5. Addiction. Well that one's easy.starkingenuityMay 19 2012, 00:59:51 UTC
You keep those doe eyes away from me.
[Tony might have had one too much to drink, again, but you know what? He's a grown man. And he's already proven that he can handle his liquor fine. Just as that specially commissioned statue of himself he might have just blown up accidentally with his stabilizing thrusters.]
Why do you do this to yourself, Tony? D: capcicleMay 19 2012, 02:05:39 UTC
Are you going to tell me that you've got it under control and that you're not spiraling right now?
[Because from what he's seeing the one in control is the flavor of the month in the tune of eighty-plus proof. You've got a problem, Stark, and it's starting to affect your performance. More than that, though, your liver has to be pickled by now and that worries him.
He wants to know what's driving you to drink like a fish. Wants to know what's making you care so little about yourself that you'll live off of coffee for days on end while tinkering away in your workshop then spend a few more so boozed up that Steve's honestly surprised you can stand upright.]
{ooc; I'm not fully seated in Cap headspace just yet so if I veer too far off course just give me a smack, alright? xD}
He needs constant attention, obviously!starkingenuityMay 19 2012, 02:20:42 UTC
[To be honest, Tony does it because it's thrilling to down a bottle of something foreign and expensive and hop into one of his cars and take off down a stretch of highway. Or better: put on his suit and see how high he can get before the structural integrity and heat shielding gives out. He chases thrills like an addict because the liquor dulls his senses, which makes the adrenaline junky even more prone to doing stupid things.]
I do have it under control.
[And Tony believes he does. Plus, getting lectured by someone with perfect hair is getting a little old.]
JARVIS, thank the Captain for visiting but show him out. I've got work to do.
[Work? Liquored up and wielding a blow torch is not a smart idea, Tony!]
(OOC: aww, no problem! I'm new to Tony myself. *tries to contain all slash tendencies!*)
And he thought you said you didn't need a keeper... :|capcicleMay 19 2012, 02:37:47 UTC
[No, you truly don't but he knows better than to waste his breath since you're not in the mood to listen to reason. Instead he's going to plant his feet, cross his arms, and stand his ground.]
I'm fine right where I am, thanks. [He doesn't know how many times you've done this, been swimming up to your eyeballs in liquor and bad ideas, but he's through letting you do it on his watch.]
Look, maybe you should come upstairs and sober up a little. I'll make us some coffee and we can talk this out because we need to and there's only so long you can ignore this before you're benched, either by me or SHIELD itself.
{ooc; \o/ to new muses! *wears her slash tendencies on her sleeve like a badge of honor* xD}
Did you just say that you'll bench me? Cap, if the US Military can't bench me, what makes you think that you of all people-- What are you going to do? Pout at me and draw us a friendship chart to hang on the fridge?
I don't want coffee. I don't want to talk this out or braid each others' hair or have pillow fights with you.
((OOC: >.> I ship these two so hard don't tempt me.))
He's starting to notice. capcicleMay 20 2012, 01:42:52 UTC
[He knows this song and dance, seen it enough times to be familiar. Steve squares his shoulders and sets his jaw.]
You're part of a team now, Stark. [He'll probably pay for switching from familiar to formal in regards to Tony's name but if he was going to endanger the rest of the team right along with himself then Steve needed to separate Tony from Iron Man right here and now and continue from there.] That means that there are other people to worry about hurting when you show up to battle in an altered state.
And if you think I'm going to let you stay on active duty while you're drunk enough to be on intimate terms with those pink elephants dancing in your vision then you've got another thing coming!
[He's got to take a breath, take a moment to suck in air and calm down because this has the potential to escalate and that's not what Steve wants. Okay, no. He wants to crowd into Tony's personal space and grab his shoulders to give him a good shaking because dammit, Tony you're better than this! You're a real asset to the team and
( ... )
[If Steve comes closer, and be will because Steve likes to mettle and to be the hero in every day life and not just in his role as Captain America, Tony will back up. He does so now, pre-emptively, not sure how to deal with all of this buddy-buddy talk.
