The Real War

The Explosion Part 1

There was a MCU reunion party at RDJ's LA house tonight. This night's theme was a 'typical old karaoke party' but I knew at this point that if Robert Downy was involved nothing was 'typical'. Since I had been staying a Zen's for the past few days we had gotten ready together after my day of shooting. She was free during the day so she went out and bought us new outfits for the event. She was in one of her signature pant suits, an emerald green with pinstripes. As we got ready I only told her about 20 times how much I admired her for being able to pull the suits off. Each time she deflected my self-deprecating compliments by shushing me with more beauty products and accessories. She had styled me head-to-toe and wouldn't let me leave until she had finished her masterpiece. I walked out of her house and into the car in the final look: A black sheer front-tie crop top with embroidered roses and beading details with High-waisted black jeans with distressed slits right at the knees snatched at my waist with an all-black Gucci belt paired with satin ruby kitten heels and matching clutch. After a long working day feeling a little inadequate in my acting skills it was this makeover done by one of my best friends that I really needed. It was the perfect thing to boost my spirits for the party.

We rolled up to RDJ's place at about quarter after nine. Zendaya knocked on the door and Robert himself answered the door and let us in instantly like the gracious host he was. "Welcome Ladies" He spoke as we did a round of air kisses and he gestured in the different directions of the house, "Bathroom is down this hall, food is in the kitchen over there and the drinks and showbusiness is in the garage. Make yourselves comfortable!" Zen instantly head for the kitchen and I followed her like a little puppy. I had been to two other MCU parties since I've joined the group but I still felt like a newby at the start of each of them. I needed some time to warm up to the party atmosphere not to mention I was nervous to see the guys... The guys meaning Tom Holland and Chris Evans.

You see since being cast about a year ago I had come to meet every actor working with Marvel and had gotten close to a handful. And it is because of this 'closeness' that I have landed myself in a little bit of a pickle. I've kind of caught feelings for both Tom Holland and Chris Evans....

I met Tom first as RDJ thought it was a good idea to introduce me to the MCU actors that were my same age. You know, so they could show me the ropes and we could gossip about all the "old people", as he put it. That's also when I met Zendaya and Jacob Batalon and the four of us did become fast friends. Only for Tom and me things were always shy and awkward. Whenever we ended up alone together something would almost happen between us. But because Tom just got out of a relationship he's still a little bruised from the whole thing and has put some walls up. The tension between us was apparent but we never spoke about it. It was like we were waiting for the right moment. Zen and Jacob knew there was something there too. They teased us about it all the time...

But then there was Chris. He came out of nowhere and I think I came out of nowhere for him too. I met him at the first MCU party I attended and Chris Pratt introduced us. I met a lot of people that night as it was my kind of coming-out party to the franchise but the whole night I caught Chris's eyes on me. He wouldn't let me leave the party without exchanging numbers and since then he has being hanging out on set and taking me out to lunch on my breaks... Yes, there is an age difference there... about 16 years... but for some reason when we were together it was almost like it didn't matter... Well until it did matter because we were both in the public eye and don't even get me started on the unknown of what Marvel/Disney would do if they found out. So nothing was ever acted upon.

Tonight was the first night since the first party that both of them and me would be under the same roof at the same time. And to be completely honest because of all the barriers I had no real idea how I felt about either of them. I knew that with both of them there was a sexual tension there but I had no gauge on which one I had stronger feelings for. Not yet anyway. So this party was quite nerve racking for me and so when I started stuffing my face with cheese cubes from the buffet display in the kitchen Zendaya rushed over to me and stopped me (of course she knew everything about my situation), "(Y/N) try to chill. They're not the only two people in there so for all you know nothing could even happen tonight." She said trying to reassure me but putting the idea that nothing would happen only threw me into more of a panic and she retracted quickly, "Okay. No. Something will happen. You'll get some sort of answer tonight and that's good right? Clarity is what you want! So going in there is exciting not stressful." She put both of her hands on both of my shoulders and coaxed me away from the edge of my panic attack and guided me into the garage.

Oh and the garage! Of course RDJ throws karaoke parties in his fully finished and furnished garage. Remember how I said nothing was typical with him? Well the garage was filled with a few cars but it also had a full bar, tables and chairs, party lighting, and a stage... So could he even really call it a garage at this point? But I digress... We enter the room and realize that literally everyone showed up for this reunion. Everyone from Black Panther to Guardians to all the Avangers movies. And just like in the movies a strobe light lands on Zendaya and I walking and our plan of subtly was immediately blown to shit. And low and behold there were two hands waving us down from either side of the party. Tom waved like an excited little boy standing near the stage with Jacob, Anthony Mackie, and Sebastian Stan. He was clearly on his second drink as he bobbed his head to the music in his own little world waiting for us to meet him... But on the other side of the party Chris has flagged us down with a casual raise of his hand as he sat at a table with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. Hemsworth was clearly deep in telling the two of them a story as he gestured wildly but the second he caught my eye he didn't break his focus.