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]

Clearly not.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Mmm, pizza.

[if_inconvenient]

Indeed.

And how is Connolly doing?

[chandler-npc.livejournal.com]

He doesn't have any pizza. :(

[if_inconvenient]

Deplorable. Someone ought to bring him some.

[chandler-npc.livejournal.com]

It would be a distraction from his job!



He would totally not turn it down.

[if_inconvenient]

Sherlock begins to ponder doing exactly that. It is very good pizza.

[chandler-npc.livejournal.com]

Connolly will be circling the building and trying not to freak out the waitresses having a smoke break if anyone needs him in the next few minutes.

[toblameforit]

"You're planning something," Tony observes, watching Sherlock gaze thoughtfully out the window.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal swallows the bite in his mouth and says,

"Isn't he usually?"

[toblameforit]

"...Okay, yeah," he concedes.

[if_inconvenient]

"Nothing cataclysmic, I assure you."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"That's what they all say," Cal observes.

He is probably paying more attention to the pizza than the conversation.

[if_inconvenient]

"No, I contend that they generally do not."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal glances up.

"Mm?"

[if_inconvenient]

"Never you mind."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal rolls his eyes.

[if_inconvenient]

"It's not worth the trouble of explaining. Although I must say, what did you expect? I am cryptic enough when you do pay attention."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

". . . sorry, did you say something?"

Cal isn't really trying that hard not to smile.

[if_inconvenient]

Bone-dry: "No. Not a word. Go back to your pizza."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal does so, though the snickering presents something of a challenge.

[if_inconvenient]

After about ten seconds, Sherlock's deadpan cracks.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

That does not help with the snickering. Unless you count turning it into full-blown laughter as "helping."

[if_inconvenient]

It is the best kind of helping.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal disagrees!

But he's not too upset about it.