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Tony wondered, not for the first time, why they hadn’t done this earlier. This being Rhodey getting the sexual gratification he craved, and Tony being able to enjoy his boyfriend’s satisfaction without having to engage should he not feel like it.

Although Tony not always enjoyed sex itself, he loved to see his partner during it, which, before his honeybear had sat him down to talk it through, had been the silver lining for Tony whenever they had sex together. Rhodey was just so gorgeous and wonderful during and right after the act, that Tony adored every second he got to see that Rhodey. 

It wasn’t even a lack of love between them, or lack of trust. Tony just… wasn’t into the whole physical aspect of sexuality, at least not as often as Rhodey wanted it. 

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Rhodey, being the man he was, had seen right through Tony, but had waited a while for Tony to come to him.

When the military man had realized his boyfriend wouldn’t speak about it himself, Rhodey, instead of taking the ‘obligatory’ physical affection time, had grabbed Tony’s wrist and had pulled him towards their couch. He’d loaded him with ice cream and had put on their favorite comfort movie before taking a blanket and wrapping them both in it. 

Then, to the background noise of the movie, Rhodey had made Tony talk. Now, weeks later and after lots of frustration and quarrels between them, they finally found a good solution. 

Maybe it had been the chance meeting between Tony and Carol, or the fact that Rhodey and Carol were both in the air force, but the three of them easily hit it off and had been in constant contact ever since. 

One night Carol had called and asked for a place to stay because ‘her ex boyfriend was a douche’.

Long story short, one thing led to another and they had had a slightly awkward conversation about sexual preferences, after which the blond woman had looked at them thoughtfully before saying, “Well, guys, I know this sounds awkward, but, I already told you that I have a high sex drive and could do with someone I can trust to not want more. And as I see it, Tones isn’t comfortable with having it himself therefore leaving Rhodes kinda dry. So - and I suggest this because I trust you guys to handle this shit - how about we try me and Rhodes in a purely sexual thing and Tones can watch if he likes without having to worry that I try to steal his man, cuz that’s the last I want.” After a short debate and a few days consideration, Tony had put his foot down. He’d listened to his gut feeling and had called Carol and invited her over.