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[curbing]

Don't start. You have no idea what Tony was like to deal with back then. It's a minor miracle that I never tried to strangle him.

And it is not cute that I panicked during that party. It was a-- a legitimate concern at the time.

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[olympic_lion]

While I won't doubt the miraculous nature of time spent not strangling your good Stark...

Are you sure about the cuteness part? I daresay if we did a polling, 4 out of 5 respondents would call it positively adorable.

[Partly because the population of such a poll would doubtless be top-heavy with Tonys, but also because who could deny the charm of flustered redheads? Either way, Herc is cheerfully grinning at you, Pep.]

[curbing]

[ pardon him while he stares. and here he'd thought thor was a big guy. you, sir, are enormous.

the comment makes him blush, though, looking flustered and embarrassed. ]

They certainly would not. I'm far too old for 'cute' anything.

[olympic_lion]

[See? A positively perfect example, thank you kindly for that!]

You'll have a terrible time of convincing anyone that's the case, dear lad. No, I'm afraid you'll be stuck being so delightfully charming for a good long while; do try to bear up nobly under such a terrible burden, won't you? It's a grave responsibility, but if you can handle Tony you can handle anything.

[curbing]

[ dryly: ] I've had years of experience with Tony. [ a small tilt of his head, then. ] --How do you know him, if you don't mind my asking?