Drinking has never ruled his life. It's just part of him. Like Iron Man is. He doesn't see how he's deteriorating. Or that being a functioning drunk is still pretty damned bad. ]
How about you mind your own damned business!
[No more cutesy ways of calling Steve a girl or making psuedo flirty faces at him. It's too real. Tony doesnt need an intervention.]
In case you haven't noticed, I do my job just find. Better than. And I still have a day job that consists of more than turning punching bags to saw dust!
[Tony Stark does not do friends. He does underlings and created robotic AI. This whole thing with Steve and his caring is borderline frightening. Not even Pepper bothers him this much!]
((Egad. That's very slow then! But yes, Tony and Steve are amazing. I hope you don't
( ... )
[Tony might have had one too much to drink, again, but you know what? He's a grown man. And he's already proven that he can handle his liquor fine. Just as that specially commissioned statue of himself he might have just blown up accidentally with his stabilizing thrusters.]
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[Because from what he's seeing the one in control is the flavor of the month in the tune of eighty-plus proof. You've got a problem, Stark, and it's starting to affect your performance. More than that, though, your liver has to be pickled by now and that worries him.
He wants to know what's driving you to drink like a fish. Wants to know what's making you care so little about yourself that you'll live off of coffee for days on end while tinkering away in your workshop then spend a few more so boozed up that Steve's honestly surprised you can stand upright.]
{ooc; I'm not fully seated in Cap headspace just yet so if I veer too far off course just give me a smack, alright? xD}
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I do have it under control.
[And Tony believes he does. Plus, getting lectured by someone with perfect hair is getting a little old.]
JARVIS, thank the Captain for visiting but show him out. I've got work to do.
[Work? Liquored up and wielding a blow torch is not a smart idea, Tony!]
(OOC: aww, no problem! I'm new to Tony myself. *tries to contain all slash tendencies!*)
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I'm fine right where I am, thanks. [He doesn't know how many times you've done this, been swimming up to your eyeballs in liquor and bad ideas, but he's through letting you do it on his watch.]
Look, maybe you should come upstairs and sober up a little. I'll make us some coffee and we can talk this out because we need to and there's only so long you can ignore this before you're benched, either by me or SHIELD itself.
{ooc; \o/ to new muses! *wears her slash tendencies on her sleeve like a badge of honor* xD}
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I'm sorry. [It's slow. Drawn out. Tony's eyes narrow.]
Did you just say that you'll bench me? Cap, if the US Military can't bench me, what makes you think that you of all people-- What are you going to do? Pout at me and draw us a friendship chart to hang on the fridge?
I don't want coffee. I don't want to talk this out or braid each others' hair or have pillow fights with you.
((OOC: >.> I ship these two so hard don't tempt me.))
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You're part of a team now, Stark. [He'll probably pay for switching from familiar to formal in regards to Tony's name but if he was going to endanger the rest of the team right along with himself then Steve needed to separate Tony from Iron Man right here and now and continue from there.] That means that there are other people to worry about hurting when you show up to battle in an altered state.
And if you think I'm going to let you stay on active duty while you're drunk enough to be on intimate terms with those pink elephants dancing in your vision then you've got another thing coming!
[He's got to take a breath, take a moment to suck in air and calm down because this has the potential to escalate and that's not what Steve wants. Okay, no. He wants to crowd into Tony's personal space and grab his shoulders to give him a good shaking because dammit, Tony you're better than this! You're a real asset to the team and ( ... )
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Drinking has never ruled his life. It's just part of him. Like Iron Man is. He doesn't see how he's deteriorating. Or that being a functioning drunk is still pretty damned bad. ]
How about you mind your own damned business!
[No more cutesy ways of calling Steve a girl or making psuedo flirty faces at him. It's too real. Tony doesnt need an intervention.]
In case you haven't noticed, I do my job just find. Better than. And I still have a day job that consists of more than turning punching bags to saw dust!
[Tony Stark does not do friends. He does underlings and created robotic AI. This whole thing with Steve and his caring is borderline frightening. Not even Pepper bothers him this much!]
((Egad. That's very slow then! But yes, Tony and Steve are amazing. I hope you don't ( ... )
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