"Yeah. Long enough. You know, the whole sneaky spy thing is great, but- Well." Tony did a vague sort of gesture at himself, as if to suggest maybe walking into some guy's room wasn't the best decision. But then again, he knew that Natasha did what she wanted, for the most part, and him saying anything wasn't going to stop her. "I guess you should just be glad you didn't walk in on something really-"
He cut himself off there with a cough before zeroing in on her, taking in her appearance. Something about her seemed off, if that was even possible for her. "You okay? Looks like you had a busy day. Oh, and since you mentioned it, that security upgrade has just been moved to the top of the list." Not that it'll change anything; she was one of the few people around here who he'd consider letting have mostly unrestricted access.
"Yeah, well, it's late, end of a long day, you know. Relaxation is called for, I think." And speaking of that, he glanced around the room; it was still lacking in furniture, but at least he had a couple of somewhat comfortable chairs now. "Want to sit down?"
"Maybe I was hoping to walk in on something a little more embarrassing." She said with an amused smirk, head tilted a bit. Had she walked in on him doing more then dressing, she'd have politely backed out and go about her business (not leaving of course, but not whistling at him either).
She waved off the joking comment though and gave him another smile, one that was clearly hiding how tired she was. "I'm fine. Busy is one way to put it. Long is another. I was just hoping to steal your shower for a bit. Maybe a shirt too."
She lifted her head, almost asking him if he'd let her relax here. Yeah, Tony was one of her safe spaces, as weird as that sounded even in her own head. Even if something happened between the two of them, she still felt safe here, like she did around Clint or Steve. "I'd say you could join, but it looks like you just got dressed for the evening."
"Were you now? Too bad you weren't there to see me in a dress. And yeah, I just said that." Talking about it is less embarrassing than actually going through it, but luckily for Tony, TJ made the experience more of a positive than a negative. "Now that was what I'd call embarrassing." He imitated her amused smirk, raising his eyebrows suggestively as he did.
"Hey, if you say you're fine, then you're fine." He knew better than to question her, and he was well acquainted with the meaning behind the word "fine". "Steal away. And that includes the shirt too."
Catching Natasha's wordless question, he just nodded and shrugged his shoulders. They didn't really need words for situations like this. It was just kind of understood that if one of them needed a place to stay for a little while, there was no need to ask. "Too bad. I would've joined you otherwise." He made no effort to hide the fact that her presence in his room was doing something to him; she was attractive, that much was a given, and well, not to put too fine a point on it, she was sexy as hell.
"A dress?" Her brow raised, then she grinned something of a softly devious grin. "You do have the legs for it. I hope it was red with sequins." She teased him. Not that Tony in a dress would be a bad thing. He did have the body for those kind of kinks.
His not questioning her if she was really fine or not was thankfully taken. She would never admit to not being anything more then fine. She was a little strung out, and if anyone would notice, it was Tony, but she was also 'fine'. There was no reason to fuss. "Good boy." She told him and started to turn to head for his bathroom.
As she left the door way of the bedroom she did add. "You can still join me, if you feel up to it..." She said and shrugged. It was up to him if he joined her or not. If he did, well, that would be fine and she could focus her attention on something else for a bit. And if he didn't, well, she wouldn't be long and his shirts would be raided.
"Yeah, a dress. I- Well, you know I don't make a habit of it, but there was a list, and some other things going on, and next thing you know... Hey, I'm in a dress!" He couldn't help but make a sort of dramatic pose just then, although it would have looked a lot better if he still had the dress on.
"And no, it wasn't red with sequins, but it was black and kind of slinky." And apparently it made him look hot. "Thanks, by the way. No one really compliments my legs." He waggled his eyebrows a bit, indicating he was joking.
"As a matter of fact, I think I do." He shed the shirt he'd just put on, and casually followed her to the bathroom. "You know what they say about cleanliness, after all." Even if cleanliness wasn't at the forefront of his thoughts, not with her in the room. Even strung out as she claimed to be, she still looked just as good as ever, and that made him want her more.
The pose actually made her chuckle softly, a twinkle at her eye as she looked him over at that. "Now I'm sorry I missed it. Maybe I can get you to reenact it again later." The idea of him in a dress just amused her is all. It wasn't one of her kinks or even on her card, but she had to admit seeing Stark in something like that would be fun.
"They should. They're sturdy looking legs." She said back as she walked off for the bathroom.
It's the cat suit. There he might notice she had a tail pressed to the low of her back, just hiding the zipper that went all the way to the low of the tail. The same zipper that went all the way down the front of her suit. There were a few rips here and there, where the leather looked as if someone might have cut it. Knife play was part of today's adventure. Again, just something she trusted with so few people.
