Howard makes him want to run and never stop running, but Steve is the first person who's made him, even a tiny part of him, want to stay. And he knows that won't end well, not for anyone
"Night Tony," Steve says, that same soft, sweet smile on his face, and Tony wonders if maybe Steve Rogers is not such a bad thing after all.
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or: when 18 year old tony stark meets the barista with the very blue eyes, and realises that maybe hiding isn’t the only answer.
In which Clint works behind the counter, Tony is a regular and Steve is the new guy who only goes in for one cup but can’t stop coming back for the coffee. He says it’s the coffee. Spoiler alert: It’s not. It’s Tony.
Fresh out of the ice, Steve Rogers is lost. Everything is too loud, and too different, and just too much. He feels adrift, unsure what place he has in this new world.
He takes a spontaneous road trip, hoping to find some peace; little does he know that it will lead him to a charming little town, Tony Stark and just maybe... a place to call home.
Alternate summary: A soft sad boy on a brooom brooom has a serendipitous journey.
Tony is a snarky, sassy, college age disaster, making his way through the Ph.D program by way of spite, stubborness and unhealthy amounts of caffeine so lovingly supplied by the local coffee shop.
Steve is the barista hopelessly in love with the fluffy haired, sleep deprived, genius.