showed up this morning. Also, James is protecting him to. So no yelling at him, even if your going to want to."Tony said edging around to actually telling steve why TJ was here, and why he'd gone missing. suspecting now what the man had been doing for the two weeks he'd been gone, and that scared him badly. Biting his lip a little as he considered what the other knew, and what TJ would have told him. knowing steve had met him after christmas, had never seen TJ fall apart, but he wasn't sure if the man had really made the connection between TJ the club owner and first son, to TJ the addict, and not sure how to explain to steve tj breaking his streak of sobriety.. "..His mother is running again."

"I never tell Tony things about pepper after he kicked my ass in college. not worth it."TJ sighed before relaxing, before tensing at the information, having not really registered where he was, and just what had happened until that moment. "Fuck...I feel like I've gotten hit by a bus."Tj sighed softly before sitting up slowly, sipping it.
 
Steve looked stunned. "you didn't know!?" he asked, shocked. "shit Tony, i'm so sorry i thought you knew!" he admitted. "Pepper told me!" he admitted. "i just assumed she'd told you too." he admitted. "at least he trusted us, or you at the very least to come here, whatever is wrong." Steve admitted, shaking his head. "...i don't yell." he stated simply. "but i won't upset him, whatever is wrong." Steve promised softly. "he has enough issues with his own family being mean to him." Steve admitted, shaking his head before he went stiff, shocked by Tony's declaration. "...oh my god... Tony.. what did TJ do!?" he demanded, suddenly sounding frightened. "Tony. what id he do!? please tell me he didn't try to..." he swallowed thickly, unable to finish the question. Steve had known the family during the second suicide attempt. it had been Steve who had did his best to keep TJ from trying again even when his family couldn't be counted on.

"it really isn't worth it. he's just in denial." Clint grumbled. "i'd frame her, but i'm sure that Tony would know it was me." he admitted with a shake of his head. "you might have." Clint admitted with a chuckle. "and i'd give you painkillers, but you shouldn't mix certain drugs and since i don't know anything about anything, i don't feel safe giving you anything." he admitted as he examined TJ. "by the way... i do want my dog back at some point." he admitted with a smirk at the tiny chihuahua curled up asleep as close to TJ as it could get. "Bell likes you. she has great taste in people you aught to know." he admitted with a smile.
 
"No, I didn't."Tony frowned looking pissed and annoyed that he hadn't been told, paling slightly with anger that his girlfriend hadn't bothered to tell him one of his oldest friends had been missing. but for the moment he set aside the anger in favor of dealing with steve right now. He didn't want to deal with pepper yet. "Hey, no. Not that. I'm sorry, I hadn't thought you'd freak out.Sorry."Tony stuttered paling a little as he realized what steve had assumed, wincing because he hadn't thought of that himself enough to tell steve he was okay. "He's not sober. Came in, kidnapped Clint's dog-did you know Clint had a dog?- and played piano for awhile. Higher then a fucking kite, but he should be comng down soon. Clint stayed with him."tony rambled a little sighing softly. "Just don't upset him.he's going to be upset enough as it is with breaking a six month stretch, he doesn't need to know Captain America thinks he failed."Tony rolled his eyes a little. "You mean alot to him, even just as steve, if...his mother, his father are a disappointment to him. You aren't."Tony winced a little knowing he wasn't explaining well, and hoping that steve was better at this whole feeling emotional thing then he was.

"....That's not helpful. I...I have no idea how I got to new york."TJ said looking shaken at the idea, before frowning. "What day is it?"He asked wanting to know just how long he'd been out, not realizing it'd been two weeks. "It's okay. I've had worse coming downs then this.Though my feet feel odd."He frowned, hsi feet were a bloody mess, having walked all the way from DC, half of it barefoot, the man's feet look like he'd been walking over coals. "...No.You can't have her."Tj pouted a little smirking at the dog sleeping at his side as he settled in to rest, sighing quietly. not looking forward to facing anyone now that they all knew he'd failed yet again at being sober.
 
Steve shook his head a little. "i'm sorry Tony, i honestly thought you knew." he admitted softly as he paled. he hadn't thought Pepper would be that much of a bitch. she probably thought that it wouldn't be right to 'worry Tony Overly'. more that she didn't want him distracted when he was supposed to be working. "...thank god." Steve breathed at the promise that TJ hadn't tried to kill himself. "it's okay Tony. you weren't... you didn't see..." he shuddered violently. "it's just my overactive imagination." he muttered. "...he's drunk?" Steve asked. "that's not entirely new you know... Clint has a dog?" he asked, looking baffled. "he plays the piano? i didn't know that." Steve admitted, looking a bit baffled. "...oh, when you say not sober you mean... i didn't... i didn't know he was..." he paused, hesitating. "i didn't know..." he admitted with a sigh, closing his eyes. "oh TJ..." he sighed, slumping into a chair, closing his eyes. "Clint will keep him safe, and calm. he's good at that." he admitted with a shake of his head. "i don't think i could bear to show my disappointment when he honestly doesn't deserve it. six months of sobriety is an amazing feat considering the people who is supposed to support him." Steve muttered. "i understand Tony. i mean more to him than he wants to admit. his family sucks. even i can see that." he admitted. "i won't show him disappointment, especially when the last time his bitch of a mother tried to run for presidency he tried to..." he swallowed hard. "i can understand his panic now. he'll stay here?" Steve asked. "we can offer him the support he needs. his family can't. or rather, won't."

Clint smiled. "as high as you where, i'm not surprised." he admitted. "we'll have our resident physician look you over for injury." he promised. "the day won't help you. according to the missing persons report your brother filed two days after you vanished, you've been missing about seventeen days." Clint admitted. "your feet are a mess. i think you walked from DC to here... barefoot." he admitted. "don't try to walk on them. Bruce will be coming up here... once he wakes up." he admitted. "silly man inhaled a bit too much chloroform... at least, i think that's what he said." he admitted. "he's a bit... loopy this morning." he admitted with a shrug. "you'll stay in bed till then while i nurse you back to health. i could read a story to you if you like, and i know someone aught to be making food...." he paused. "...well, Bruce and Steve are the only ones who can cook and it's Bruce's turn today so... maybe not. but JArvis will order something."
 
"It's okay. I'll deal...with that later."Tony swallowed shakily, avoiding looking at the other man before nodding, "No I didn't."he said regret in the words, hating that he hadn't been able to be there for his friend, and the only reason he hadn't abandoned everything to go see TJ, had been he trusted steve to look after him, and TJ himself had said to not to. "He does. a cute little ankle biting thing."Tony said waiting for steve to catch up with what he meant for 'sober' nodding slightly. "Yes. Exactly. He...I'm fairly certain he's spent the last two weeks high, and damned if I want to think about how he got to new york, since no one reported seeing him."Tony shuddered a little before relaxing, realizing the other understood. "Good. And he doesn't. He's done well...and I really think you were a big part of that. even if you were living here, you helped him. Me and Johnny helped. Even if we aren't family by blood, we're the family he's claimed for himself."He smiled slightly nodding, knowing what steve was panicking now. "He is. At least I'm hoping he'll agree with it, otherwise I might be up on kidnapping charges, and having that conversation with Doug would just be awkward."Tony grumbled.

"...Sounds good. And wha..."He trailed off, staring, looking utterly lost and scared that he'd managed to lose so much time. "two...two weeks?"he stuttered a little before sighing softly, "...probably.I...I think I didn't want to see anyone...walking seemed logical in not being traced."TJ said frowning slightly as he thought, trying to remember before laughing quietly. "Well, that's...wow. Okay. Staying in bed is good."TJ smirked, even coming down off a bad high, he was still utterly flirting. "will you dress up as a sexy nurse if I have to play nurse?"He said his stomach growling."Food would be nice....and do we have to tell steve?"He said looking upset at the idea. "Thomas, Sir has left instructions for you or Agent Barton to ask James and him up for lunch when you were awake, if you so wished."Jarvis piped up. "...Must we?And who's James?Is Tony dating men again?"TJ said perking up at the idea, utterly pleased with the idea of tony cheating on pepper. while he was usually in favor of monogamous relationships considering his parents marriage, he could actually get behind tony cheating on the horrid bitch
 
Steve nodded a little. "i'm glad you didn't actually." he admitted. "it was... god... it was... i still have nightmares sometimes." he admitted softly. "i don't think i'll ever be able to look at him without seeing him...." dead. because he had succeeded for some time. three minutes or so. "you would have been there if he'd needed you." Steve promised Tony with a smile. "...ankle biting? like... how small?" Steve asked, the first glimmer of amusement in Steve's eyes. "small enough that he'l never live it down?" he asked with a grin before he hesitated. "...fuck, Tony... he couldn't have... you don't honestly think... there's no WAY he WALKED here... is there? that's... that's over two hundred and thirty miles!" he protested before hesitating. TJ had been gone for over two weeks... it was more than possible. in fact, it was highly likely. "thanks for letting me know before hand... i could really have hurt him if i'd gone up there and found out with him sitting right there." he admitted softly. "i'm glad i was able to help him." he admitted with a sigh. "we'll have to be there for him, more than ever, we can't let him down... we can't let him fall Tony, or this time we'll lose him forever." he admitted softly. "i'll fight any battle i have to to keep him here, where he belongs." he admitted. "even if we have to go through the courts, i can, and will have those bastards on negligent abuse charges if that's what it takes to keep him here, alive, safe, well and happy."

Clint nodded. "yes. two weeks." he admitted more gently. "...a lot of things make sense when your high." he admitted smiling a little. "i've been sober for about six years now, but you never really forget." he admitted. "yes. staying in bed is good." Clint agreed with a smile. "i can. i think i have an outfit somewhere." he admitted. Coulson had enjoyed playing 'Clint Dressup'. Clint had a few dozen different cute male fitted outfits. "i won't tell Steve." he promised before looking up at the Camera. "ah, thank you Jarvis. you don't have to do anything you don't want to TJ." Clint promised. "at least not while your feeling like crap. Jarvis? tell Tony that TJ isn't feeling up to it and order something?" he asked with a smile. "and no. James is a recovered Soviet Union Asset who has no memories of himself or even howto make his own decisions. hell the poor bastard couldn't even remember how to take a shower..." Clint admitted with a shake of his head. "he's very bad off and seams to be completely fixated on following Tony's orders." he admitted with a shake of his head. "if Tony wasn't so upset with the idea of taking advantage of James, since that's what his previous Handlers have done, i'm sure he'd totally be in bed with the other." he admitted with a smile. "come on, let's get you sat up a bit more comfortably." he decided, helping the other to sit up. "drink your water. every drop." he ordered. "if you've been walking and high for the last two weeks you need it."
 
"...No, you really don't forget something like that."Tony shuddered thinking about it, swallowing hard before grinning, his worry broken for a moment. "Like a teacup chihuahua, James thought she was a rat actually."Tony smiled a little before swallowing, raising his eyebrows. "I've seen him jump off a bridge and break a ankle cause Doug teased him while he was high and said 'jump off a bridge'. It's very possible he did."Tony pointed out before nodding. "Your welcome. And we'll take care of him. I doubt he'll fight me hard on this this time. I tried getting him to come last winter, but he resisted. this time, I'm making sure he's not there for the shit storm of her running."Tony growled sighing quietly, trusting steve, trusting his team to protect someone he held dear. which was so weird, trusting someone, anyone, with that much of himself."Sir? Master Thomas does not feel up to company, and is ordering food in." "Okay J. Thanks."Tony said slumping a little smiling a little as he turned his head to look at bucky watching mythbusters, for a moment setting aside his worries in favor of simply watching the assassin, before tensing, realizing steve was still watching him, trying not to squirm uncomfortably under the man's look.

"Fuck..."Tj frowned thinking about that as he stared down at the blankets before glancing up at him, a flicker of relief and pain, knowing that someone else shared his addiction, but relief that there was someone else who understood it. "That's fairly awesome actually. I'd like seeing you dress up....think Tony's feeling bad enough about this he'd dress up for me?I mean, its a rare sight, Tony stark crossdressing."He said, for once hiding his flirting with the other man in alot of compliments for others, because he was feeling unsteady and unsure. "Of course, Agent."Jarvis said. "Your the best,J."TJ grinned a little before frowning thinking that over. "Damn. Tony needs to date someone. Besides the she-hulk."TJ whined a little as he let the other help him sit up, frowning at the order to drink even as he sipped at it. "You are very bossy you know."He muttered making a face.
 
he blinked. "...Clint... the Archer. world class assassin and trained soldier... has a Chihuahua?" he asked, his eyes glittering with laughter. "i imagine James offered to kill it for you?" he asked with a smirk before he sobered. "...i don't understand how one person can have such a crappy ass family." he admitted with a sigh. "but he could easily have done it." he admitted with a shake of his head. "i've heard that a person doesn't feel pain while high." he admitted with a shake of his head. "we won't let him leave. this time, we will do everything we can to protect him this time." Steve promised, shaking his head. "we won't let her ruin his life this time around. never." he agreed. "we won't fail him this time Tony." he promised, gripping Tony's shoulder affectionately before he snorted. "he's hiding." he admitted. "he thinks we're going to be mad at him for falling off the horse as it where." he admitted with a shake of his head. he studied Tony and then smiled as he watched Bucky. "he's quite obsessed with the TV isn't he?" he asked giving Tony a knowing look before he smiled an almost bitter smile before he headed up the stairs, promising to make breakfast.

