[ in all honesty, he already ran through at least 20 different scenarios in his head on how this "talk" would go before jason got here, whether it was going to be short and sweet or "completely out of left field" complex. he went over how he would respond, what he would do if the conversation turned sour and the ramifications of it.
it's really the anxiety, but it's also his distaste for surprises.
tony stark doesn't like to be caught off guard.
fortunately, it seems like the conversation is leaning more "short and sweet" than overly complicated. he can feel tension in his muscles that he wasn't even aware of immediately begin to relax in response. an easy, "don't sweat it" smile slides into place as he nods his head. ]
Oh, okay. [ so, that's what he wanted to tell him. cool. ] Well, thanks for telling me. I pretty much figured that was going to be the case. [ he motions between them with a pencil in his left hand. ] Just a one time thing. [ he, in fact, considered it a mistake, but even he knows not to vocalize that opinion. maybe it wasn't one for jason, but tony should have known better, given their relationship. ]
If I had known that casual sex wasn't your thing, I would have neverβ... [ he gestures with his hand. ] you know. [ he wouldn't have done it. ] I probably shouldn't have in the first place because our relationship is complicated enough without it. Not to say that I didn't enjoy it because the sex was great and Iβ [ tony, you need to shut up. now. ] I'm... just gonna stop myself right there before I say something I can't take back.
[ did he mention how he a. has anxiety and b. doesn't like surprises? ]
So, I guess we're good now...? [ on the same page? in mutual agreement?? conversation over??? ]
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it's really the anxiety, but it's also his distaste for surprises.
tony stark doesn't like to be caught off guard.
fortunately, it seems like the conversation is leaning more "short and sweet" than overly complicated. he can feel tension in his muscles that he wasn't even aware of immediately begin to relax in response. an easy, "don't sweat it" smile slides into place as he nods his head. ]
Oh, okay. [ so, that's what he wanted to tell him. cool. ] Well, thanks for telling me. I pretty much figured that was going to be the case. [ he motions between them with a pencil in his left hand. ] Just a one time thing. [ he, in fact, considered it a mistake, but even he knows not to vocalize that opinion. maybe it wasn't one for jason, but tony should have known better, given their relationship. ]
If I had known that casual sex wasn't your thing, I would have neverβ... [ he gestures with his hand. ] you know. [ he wouldn't have done it. ] I probably shouldn't have in the first place because our relationship is complicated enough without it. Not to say that I didn't enjoy it because the sex was great and Iβ [ tony, you need to shut up. now. ] I'm... just gonna stop myself right there before I say something I can't take back.
[ did he mention how he a. has anxiety and b. doesn't like surprises? ]
So, I guess we're good now...? [ on the same page? in mutual agreement?? conversation over??? ]