𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 - STONY

11

Tony spent the entire day locked in Steve's room. He's tried to think of ways to convince Steve to bring him to where the witch wanted, but he had very limited options because of the circumstances.

But right now he only had three options. He could explain everything to Bucky so he can be the one to help Tony leave, but there's also the huge, huge risk of Bucky killing Tony on the spot, or at least having an order sent out to execute Tony on the spot for being an 'unknown threat'. Or he could try to talk it out with Steve again, hoping it'll work. And the last option was to jump into bed and...screw him into submission?

He hated every bit of this. And if he was going to do something about it, he had to do it now, because the full moon would be in 3 days. He got up to knock on the door and ask the guards outside to call Steve, but before he could the doors opened and a guard had a glass of water in one hand, and a plate with a biscuit in the other.

"What's this?" Tony asked.

"The King has ordered for you to finish these. He does not want you to be hungry" The guard explained, handing the plate and glass of water to Tony.

"...what, you're gonna watch me eat?" Tony glared since the guard wasn't leaving.

"The king has ordered-"

"Yeah, yeah. I already know what you're going to say, don't bother" Tony snarked.

While he was munching on the biscuit, he eyed the door. It was left open. The other guard was outside by the door, but it would be harder for him to catch or stop Tony once he was at full speed.

So he finished his biscuit, drank his water, and as a distraction he gave the plate and cup to the guard and asked him to put it away on the desk. The moment the guard turned his back and walked away, Tony sprinted out of the room. The guards shouted out after him but Tony didn't look back.

He didn't know the castle grounds very well since Steve was always too afraid to let him out of his room- he wasn't wrong to- so Tony just kept turning corners or running down staircases. He had no idea where Steve was right now, but since Steve didn't go to talk to him the entire day Tony had to find Steve himself.

After a few minutes he stopped to catch his breath. But that's when it hit him. He felt sleepy. And Tony Stark only feels sleepy 3 times a year so he knew something was wrong.

Now that he knew something was happening to himself, he opted to run some more to a hiding place before the guards catch up and lock him back in Steve's room again. But he was only able to get so far.

He got to a room and opened the door. It seemed nobody was there. The only thing his groggy mind could process was that there was medicine cabinets. What's worse is that he ended up tripping over a stool and crashed into a shelf full of medicine bottles.

"F...Friday. What's going...on..." he mumbled before losing consciousness.

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The minute he woke up, he remembered everything. "Son of a bitch, I'm gonna brush his teeth with a brick-" he sat up but grimaced at the bright lights. "Ow~" he shut his eyes immediately.

He blindly felt around to try and find something to shield him from the light. His hand grabbed the first thing it touched and he stuffed his face in it.

"...Tony?" A familiar voice spoke.

"Mm?" Tony groaned.

"Are the lights too bright?" it was Stephen. Tony nodded. "Alright. Wait here, I will pull the blinds down" Stephen shifted to move away, but Tony gripped harder onto whatever was keeping the light from his eyes.

"Wait..." Tony didn't know what was even going on.

He suddenly felt a hand softly cup his cheek and tilt his head up. "Hey, it's ok, just slowly open your eyes and adjust" Stephen told him.

Tony took a moment to prepare himself, and then he blinked his eyes open. He found he was stuffing his face in Stephen's shirt. "Oh. Shit, sorry" he pulled away. "What happened to me, doc?"

"It seems you consumed a sedative. One of it's side effects include sensitivity to light. But that should pass in ten minutes or so," Stephen explained. "...who did this to you?"

"I can only think of two people" Tony muttered. "But besides that, I'd like to ask you for a favour," Tony started. Stephen nodded, listening.

Tony showed Stephen the location the witch gave and said that if he can find out how to get there within before the full moon arrives, he'd do whatever Stephen wanted since he had leverage with the king.

"So if you wanna be bumped up to head Doctor, I'm sure I can find a way to guarantee that spot for you," Tony explained.

"Are you trying to run away again?" Stephen raised a brow. "And I doubt I can do it. No one is close with the King like you. So don't plan anything depending on me"

Tony sighed. "I-" he was gonna speak when the door burst open and Steve walked in.

"Tony! Oh, thank god!" Steve ran to Tony and pulled him into his arms. He kissed Tony's head and held him as close as he could. "I've found out who's done this to you. They are now dead"

"Wait...it wasn't you?" Tony was surprised.

Steve pulled back, a frown on his face. "Tony, I would never do anything to harm you, how could you think that?" Steve said, offended.

"That's what future you said too" Tony shrugged.

"I...future me harmed you?"

"Yeah, man. You almost killed me," Tony chuckled. Stephen didn't know Tony too long but even he could tell the jokes were just an act, a front. "Anyways. So who did it?"

Steve said it wasn't something to be spoken about in a place that's not Steve's private room. So he scooped Tony up into his arms and brought him somewhere else.

Once they arrived back in Steve's room, Steve looked around cautiously and then told everything to Tony. Apparently one of Steve's enemy's found out about Tony and how he's Steve's weak spot, and decided to pay a mole in the castle to do something to Tony. Basically sending a warning message.

"I mean, I would've offered my help but I cannot, under any circumstances, do anything to change the events of the future" Tony shrugged.

"Regardless, I'm not putting you in harms way"

"Steve I'm not a child. I'm a genius who happens to be really good at fighting as well"

"Alright let's drop this distasteful topic. If you're feeling any better, I'd like to give you a gift" Steve said. Tony nodded. Steve walked over to his shelf and pulled down a box. "Take your shirt off"

"If it's a new shirt I can just try it on later" Tony was confused.

"It's not a shirt" Steve told him.

Tony obliged and took his shirt off. Steve beckoned him over to stand in front of the mirror. He pulled what seemed like a really long tennis necklace out of the box. But it turned out not to be a necklace, seeing as Steve stood behind Tony and wrapped it around his waist.

"Oh..." Tony didn't know what to say. He's usually on the giving end of expensive things, not receiving. The only time he's ever the one to receive expensive gifts is from rich old men.

"It looks beautiful on you" Steve wrapped his arms around Tony's waist from behind and kissed the crook of his neck. "I mean, I know gems are not your thing, but I want nothing more than to see you decked out in diamonds"

"Still, thank you. It's lovely" Tony smiled and turned around.

Steve smiled as well, eyes full of love as he brought a finger under Tony's chin and outlined his lip with his thumb. "God, you have no idea what I want to do to you right now..." he all but whispered.

"Enlighten me then..." Tony challenged.

Tony saw the moment Steve's eyes turned hooded and hungry.