Alright so this is the first Fanfiction I am actually following through on writing. I saw a HeadCanon prompt about Tony on a tumblr for the avengers is said that "Sometimes, when he's all along, Tony takes out the arc reactor and wonders whether it would be worth it to put it back in." Now I know this has nothing to do with romance but I am hoping to write a story about Tony and Steve saving each other from themselves (Set after Avengers). Rated M for Suicidal thoughts and "Adult" themes later on, Written to "Plastic Man" by "Seether"
Plastic Man – By ReiyaLiMoe
"It's four a.m. sir you should acquire rest soon" Jarvis chimes and Tony just chuckles and continues to slosh around the drink in his hand. "Sir I must implore tha- Mute." Tony interrupts the AI before it can continue to nag him any farther. He stirs the drink around, not actually taking a drink from it, and then set it down on his desk.
Thinking, Tony has come to learn, is a dangerous hobby for him. Yes; Tony should never be left alone with just he and his thought. 'I know men with none of that worth ten of you' Tony chuckles to himself again after remembering the Captains words from back when they had first met. The Captain; Captain America, The. Captain. America. His father's greatest accomplishment, Howard Starks Pride and Joy… Some kid from Brooklyn, not anyone that Tony could ever amount to.
Tony leaned back in his chair drumming his finger on his stomach and letting his left hand trail down to hem of his wife-beater. He held the shirt up with his left hand as the right quickly slid up and unlocked the arc reactor from its place in his chest. He pulls it from his shirt and gazes down at the small blue light with heavy eyes. This is his heart, this little light is his life's work… his whole being… an entire new element created for nothing more than to save his own selfish ass… sure he had the self sustaining Stark tower, but that's just what it was, "Stark" tower…
He inhaled deeply and smiled at the glowing little reactor in his hand. He set it down on his desk and leaned forward placing his elbows on his knees and running his hands through his dark hair. "Tony?" He shot up straight in his chair and the sudden voice calling his name. Steve had come into his lab and between having JARVIS on mute and being lost in thought (and possibly that all his loud rock music and damaged a bit of his hearing but he'd never say so) he hadn't heard him enter. "Uh,.. hi Steve" Tony said and stood up so that he was level with the man across the room from him.
"Don't you need that?" Steve said pointing to the small glowing device still sitting on Tony's desk. "Oh um yea I uh, I just finished making some adjustments is all". Tony lied and plastered on the fake shit eating grin he'd mastered so well. He quickly retrieved the reactor and lifted his shirt long enough to pop in back in place then sighed in relief as he immediately felt better afterword. "So," Tony sparked a new subject. "What brings you down to the lab at this hour Cap?" Tony chirped.
"Steve, and I well, still trying to get use to sleeping in a new place, couldn't quite get to sleep so I though I'd do a little exploration sense I guess I'll be living here now." Steve rocked on his heels, truth is he's been wandering for hours trying to avoid the nightmares. "You don't mind right? Because I can just go back to me ro- No no it's fine… it's fine Steve where ever you want to look around feel free." Tony intervened in the middle of Steve's sentence. How was this kid so polite… well maybe he wasn't 'exactly' a kid but whatever still, polite as polite could get.
"Alright Thank you" the politeness in Steve's voice nearly made Tony puke but instead he just decided to leave and try and sleep it off. "Well Cap-… Steve I think I'm actually going to head to bed now that I'm down with my work on the reactor and all. Have a good night" Tony walked towards the door behind Steve and patted the Captain on the shoulder on his way. As he reached for the door though the captains voice came about again. "What were you really doing sitting there with the reactor out of your chest?" Tony stopped… his stomach was turning and he hadn't even had a fucking sip of alcohol in over 2 months.
"Uh like I said I had to make an adjustment" He turned around. "There were a couple wires twisted wrong an-Tony…" Steve's voice came out in a warning tone. "Steve" Tony dead panned back and turned to face the other man. "You expect me to believe that you were just down here 'fixing a wire' in the thing that's keeping you alive at four in the morning, listen I may be from the past but I'm not stupid Tony, what were you really doing." Steve took a step toward Tony. "Why don't you just let me be Steve" Tony said and went to turn back to the door.
Steve stepped forward again and grabbed Tony's shoulder turning him back to face him. "So what you can pretend you're well?" Steve says back to him. "Listen 'Steve'" Tony put extra sarcasm on the blond's name. "You don't know me, Your just some guy living in my building that the government wanted me to fight beside. You're not my 'friend' not my 'advisor' and not my fucking therapist, now I am tired, if you haven't noticed it's four in the morning and I am going to bed." Tony snapped and Steve's hand withdrew from his shoulder.
Tony fled the lab and headed quickly up to his room. He flopped down on his back on his oversized circular bed and rubbed his face. "Well, probably wasn't the best way to handle that" tony said to himself and stared wide eyed up at his ceiling, always had been one who worked better with machines then with people… that's why he had Pepper… yea… he didn't need to make friends himself Pepper did that for him. And why would he even want to be friends with 'Steve Rogers' the famous 'Captain America' it's not like that man would ever see him for anything other than a narcissistic asshole. Which he was… no hiding that fact… yep… Anthony Stark… The narcissistic asshole… Genius Billionaire Narcissistic Playboy Philanthropist Asshole.
Well doesn't that sound about right…
So there it is, please rate and review tell me if it's terrible or if I did okay and should continue 3