As she walked, the tail swished. Her hand reached up to pull at the ears, a flick of her wrist tossing them to a table near by. "I highly doubt your thinking of keeping clean, Stark." She said on a low voice, starting to unzip the suit as she stepped into the bathroom. "Help me peal this off?" It was tight, to the point that the stitching would leave little indentations on her skin once it was exposed.
"Yeah? Maybe if I get in the right mood, I'll put on a little show just for you." There are very few people on the station he'd consider doing that for, so in his mind, she ought to consider herself one of the lucky ones.
"Gee, Nat, keep that up and you're gonna make me blush," he quipped as he followed behind her. And as he did so, he finally noticed exactly what she was wearing. It didn't surprise him, given the nature of the place they were in, but still, it wasn't something he expected to see. Oh, he knew about catsuits, but this appeared to be a literal cat suit, complete with ears and a tail. "You been doing a little roleplay or something?"
He looked for a moment like he wanted to reach for the tail to give it a tug, but he thought better of it. "Oh, you know me so well." And then he did as he was bidden, reaching for the material to pull it off her. "I'd ask how you got into this in the first place, but maybe I don't want to know."
"Lucky me." She said with a chuckle, indeed feeling like one of the lucky ones. In truth, she really didn't think he'd look bad in a dress, and would be more surprised he didn't dress that way in his school days just to play a goofball or something.
"You. Blushing. Now that's a sight I want to see." She teased back and started to unzip herself. He could have pulled the tail, but he might have got a surprise reaction from her if he had. After all the tail was special and though it was part of the suit it was also, well, a plug.
"It was a theme'd club." She said lightly, looking back to him with a raised brow. "I knocked off three squares today, just at that one club with one person. The costume was one of those squares." She let out a breath as he started to help pull the suit back off her. Down her shoulders and arms, leaving little red marks as it went. Down her back and to her hips, leaving her chest exposed and thankfully free now.
She let out a deep sigh to that. "I'd say it was painted on but no, just very carefully pulled on this morning. Never to be worn again." She promised.
That does seem like a thing he would do, but oddly enough, his school days are something he preferred to keep quiet about. Unless of course it served his purposes to brag.
"Well, for you, I'd at least put in an effort." Not that he was in the habit of it, but teasing was just part of their usual song and dance. "Oh, a themed club. Sounds fun. And look at you, being a multi-tasker." It wasn't surprising, as Natasha was nothing if not resourceful, but still. "That suit cant have been comfortable, though."
Referring to those tell-tale red marks, of course. "Maybe a little in-shower massage will help get rid of them."
Bragging seemed like a big Tony Stark thing to do as well.
"Flattery gets you everywhere, Tony." She teased back about his efforts. Teasing just was how the two of them worked, and it worked out pretty fine. They both knew when the other was serious or not, and both knew when the other was being a tease.
"I've always tried to take one more than I should. It was a long day but three pings was good enough for me." She started to strop lower, shifting a bit as that tail was pulled from where it so firmly had been placed. She let out a small moan at that and a sigh, like she could relax for a bit. "The suit is not comfortable. But it does the trick. A left over from some gift box I got some time ago."
She let out another sigh as she started to peel it down her legs, turned now to look at Tony as she worked. "That actually sounds good." And she sounded genuine in how she said that. No tease or joke in her tone. She actually might be glad she stopped at his place.
It definitely was, and if anyone knew that, it would be Natasha. She always did have a funny way of seeing right through him, despite his best efforts to the contrary.
"Yeah, I know, why do you think I rely on it so much?" And the thing about Natasha was that he could usually be honest with her in ways that he couldn't with other people. He might not put it into such plain words, but he respected her, and he was glad he knew her.
"Nothing wrong with that, though, unless it winds up with you burnt out. No one wants that." But then, even if Natasha weren't burnt out, she'd never tell anyone about it. He was the same way. "If it checks off your squares, then I'd say it does the trick alright."
And then he was giving her a small smile; it was actually a genuine one, not one that he put on for the press or the fawning public. "Yeah? Well, now I want to give you one, then." He was glad she'd stopped in too, even if she had knocked his defenses, or lack of them.
It's a talent of a master spy, also she was just pretty good at reading him. Then again she felt like he projected his feelings a bit easier then some people.
She simply chuckled at his comment. It did get him far, didn't it? She could take it or leave it but tonight she would take the flattery. It felt nice for the most part. She had a respect for him too, even if it didn't show that often.
"Burn out? Hardly." She said with a scoff, peeling out of the rest of that cat suit and honestly going to throw it away after this. No sense mending it. "It'll take a lot more then that to burn me out." Which wasn't so true. She really was feeling it today. The idea of just relaxing a bit, no matter where it went, was nice. "Squares checked. I've only got a few more to go to get my first card under control." Just a few more to go.
That real smile though. That gave her pause. She smiled a genuine soft smile back, reaching out to touch his cheek for a moment, thumb stroking over a line of his beard, then she drew away to the shower, reaching in to turn it on. Knowing Tony, he had some fancy shower, but right now anything would work.
