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[ Being naked with Tony right outside the shower felt naughty somehow in a way he didn't know how to wrap his mind around. He sort of likes the idea of Tony being clothed and him not. Weird, probably. He grabbed for the body wash and when he finished there he reached for the shampoo. ]

Hot tub? [ It sounded really pleasant. ] Can we after the - meet and greet session. Is that okay?

[ His hand slid through his hair and he tried to fight back the tendrils of desire gathering in him because Tony would be able to feel them. ]

Sure. We can do anything you want.

[It was maybe a slightly loaded statement, but it was still true. Tony was fast discovering that he wanted to do pretty much whatever it took to get Steve looking less miserable. And he was reasonably sure that Steve wouldn't know enough to take advantage of it.]

Any other requests?

"Then we can both keep watch." Like it was any surprise that Tony could be just as stubborn, and he hadn't even gotten dunked. Well, not accidentally, anyway.

At the reminder, he swung his head back over his shoulder to glance at the pile armor sitting abandoned in the corner. "Don't think so," he said after a regretful moment. "If there are shorts in the wiring, I don't have the tools to fix it here. And I don't exactly have as good dexterity like this." He flexed one huge, clawed hand like it was exhibit a.

He was quiet again as he shifted his head back to settle it onto his forearm, one blue eye moving to fix on Steve. "I can still fly us out if we can't get a hold of anyone."

[ He thinks hard, paying attention to anything that might seem like it's pulling at him or calling to him. As much as he's aware that God doesn't just hand out answers, it sure would be nice to get a little more obvious guidance right now.

After a minute, he shakes his head, shoulders slumping. ]

The only thing is just this feeling that I need to stay here, with you. That seems important.

[ Or else it's just Matt's personal desire to cling to the one person who can see and touch him and isn't afraid. ]

Is there something you need, maybe?

At the confession, the whole world slowed down to a stop for Steve and even just breathing proved to be difficult. He might turn into a shifter? A WOLF? He couldn't wrap his head around it, especially when he found it difficult to even accept Sam as one and if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he probably would have written it off as a fable. Supernatural things were only supposed to exist in films and books, not actual life. How could he be one? What if the serum made things unstable and dangerous?

Swallowing thickly, he looked down at his hands. "What will we do if I'm like --- that?"

[ Lucky for Tony, Steve didn't really have it in him to gave advantage, his mind didn't even drift there. The soulmates bond just made him want to be closer to pull away the loneliness and pain settling over him. Would he ever grow accustomed to the current time period? Wrap his head around all the loss? ]

Can you kiss me?

[ He hadn't intended to ask that even if he kept thinking it, his hand pausing as the shampoo slid down his face. ]

I mean - uh - nevermind.

Even in dragon form, Tony just so happened to be the most stubborn person he had ever met. Letting out a slow exhale, he tilted his head back against Tony, the heat blasting through the worst of the chill but the whispers of the ice continued to surge through his veins. The memories never really left him and in the silence they positively screamed. "The team will notice soon that we haven't gotten back." But they might not have a way to track them, especially in the storm. It left them vulnerable but hydra wouldn't be able to do anything either until things let up, which made him want to brave the elements more.

"Tony, you can't fly us out like this. Someone would be bound to notice a dragon and I know you don't want that press conference," he responded, eyes opening to look at Tony. "I'm fine, you know." One of the biggest lies he ever told but he wore the words well, allowed them to become another kind of shield to place in front of himself.

"Worse comes to worse, we can punch ourselves out." He paused. "Do you know what it was they stole?"

While the words should have earned another reaction, his lips twitched instead and he had to duck his head a little for the adored ones to not see and judge more than they already were. There would be plenty of lectures in his future to endure.

It seemed Sam would be destined to surprise him. "I - okay." He meant to say no! To politely decline because running with Sam in his current state would not be a wise decision. The wolf likely seeing it as a chase and a pursuit. "After dinner and for an hour."

[ The words pieced together a little more about Tony but not much, leaving the man to still be largely a mystery. He really wanted to know why someone looking like him ended up in their of the city. Something illegal had to be the cause but he wanted to try and keep an open mind.

Slowly eating his food, Steve tilted his head to the side. ]

You good with your hands?

[ He actually knew how that one sounded and felt pleased with himself for it. Bucky would be so shocked. ]

Just 'bout everything around here is broken or somethin. Is that what ya do to make money? Fixin' stuff?

[The kiss is almost enough to distract her. It certainly makes her smile, a brief flicker of warmth in her otherwise confused, hurt gaze.

She raises a brow at Clarke, wondering if she would even know what to find.]

I could go down just as easily as you, it is not stairs after all. [She reminds Clarke, though considering who has been bedridden and who hasn't, it's likely Clarke has been up and down the tower more than she has in days.] Do what you must, but if you are gone for long I will come find you even if I have to climb down.

"I'll help you through everything," Sam promised, instinctively reaching to take one of Steve's hands. While he hoped his best friend wouldn't find the thought of what he was (and what he'd done to him) repulsive enough to pull away, it was a fear that lingered at the edge of his mind. "We'll get T'Challa to give us a secure space for your first change, make sure you can get everything under control.

"It's not that bad," he added, almost pleading. "You'll see." He didn't want Steve to fear what he was - didn't want him to change his opinion of him. And, yeah, Sam knew it was selfish, but Steve meant the world to him, and he didn't want to lose him.

Sam graced T'Challa with a surprisingly soft smile that was at odds with his current animal state. "Thank you," he said simply.

