Steve sighed, tossing and turning in his bed. He came face to face with his boyfriend, Bucky Barnes. His childhood best friend.
They got together when the team had successfully managed to remove Hydra from his head. Bucky confesses to Steve and Steve was so happy. He loved Bucky.
Steve loved him, but not how he was supposed to. He had fallen out of love with Bucky a while ago, his heart being captured by someone else. But Bucky would be devastated if Steve left, so he stayed.
"Babe, trouble sleeping?" A sleep fogged voice interrupted Steve's thoughts. Bucky was staring at him, a confused expression written across his face.
"Yeah, just lost in thought." Steve replied dryly.
"Mmm, ok then. Goodnight." Bucky said, pecking Steve's lips. The kiss no longer sparked anything in Steve, every "I love you" felt more and more forced, like he was a broken record, stuck in one place forever.
Bucky's soft snores echoed throughout the room, and Steve got out of bed, slowly as to not wake the other up. Steve stumbles into the kitchen, starting to make a cup of coffee.
"You do realize it's 2am, right?" A familiar voice came from down the hallway. Steve spun around, startled, and his heart skipped a beat. The one and only Tony Stark stood in front of him, the man he'd fallen for so many months ago.
"Yeah, just um, trouble sleeping." Steve mumbled, stuttering.
Tony forced a smile, sitting on the couch on the living room, watching as Steve made his coffee.
Tony had been in love with Steve ever since they met. When they'd found Bucky and reversed the brainwashing done to him, Steve fell for Bucky, and the two had been together ever since. It hurt Tony tremendously, and he still couldn't get over the intense love he felt for Steve.
The two had become friends, but it wasn't enough for Tony. Tony wanted Steve. Steve wanted Tony, but he was so trapped, afraid to hurt both of his best friends, the two most important people in his life.
Steve practically fell into the couch, sighing loudly.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Tony mumbled, as Steve was clearly bothered.
"I, just..."Steve seemed to stop himself, worried to let Tony know too much.
"You can tell me anything. I'm your friend for a reason." Tony said, placing a hand on Steve's shoulder. Steve shuddered, desperately wanting to fall into Tony's arms.
"I'm trapped Tony, I'm so trapped." Steve choked out, burying his face in his hands. Tony was surprised, rubbing Steve's shoulder reassuringly.
"Why, what's going on?" Tony said in a soothing tone.
"It's Bucky. I fell in love with him." The words seemed to cut through Tony like a knife, and every inch of his body hurt.
"But I fell out of love. My heart wants someone else, someone who will never want me back. And I can't hurt Bucky, he's my best friend, but everything in our relationship, every kiss, every "I love you" feels so forced. I don't know what to do." Steve said, voice shaking.
Tony was shocked, noticing the small tear run down Steve's cheek. Tony's heart broke, but also filled with hope.
"Steve, if Bucky really cared about you, he would understand." Tony said, and Steve stared at him.
"You really think so?" He sobbed.
"I do." Tony said, staring deep into Steve's ocean blue eyes.
"It might also help to tell me who's captured your heart now." Tony whispered, rubbing soothing circles on Steve's back.
"I-I um..." Steve flushed, looking down at his feet.
"It's okay, no need to tell me or even get worked up about it." Tony chuckled, secretly disappointed.
"I need to get some sleep. I'll talk to Bucky in the morning." Steve sighed, getting up slowly. Tony nodded, a sad expression on his face. Steve sniffled, walking away.
"Thank you Tony. I really needed that." Steve muttered, making Tony blush, feeling the warm butterflies form in his stomach.
"Anytime." Tony replied, sinking into the couch.
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"Good morning Stevie." Bucky said, getting up out of bed. Steve was already dressed, dreading the coming conversation. Bucky walked over, placing his hands on Steve's shoulders, trying to lean in for a kiss.
"Bucky." Steve said, pushing Bucky away slightly.
"I'm so sorry. I-I can't do this anymore. I'm really sorry. I don't know how else to tell you but..." Steve was cut off by a finger on his lips.
Bucky shook his head, staring straight into Steve's eyes.
"I know. You fell out of love. You love someone else, I already know. I was waiting for you to figure it out before I said anything." Bucky said, and Steve was shocked, staring back with wide eyes.
"Don't feel bad, trust me, I can move on. I knew this a whole ago, how your kisses always felt forced." Bucky said, and Steve looked down.
"I also know who has captured my best friends heart. You two were made for each other. He deserves nothing but you, you deserve nothing but him." Bucky hugged Steve, patting his back. When he pulled away, he fixed Steve's shirt and looked up into his eyes.
"Listen. We're still be best friends, let's forget this happened, and move on. Now you, go get your genius." Bucky laughed, and Steve nodded, heading out the door.
Steve headed down the hallway to Tony's lab, standing outside for a few minutes, running down everything in his head.
Steve opened the door, coming face to face with Tony. All his plans evaporated instantly, leaving Steve speechless and frozen.
"Oh Steve! Hi!" Tony said, running a hand through his hair.
"I talked to Bucky." Steve said abruptly, catching Tony off guard.
"Oh?" Tony replied, sighing slightly.
"We're over." Steve said, stepping closer.
"Well, hopefully it was the right decision." Tony replied dryly, going back to work.
Steve nodded, watching silently as Tony worked, admiring every bit of him.
"Tony?" Steve blurted out, causing the smaller man to turn around, looking at him expectantly. Steve fumbled for the words.
"You know how we were talking last night?" Steve began, drawing in a deep breath.
"Mhm." Tony mumbled, feeling the nervous butterflies return.
"And you asked me who I was in love with." Steve gulped, the words falling off of his tongue.
"Yeah." Tony turned to face Steve now, staring straight into those baby blue eyes.
"It's you Tony. I love you." Steve said, stepping closer. Tony drew in a breath, all his dreams coming true.
"You do?" Tony squealed nervously, and Steve nodded, flustered.
Tony quickly wrapped his arms around Steve neck, standing on his top toes and kissing the super soldier. His lips were soft and warm, kissing back immediately. They pulled away, gasping for air, and Tony intertwined their hands.
"I love you too." Tony whispered, feeling Steve smile wide against his lips.
"So, shall we go announce the good news?" Tony said, skipping out of the lab with Steve's hand in his. Steve laughed, allowing himself to be pulled by his love out into the living room.
Hi, I'm really sorry I haven't updated, it was the last week of school and all the shit, but it's summer now! Which means I should have more free time!
I am going on vacation soon, so there might not be updates for two weeks. I'll write a lot on the plane, but i don't know how much time I'll have to revise and edit.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed this one! I tried a few new things, like adding a little bit of Stucky :)