He'd maintain she's good at reading everyone, but that's one of those things that doesn't need to be said. And sometimes he did wear his feelings on his sleeve, although he wished sometimes that he didn't.
"I figured as much, but you know, everyone needs some TLC, even enigmas like yourself." He had been going for a different set of words, but there were so many ways to describe Natasha that doing so would take all day. "Lucky you. Or should I say, look at you, tiger?" He couldn't help but grin. "Obviously I need to pick up the pace, or I'm gonna be the only one on this station."
He didn't really think that was a possibility, but still, joking around and all. When Natasha reached out to touch his cheek, he couldn't quite hide the small smile that came up. What? Sometimes he couldn't help but respond positively to just the right touch from just the right person. But now it was time for that shower, and unless she changed her mind and sent him flying through the bathroom door, he intended to follow her.
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Date: 2018-11-13 10:39 pm (UTC)He cut himself off there with a cough before zeroing in on her, taking in her appearance. Something about her seemed off, if that was even possible for her. "You okay? Looks like you had a busy day. Oh, and since you mentioned it, that security upgrade has just been moved to the top of the list." Not that it'll change anything; she was one of the few people around here who he'd consider letting have mostly unrestricted access.
"Yeah, well, it's late, end of a long day, you know. Relaxation is called for, I think." And speaking of that, he glanced around the room; it was still lacking in furniture, but at least he had a couple of somewhat comfortable chairs now. "Want to sit down?"
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Date: 2018-11-13 10:47 pm (UTC)She waved off the joking comment though and gave him another smile, one that was clearly hiding how tired she was. "I'm fine. Busy is one way to put it. Long is another. I was just hoping to steal your shower for a bit. Maybe a shirt too."
She lifted her head, almost asking him if he'd let her relax here. Yeah, Tony was one of her safe spaces, as weird as that sounded even in her own head. Even if something happened between the two of them, she still felt safe here, like she did around Clint or Steve. "I'd say you could join, but it looks like you just got dressed for the evening."
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Date: 2018-11-13 11:06 pm (UTC)"Hey, if you say you're fine, then you're fine." He knew better than to question her, and he was well acquainted with the meaning behind the word "fine". "Steal away. And that includes the shirt too."
Catching Natasha's wordless question, he just nodded and shrugged his shoulders. They didn't really need words for situations like this. It was just kind of understood that if one of them needed a place to stay for a little while, there was no need to ask. "Too bad. I would've joined you otherwise." He made no effort to hide the fact that her presence in his room was doing something to him; she was attractive, that much was a given, and well, not to put too fine a point on it, she was sexy as hell.
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Date: 2018-11-13 11:17 pm (UTC)His not questioning her if she was really fine or not was thankfully taken. She would never admit to not being anything more then fine. She was a little strung out, and if anyone would notice, it was Tony, but she was also 'fine'. There was no reason to fuss. "Good boy." She told him and started to turn to head for his bathroom.
As she left the door way of the bedroom she did add. "You can still join me, if you feel up to it..." She said and shrugged. It was up to him if he joined her or not. If he did, well, that would be fine and she could focus her attention on something else for a bit. And if he didn't, well, she wouldn't be long and his shirts would be raided.
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Date: 2018-11-13 11:50 pm (UTC)"And no, it wasn't red with sequins, but it was black and kind of slinky." And apparently it made him look hot. "Thanks, by the way. No one really compliments my legs." He waggled his eyebrows a bit, indicating he was joking.
"As a matter of fact, I think I do." He shed the shirt he'd just put on, and casually followed her to the bathroom. "You know what they say about cleanliness, after all." Even if cleanliness wasn't at the forefront of his thoughts, not with her in the room. Even strung out as she claimed to be, she still looked just as good as ever, and that made him want her more.
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Date: 2018-11-14 12:01 am (UTC)"They should. They're sturdy looking legs." She said back as she walked off for the bathroom.
It's the cat suit. There he might notice she had a tail pressed to the low of her back, just hiding the zipper that went all the way to the low of the tail. The same zipper that went all the way down the front of her suit. There were a few rips here and there, where the leather looked as if someone might have cut it. Knife play was part of today's adventure. Again, just something she trusted with so few people.
As she walked, the tail swished. Her hand reached up to pull at the ears, a flick of her wrist tossing them to a table near by. "I highly doubt your thinking of keeping clean, Stark." She said on a low voice, starting to unzip the suit as she stepped into the bathroom. "Help me peal this off?" It was tight, to the point that the stitching would leave little indentations on her skin once it was exposed.