"yeah... but, i don't think Tony knew you where missing." he admitted. "i don't think that bitch told him." he admitted with a shake of his head before he smiled a little at TJ, understanding in that look. a look that TJ had probably never gotten before. Tony tried, but Tony had never been addicted, he didn't know. couldn't know how it really felt to have such an addiction. Alcohol was one thing, but drugs took you in an iron hold and never let go. "i'm sure i could put something on." Clint promised with a chuckle. "and i'm not sure, but i bet you could at least ask Tony." he admitted with a chuckle as he tilted his head. "he would look cute in a bunny outfit wouldn't he?" he asked with a smirk. "thanks Jarvis. and don't call me Agent. call me Clint." he ordered for like, the thousandth time. "he really does, but he won't. she's got her claws in too deeply and he subconsciously seams to believe that he deserves to be belittled and abused." he admitted with a shake of his head. "i am bossy." he admitted with a smile. "now drink it, don't sip it."
 
"Yes, yes he does. And James did. IT was quite amusing. TJ's claimed it as his own I think."Tony snickered a little before nodding. "Me either, but it's fairly bad....and you can't. At least, TJ doesn't. "He smiled a little before relaxing, realizing that indeed they would take care of james. "He is. Just means we'll let him hide for awhile. But not all the time."Tony said perking up a little before nodding, tensing as he turned to look up at Steve as he saw the look on his face, something vulnerable crossing his face, trying to figure out what the look meant, not wanting to upset his friend."..He is."He said biting his lip before sighing. "James, you want breakfast?"He called as he got up, preparing to go upstairs.

"...That fucking bictch."TJ scowled but looking relieved that he hadn't worried tony, even if it was for a bad reason for it, he was glad Tony hadn't had a chance to worry."I'm totally asking him. And he does make a cute playboy bunny."TJ snickered smiling as Jarvis agreed, before sighing, staring down for a long moment, "He...he has issues. He doesn't believe he deserves to be happy...howard told him he didn't."he muttered before laughing as he drank more."Fine fine, I'm drinking. Stop being bossy."He ordered.
 
he snickered a little. "well, TJ always did like cute fluffy things." he admitted with a smirk before he sighed. "he needs to calm down, but h needs to have freedom too. TJ doesn't typically have freedom. he always has to do everything his mother says. and even if he doesn't he has the press riding his back. he needs a chance to just be who he is." Steve admitted with a smile before he studied James who turned to look at Tony. "i do not require sustenance at this time." he stated simply even as he stood up and followed Tony and Steve up the stairs. "does he always say that?" Steve asked, looking a bit baffled by Bucky's behavior. and a bit hurt. he didn't understand why Bucky was acting so... cold to him.

Clint nodded. "yeah, she is a fucking bitch." he agreed, shaking his head. "you've seen him?" he asked with a smirk and a grin. "Howard was as sick and bastardy as Pepper is." he admitted with a shake of his head. "i'm good at being bossy. stop being a whiny brat and do as i say." he ordered playfully, smiling a little. "here. let me see your feet. i can at least look them over until Bruce gets here." "no need. i'm here." Bruce stated, smiling sheepishly. "i'm sorry. i would have been here earlier but i was working on a large area form of chloroform, non deadly... well the non deadly part works just fine and it makes a person sleep at least." he admitted. "Clint, go and get the privacy screen would you? i need TJ to strip." he admitted. "i need to give him a full physical. he could have untold number of injuries and i want to catch any and all there might be." he admitted with a smile at TJ. "it's a pleasure to finally meet you. Steve speaks of you often and kindly."
 
"WEll, he's fairly cute and fluffy himself."Tony snickered a little before nodding, "True....we'll take care of him."tony said biting his lip, really worried about how he was going to take care of tony before sighing."You sure?You didn't eat dinner last night."Tony said frowning slightly as he glanced at Bucky as they walked upstairs before tensing, looking up at steve, nodding slightly."Yea."

"I have. Not since he was like,20 though."TJ snickered before nodding a little."He really was."He sighed quietly before making a face at him as he drank his drink."I am not a whiney brat."He growled before shifting, "Kay."he muttered jumping a little when bruce walked in, looking up at him as he shifted to let the other look at his feet before smiling slightly."Oh. That's okay. I'm friends with Tony, I'm used to being left in favor of projects."He said teasing him a little before swallowing hard, looking nervous about stripping. "Okay....that's not so bad then..."He muttered not wanting to see if he was actually injured before easing out of the bed and undressing, blushing a little at the idea of steve talking about him."Well, Steve's great. It's been nice meeting you to. Tony can't shut up about you."He smiled back.
 
Steve had to chuckle. "he is kind of cute and fluffy." he agreed with a smile and a shake of his head. "and we will take care of him, even if we have to fight the very president of the united states to do it." which wasn't as far fetched as it might sound. "...i do not require sustenance at this time." Bucky stated again. he really wasn't sure he ever needed sustenance, but he'd never eaten so much in his entire life, and he was starting to feel a little... he wasn't sure but he didn't like it much. "..i didn't realize how bad he was." Steve admitted softly. "he hasn't eaten since you made him eat that protein shake. that was almost twenty hours ago. do you suppose.. he just can't tell when he's hungry?" Steve asked, looking worried. "how... how much do you suppose they... starved him for him to not even be able to tell what hunger is..." he asked, swallowing thickly. "you... you can fix him right? make him human again? you can fix anything after all..." and wasn't that a ringing endorsement?

he grinned. "Cosplay, right? Tony's mentioned that a few times." he admitted with a impish grin. "don't tell anyone, but i go to Dragoncon in Atlanta every year. and Comicon too. i'm a huge geek." he admitted with a chuckle. "and you are a whiny brat. but then, so am i, so it works." he admitted with a grin before looking up at Bruce. "it's alright TJ." Bruce promised, looking amused. "i'm so straight, rulers look crooked when stood next to me." he admitted with a chuckle. "that's what the privacy screen is for, so Clint can't peep. not that he won't try, he's a bit of a slut, but we love him anyway." "hey! Tony's way worse than i am!" Clint complained. "and we love him too." Bruce stated back with a grin. "your just jealous because you haven't been laid in your entire life." "i have so! i've totally had more sex than you." he paused and then flushed. "Tony talks about me?" he asked, looking rather flustered by the idea. he was still getting used to the idea of friends. he did take his time, looking over every inch of TJ. "well the good news is, is that there's no sign of any sexual activity of any kind." Bruce admitted. "so you weren't taken advantage of." he promised. "aside from a bit of dehydration and some scratches and a few slivers, the only problem is your feet. you can't feel them right now, but tomorrow they are going to hurt like a bitch." Bruce warned. "you'll need to stay in bed for several weeks. feet hurt the worst and you've stripped off several layers of skin, but you won't need any stitches." he promised as he smiled. "i wish i could give you something to speed up the healing, but i'm still working on that... for some reason the lab mice keep sprouting tentacles." he admitted with a shake of his head.
 
