[the avengers ➼ imagines]

tony stark ≫ you made me fall in love with you

word count: 1668
requested by: LiviMorrison
pairing: valentine x tony
warnings: swearing if that offends you lol

Your heels clicked loudly off the floor of the empty hallway. You fumbled with the many items in your hand that you were trying to stuff into your tiny clutch bag.

You made your way into the lounge area of the tower, where the rest of the team were lounging about on the sofa's.

"You ready, Valentine?" Natasha asked, patiently waiting for you as she poured herself a drink. Wanda sat on one of the sofa's, her foot propped up on Pietro's leg as she tried to put her shoes on. You and the girls were all going out for a well deserved night in the city.

"Yeah." You smiled, zipping up your clutch after finally managing to slip in a tube of lipgloss.

"Where are you ladies going tonight?" Sam called from his spot on the love seat beside Bucky, as he popped open a can of beer.

"Just for a few drinks, maybe go to a club or something." You answered, feeling the presence of  someone else entering the room as you spoke.

"You're going out dressed like that?" You turned to Tony, disgust evident in his tone.

"What's that supposed to mean?" You questioned, eyebrow arched.

"Well, aren't you a little big for a dress like that?" He snickered, raising his hand for a high five from Steve but it was not returned.

You instantly felt as if tv room was getting smaller as everyone's sympathetic eyes fell on you. You had contemplated not wearing this dress because you thought you were too fat for it but Natasha persuaded you.

"Tony are you serious? What the hell?" Natasha shouted, clearly noticing you becoming instantly self conscious.

"Nat, it's okay. I actually don't feel very well. I'm just gonna go lie down. You and Wanda go on without me, have a nice night." You swallowed back the lump in your throat, not wanting to cry in front of everyone.

You turned around, making your way out of the room. Tears fell down your face as you headed back to your floor. You felt like an idiot. For the longest time you'd been in love with Tony but thought he had no interest in you, clearly you were right.

Once you were gone, Nat turned around, throwing her heels at Tony's face. "You're a goddamn idiot, Stark." She hissed, running in the direction you left in, Wanda close behind her.

"What did I do?" Tony asked, turning to the boys who had been watching the whole thing unfold.

They all looked at him as if he was some sort of idiot. Steve shook his head in disappointment, before turning back to the TV.

The inconsiderate comments from Tony kept flying in your direction, day after day. Tony didn't think he was doing anything wrong but every day you felt more and more disgusting, unattractive, and insignificant.

Tonight he as hosting a ball, you were unsure why. You weren't going to be attending but Natasha persuaded you, promising that you wouldn't have to go anywhere near Tony, or speak to him.