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Date: 2018-11-14 01:54 am (UTC)"Gee, Nat, keep that up and you're gonna make me blush," he quipped as he followed behind her. And as he did so, he finally noticed exactly what she was wearing. It didn't surprise him, given the nature of the place they were in, but still, it wasn't something he expected to see. Oh, he knew about catsuits, but this appeared to be a literal cat suit, complete with ears and a tail. "You been doing a little roleplay or something?"
He looked for a moment like he wanted to reach for the tail to give it a tug, but he thought better of it. "Oh, you know me so well." And then he did as he was bidden, reaching for the material to pull it off her. "I'd ask how you got into this in the first place, but maybe I don't want to know."
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Date: 2018-11-14 02:05 am (UTC)"You. Blushing. Now that's a sight I want to see." She teased back and started to unzip herself. He could have pulled the tail, but he might have got a surprise reaction from her if he had. After all the tail was special and though it was part of the suit it was also, well, a plug.
"It was a theme'd club." She said lightly, looking back to him with a raised brow. "I knocked off three squares today, just at that one club with one person. The costume was one of those squares." She let out a breath as he started to help pull the suit back off her. Down her shoulders and arms, leaving little red marks as it went. Down her back and to her hips, leaving her chest exposed and thankfully free now.
She let out a deep sigh to that. "I'd say it was painted on but no, just very carefully pulled on this morning. Never to be worn again." She promised.
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Date: 2018-11-14 04:25 am (UTC)"Well, for you, I'd at least put in an effort." Not that he was in the habit of it, but teasing was just part of their usual song and dance. "Oh, a themed club. Sounds fun. And look at you, being a multi-tasker." It wasn't surprising, as Natasha was nothing if not resourceful, but still. "That suit cant have been comfortable, though."
Referring to those tell-tale red marks, of course. "Maybe a little in-shower massage will help get rid of them."
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Date: 2018-11-14 05:36 pm (UTC)"Flattery gets you everywhere, Tony." She teased back about his efforts. Teasing just was how the two of them worked, and it worked out pretty fine. They both knew when the other was serious or not, and both knew when the other was being a tease.
"I've always tried to take one more than I should. It was a long day but three pings was good enough for me." She started to strop lower, shifting a bit as that tail was pulled from where it so firmly had been placed. She let out a small moan at that and a sigh, like she could relax for a bit. "The suit is not comfortable. But it does the trick. A left over from some gift box I got some time ago."
She let out another sigh as she started to peel it down her legs, turned now to look at Tony as she worked. "That actually sounds good." And she sounded genuine in how she said that. No tease or joke in her tone. She actually might be glad she stopped at his place.
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Date: 2018-11-15 04:24 am (UTC)"Yeah, I know, why do you think I rely on it so much?" And the thing about Natasha was that he could usually be honest with her in ways that he couldn't with other people. He might not put it into such plain words, but he respected her, and he was glad he knew her.
"Nothing wrong with that, though, unless it winds up with you burnt out. No one wants that." But then, even if Natasha weren't burnt out, she'd never tell anyone about it. He was the same way. "If it checks off your squares, then I'd say it does the trick alright."
And then he was giving her a small smile; it was actually a genuine one, not one that he put on for the press or the fawning public. "Yeah? Well, now I want to give you one, then." He was glad she'd stopped in too, even if she had knocked his defenses, or lack of them.
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Date: 2018-11-16 06:58 pm (UTC)She simply chuckled at his comment. It did get him far, didn't it? She could take it or leave it but tonight she would take the flattery. It felt nice for the most part. She had a respect for him too, even if it didn't show that often.
"Burn out? Hardly." She said with a scoff, peeling out of the rest of that cat suit and honestly going to throw it away after this. No sense mending it. "It'll take a lot more then that to burn me out." Which wasn't so true. She really was feeling it today. The idea of just relaxing a bit, no matter where it went, was nice. "Squares checked. I've only got a few more to go to get my first card under control." Just a few more to go.
That real smile though. That gave her pause. She smiled a genuine soft smile back, reaching out to touch his cheek for a moment, thumb stroking over a line of his beard, then she drew away to the shower, reaching in to turn it on. Knowing Tony, he had some fancy shower, but right now anything would work.
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Date: 2018-11-26 05:35 am (UTC)"I figured as much, but you know, everyone needs some TLC, even enigmas like yourself." He had been going for a different set of words, but there were so many ways to describe Natasha that doing so would take all day. "Lucky you. Or should I say, look at you, tiger?" He couldn't help but grin. "Obviously I need to pick up the pace, or I'm gonna be the only one on this station."
He didn't really think that was a possibility, but still, joking around and all. When Natasha reached out to touch his cheek, he couldn't quite hide the small smile that came up. What? Sometimes he couldn't help but respond positively to just the right touch from just the right person. But now it was time for that shower, and unless she changed her mind and sent him flying through the bathroom door, he intended to follow her.
"You a liquid or bar soap kind of girl?"