"Well, I do. So you're coming along no one gets left in the lab, and if you're nice,Cap might consider teaching you to cook something besides eggs and bacon."Tony smiled a little watching bucky, trying to decide what was wrong. sensing something was, but not sure waht it was. Glancing up at steve, "...Probably.They fed him mush.Between the ice and not eating right, be probably has no idea what hunger is.But it's okay.I can just get him to eat when I do, and since you're usually making sure I eat, meals will be fairly regular."Tony muttered as they headed upstairs, turning his head a little to look at bucky, to much of a good, trained dom to not fuss over the man even if he was talking to someone else, his inner dom sensed and knew there was something wrong with his...well, not sub, since they weren't having sex, but he was still tony's to take care of. so he was fussing over him, wanting to make it better. startling at steve's words he turned to stare at the good captain."I...I'm going to try.But...don't expect to much.I can't undo 70 years worth of damage, but I can help him have a life in this time.He wont ever be your Bucky again..."Tony said looking upset that he wouldn't be able to fix everything, that he wouldn't be able to make bucky the man steve remembered. it was the first thing cap had ever asked from him that didn't involve taking care of himself or battle, and he felt like he was failing the man.

"Oh yea. he probably has the pictures here somewhere."TJ said before snickering, "You are such a geek."He teased before relaxing, looking up at bruce."Ah, well that makes one of us then."He snickered looking almost sad that he couldn't be straight. while it wouldn't fix everything, it'd get his parents off his backfor awhile probably. "You know, I think I'm touched that you guys are willing to protect my privacy. it seems like the whole world's seen my bare ass at some time or other....there's even a video somewhere of me and Tony together...."TJ admitted amused at clint's complaining.well, at least that was part of why elaine disliked tony, he didn't really draw attention away from TJ, simply added more to it. "Oh yea.For thos etwo months after New york, all I heard about was his new science bro who he had to convince to come live with him, so he could blow shit up....if it makes you feel any better, he's moved on to talking about Cap's ass all the time, seems that he keeps getting distracted by the 'spandex and kelvar covered national icon' And I'm sure I'm going to hear about James soon enough..."Tj said in a way you knew he was qouting tony. Sighing in relief at the knowledge he hadn't had sex he smiled as he settled back in bed."Damn.Well...not the worst thing to happen while high, so my feet I'll deal with....and staying in bed is no hardship. I mean, it'll be hard for my mother to find me here."TJ snickered a little before frowning."...yea. no, no tentacles. I don't care how weird my sex life is, it doesn't involve tentacles of any kind."He said shooting clint a amused look, showing he was just as much of a geek for knowing what tentacle sex was.
 
Bucky just sighed. he didn't want to leave his precious new TV addiction. he would be pleased to learn how to cook new food for Tony though. "mush? they fed him mush like he was some sort of hog?" Steve demanded, enraged, though he kept his voice soft and calm. not wanting to upset either Bucky or Tony. "i'll make sure to get you and Bucky three meals a day, and if i can't, we'll get Bucky to listen to Jarvis and make food when he says." Steve decided. already recognizing that Bucky wouldn't do anything unless he was ordered to. "Tony. nothing could bring my Bucky Barnes back. nothing. i don't need Him back... i just need this new person, James... to be human again. to be able to live a happy life, no matter what that life might entail." he admitted softly, looking at Tony. "even if i have to give him up completely, if he's happy it will be worth it." he admitted softly as he gently gripped the others shoulder again before moving over to the kitchen, Bucky following, watching intently as Steve made french toast.

Clint smirked. "stored online somewhere no doubt. i can't do what Tony can, but i totally could hack his systems and print out a few of the more embarrassing pictures." he admitted with a nod. "i am a geek, and i'm rather proud of it." he admitted with a chuckle and a shake of his head before he chuckled. "i promise not to peek." he promised as he headed to the other side of the screen, Bruce chuckling. "there's nothing wrong with being gay TJ." Bruce stated, patting the other's knee. "i doubt you'd be half as interesting if you where straight. you should never try to be someone who you are not. all that will happen is people will hate you, because you hate yourself. Tony and Steve love you, focus on them and not the bastards who share your blood." he suggested. "it's important to protect a persons privacy. besides, i'd rather see that pretty ass of yours laying in my bed." Clint teased. "i'll get in trouble if i seduce you when your feeling like shit." Clint admitted with a grin as Bruce rolled his eyes. "well. considering i nearly lost my eyebrows last week, he should be pleased." Bruce admitted with a chuckle. "Cap does have a sexy ass." Clint agreed. "he's a little too noble for my tastes though, i like my lovers a little more worldly." Clint admitted with a chuckle. "TJ, i want you to listen to me." Clint ordered as he passed over new clothes, Bruce helping TJ dress. "no one in this tower will ever let that bitch take you away from here. Tony loves you, Steve loves you. that makes you family, and we protect our own, even from their blood. if you don't want to leave, then you won't leave. even if we have to dig up some Blackmail on your mother. i'll have Natasha do it, she's great at digging out the real dirt." he admitted. "besides, don't dig on the tentacle porn." Clint ordered, sounding amused. "can't you just imagine being filled in every way imaginable all at once? i love Tentacle porn." he teased with a chuckle. "...Clint? that's kind of creepy. please refrain from speaking such things in front of the sexually repressed straight man slash monster." Clint snorted and Bruce chuckled as he patted TJ's leg. "all done. i'll be back in a few hours to change the bandages.
 
