#shieldant

Stood in front of the mirror Steve tugged on the bright yellow gloves before smoothing his hands over the suit. It was all black except for the boots, gloves, belt, cape medallions, and inside of the cape which were all bright yellow. And there was a mask, of course, there was always a mask, but instead of a full head cowl he'd gone with a partial that left his hair free. The biggest difference between the designs was the deep V down the front of the suit that revealed his naked chest and stomach. Which...yeah, Steve wasn't sure exactly what he'd been thinking at the time he'd designed it, but there was a reason (several, actually) that 'Nomad' had only lasted less than a year before he was captain America again.

But, right, Halloween. Dress up. All that good stuff. Honestly, Steve was blaming Scott for this, because despite how ridiculous he looks Steve knows that Scott's going to get a kick out of it. His whole face will light up the way it does when he grins, and the corners of his eyes will crinkle adorably, and Steve will just....melt. He'll melt and fall in love with the man all over again like he did every time the man smiled at him. So, yeah, totally and completely Scott's fault.

Steve chuckled at the ridiculousness of his own thoughts, a hand lifting to run through his hair. Well, it was now or never. He could hear another door opening down the hall and he didn't want to keep Scott waiting. With one more look in the mirror to make sure his mask was on straight Steve turned and walked out of the room, cape billowing majestically behind him.

He knew Scott would be waiting for him in the living room, so that was where he went, curious to see what the other man had decided to dress up as this year. He discovered the answer to that question when he stepped into the living room and was confronted with the swish of a yellow and black cape as Scott turned to face him dressed up in the identical outfit that Steve was wearing.

There was a beat of silence and then both men burst out laughing. Steve laughed so hard he ended up bent over, hands on his knees in an attempt to brace himself. Thankfully, Scott was there, grasping Steve's shoulders and helping him upright even as the pair continued to chuckle about the fact that they really were That Couple.

Baby blue eyes looked his husband up and down, and Steve had to bite his lower lip to quell the chuckles. "I know this is where I'm supposed to say 'it looks better on you than it does on me', buuuut..." A peal of laughter escaped, the super-soldier grinning as he shook his head.

"Oh, gee, thanks, husband of mine. You really know how to make a guy feel special." The words were a chastisement, but there's laughter in them, Scott smacking Steve in the shoulder.

At the impact the laughter Steve had been holding back escaped in a bout of giggles and his hands at Scott's hips tugged the man in against him. The taller man leaned down, eyes bright as he grinned. "I try my best."

Steve's eyes flicked down to take in the way the costume hugged Scott's hips and shoulders which was, well, Steve would admit that maybe his design hadn't been totally flawed. But, then he got to the deep V and the cape and he was giggling again, his hands lifting to cradle Scott's neck, leather-covered thumbs trailing along Scott's bearded jawline. He was just leaning in to show his husband just how special Steve thought he was when Scott's murmur sounded in the breath of air shared between them.

"But, if you like this, just wait until you see what I'm wearing underneath it."

Steve will forever blame the ridiculous eyebrow waggle Scott made for why he dissolved into giggles just at that moment, but Scott was giggling right along with him, so Steve supposed that was alright. Not that it mattered all that much as their mouths effortlessly found one another's, the pairs' laughter quieted by the gentle movement of their lips.