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.

Comments

[if_inconvenient]

"He was actually quite fascinating. Founding member of Pink Floyd; lost his mind and left in roughly that order. Tony thinks his music makes no sense."

[toblameforit]

"Because it doesn't. At all. And it makes even less sense when you play it on the violin, yes, I do pay attention sometimes."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal closes his menu.

"Music's supposed to make sense?" He is kind of lost.

[if_inconvenient]

"You see?"

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"- Okay."

Cal looks hopefully for their waitperson.

[toblameforit]

"There's making no sense and then there's making no sense," says Tony, unhelpfully.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

". . . Guess which one you're doing," Cal suggests.

[toblameforit]

"The first one?"

[if_inconvenient]

"Oh, no," Sherlock contributes. "Definitely the second."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'm gonna go with Sherlock on this one."

When in doubt.

[if_inconvenient]

He laughs.

[toblameforit]

"You're both assholes."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"That's why you like us so much."

Oh, here's their waiter! He is ready to take their orders.

[toblameforit]

Good thing Tony is not busy giggling. In contrast to some people at this table.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Sorry," Cal says dryly, "we don't let him out in public very often."

The waiter chuckles gamely.

[if_inconvenient]

Loftily ignoring Cal's insinuations, Sherlock orders his and Tony's pizza.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal makes his own order, and the waiter thanks them and takes off.

[toblameforit]

"Why do you always do that?" he wonders.

[if_inconvenient]

"Because you are always so slow."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"I guess you'll have to be faster for dessert," Cal puts in.

[if_inconvenient]

"Perhaps if you don't distract him by disparaging my sanity."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Nah," Cal says. "I pretty much got that out of my system months ago."

[if_inconvenient]

"Oh, I see."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"What?"

It's true!

[if_inconvenient]

"And I thought Tony had a short memory. Remarkable."