by Carsonian
Tony hadn't meant to make a habit of reassuring Steve's partners that his relationship with Bucky was totally and wholly platonic. It just happened to fall to him once, and then kept falling to him; Tony simply went along with it.
A couple years down, he had talking points and everything. So when Steve's latest partner asked to speak with him, he assumed it was (once again) because they felt insecure about Bucky's presence in Steve's life. Imagine his surprise when it turned out they felt threatened by him.
Words: 7760, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
- Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Original Characters
- Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Steve Rogers/Original Character(s), James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers
- Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - After College/University, College Friends, Getting Together, Friends to Lovers, Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, Well-Meaning Tony Stark, Oblivious Steve Rogers, Romantic Comedy, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Protective Tony Stark, Crack, Humor, No Stucky FYI