"Big man in a suit of armor. Take that away and what are you?"

find out how those words REALLY affected Tony.

Does Steve have any regrets now that he knows the man better?

AN: Uh, first fanfic ever. Made to get a bit more comfortable with Fanfiction before i start on some other fics I have in the making now. Enjoy I guess. Sadly, I don't own The Avengers or Tony Stark, no matter how badly I wish to own them. Rated T because im nervous.

"Big man in a suit of armor. Take that away and what are you?" he stated coldly, no emotion found in his voice.
Tony had but one answer, the answer he always gave to anyone who insulted him. An answer to answer the questioning, criticizing eyes of the public. Nobody but Pepper, Rhodey and Happy had ever found out that it was just a mask. A mask to cover up the terrified, nervous man inside. He hadn't expected to have to use the answer against Captain America of all people. This man had been a childhood hero at first, then the person who had stolen away his father's attention. So, he covered up the shock and replied with the pure Stark snark he was known for. Shutting away the real answer, the truth. Hiding it from sight and putting up the mask no one knew existed.

"Genius,"

'Coward,'

"Billionaire,"

'Selfish'

"Playboy,"

'Volatile,'

"Philanthropist."

'Narcissist.'

The scene was forgotten moments later, only to be brought up one afternoon in the lab..

Steve typed in his code for the lab, swiftly reviewing his words before entering. "Hey Tony, we ordered pizza and are about to watch a movie. Wanna come and join us?"

"Sure... I have a feeling that's not all you wanted to say Capsicle" Tony replied lightheartedly,

"Yeah.. um... About that time on the helicarrier.." he began, they both knew which time he was talking about

"What about it." Tony replied, turning away from whatever he had been working on, voice suddenly serious.

"I just wanted to apologize... I was jumping to conclusions from what information I had. I was just really frustrated. Basically im Sorry Tony."

"It's okay Capsicle, I was being a reckless jerk anyways. Now, how about that Pizza?" Tony replied, grinning now. And as they climbed their way up the stairs to the floor the rest of the team was on. Both felt like a weight had been removed from their shoulders.

There, its out. The little plot bunny had been attacking me all day and I decided to give it a purpose. Feedback and tips appreciated. Thank you!

- WolfenWarrior101 -