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]

"Ah, yes. For a moment I had forgotten your family was in politics."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal makes a face.

"No, I just mean, like. In general."

[if_inconvenient]

"Certainly, certainly."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"No way am I going into politics," Cal says. "Mother can keep it."

And he suspects she probably will.

[toblameforit]

"Good plan."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

As long as Mother doesn't advance too far in her own career.

[if_inconvenient]

"Unless your mother ends up achieving the Presidency, in which case I believe taking over the country becomes a viable option."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Definitely."

It would be for the best. They have a plan and everything! Sort of.

[toblameforit]

"Not this again."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Oh, come on," Cal says. "You get to do the army, remember?"

Do what to the army, is perhaps the question.

[toblameforit]

Perhaps thinking along those lines, Tony snickers.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

. . . Cal makes a face.

"Ew," he says.

[toblameforit]

"Hey, you're the one who said it."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"That's not what I meant," Cal points out.

[toblameforit]

"Yeah, no shit it wasn't."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal rolls his eyes.

[toblameforit]

Tony just laughs.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal ignores him.

For about five seconds.



"Are we there yet?"

[toblameforit]

"No."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Another five seconds. Maybe six.

"How about now?"

[toblameforit]

"No."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Now?"

Hey, Cal can do this all day.

Or at least for the next three minutes or so until they do get there.

Or until he gets bored.

Or until Tony strangles him with his seatbelt.

There are so many possibilities.

[toblameforit]

Tony chooses to ignore him completely the third time around.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Bored it is, then!

Tony is a spoilsport.

[toblameforit]

Well, if Cal would rather be strangled...