"We'll be back as soon as we eat, I promise. The TV will still be there."Tony snickered a little seeing Bucky's hesitation in leaving the tv. he had a feeling he had created a monster. "Yea, pretty much. Though speaking of mush, he's promised to give us some of Hydra's safe houses if we do him a favor and get the mush."Tony said raising a hand to stop the protests he was sure steve would have. "I'm not making him totally stop suddenly. I'll wean him back onto real food. And...well, we all want to get rid of Hydra."Tony muttered before nodding."Good. Cause you know, I utterly fail at being a responsible adult most days."Tony said the anxiety of actually having bucky listening to him, and having read the books Clint sent him, and failing as a handler showing through before nodding a little, relaxing as he realized steve wasn't expecting the impossible, looking up at him. almost, almost understanding what steve meant by giving bucky up, but not. "I'll try. I'll probably fuck up, but I'll try."Tony promised smiling as he watched two of his favorite guys making breakfast, the small perverted smirk crossing his face. "If I could convince you two to do this naked, cooking for me I mean, it'd be the start of really good porn."

"Probably.It's well worth it to see a young tony being goofy and less...closed off then he is now."TJ snickered before looking up at bruce, tilting his head a little. "True. I'm very interesting gay. Otherwise I'd be stuck dealing with Doug, and that'd just be boring and the same."TJ said smiling, relaxing a little at the idea of steve and tony liking him. as long as they did, he could at least be okay. "...Oh?Is that the rule? I guess that means I have to wait to seduce you, then?"He said smirking at clint a little, smiling as Bruce helped him dress before looking up at Clint. "...Family....what a oddly amazing concept."TJ said, wanting to trust it, clint, but his family had long disabused him of the idea that family protected each other. "...Well, we'll refrain as long as your in the room. No promises for after you leave."TJ said smiling before looking at bruce. "Okay."He said stretching, shifting to get comfortable, sighing softly. He was so not looking forward to seeing steve or tony, but he knew that the two would eventually make their way in here.
 
Bucky just grumbled under his breath as he was forced to abandon the Television. "...he's going to give up Hydra... for mush..." Steve asked, sounding rightly skeptical. "Tony... i think he's giving up Hydra just to give up Hydra and is using the mush as an excuse." he admitted with a chuckle and a shake of his head before he smiled at Tony. "i'm sure his system can't handle a whole lot of food right now." he agreed. "a lot of people in the camps where like that. they got fed scraps and leftovers and when they got out, they couldn't stomach anything but weak broth and potatoes." he admitted, shaking his head. "we do all want to get rid of Hydra." he agreed. "i trust you Tony... i don't know that i could trust Bucky... James, with anyone else." he admitted softly. "you don't fail at anything Tony. stop letting Howard judge you. he's dead. he can't judge anyone now." he stated simply. "you won't fuck up Tony. your too hard on yourself to let you fuck up." he promised with a smile. "cooking naked is unsanitary and unsafe." "what's porn?"

he nodded. "he's pretty messed up." Clint agreed. "Howard really fucked him over., and then Obadiah fucked him over. and then the world fucked him over." Clint admitted with a sigh. "Doug is pretty boring." Clint agreed. "i had to protect him once. he's about as exciting as a hotel room with nothing in it." he admitted. "your a lot more interesting, and a lot more fun." he admitted with a grin. "well, i'm not injured. you can do all the seducing you want." Clint admitted with a laugh as he watched Bruce and TJ through the screen. he couldn't see anything more than a silhouette, but it was better than looking at nothing. "yes. Family." he admitted. "i know. i as pretty shocked too at the idea. i never had a family myself. just the carnies who used me as cheap, free labor." he admitted. "then it was Agents and they aren't the most family oriented people, if they even have a family." he admitted. "then Tony shows up and tells me i'm moving in and i have a level of trust and dupport i never thought was possible." he admitted. Bruce just rolled his eyes. "men flirting with men. i don't get it." Bruce admitted. "it sounds more like your trying to snark each other to death than it is seduction." Bruce teased. "now you just rest. i'l be back in a few hours." he promised as Clint nodded and settled next to the boy on the bed, studying him. "how are you feeling? really... Tony won't be mad, you know that right? if anyone understands, it would be him."
 
"...Hey. He's the one that wants the nasty food."Tony made a face shrugging."He might be....and oh.I hadn't...oh. Well. We'll go slow, a little food at a time then."Tony said frowning a little because he really hadn't considered the fact that bucky's stomach wouldn't be able to handle the food. before frowning a little at Steve, snorting a little."I'm sure there's plenty of other people who'd be better at this."Tony said twitching a little, not about to admit that steve's words when they first met...even if they'd both apologized for saying them...was still what he abused himself with if he was feeling particularly low. What was he without the suit after all? Sighing quietly before snickering at their reactions. "Cap, you're so boring. Having sex on the counter would be unsanitary."Tony smirked before looking at bucky, "It's a recording of sex for people to watch. Wanna see?"Tony said perking up, remembering their conversation about sex when bucky had first kidnapped him. maybe he could get him to remember sex was a normal thing?before flinching away from the idea, remembering what his other handlers had done, shying away from wanting the other.

"...No.A hotel room would be more interesting, as you could jack off with the windows open, risk discovery and all. Doug's worse. No sexual fantasies or anything interesting there."TJ snickered a little before grinning. "Awesome. Cause I'm amazing at the seduce thing. I mean, I'm the first openly gay first son. You'd never believe how much I get laid."He snickered before staring at the other, before laughing. "Tony does have a habit of adopting all the damaged strays he can find. Did he ever tell you about the time he brought a chipmunk home with him from the park?"TJ snickered before looking at bruce, shrugging. "We are. Snarking is better. Besides, our problem is we share space with Tony Stark, his snarky, snark snarkiness is bound to rub off...."TJ smirked, because while him and tony, and him and johnny had sex, it was never more then a passing thing, just reassuring each other the other was alive. Watching Bruce leave he sighed resting his head on the pillows, slumping back, the snarky, flirty mask falling away as he slumped back into the bed tiredly. "I'm...tired. I don't want to do this again. It took...nearly dying to get through it last time. I don't want to get involved,but I'm a hammond, being in politics is there. I don't...I'm good at them, but I dont want to."he muttered sighing, before making a face. "...Tony's going to be pissed. Especially since I nearly died last time around...not to mention Cap."He muttered
 
