The Stately Manor That's Apparently the Apartment Above Stark Industries, Sunday Evening

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After the absolute disaster of yesterday's soiree, Tony had spent his time cloistered in his office, drawing up papers that torn his heart apart. Those his feelings meant nothing in the face of Steven's happiness. The mere thought of a smile on his beautiful face was enough to spur him forward in his business.

Only once the annulment papers were completed with full permission from the church (as they had never truly shared their marital bed in all this time) did he call for the his faithful and somehow corporeal butler Jarvis to fetch Steven for him.

[for the impoverished hero! I LOVE THIS TROPE]

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"You think I have been faking my regard for you?" Steve asked, moving closer. "Husband, I am a very poor actor."

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"Your regard for me?" Oh, curse these tragic series of misunderstandings!

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"You're the best man I've ever known," Steve murmured. "How do you not know that?"

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"A good man would not cage you," Tony replied hotly, loosening his cravat further.

Possibly because it was the only fashion term easily remembered.

"I am far from a good man, you cannot see what lies within my heart."

Used to be shrapnel!

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"Because you've never told me!" Steve said, waving the annulment papers. "Is this truly what you wish for?"

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"What I wish hardly matters." So no. "I cannot be selfish any longer, binding you so unwillingly to my household!"

Wow, they were just missing the point spectacularly.

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"I apologize," Steve said, chewing his lower lip, "for giving you the impression I was here unwillingly. That was most assuredly not true."

Such clear language, Steve!

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"You... you truly wish to be with me?" Oh, how he wished to trust this!

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Steve swallowed hard and then flung the annulment papers to the ground. "I do."

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"I would nothing more than that," Tony replied faintly. See, all it took was a dramatic confrontation!

But, oh man, they missed out on having this in the rain. Possibly on horseback.

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There was still time for someone to flounce out and race to the stables they probably had!

"Truly?" Steve replied because a man who looked like Steve did had crippling self-doubt to make him relatable and not an asshat.

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He was the Victorian version of a nerdy girl with glasses and a ponytail!

"Truly," Tony said, feeling a swelling in his chest. Not pants. This was a romance.

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Steve took a cautious few steps forward (but not Too Forward as he was but a Poor Hero and Tony must make the first move) and gave Tony a cautious smile.

"Truly?" he repeated for he had not been edited well.

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Tony tossed his glass aside in a dramatic gesture that was the most wasteful thing in real life. But it looked cool.

Only then did he start forward to meet Steve for the first proper kiss of their marriage.

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Who needed matching crystal glasses, anyway? Or to avoid shards of it later on?

"Anthony," Steve whimpered, grabbing onto his cravat like some kind of wanton whore as he kissed him back.

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They were going to be cleaning that up for weeks.

"Husband," Tony said, feeling as though maybe, just maybe, this could be real and not some fanciful dream.

Also becausr look at that bare neck. Whoa now.

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There might even be wrists at some point!

Honestly amazing that procreation happened in this time period at all.

Steve swooned in his manly husband's arms, which would be totally okay even though he was at least 200 pounds.

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Just so long as he didn't go and catch the pleurisy or something once he was exposed to the elements.

"Throw those papers in the fire. Tear them up."

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"Yes, husband," Steve murmured, kissing him again.

SO BOLD.

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Tony pulled him close like he wasn't a 200 plus pound beefcake, kissing him back passionately. Extra passionately even because his hands dipped into Steve's waistcoat.

Anyone could walk in on them! Oh, the scandal.

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"Oh my goodness," Steve murmured, sounding delightfully scandalized, and reached up to caress Tony's cheek.

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"I believe there was a consummation that we have missed out on," Tony said huskily. He was gonna do a lot of things huskily now.

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Of course! Now all they needed was a strong breeze to slam windows shut and Symbolize Passion.

"I feared that night that you didn't find me attractive," Steve admitted softly.

The nightcap, it must be admitted, was a bit of a show-stopper.

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"I find you the most beautiful creature on this earth," Tony replied. "I did not wish to defile your virginal beauty with my passions."

Again, Steve was an over six foot tall war veteran who was built like a brick shithouse, but okay.

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"Defile away, husband," Steve whispered, blushing to his hairline.