Avengers Fanfiction Collection

Cherry Wine

Title: Cherry Wine

Words: 636

Pairing: Steve/Tony

Warnings: Abusive Relationship

Her eyes and words are so icy

Oh but she burns

Like rum on the fire

Sometimes when Steve hits him, he'll look into the other's eyes trying to find his lover. To find his Steve. But the one thing he'll find are eyes so cold they would freeze hell. And it hurts, oh god it hurts so much, it burns.

Hot and fast and angry as she can be

I walk my days on a wire

Tony has to be very careful, the smallest thing would set Steve. And there is no warning for the angry. It's fast, so fast it's like the burning of a forest, hot, destroying all in it's path.

It looks ugly, but it's clean,

Oh momma, don't fuss over me.

The bruises and cuts on his body look terrible. But they aren't as bad as they look. He's come appreciate that. When he tells Pepper, she cries. He begs her not to worry, he promises he's got it under control.

The way she tells me I'm hers and she is mine

Open hand or closed fist would be fine

The blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine.

He has managed to convince himself that this is Steve's way of showing him who he belongs to. That the slaps and punches are him just showing his love.

Calls of guilty thrown at me

All while she stains

The sheets of some other

Steve hates his Playboy past. When he gets jealous, he throws it in Tony's face. Tony let's it happen, he tries to not let it get to him. He doesn't say anything when Steve goes to "visit" Sharon.

Thrown at me so powerfully

Just like she throws with the arm of her brother.

One day, he was sparring with Bucky and he gets punched by that metal arm, he can't help but compare it to Steve's. Both arms are so strong and he gets bruised by them so easily. He forces himself to stop thinking after that last thought.

But I want it

It's a crime

That she's not around most of the time.

One time, after the beating was over and he was curled in a ball, Steve spits at him. Steve tells him he must want it if he keeps coming back. And Tony believes him.

The way she shows me I'm hers and she is mine

Open hand or closed fist would be fine

Blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine.

Sometimes Tony bleeds after a "fight". It doesn't happen often but when it does Tony likes to watch the blood roll off his body. If he's feeling really fucked up he might lick it before it hits the ground. It always taste sweet.

Her fight and fury is fiery

Oh but she loves

Like sleep to the freezing

Steve can be so fricking scary sometimes. Especially when he's beating Tony. But sometimes everything stops, and Steve promises he loves him. It kills him sometimes. It's probably why doesn't leave.

Sweet and right and merciful

I'm all but washed

In the tide of her breathing

Steve will be so nice, so kind, it's easy to forget everything. He realizes that Steve is like a confessional to him. Tony tells him his sins and he gets punished for them. But at least he's getting clean.

And it's worth, it's divine

I have this some of the time

Those days when Steve is kind. Oh, he lives for those days. On those days he can tell himself that all those bad times are worth it for this moment. All those punches and slaps don'mean because he gets this. Sometimes.

The way she shows me I'm hers and she is mine

Open hand or closed fist would be fine

Blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine.