Re: World Comination - Steve/Tony - "You know, I can never decide whether to be amused or offended that they keep laying these clusterfucks at my feet instead of yours." OR "Oh no, HE is the restraining influence." Either way, if we are talking world domination I kinda wann see Steve do it. :D (Thank you for writing and sharing!!
Everyone knows not to fuck with Tony Stark.
The man is a legend, has been almost since the moment he was born. âHit the ground running,â his fatherâs friends used to chuckle, back when they saw little more than a promising kid that could be of use someday.
[Very few people knew that Howard Stark discovered Steve Rogersâ ship when Tony was sixteen. Of those involved, only one was HYDRA.
By the time Tony Stark was eighteen, he was an orphan, had a super soldier posing as his bodyguard and more blood on his hands than most soldiers by the time they retire.]
Everyone knows what happens to people who do.
[Thereâs nothing left of the Ten Rings now, and the government didnât even pretend to put Stark on a sham trial for it. And if that wasnât warning enough, Hammer certainly shouldâve been. Thereâs very, very few people who can get away with murder on live television and not even get a slap on the wrist.]
One would think that most humans would be smart enough to stop trying to fuck with Tony Stark as a result. Unfortunately, one would underestimate the average humanâs conviction that they are smarter than Tony Stark.
Which, when dealing with a very proud genius, seems like a pretty big risk to take, considering the way itâll end if youâre wrong.
And even when youâre not afraid of Tony Stark â which you absolutely should be, the man is ruthless â thereâs the matter of Corvin Tiffany.Â
[Steve Rogers stepped out of the ice and straight into a HYDRA-infected battle field. When the dust settled, there were only Steve and his friendâs kid left standing. It couldâve been awkward, was certainly confusing, but.
They had a shared enemy to hunt and made for such an efficient combination.
Which doesnât mean Steve doesnât occasionally regret this partnership. Like when Tony Stark introduces him with the most ridiculous fake name Steve has ever heard as his bodyguard, the unapologetic little shit.]
Corvin Tiffany is Tony Starkâs right-hand man. His personal attack dog. Everyone knows that.
[Very few people know that Steve Rogers is Corvin Tiffany.]
This is why Natasha genuinely doesnât understand why Stane did this. Even if he thought the assassination on Stark was worth it â doubtful â how the man could allow himself to be captured alive Natasha canât possibly fathom. She knows twenty-five ways to kill himself that sheâd prefer over giving himself over to Starkâs special brand of mercy.
And that would be if she hadnât personally betrayed the man.Â
Contrary to what an outsider might expect, Stark isnât glaring at Stane. Isnât threatening him or even breaking bones. He just stares with the same blank expression he wore when Natasha told him that Happy didnât make it. Itâs not an expression she ever wanted to see again, but here they are.
At least Stane has the good sense not to defend himself and the dignity not to beg. That gets tiresome fast.
Just walks straight out of the room without a backward glance. Lets the door fall shut behind him. [Natasha honestly canât say sheâs surprised. Stark rarely washes his hands off anyone quite like this, but. Betrayal is always personal and no one deals with personal quite like a Stark.]
âOoooh,â Clint, simultaneously the most competent and most immature sniper Natasha has ever met, whistles ominously. âDaddyâs gonna leave your fate up to Papa for good. Youâre fucked, my dude.â
That actually gets an incredulous âWhat?â from Stane.
Clint shrugs. Ignores Natashaâs glare. âWhat, itâs true. Know how everyone always says Starkâs the mind behind Corvin, how the guy is his loyal attack dog? What you and everyone else seem to miss every fucking time is that Stark is the leash. Ainât that right, Captain?â
Rogers slowly eases himself out of the lounging position against the wall, impassive expression transforming into a lazy smirk as his gaze locks onto Stane, whoâs eyes widen in recognition.
âOh, yes. Heâs the restraining influence.â