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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[toblameforit]

Tony puts on his best who, me? face.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Cal isn't buying.

[toblameforit]

He laughs.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal holds out for a couple seconds.

Then he laughs, too.

[toblameforit]

Tony looks smug.

Not that he has a good reason to be, but since when has he ever let that stop him?

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal rolls his eyes.

The gesture is not without a touch of fondness.

[if_inconvenient]

Awwww.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

. . . shut up, Sherlock.

[if_inconvenient]

He said nothing! Nothing at all.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal is just making sure.

Or the narrative is. Whichever.

[toblameforit]

Tony, on the other hand, definitely did not aww. Because he is well within kicking range.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

This was a wise decision.

[if_inconvenient]

"Ten minutes," Sherlock announces. "More or less."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds," Cal says. "More or less."

[if_inconvenient]

"Are we going to count down all the way there? Nine fifty-five. Approximately."

[toblameforit]

"No, you're not gonna count down all the way there, 'cause if you do I'm gonna kick you both out of my car and go eat some pizza by myself. Cal's bodyguard can drive you back."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Well, you're no fun."

It's not like it would have even taken that long for Cal to lose track, anyway.

[toblameforit]

"And what, you just hang out with me 'cause you're a glutton for punishment? Yeah. Uh-huh. Okay."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Duh," Cal says. "It took you that long to figure it out?"

[toblameforit]

"Hey, Sherry's the perceptive one in the family."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Okay, that you are right about."

Perceptive is even something of an understatement.

[if_inconvenient]

Dryly: "Why thank you."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Any time," Cal says, generously.

[if_inconvenient]

"Shall I hold you to that?"

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"- what, calling you perceptive?" Cal asks. "Because technically that was Tony."