Before nightfall, more of the Dora Milaje came to escort him back down to the space below the palace; Sam was reassured to see that T'Challa was keeping his promise. He stripped his clothes off as he waited for the change to overtake him; by the time T'Challa arrived, a chocolate brown wolf was waiting eagerly for him, pacing back and forth. He sneezed at the strong scent of cat, then went down onto his front two paws in the universal canine "play" posture, tongue lolling from his mouth.

[Tony blinked once. And then found himself smiling slowly.]

I can. You want to come over here, or should I go over there?

[Honestly, he'd be fine with either option. But sharing a shower was perhaps more than Steve was asking for. If he even knew what he was asking for.]

[It's probably a good thing that Tony chokes a little, since it keeps him from immediately responding with quite a few things that he really shouldn't. It takes him a moment to get himself back under control, and by then there's a much more innocuous question he can answer.]

More or less. I build things, too.

[That one's probably going to be a lot harder with the materials at hand, though.]

Anything a priority or should I just go nuts?

Tony's eyes closed briefly, the only sign that he would have liked to have been rolling them. Sure he was fine, of course. But he could at least tell when a fight was going to be pointless, so he just let out a long gust of a breath, slightly smoke-tinged.

"You let me worry about press conferences." It was hard not to sound slightly irritated about it. Steve seriously thought he'd strand them here just because he wanted to keep something private? His wings shifted a little before he made them settle back down. This was the other thing he hated about this shape, it was harder to keep his tells under control.

"And no. Does it matter?"

[ The words pieced together a little more about Tony but not much, leaving the man to still be largely a mystery. He really wanted to know why someone looking like him ended up in their of the city. Something illegal had to be the cause but he wanted to try and keep an open mind.

Slowly eating his food, Steve tilted his head to the side. ]

You good with your hands?

[ He actually knew how that one sounded and felt pleased with himself for it. Bucky would be so shocked. ]

Just 'bout everything around here is broken or somethin. Is that what ya do to make money? Fixin' stuff?

[ After one last lingering kiss, Clarke made her way out of Lexa's chambers, her heart pounding so painfully in her chest the entire walk down to the temple. It took her a little longer with how often she had to duck and evade anyone wandering around. There were a lot of things happening and nearly too quickly to keep up with. What if they weren't able to get out of the city?

No. Lexa would have to know something and plenty of secret passageways.

Finally, after what seemed like so long, she entered into the temple, finding it oddly vacant. It unnerved her but she quickly moved around, trying to find any clues and she did she ever. The thirteenth station rested before her very eyes, her breath catching in her throat.

It meant things were established since the beginning and it gave her confirmation on nightbloods being scientific in nature.

Grabbing a few things, she rushed back to Lexa. ]

We need to go. Now.

The frustration he bypassed completely because they were often pushing at each other and things turned frequently enough to a slightly negative edge. He wanted to remain calm at the moment, not only because of fire possibilities but also because of exhaustion. If they pushed too much, they could react impulsively.

"Of course it matters what they took!" Okay, the calmness did not last long at all did it? "Hydra wants to take over everything and I know shield has plenty of things they shouldn't and so much they don't tell anyone about."

He let out a sigh. "I wish we could reach Jarvis. He might be able to hack into shield and see what they might have that would interest hydra enough to do something this stupid."

[ He felt his heart pounding in his chest and knew some of it came from Tony. The realization made him a little dizzy, which again might not all be from him.

Looking down for a moment, the words rushed out of his mouth quickly without much second thought. ]

I want - you can come in here.

[ Something he had never done before but he'd blame the soulmate rush and need for being closer. ]

[He still hesitated for half a second, head cocked to the side, before Tony slowly slipped his way back of the counter and slowly made his way over. When it seemed like Steve genuinely wasn't going to change his mind, Tony stepped right into the shower, fully clothed and all. And smiled a little as he pushed his now-soaked hair back from his face.]

Better?

[It's probably a good thing that Tony chokes a little, since it keeps him from immediately responding with quite a few things that he really shouldn't. It takes him a moment to get himself back under control, and by then there's a much more innocuous question he can answer.]

More or less. I build things, too.

[That one's probably going to be a lot harder with the materials at hand, though.]

Anything a priority or should I just go nuts?

He made a low, annoyed sound, deep in his chest. Probably rumbling right around where Steve was resting, actually, at much as Tony was trying to fight the emotion down. Now was really not the time for them to get into yet another fight.

His tail twitched restlessly behind him, but when Tony spoke, his tone was forcibly even. "What I mean is," he said carefully, "that it doesn't matter what they took because none of them got away. So they clearly didn't get it. We can worry about what they were trying for when we get back."

[ Annoyance spread throughout him, his arms folding tightly against his chest because excuse him Tony for not knowing the full gory details! He decided to keep more choice words from escaping his lips, though. ]

Okay, I didn't know what you did after I - [ He waved a hand out in the air as if it explained the rest of his words for him. ] Maybe I will try to sleep more. [ Preferable over falling into yet another fight. ]

We'll have to think about what to tell shield about what happened. [ Shifting around, he situated himself on the ground, resting curled up on his side. ]

[ Even with the request, he never expected Tony to follow through with it. He believed Tony would tell him he had to go and to find him later. The rush of soulmate feelings and needs were confusing to contend with and he really wished things were easier to navigate.

Looking at Tony as he entered the shower, his heart squeezed in his chest.

Please. ]

Almost. [ With a shy smile, he started to lean in to kiss Tony softly and fleeting on the lips.]

Change. Shift. Control. All the words blurred together in a messy array and slid to the point they did not make any sense. How could he cope with this? But Sam's hand solidly in his anchored him to the moment and after some contemplation, he gave a nod of his head.

"We can figure it out together." He drifted off for a moment, thinking. "What's it like? Changing? What's it feel like? Do -"

He let out a sigh and waited for Sam to answer those before he went further.

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