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Word Count - 402
Kidnapped
"I swear, the bad guys conspire to make my bad weeks worse," Tony grumbled as he stepped onto the quinjet.
His suit was ripped, and there was dried blood all over his face from the cut above his eye and the one on his opposite cheek.
"Bruce, tell me you brought the good stuff?"
Bruce nodded, guiding Tony into a seat. "You really need to stop getting kidnapped, you know? Steve's heart can't take it."
Tony turned his head to see Steve watching him with tortured eyes. Tony held his hands out, and Steve stumbled forwards, dropping to his knees by Tony's seat without a second thought as he held Tony's hand in both of his.
"I'm okay, Steve," Tony murmured, using his other hand to stroke through Steve's blond hair.
"How did they take you?" Steve asked, his brow furrowed even as he leant into Tony's hand.
Tony flushed and rolled his eyes. "It was my fault. I stopped to pet a cat, believe it or not. It all went downhill from there."
"You can't be serious?"
"As a heart attack," Tony muttered. "Not my best plan."
"Tony… you're allergic to cats."
"Well, yes, I am aware of that. I just… he looked so forlorn, and he needed some love, and I might have been procrastinating on going to a meeting, so…" Tony shrugged. "It happens. I'm fine though, I promise."
"Why are you asking Bruce for the good stuff then?"
"Because I'm tired," Tony admitted. "I haven't slept in close to three days, and I know when I do sleep, I'm going to have nightmares, and I'm really not interested in that."
"Here, Tony," Nat said, placing a smoothie down on the table. "I know you must be hungry, but you should see how you get on with that before eating anything more solid."
Tony nodded and smiled gratefully. "Thanks Nat."
Once Bruce finished checking Tony over, Clint got them in the air, and Steve sat down in the chair beside Tony's, pulling the smaller man against him. Thor handed over his mauve cloak since there was a lack of blankets, and Tony closed his eyes.
Being kidnapped was unfortunately a thing that happened all too often in Tony's life, but he thought that since this was what he came home to—the caring, loving support of his boyfriend and their team—he didn't actually hate it the way he used too.
Written for:
North Funfair: Sing Along: 17. Winter Wonderland: 1. Conspire
East Funfair: Christmas Cracker, 26: Mauve / "You can't be serious." / Hungry
365: 346. Downhill