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[stevegrogers]

Tony - I can't sleep, are you still awake?
Who am I kidding.
Of course you're still awake.

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[buildsomething]

Don't ask questions you don't want answers to.

You need something?

[stevegrogers]

I always want answers to things I ask. You should know that by now.

Yes.

[buildsomething]

What's up? Do I need to prep the armor?

[stevegrogers]

No, no. Not an armor thing.
More a just you thing.

[buildsomething]

oh.

[There's a short pause before the next text.]

What can I do for you?

[stevegrogers]

Were you disappointed when you got to know me?

[buildsomething]

Uh. What?

Disappointed in what?

[stevegrogers]

I mean, you had a lot of ideas about me before we even met, right?

[buildsomething]

[There's another, longer pause.]

So I don't know if I told you this. Or well, I did, but I guess you don't remember it. Or you haven't heard it yet. Whatever.

My dad used to talk about you all the time. Like I mean constantly. And he always made you sound, I don't know, like this paragon. Larger than life.

What I mean is, it's complicated. But disappointed wasn't my first thought.

[stevegrogers]

[ a pause where steve almost fell asleep during. ]

History books tend to do that too.
About a lot to do with me.

What was your first thought?

[buildsomething]

The dangers of being a hero.

Honestly? It was kind of nice that you were just another human.

And then you were also kind of a dick. So.

[stevegrogers]

What about now?

Yeah, well, you know what they say about that, Tony.

It takes one to know one.

[buildsomething]

The fact that I am an asshole is not news.

Now? Now I know you're definitely human.

[stevegrogers]

You're not really.

And now does that disappoint you?

[buildsomething]

Highly debatable.

Look, if you want the honest truth, I hated you. Before we met, I mean. You were the ultimate ideal I could never match up to.

So does it bother me that you make mistakes? No.

[stevegrogers]

There's more to you.

I do.

But you don't hate me now?

[buildsomething]

I don't hate you.

[Well, if they're going for honesty. It's late enough that Tony's let some of his filters down.]

I'm hurt. And I'm angry. You probably would be too, if you remembered what I do.

But I don't hate you.

[stevegrogers]

I wish I remembered.
More than what I do.

Do you ever think we can get it back?

[ the fact they remembered different things made it more than a little difficult. ]

[buildsomething]

No you don't.

Get what back?

[stevegrogers]

Yes, I do. I have to know.

Our friendship. How things were.

[buildsomething]

And then what? You get pissed at me all over again?

Were we friends? Really? [message not sent]
You never said if you were disappointed in me [message not sent]
I don't [message not sent]

Maybe we try something new instead.

[stevegrogers]

[ breathe, just breathe. ]

I have a good idea, Tony. I'm too tired to be mad anymore. Not now, not however far from now.

I need to know so you won't keep looking at me like you do. Like any minute you're worried I'm - I don't even know.

Like what?

Do you not want to be friends with me anymore? [unsent]

[buildsomething]

We could try actually trusting each other.

Not just in the field.

[stevegrogers]

Oh. Okay. Yeah. I want that.

Does that mean we're going to have to talk about our innermost feelings?