Steve chuckled a little and nodded before he shrugged. "i didn't think of it until now." he admitted. "i just thought of it because of the way he keeps protesting being fed." he admitted. "and no. there's no one better. he chose you. you're the only one who can do it, and do it right." Steve smiled at Tony. "if you can't have faith in yourself, have faith in that i know what i'm doing." he suggested, offering Tony a smile. "i was very, very wrong about you, you know." he admitted. "you're one of the best people i know." he admitted. "of course i'm boring. i'm Captain America, chaste and pure." he stated simply as Bucky blinked. "no thanks." Bucky stated simply. "Sounds boring." Steve laughed at that. "most Porn is boring." he agreed. "Tony's Porn is all very high class, extremely kinky, and very fun. and yes, Tony. i do watch Porn." Steve admitted with a chuckle. "Sex is boring. i don't understand the appeal." Bucky admitted as he shouldered Steve away from the Stove and took over the cooking, making Steve scowl. Bucky didn't want someone else feeding his handler though, even if Steve had a crush on the man.

he blinked a little. "fine. he's as dull as a padded room and a straight jacket." Clint agreed. "you been jacking off in front of windows there TJ?" he asked, sounding rather interested. "i can believe it." Clint agreed, looking amused. "must have been hell, being outed like that though." he admitted. "we';re not strays!" he protested. "i had a roof over my head before he took me in!" he protested, but he sounded too amused to be taken seriously. "no he didn't. but Jarvis did." he admitted with a laugh. "didn't it end up having rabies?" he asked with a smirk and a snicker. "...good point." Bruce muttered. "Snarkiness is am epidemic... i might be able to fix that." Bruce admitted with an impish smirk. "it's this new invention called Duct Tape." he admitted with a snigger. "look. TJ, right now your at a Crux. a crossroads. you have to make decision. what's more important to you? living your life as your life? or forever being hat your mother and family wants you to be? you can't be both. you have to decide, personal happiness, or your families happiness. and you have to ask yourself, if they're asking you to be someone your not, something your not, and treating you the way they're treating you, are they really worth it? then you have to stick by that decision. you won't be alone. i'll help you. Bruce will help you, Tony, Steve, even James. we're all here for you. because even if we don't know you well, your important to Tony, and that makes you important to us." he promised before he blinked. "i didn't know you where friends with Cap too." he admitted, blinking a little. "...then again, Cap is insanely private. probably didn't want to ruin your trust in him." he mused ith a shake of hi head. "Cap's head is a very strange place." he admitted, smiling. "in any case, whatever you choose, Tony and Cap will be there for you. and where they go, so too do the rest of us. your not alone any more." he promised.
 
"Oh. well. That makes sense, old timer. You'd know those things."Tony teased a little before frowning, staring at the other man before smiling a little, "I usually do have faith you know what the hell your doing."Tony said relaxing, because he did indeed trust Steve. Trusted him enough to have a little faith in himself, that he'd be able to do this, flushing slightly as he ducked his head at Steve's next words, shrugging a little. "If you say so."He muttered not protesting like he normally would about being one of the better people steve knew before snickering at bucky's reaction. "....You watched my porn. Captain America watched my porn....I feel like I should be disturbed that you might have searched for the videos I starred in, or get a dvd version of one of the actual porn movies to sign as Cap."Tony snickered a little before frowning at bucky, "sex is fun. amazing. You've just been having sex wrong."Something dark and angry flickered over tony's face before he could hide it, showing what he'd discovered, before he remembered steve didn't know about the handlers raping bucky. looking up at steve as the man scowled he gestured steve to sit down. "He's cooking for me. Doesn't trust anyone else to do it. Posion and all you know, he's being careful."Tony muttered the explanation, not wanting steve to be annoyed at being shoved around, "Besides, I asked him to make sure I ate. This is him following instructions."Tony smiled a little, willing to shoulder the blame for steve getting shoved around if it kept bucky calm. "And he really wants rewarded for a job well done."Tony smirked not thinking how steve might take the words, just finding stroking bucky's hair as calming to him as much as bucky found it calming.

"He is."TJ agreed before smirking, "Well, it's DC. Lots and lots of windows....besides, my mother told me to behave and not cause scenes. I took that to mean entertaining myself."He smirked looking amused because he really was as much as a exhibitionist as tony was, his life having left him with a desire to act out in public, because he figured if they were going to watch him anyways, he was going to act up. "It was. I was 16, and being outted by my boyfriend was even more brutal then if it'd just been the papers."TJ shied away from the thoughts swallowing hard before laughing. "We're all strays who just got adopted into Tony Stark's rescue shelter."TJ snickered before nodding. "Yea, it was fairly amusing. Ask Jarvis sometime for the video of pepper standing on the workbench as he got rid of it."He smiled a little before rolling his eyes as he looked at bruce. "Don't offer kinky sex offers with duct tape, if you're not going to follow through."He piped up before sighing softly, staring at the cieling. "I'm tired Clint....I don't...I don't want to be involved with them. I've tried, and mostly failed. I need to get out. Besides...I doubt Tony and Steve would let me get involved right now even if I thought I could handle it. TO many bad memories."He pointed out before smirking a little. "Steve lived in DC for a few months before coming to the tower and well...my mother is a bitch, willing to trade on Cap's popularity to boost her own numbers. And...what's wrong with cap?"He asked sounding worried about his friend.
 
he snorted. "stop calling me old or i'll start calling you retarded." he warned with a chuckle and a shake of his head. "good. you should. i'm always right you know." he admitted with a smirk before he smiled. "i wish you could see yourself the way i do." he admitted with a shake of his head. "i did watch your porn." Steve admitted. "the one where your dressed up as a playboy bunny was particularly enthralling." Steve was such a dick! it was hilarious. Steve had really grown since the Avengers had first become a thing. "i can sign your porno if you really want me to, i guess." he admitted. he was still a bit confused as to why people wanted him to sign things. but, oh well. "Sex is dull." Bucky stated simply. "my last handler was quite disappointed. he tried very hard to get me to enjoy it... is the act of placing ones mouth on a cock truly so delightful? he wiggled a lot but it didn't feel like much when he did it to me." he admitted, Making Steve's eyebrows shoot up. "...you had a blowjob and you didn't like it, at all!?" Steve demanded, more than a little shocked. Bucky the man whore had become so asexual he didn't even get physical pleasure!

"...wait.. your handlers?" Steve asked, staring at Bucky who nodded. "yes. some of them requested my body. it was boring, but it made them happy." Bucky admitted. "Tony has declined my bodily services." he admitted, sounding just a little bit sad about that. Steve blinked t Bucky and then glanced at Tony and back again before he snorted. Bucky had a crush on Tony, and Tony couldn't see it because he was an idiot. holy crap that was kind of hilarious. "yes well, it's good that Bucky is so paranoid. it's not like your low profile." Steve admitted with a smile. "it's good that he makes sure you eat. you don't eat enough." he admitted before he snickered. "Tony... i don't think he'd appreciate a blowjob." he teased. Steve had become rather open with sex jokes in the last several months. "i like it when he rubs my head." Bucky admitted, cooking with a higher vigor. "...you play with his head?" Steve asked, not quite understanding.

