Everyone thought that Tony Stark was a slut, a player, someone who slept around. How could they not? Everyone knew the rumors, the girls that said they slept with him, the fact that he never denied. What they didn't know was that not only did he not sleep around, but in addition, he was dating Clint. All of his friends knew, just like they all knew that he wasn't nearly as arrogant and narcissistic as the facade that he put on. All of them except Steve that is. He wasn't even really Tony's friend; he was just a part of the group, friends' friend. The relationship between Steve and Tony was complicated. Steve not only believed all the rumors and thought that he was an ass, but he also knew Tony's father, which was a whole 'nother problem. To Steve, Howard was God: kind; loving; wise and Tony was Lucifer: rebellious; conniving; narcissistic. Not to mention how much Tony hated his father, for reasons Steve couldn't understand. In addition to all of the personal stuff between them, Steve was somewhat homophobic. While he respected Clint and never really said anything to him, he would make microaggressive comments to Tony. Not to mention he was constantly asking how "a guy like Clint" could date "a guy like Tony". Now other than this, Steve was a great guy. He was kind, caring, honest and had a very strong set of morals that he was dedicated to.
Bruce, Clint, Natasha, Steve, and Thor were sitting, eating lunch when Steve sucked his teeth and they all turned to see some girl flirting with Tony. She put her hand on his arm and when he didn't immediately shut her down, Steve asked,
"How can you stand him? He's flirting right in front of you."
"Steve-" Bruce started with a sigh.
"How many times do I have to tell you? Tony's gay and I'm bi. He just doesn't want to make a scene out of turning them down." Clint told him, annoyed.
"Yo!" Tony sat down, "What's going on?"
"Well, you're late. Have more important things to do?" Natasha's tone was flat, but Tony knew that she was teasing.
"Oh, definitely. In class, we were discussing the downfalls of having a lot of money, but not enough to buy a country."
"Oh, so you." Clint shot back.
"Well, I can't buy a country. Maye an island." All except for Steve laughed, as whenever they talked about money, he felt like he was being mocked. Then he turned to Clint, "You still coming over tonight?"
"Mhm." Clint was eating and had learned his lesson about answering with his mouth full.
The night had gone great. Tony and Clint had watched a movie in Tony's apartment and Bruce was out with Natasha. That night, they began to get make out and it got heavier and heavier until Clint tried to take it a step further. After a few minutes, their night was interrupted by Tony being thrown into a full blown panic attack.