Marvel Cinematic Universe+1
Numb
by denyingmyselfalways
“Welcome back,” he said as they stepped into the building. “Your rooms are the same as they were before, there’ll be a meeting in the kitchen in fifteen minutes. Anyone who’s tardy gets locked out.”It took a second for Steve to register that Tony was joking around because of the monotone way he delivered it. There was no emotion in his voice, cynical or otherwise. He was almost robotic, uncaring, smiling at them like they’d never left, but it wasn’t the same smile. It was plastic, a mask.Then Tony met Steve’s eyes, and Steve’s heart sunk at their emptiness.Something was very, very wrong.
