OneShots

Matter (Tony Stark x Reader)

Trees were in every available corner of the Tower and tinsel hung on every rafter. Well, okay. Maybe, just maybe that was actually an exaggeration. But it seemed like that. Tony had really outdone himself for Christmas. Of course, you couldn't really say what the Tower looked like for every other year, since this was your first year of staying with the Avengers. Being the secretary for Tony Stark had its perks, like knowing each of the Avengers personally. You knew Clint liked Starbucks first thing in the morning and that Pietro wouldn't run in anything but Nikes.

But Tony had a personality that was all over the place. Black coffee from Starbucks one morning, hazelnut espresso from Dunkin' Donuts the next. As long as he had the suits and Black Sabbath blasting, he was fine. So you thought.

He'd okayed your request for time off, so you could do a little Christmas shopping out of town. Nikes for Pietro and a Starbucks gift card for Clint, amongst other things. But when it came to the billionaire, nothing came to mind. Of course, when Tony woke up the day after you'd left, he realized just how much you had impacted his life. He spent the rest of the time you were gone moping.

You got back, bringing your loads of gifts with you. Everything you got you thought represented everyone uniquely. Excepting the playboy billionaire. You still didn't know what to get him. But- knowing his tendency to hookup with women every other night- you decided to risk your job and get a revealing dress that you hoped would please Tony. Of course, you wouldn't risk it if you had heard from everyone in the Tower about his behavior while you were gone. And your teeny, tiny crush on him. Okay, maybe it was a bit bigger than that. A lot bigger. Oh, well.

~skip to Christmas party~

Tony hadn't invited anyone but the Avengers, surprisingly. So, after each of you having a few drinks, you sat around the coffeetable, everyone's presents in a pile by their feet. After a quick spin of the bottle, you all went around the circle, opening the presents from the person the bottle had landed on. It continued like that, your presents opened last. Tony looked a little disappointed when he realized that there wasn't any present from you to him, and you felt sorry. So after the opening of the presents, the party aspect got back in full swing. Thor and Sam were swinging from ceiling fans (how did they get up there), Pietro, Wanda, Steve, Vision, and Bucky were playing a small game of Spin the Bottle, and other hectic activitieswere taking place.

You decided to get out of the rec room, walking to the balcony and leaning against the railing, looking at the stars. The diamond necklace Tony had gifted you dangled from your neck, swinging to hit against your throat in the breeze.

"Lovely view, isn't it?" The familiar, usually boastful voice sounded from behind you. You turned, looking at Tony, decked out in his silver suit.

"Of course. The stars are beautiful. So far away, most of them dead, always reminding you that you're just one little speck of matter in the endless expanse of the universe." Tony strode over, leaning against the railing next to you.

"That was deep, possibly too deep." You chuckled, looking at the philanthropist. You noticed he was staring at you, eyes not travelling farther than your lips. You smiled faintly.

"Perhaps, but that's alright. As long as there's a few other specks of matter that care about you, then you tend to forget about that fact." He smiled at you.

"And? Do you have any other specks of matter that you care for?" You looked back at the sky, debating on whether to be cheesy or not.

"Does the one standing beside me count? Does that speck of matter care for me?" He smiled, kissing you beneath the stars.

After a couple moments, he pulled back, resting his forehead against yours. "More than you know."

A/N: This seems so sporadic. Oh, well. I tried. Sorry if it wasn't what you were expecting. (I may or may not have rushed this in order to get it done on time. :/)