Apartment Above Stark Industries, Valentine's Day

[imafuturist]

There wasn't a massive stuffed animal or way, way too many flowers waiting for Steve in the apartment this year. If only because Tony had learned his lesson about those. Kind of.

He hadn't learned his lesson about making reservations at places that Steve could never, ever learn the real price tag of.

And there were still just a few dozen roses in hiding for when Steve finished getting ready to go. Look, he was doing his best at being restrained here!

[for the guy!]

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[heroic_jawline]

Steve smiled fondly. "You've been here often enough to miss it."

Steve was still super impressed by how well-traveled Tony was.

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Which meant Tony had to take him all the places possible.

"You'll be too soon enough."

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Steve smiled. "I really do like it here," he said. "All of the art and food--"

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"The company," Tony added, smiling at him fondly.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve smiled back, blushing. "The company," he agreed.

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Tony glanced down and then back up at him, smile turning private and happy. "We can make this a tradition."

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"Every year we come to Paris?" Steve said. "I really like that idea."

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"Maybe then we can see the whole city together," he suggested. "Might take some time..."

Oh nooo.

[heroic_jawline]

"Oh, shucks," Steve said. "Time with you. What a hardship."

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"You're crushed," he teased, pretending to steal something from Steve's plate. "I can tell."

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"The reason I have been with you for years is because I don't like your company," Steve said with a tiny smile. "It's a secret."

His foot pressed up against Tony's under the table in case his brain was going to let even a little bit of that teasing sound real.

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"I called it," Tony replied, tapping his foot back.

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"Ridiculous man," Steve said fondly, finishing his plate.

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Tony flashed him a quick grin at that. "What did you want to see this time around?"

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"Sculpture," Steve answered immediately. "The Musée d'Orsay."

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"It's a date," Tony said with a nod like it was just that easy. "You can explain things to me."

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"You'll like this museum," Steve said. "It's not as overwhelming as the Louvre."

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"Think there will be less tourists?" Like they weren't tourists themselves.

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"Yes," Steve said. "You can probably only drag most people through one art museum." He smiled in thanks as the next course arrived. "You, of course, are extraordinary."

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Tony blew him a kiss as their plates were swapped out for yet more seafood. "Flatterer."

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"Just truthful," Steve said.

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"This is John Dory. Which I promise you is a type of fish and not a person," Tony said, waving at the dishes in front of them.

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"That sounds like something you'd say if you actually were serving a person," Steve said, poking the dish a little dubiously.

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"You can just eat the veggies and mussels if you're concerned." Tony would enjoy the fish that definitely wasn't a human being.

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"You're sure the French aren't having us on?" Steve asked. "I remember some whoppers Dernier used to tell us--"