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[engineous]

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[starkinternship]

well yeah that doesn't hurt
but also - i can hang on you and i just look like a goofy superhero and everyone thinks it's normal

[engineous]

You’ve been talking about us in public a lot lately.

[starkinternship]

is... is that a bad thing?

[engineous]

No, I’m just wondering if what you want has changed.

[starkinternship]

i can want both to want the option to be with you in public and to need to keep it private still

it's just hard sometimes
when we're out and i can't
i get it and i understand why and it was part my idea so i'm not mad
but sometimes, when we're out, i want to grab you and kiss you and not care who sees
i'm not gonna for a whole host of good reasons
but i want to

[engineous]

I can respect the choice, especially with everything you’ve been through. As long as you know that I’d be okay with it and protect you to the very best of my ability, I’ll try to resist the same urges.

[starkinternship]

i know
that actually makes it easier sometimes
not easier to not kiss you, but easier to wait until we're not in the middle of a crowd of people who would whip out their phones and start posting us online

[engineous]

You’ve got a scary amount of willpower sometimes. At least I’m used to not showing much affection in public. Plus, that way you get all of it to yourself.

[starkinternship]

apparently only for this
sit me in front of a pile of cheeseburgers and all bets are off

[engineous]

Who needs willpower when you’ve got a superhuman metabolism?

[starkinternship]

right?
my other serious food weakness?
McDonald's fries
just the fries
everything else, eh
but really fresh hot fries? gimme

[engineous]

Fresh, hot, salty fries. You’ve got me craving them now.

[starkinternship]

you're welcome

[ nope, he doesn't feel bad at all ]

[engineous]

You won’t be so smug when I’m enjoying a large fry and chocolate milkshake without you!

[starkinternship]

rude!
i'll remember that next time i make homemade ice cream

[engineous]

You make homemade ice cream? Since when?

[starkinternship]

since i was like six
ice cream
cookies
cake
bread
pretzels
i told you - science you can eat

[engineous]

Pretzels? That’s a new one. But yeah, cooking as chemistry clicks for you. I still end up burning things if I don’t pay attention.

[starkinternship]

timers will save you almost every time
microwave timer, phone timer, FRIDAY...

[ unless FRIDAY enjoys Tony burning things, then don't use her ]

[engineous]

You underestimate my ability to ignore timers when I'm hyperfocused.

[starkinternship]

you're worse than me
you want to come over to make ice cream don't you?

[ they'd have to go to Aunt May's - he can't do ice cream in the dorm. ]

[engineous]

I wouldn't say no to it if you asked.

[starkinternship]

hmm - i wonder if i have enough random things laying about that i could make an ice cream maker in my dorm...
i mean - if i did, we'd have to sit on the floor rolling it around for like an hour
old school two coffee cans, salt and ice
i don't have an ice cream machine in here

[engineous]

I'm honestly a little shocked that you and Ned haven't already done this, I can imagine you two sitting on the floor and passing it back and forth while talking nerd talk.

[starkinternship]

we're usually too impatient so we just go over to the student center or hit a little bodega or something
i think Ned did like one of those delivery apps once too
homemade stuff is for when you're not in a hurry

but, for the record, ice cream or not, i'm not gonna say 'no' if you decide you wanna swing by