~~**~~

Clint snickered. "it is a lot of windows." he agreed, chuckling a little as he shook his head. "i'm pretty sure that's not what she had in mind." he admitted with a smirk before he smiled at the other, soft and gentle. "i was outed at the age of thirteen." he admitted. "my entire troupe was highly unimpressed." he admitted. "growing up as a homosexual in Russia was a very dangerous pastime. i was taken in by shield after i got beaten bloody and left for dead by the people who had raised me." he admitted. "fine but i get to be the purebreed." he ordered with a smirk. because he was a full grown mutt. a little Russian, a little German, a touch of Chinese, some french. he was a cock-up of nearly every major culture in existence. "oh, i don't like duct tape. i prefer leather and silk." he admitted with a grin before he sobered.

"then don't. do something for yourself for once." he ordered. "you've almost died twice because you tried to make them happy. maybe it's high time you did something for you, instead of for them." he ordered gently taking TJ's hand. "we'll protect you, even from yourself if we have to." he promised with a smile. "i forgot he lived in DC for a while." he admitted. "nothings wrong per-say... but you remember how i mentioned James? his name is James Buchanan Barnes. he was Steve's best friend growing up." he admitted. "James can't remember Steve and i think Steve and Bucky used to be a couple, so... he's taking it rather hard." he admitted. "he'll be okay but it's a highly emotional time for Steve."
 
“You can’t do that.Me calling you old, is true. You are the oldest young person I know. You calling me retarded is a lie.”Tony huffed a little before tilting his head, biting his lip a little. “I wish I could to.”He muttered, even if he didn’t believe that steve was right, the man wanted badly to see the man steve saw when he looked at him. “...”Tony stared at the super soldier for a long moment, his mouth falling open. “I was bored!And it was fun and-”Tony sputtered a little utterly embarrassed to know that one of his best friends had watched the one porn video that he had done. It was utterly interesting and embarrassing, and brought up questions that he just didn’t want to think about, considering that he already had issues trying not to be attracted to Steve. “...no. No I think I’m good without you signing it.”Tony sputtered a little, blushing and out of sorts for a moment. Because he was used to Steve Rogers being a sassy bastard, but there was still moments when the man tripped him up. “...You depress me more and more, James. Seriously not enjoying a blowjob....someone was doing it wrong.”Tony said twitching a little, sighing softly, his utter frustration that they’d messed him up so badly he was pretty much asexual. Especially since from both howard and steve he knew that James Barnes had put his own reputation as a man-whore to shame.

Flicking his eyes between the two, the man got even more tense as he listened to what his other handlers had done, his shoulders drawn tight, and his features settled into that carefully public mask that he’d all but forgotten to use when he was in private with the others, hiding behind it, hiding because he was attracted to Bucky, and was trying so hard to not to be. Well, at least it was obvious on why he was avoiding wanting Bucky, the man was utterly fucking up his own head, even more then he already had been. “...I eat fine. I eat that stuff you put down in the workshop for me to eat. All the time.”Well, at least that was a improvement. Steve had put in a small fridge to make sure he ate when he got hungry and didn’t want to leave the shop. “Hey, I know that. Wasn’t offering.”A edge of panic and fear edging into his voice, because he was trying so hard to not let things be sexual, and edging so far into being both in control of Bucky and himself, that he was really starting to crash, because the man hadn’t given himself long enough to step back, and relax. “Uh, yea. He likes having his hair played with. It’s calming. For both of us.”Tony said shrugging a little.

~~**~~

“No, it’s probably not what she meant, but it was what I took it as.”TJ smirked a little frowning, tilting his head as he looked at the other. “Yes, I could see that being a dangerous pasttime.”he said before snickering a little. “Fine. I’m good with you being a purebreed. The others can be mutts.”TJ smiled slightly before tilting his head, flushing a little at the idea of leather and silk.”Hm, you’d look good in leather and silk.”he teased.

“...”TJ stared down at the hand holding onto his, biting his lip a little as he considered that, swallowing hard. Nodding slightly, “I’m not going back.”He said fully relaxing when the other said he wouldn’t have to go back, not forced back, maybe he really would have a chance to get sober, to have a life that he wasn’t simply Elaine and Bud Hammond’s fuck up son. “Yea, I remember.”he said frowning a little before his eyes widened, “You mean..”He trailed off, looking utterly at a loss on how to think of that before nodding. “Well. It seems that emotional times are the things I fuck up the best.”TJ sighed softly, knowing that the others wouldn’t blame him or yell at him more for showing up, he still felt badly for adding to the stress he knew that steve and tony were under, he knew tony had a crush on the good captain, and trying to deny it, but he knew tony. Knew the man would deny it until he snapped, and he was worried about what would happen when it did. And knowing that this was going to be hard on him, with everything happening at once, but at least tony had more support to help him deal. “... Well, since I’m not allowed out of bed, we’ll have to get them to come here. Cause I want to check on them.”TJ said knowing that he needed to make sure that his two friends were dealing okay.
 
Steve just rolled his eyes and shook his head, highly amused before his smile gentled. "someday you will." he promised. "relax Tony." Steve ordered, looking amused. "i didn't realize it was you at first, though i felt pretty damn weird about masturbating to you." well that would explain the week or so after Steve had first arrived, he'd kept glancing at Tony and then blushing before scuttling away. "are you sure?" he asked with a smirk. "will you sign mine?" he asked with a snicker. it was amusing to see Tony blush. he quickly stopped when Bucky turned to face him, a strange, evil little glint in the man's eyes, as if warning Steve from saying anything to upset Tony any further. "...it can be done wrong?" Steve asked, looking a little bit surprised before shaking his head. "they probably just put drugs in his food to kill sexual responses. or even while he was on ice, drugged him for it." he pointed out. "Bruce wrote a thesis on the theory of armies dosing their soldiers with sexual suppressants."

"...Sir?" Bucky asked, suddenly looking concerned and wary as Tony pulled up his mask. "it's alright Bu... James. Toy just freaked himself out. he's fine." Steve promised, taking several steps away from Tony when James studied Steve intently, as if suspicious that Steve might have hurt Tony and was trying to hide it. "i know you do, i'm pleased that you do." Steve admitted. he made sure to stock it fresh, everyday with hand made sandwiches, milk, juice, soda and a few more snacky things so that Tony wouldn't skip lunch, breakfast or dinner. "hey. Tony. easy. i was joking, i swear." he promised. "i know you would never do anything that Bucky didn't want." he promised. "he always had a bit of a sensitive head. even as a kid." he admitted with a smile. "its good your finding ways to..." here he hesitated. "i don't want to use the word control but i'm not sure what else to call it." he admitted.

