Apartment Above Stark Industries, Sunday Afternoon

[imafuturist]

Tony had started the day working on some coding with the television on in the background to provide a little noise. And to make it seem less weird that he was mostly just staring at a tablet and coding with his brain. But whatever

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[heroic_jawline]

"Did the kitchen explode?" Steve teased, leaning in the doorway.

[imafuturist]

"...no." That'd be later.

[heroic_jawline]

"You just need all the ingredients at once," Steve said, smiling. "What are you making?"

[imafuturist]

"It's supposed to be a pie." With no soggy bottoms.

He might also have half a diagram written out on a paper towel outlining improvements to the oven to accomplish that.

[heroic_jawline]

"I like pie," Steve said with a grin. "Apple."

Because he liked pretending to be a cliche.

[imafuturist]

"You like anything edible," Tony shot back, sorely tempted to toss an attempt at pastry at his head. "How is this not working? I'm focused on it."

Sort of.

[heroic_jawline]

"Are you following a recipe?" Steve asked. "Or adjusting one as you go?"

[imafuturist]

Well, see... the thing was...

"Adjusting as I go," he ventured. He looked up a recipe at first and romantic there it went off script.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve chuckled. "Would you like some help?"

Not that Steve knew how to bake. At all.

[imafuturist]

"To save me from myself?" Tony asked dryly. He was leaning in a bit of butter, so it was sort of necessary. "Of course."

[heroic_jawline]

"Sure," Steve said, grinning. "But mostly because I've watched a lot of food television."

He hadn't really absorbed a lot of the lessons of it, but details.

[imafuturist]

"That's how this happened," he replied. "Tuesday is Pi day, so I felt I had to try."

Neeeeeeeerd.

[heroic_jawline]

"Pi Day?" Steve repeated, looking confused.

[imafuturist]

"Pi. 3.14," Tony said. "March fourteenth. Pi day."

This is seriously what happens when you hang out with Tony. It was one wild party after another.

"It's both a mathematical constant and delicious."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve burst out laughing. "That's the best thing I've heard today," he finally managed, beaming at Tony.

[imafuturist]

Tony just lit up like that was clearly the optimal reaction someone could have to it the greatest holiday in... the first half of March.

"You can peel apples if you want to help."

While Tony continued to figure out the crust.