In the pencils and pumps au does Tony ever introduce Steve to his parents?
I already answered this so Iām going to focus on Christmas Morning where there wasnāt an audience of people Steve needed to be on good behavior for:
āSteve oh my God,ā Tony hisses after the third cinnamon roll.Ā āStop it.ā
Steve looks at Tony, swallows a mouthful of gooey cinnamon roll and raisins, and says, āI will not.ā And shoves another goddamn cinnamon roll in his mouth.
Maria still looks horrified. Howard looks as if heās observing a science experimentāitās horrible, and yet he canāt look away, curious as to whatās going to happen next.
āMore coffee?ā Jarvis asks pleasantly, and refills Steveās mug. Steve uses it to help wash down his cinnamon rolls.
āSteve if you make yourself sick Iām going to break up with you,ā Tony hisses after the sixth roll. He doesnāt mean it but honestly Maria has covered her mouth and continued to stare at Steve in horror and heās kind of afraid that maybe his mother might throw up instead.
āYou know me better than that,ā Steve says, and absolutely does mean it. Tony watched him finish off an entire Goddamn pumpkin pie and have room for three of Natashaās pastila at Thanksgiving. Itās kind of horrifying how much he can eat.
āYou can imagine how hard it was to keep him fed in high school,ā Sarah had lamented after Tony had silently watched Steve put away a dozen pancakes the next morning.
āSome orange juice,ā Jarvis says pleasantly, putting a glass of orange juice next to Steveās plate. Steve sips at it. The tartness of the juice goes well with the sweetness of the glaze on the cinnamon rolls.
āSteven if you love me you will not eat that last cinnamon roll,ā Tony hisses as Steve brings the last cinnamon roll onto his plate.
āIf you love me you will not be surprised when I eat this,ā Steve says, and shoves the entire roll into his mouth.
Howard actually jerks back in his chair with a gasp.Ā āAt least cut it up,ā Maria murmurs to herself, pale, but itās too lateāSteve is chewing, or attempting to chew, the entirety of the final cinnamon roll.
āTea,ā Jarvis says pleasantly, pouring the blond a cup of tea. Steve uses it to help him swallow the final cinnamon rollāitās a bit more difficult than he wants to admit.
āThis is the most bizarre pissing contest Iāve ever been in,ā Howard says after Steve has served himself some fruit salad.
Maria stares at the wall, still pale. āPossibly,ā she says slowly.Ā āBecause you didnāt actually have to participate.ā
āI like cinnamon rolls,ā Steve says, just a touch defensively.
The laugh that escapes Tonyās lips is slightly hysterical.Ā āYou like carbs.ā
Steve canāt help a smile as he says, āJust because you refuse to eat more than one serving of starch a day doesnāt mean everyone is like that, Tony.ā
Tony sniffs in disdain, but before he can retort, Maria turns her head to look a Steve, appearing more appalled than she had when heād been shoving an entire cinnamon roll into his mouth.Ā āHave you ever even seen Tony eat french fries,ā she asks snidely.
āMama!ā Tony gasps, affronted.Ā āDonāt tell Steve my weakness!ā
āItās horrifying,ā Howard says after a moment.
āDad!ā
Come to think of it, no, Steveās never seen Tony eat french fries. Tony would always order sweet potato fries or a salad if he could. Steve narrows his eyes at Tony suspiciously. Tony is blushing a delicious red. He wants to kiss the flush on the brunetās chest.
āEggs,ā Jarvis says pleasantly, setting a plate of scrambled eggs in front of Steve.
Steve awkwardly starts eating the eggs. He gets the disconcerting feeling that Jarvis knew what Steve wanted to do.
(Maria and Howard are still somewhat cold and distanced, but Maria does make an obvious effort to converse with him.Ā āHoward has always been a man of few words,ā Maria says after noticing Steveās expectant stare.
Jarvis scoffs, affronted, and says,Ā āHe has not.ā Then he realizes what he said, looks politely mortified, and disappears into the kitchen without it looking like fleeing at all.)
