WinterIron one shots

He is steve's

Word count: 2682

Summery: but of a weird chapter .... after the rouges return, Bucky seems to be the only one to see how the others are effecting Tony- and he is willing to help.

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If Tony's Thing about Barnes happens to involve keeping a close eye on him and investing entirely too much time in ensuring his comfort, if only to pull that reluctant smile from him again, that's his business.

Because let's face it- when Barnes smiled , his real ' I'm actually happy' smile- tony done a double take. He craved to see it.

The change takes over two months after Barnes' declaration, and it's gradual and tentative, but with Tony's friends taking Tony's lead, and in their own ways, drawing Barnes into conversation, Tony can only sigh in relief that they've got a higher level of empathy than most.

Barnes, himself, does not disappoint.

After false starts where he doesn't share the same opinions with what's being said in conversation, and he looks like he's going to get thrown in the Chair (and really, Tony can't decide what look pushes him to help Barnes more), and then accepting the fact that it's okay to disagree, Barnes finally grows comfortable enough to inform them that he'd like to be 'called James, please.' Pepper's so proud of his politeness, she kisses his cheek, and the lipstick stain stays on until James' next shower.

Though now that he's comfortable, James has questions and Tony, is of course, indulgent.

"So, you're telling me that being gay is legal now, but people are still jerks about it?" James begins, nose wrinkled. "But it has nothing to do with them."

"No one ever said hate was classy, Boo Bun."

Rhodes snickers. "Not like you can talk about class, Tones."

"Whatchu talkin' 'bout honey bear?" Tony mocks. "I'm the classiest."

The pepper squishes herself between them on the couch, a Starkpad in hand, and a youtube video already displayed that Tony is well aware the contents of which is when his own voice permeates the air as Tony Stark from 2008 shouts as he hangs out the car window and shouts, "I love sucking dick!"

Tony coughs as James stares wide-eyed.

"No one can ever accuse you of being subtle,Tin man ," Bruce informs disinterestedly from this corner in the lab.

Like a good spiderson, Peter defends, "Not true, he stealth-mode-ed an entire plane!"

"His suit is also red and gold," Pepper reminds.

"Which can only mean..."

"He's that bitch," James concludes, and at that everyone double-takes. The handful of popcorn Ned had been unfortunate enough to stick in his mouth just a second before, drops to the floor sullenly.

"Who did this?" Tony accuses the room at large in fake outrage.

From the corner of the couch, Vision decrees, "Sometimes it just be like that."

As the shell-shocked silence continues, Tony decides, "Alright that's it, no more internet."

James chuckles and reaches over to pat Tony's hand. "It's alright darlin', I'm sure we can find other ways to entertain ourselves."

James is still quiet outside of the kids and Tony, though a different kind of quiet when he's around Pepper, Rhodey, Bruce or Carol.

Tony keeps an eye on him regardless, and his attentiveness towards James does not go unnoticed.