WinterIron one shots

A Kiss Not obvious enough?

Word count: 2654

Summary: one quick kiss - and it was over. Tony does know what happened , but nothing is said so nothing changes. And Bucky is still oblivious.

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The first time they kiss, Tony thinks he might have imagined it, of course he checks JARVIS' footage later to prove he wasn't hallucinating or dreaming and sees that it did in fact happen. They had been in Tony's workshop and Tony was explaining how useful physics is for engineering, Bucky had been smiling softly at Tony when he made some stupid pun about weight, and Bucky, Bucky just couldn't help himself. He had leaned in close next to Tony, lifting his hand to cup Tony's chin gently and softly pressed his lips to Tony's.

And then it was over.

Bucky had turned to look back at the diagram that Tony had been showing him, missing the way Tony fluttered his eyes open again, staring at Bucky, mouth slightly agape, with a light blush along the top of his cheeks. Tony continued staring for a moment before licking his lips and continuing with his explanations, though he had stumbled over the first few words and was speaking a little more softly than before.

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The second time they kissed, Tony was looking for an excuse to do it. Despite the video evidence, he was still unsure as to how real the first one was, but he wanted to do it again. Badly. He just wasn't sure how to go about it. Bucky hadn't mentioned it. He hadn't done anything differently since the kiss and there was no awkwardness between them.

So Tony was trying to figure out whether to bring it up, or just plant one on him, whilst talking to Bucky about an idea that came to him when Thor left his hammer on some of Tony's paper work and he wasn't able to do anything about it until Thor woke from his nap. He was thinking of modifying some weapons to only work for specific people and was wondering out loud to Bucky if it would be worth it or even possible to use complex security systems for something as small as a rifle. In the middle of his distracted rambling he had decided 'fuck it' and stood on his tip toes, balancing with a gentle hand on Bucky's shoulder and quickly pecked him on the mouth, he then turned abruptly and walked swiftly out of the room before Bucky could even react. Bucky had frowned in confusion as Tony left, wondering why he was leaving when they had been having a pleasant conversation. Bucky had thought the idea had some potential.

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When Bucky didn't make a fuss about Tony kissing him the next time they saw each other, Tony decided that they didn't need to make a huge deal out of this change in their relationship. Bucky was obviously happy with it from the way he had smiled brightly at Tony as he walked in the room, and Tony gave a tentative smile back, giving Bucky's shoulder a soft pat as he walked past.

Later, Tony found himself in the kitchen, assisting Bucky. Bucky had asked JARVIS what would be fun and easy to bake when Tony walked by and offered his non-existent knowledge of baking. Mostly he just wanted to spend some time with his – boyfriend? Friend who he happened to have kissed a couple times...? Either way Tony was mixing the icing and ate a spoonful whilst Bucky put the tray in the oven. Bucky had turned back to Tony and gave an amused smirk at the sight of him. "What?" Tony had asked, blinking innocently.

"Nothing," Bucky had slowly started moving closer, staring at the corner of Tony's mouth, where there was some blue icing. Smirk growing wider, Bucky had crowded Tony against the counter behind him and taken the bowl of icing to place it beside them. He placed his hands flat on the counter on either side of Tony's waist and bent down, smiling, to kiss the corner of Tony's mouth, tongue darting out to swipe up the icing before leaning back slightly to check he had got it all. Pleased with his effort, he grinned and winked then turned to start cleaning up the mess they had left, oblivious to Tony's heavy breathing and racing pulse, or the way his eyes had darkened and his cheeks had gained a rosy hue. Tony's small smile and bright eyes did not leave his face that evening.