New York City, Sunday - NYE

[imafuturist]

So, a monkey wrench in the plan of celebrating the new year with Jan came in the form of figuring out how to get there. Because getting a taxi or an Uber tonight was just impossible without waiting an hour or so.

That lead to dragging Steve onto the wonder of public transportation to get them where they needed to go this evening. This evening that they were claiming was one of the coldest New Years Eve's in over a century. Which was just tons of fun all around.

Which was clearly the only reason that Tony's PDA game was strong as he held onto Steve on the back of the subway car to keep him warm and hide his face against Steve's chest a little.

It was New York, people had seen way worse.

"Next stop we just pay extra for an Uber," Tony informed him.

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[heroic_jawline]

"Well, I'm not planning on kissing any of them, so they'll deal," Steve decided, pulling Tony along to the poor hot dog vendor. "Six dogs with mustard and sauerkraut, please."

Just one was for Tony.

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And that vendor didn't even blink at the order. Did not even look surprised.

"You're going to eat them as he makes them, aren't you?"

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE FIVE HANDS, STEVE.

[heroic_jawline]

"Well, I'll hand you yours first," Steve said, "but...yeah."

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"What a gentleman," he teased, pulling out cash to cover the hotdogs and a decent tip.

For Tony Stark.

[heroic_jawline]

The hot dog vendor's eyes probably bugged out a little, huh?

"Well, have to keep my best guy happy," Steve said, biting into his first hot dog.

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Just a little!

"Your best guy?" That was a term that made Tony grin at him.

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Steve's cheeks went pink. "Is that horribly old fashioned?"

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"It's cute," Tony replied, leaning in to kiss him on the nose. "I'm not expected you to call me bae."

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"Still can't convince me that's really a word, no," Steve replied, smiling.

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"Whatever you say, old man," Tony replied, starting in on his own hotdog.

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Steve would have stuck his tongue out but he was too busy eating his second and third hot dogs while the vendor was shaking his head ruefully and making the last two.

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Tony shrugged like he couldn't be held responsible for this lug.

"Should I call you that? My best guy?"

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"If you'd like," Steve said, blushing hard around his hot dog.

He'd love that.

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"Alright," Tony said, bumping his shoulder against Steve's and enjoying the blush. "My best guy it is."

[heroic_jawline]

"I absolutely adore you," Steve said into Tony's ear.

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Tony managed an answering blush at that and he glanced away and then back at him like he didn't know how to handle that. Way to ruin his ability to be smooth, Steven.

The poor cart vendor cleared his throat an held out Steve's last hotdogs. The tip was just barely worth putting up with these lovebirds.

[heroic_jawline]

"Thank you," Steve said sincerely, taking the last two hot dogs. "Happy New Year."

He was way too naturally polite to be a New Yorker, but at least he said it around a mouthful of hot dog?

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Tony tugged his arm to keep them moving. "Stay warm," he called back.

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Steve nodded. "Making money off the drunks in a few hours isn't worth it if you lose toes."

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"You're cute when you mother hen." Other people. He found it cute with other people.

[heroic_jawline]

"I'm just expressin' concern here," Steve said, tugging his hat a little lower. "It's cold enough out here to freeze your parts off."

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"At least it isn't snowing, then we'd never get anywhere," Tony replied.

And it would be the beginning of so, so many H/C fics.

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Soooo many.

"Have to hole up in a convenient hotel room or something," he said, laughing.

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"Warm you up from the cold," Tony continued like they were full aware of those tropes. He curled his arm around Steve's waist to keep close.

[heroic_jawline]

"By a fireplace?" Steve suggested, chuckling.