~~**~~

"well it's her own fault for not being clearer." he admitted with a smile. "i'm not sure 'pastime' is the word i'd use." he admitted with a chuckle. "i do look good in leather and Silk. my Lo..." he paused, his voice and face shuttering to a close as he nearly mentioned Coulson before he continued as if nothing had happened. "i have pictures." he admitted with a chuckle.

"good. we won't let you anyway." he admitted with a smile. "our image would have taken a beating if we'd held you against your will though, so it's good you want to stay." he admitted with a smile before he shook his head. "it's not your fault that Bucky was brainwashed to the point that he can't even tell if he's hungry." he stated sternly. "now that your here, safe, Steve doesn't have to worry so much. he wants you here, if only because he wants to keep an eye on you himself to make sure i'm not taking advantage of you." he promised with a smile as he glanced over at the door as there was a knock, it was Bruce with the food that had been brought up from a delivery boy. "they'll show up on their own soon enough. for now, eat. as much as you can." Clint ordered, settling the bags of food onto TJ's legs.
 
“..well, that explains that first very awkward week.”Tony snickered amused as he considered that before making a face, “...I-I will if you want. I mean, I’ve never had anyone ask before.”Tony stuttered blushing brighter, and it was indeed one of the few things guaranteed to make tony blush like a school girl. “Uh yea. To much teeth and way to much spit. You can do a blowjob badly, and wrong, and drugs make it worse...”Tony said looking bemused as he considered what they had to have done to make sure bucky wouldn’t respond.

“I’m okay.”Tony said waving Bucky off, avoiding looking at any of them as he ate, swallowing hard. “Seriously. I’m fine, James.”He said his voice that soft quiet reassurance that said even if he was freaking out, he was really okay. Nothing to worry about. “...Okay. Good. I wouldn’t.”Tony said staring at Steve, as if reassuring himself the other was telling the truth, trying to relax before swallowing hard. “....Its a give in take. He’s got a hold on me as much as I do on him.”Tony said biting his lip trying to figure out how to explain without explaining it in a sexual way, because for him, while sex was tied up in being a dom, the part of it that allowed him to take care of bucky was the part that for him, just wanted to take care of people, and not necessarily in a sexual way. “Its control, but its also caring. It’s....it’s been a fairly long time since I had someone who really need me to look after them.”he blushed slightly, because it was true, with pepper he’d never really gotten to be his natural dominating self, because pepper totally dominated him. With bucky, the urge to take care of, dominate, and fuss over his submissive and friend, was met in a way that pepper had totally ignored. Finishing his food he stretched, glancing at steve. “So. Who gets to go visit with TJ first?”The man asked, smiling a little. Because he wanted to introduce Bucky to the man, but he’d let steve talk to him if he wanted to first.


~~**~~

TJ raised a eyebrow at the near mention, but not prying into it. After all, he knew tony. Was it any surprise that tony stark had needed a outlet for the rage and grief over coulson dying?TJ had always been the person Tony talked to, along with Johnny. “...You’re image is already taking a beating, or did you not see the report on the city complaining about all the damage you did to it while saving the world?”He teased a little ebefore sighing. “I know, but I still feel bad for showing up when everything’s so insane.”He muttered before laughing. “You?Taking advantage?I don’t believe it. Now me, I can see me taking advantage of my kindhearted nurse.”He teased a little before smiling at Bruce,”Thanks.”He smiled as he frowned at the other, “This is alot of food, really.”He muttered even as he started to eat.
 
Steve nodded. "yeah." he admitted a bit sheepishly. "in my defense, i'm pretty sure Jarvis did it on purpose." he admitted. "...huh. i didn't know that." Steve admitted, looking a bit baffled. "i always liked a little teeth." he admitted before he paused. "that was probably too much information." he muttered, shaking his head.

"...okay." Bucky muttered as he returned to cooking, flipping the french toast. "you really wouldn't." Steve promised with a smile and a shake of his head before he listened intently. "so as much control you have over him, he has the same over you. it's a partnership." Steve muttered. "interesting. i like that idea." he admitted. "he has to trust you too i suppose?" he asked curiously. "i'm glad Bucky has you." he admitted. "i think he can really flourish with your help." he admitted with a smile. "i'd rather see him first. i can warn him about James that way. we both know he's not going to leave you in a room with two strangers." he pointed out with a smile. "i'm glad TJ is here. i was so damn worried." he admitted with a sigh as he polished off the last of the French toast he had made. "...James? you should stop cooking now... Tony can't eat that much." "...oh."

~~**~~

Clint shook his head a little. "that's good press. we saved the fucking world after all." he pointed out. "they're just bitching because they'd all rather have died than handle the increase in Taxes. really, the damage is a good thing, increased jobs." he stated with a huff. "i'd rather you have showed up now, than a week from now, dead." he stated simply. "you are here and you are staying and that is that. we're us, after all. even if you showed up last week we'd still have some emotionally traumatizing shit going on." he pointed out with a smile. "yes. me, taking advantage." he admitted with an impish grin. "don't worry. what you can't eat i will." he promised with a smile an a shake of his head. "and what i can't, we'll put up in the communal fridge for someone else to eat." he promised.
 
“Probably. I really wouldn’t be surprised.”Tony snickered at that, shuddering as he considered what steve liked before smiling a little.”A little teeth is nice, to much its going to hurt.”Tony pointed out smiling a little. “Yea, pretty much. I want to take care of him, as much as he wants to take care of me.”Tony said before nodding. “It takes trust to be able to obey, and to let someone take care of you.”Tony said smiling softly blushing at steve’s words,”Well, I wish he remembered you, but...I’m glad I’m here.”Tony muttered blushing and quiet, still feeling off step before grinning. “Go. I’ll finish eating,and see him after.”He looked amused. “Me to.”he said before smirking as James stopped cooking, glad steve had told him to stop, having not thought to tell him to.. “It’s okay. What I don’t eat, you can have some, or the others can eat. There’s always someone willing to eat here.”Tony said looking amused as he finished eating, running his hand through his hair as he watched steve leave.

“...Very true. Me to. It’s good to be here.”TJ said smiling a little as he ran hsi hand through his hair before sighing quietly, nodding. “True.”He muttered before laughing at Clint’s impish grin, amused before looking up, smiling hesitatingly as Steve walked into the room.”Hey cap.”he muttered.
 
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