Sunnydale AU: let's try that again

[americas_son]

The Milliways vacation was, Cal thinks, exactly what they all needed. He definitely came home to discover that things seemed a lot more manageable than they had before he left for New York, and not just because Obadiah Stane will officially never be his damn problem again.

(Peter, he knows, suspects that something happened while Cal was away, but Cal calmly ignores his less-than-subtle hints for an explanation. What would he even tell Peter?

Although he does kind of love imagining the look on Peter's face if he found out exactly how far Cal was out of his reach, and for how long.)

There's more time for life beyond the household now, and so it is that Cal is resuming something resembling regular visits to the Stark residence once more.

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[if_inconvenient]

"Quite possibly."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Remind me not to let you get bored around me," Cal says.

The blackmail material Sherlock has to choose from by now is pretty epic.

[if_inconvenient]

"You don't need blackmail to be interesting."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, you say that now," Cal says with a wry smile.

[if_inconvenient]

"Besides, I wouldn't."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Oh, good."

Cal is reassured now.

[toblameforit]

"I mean, c'mon. He's gone this long without blackmailing me."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal thinks about this for a second or two, then asks,

"What would he be trying to blackmail out of you?"

Don't they, like - share? Everything?

[toblameforit]

Oh, Cal. You have no idea.

"I don't know. He'd think of something."

[if_inconvenient]

Sherlock laughs.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal leans back to look at Sherlock.

"I hope I'm not giving him ideas," he says.

[if_inconvenient]

"Certainly not."

Lies. All lies.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Suuuure." Cal draws the word out into a long, skeptical vowel sound.

[if_inconvenient]

He chuckles.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"You're losing your touch with the lying," Cal informs him.

[if_inconvenient]

"Perhaps I am simply not trying very hard."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Or you're losing your touch."

Within like, the last twenty minutes.

[if_inconvenient]

"I leave you to judge which is the likelier scenario."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"I will."

Does Sherlock really think that's going to go the way he wants it to go?



Because he's probably right, but shh. Don't tell.

[if_inconvenient]

Precisely.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

". . . don't think I won't," Cal adds after a moment.

You know. Just to make his point.

[if_inconvenient]

Snort. "Oh, indeed."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Because I will," he continues. For clarity's sake.

[if_inconvenient]

"My dear fellow, I am counting on it."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

". . . you are not."

It's possible someone is just being contrary for the sake of contrariness.

The way he's laughing is the first clue.