Fire And Ice (Steve And Tony)

Set It On Fire.

Steve was seated at the head of the table, Tony next to him, and his mother and father on each side of them.

"So Tony, do you want to repeat to Mary what you said earlier, with all of us present?" Hugh asked, his demeanor threatening to fall apart.

"Of course. I am not afraid of who I am." Tony shifted in his seat to look directly into Steve's eyes. "I want you to marry me."

Shocked, Steve flinched back in his seat. "W-what?"

"You heard me," Tony said sternly. "Steve Rogers, I want you to marry me. We have a good thing going, what is the point of throwing it away? Let's take it to the next level. Let's make it as official as we can. Marry me."

Steve looked from his mother's horrified face to his father's disapproving eyes. "You aren't pleased?" He asked his dad.

Hugh shook his head. "I thought I would be fine, but this...this is wrong on so many levels."

"How can it be wrong if we love each other?" Tony cut in.

"It isn't natural! Men are supposed to love women!" Hugh slammed his hand on the table, making Steve flinch.

"Hugh, please just give him your blessing," Mary pleaded. "That's what he wants. And that's also what he deserves, Hugh. He is our son."

"I refuse to condone this," Hugh said determinedly. "Go and get married if you want, but don't expect your mother or I to be there."

Steve sat up straight and grabbed Tony's hand. "I don't need your blessing, Dad," he said in a sure voice. "And if this is the way you will be acting, then I don't want it either."

Tony gently squeezed Steve's hand, trying to give him courage. Obviously it was a bit tough for Steve to stand up to his father.

"Then you won't get it," Hugh told him, and stood up to walk the other way.

"As soon as this snow melts, we are gone," Steve said to his father. "And you will never see me again until you come to terms with who I love."

Hugh didn't answer, just walked away.

As Steve watched his father walk away, he could see his whole world beginning to burn down. Tony had set it on fire all right. And Steve's only choice was to start rebuilding from the ashes.