Tony Stark ⁰⁴

It was just an ordinary day, and Tony wanted to surprise Stephen, so he went to Bleecker Street to visit him unannounced.

Tony arrived at the entrance to the Sanctum Sanctorum, quietly opened the doors, and began searching for Stephen. The first to greet him was Stephen's living cloak; it flew quickly toward him as soon as it noticed him, but Stephen was nowhere to be seen. What was the sorcerer up to?

Tony continued onward, ascended to the second floor of the sanctuary, and finally spotted Stephen. The thing was, his favorite sorcerer wasn't alone; he had a visitor. Tony remained silent to avoid drawing attention, but watched closely as Stephen conversed with this person, perhaps a new apprentice.

It seemed that Stephen was helping the apprentice meditate; he maintained a soft and patient tone in his voice whenever he spoke. Tony heard the apprentice tell Stephen that he couldn't concentrate, so Stephen approached him, placed a hand on his shoulder, and smiled slightly as he offered advice or directions, whatever it was Stephen was saying.

But all Tony focused on was Stephen's closeness to him, along with his warm, patient tone of voice, which irritated Tony. He had thought Stephen only used that tone when they were together; it was completely unacceptable to know he used it with anyone but him.

Tony walked purposefully towards them; and his gaze was one of pure rejection and jealousy.

"Stephen, darling. I think I need a meditation class too. If you're going to be this nice, I want to join in. " Tony said, as he approached Stephen possessively, taking his arm and pulling him close.

—I came to see you. Although I didn't expect you to have visitors... As he said "visitors," the rejection and displeasure in Tony's voice was noticeable.