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[buildsomething]

You have not reached Tony Stark. Clearly. Leave a message and I'll get back to you if I feel like it.

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[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?

[buildsomething]

Yes. You first.

But just to be clear, here. You do want to be friends?

[stevegrogers]

Let me get right on that one.

You matter to me, Tony.

[buildsomething]

Okay. Good.

[There's another long pause but the typing indicator never stops moving. Like he's writing and deleting something over and over.]

You too.

[stevegrogers]

Me too what?

[ You know better than that, Tony. Steve is always difficult. ]

[buildsomething]

You matter.

[stevegrogers]

Okay, good, you stopped Ghosting me.

[buildsomething]

...what?

[stevegrogers]

You know in Ghost when she says I love you and he just says ditto?

[buildsomething]

Oh my god, of all the references you could make.

Who's been showing you shitty Patrick Swayze movies?

[stevegrogers]

Nobody puts baby in a corner!!
They were on my growing list of things to watch for cultural references.
They were right above the SAW films, you should know.

[buildsomething]

And what cultural touchstones did the Saw movies give you?

[stevegrogers]

To not agree if someone says 'would you like to play a game'.
They do not mean pictionary.

[buildsomething]

Okay, that's a pretty decent life lesson.

Also puppets. Never trust them.

[stevegrogers]

What about the muppets?

[buildsomething]

Muppets are fine. I've been on Sesame Street and made it out in one piece.

[stevegrogers]

You should be used to dealing with birds by now, anyway.

[buildsomething]

This from the man who's best friend is a falcon?