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“I did a bad thing last night,” Tony grouses into his third cup of coffee. He's hunched protectively around it, his eyes red-rimmed the way they get after a Stark party.
“When do you not?” Rhodey asks, sniffing at his own concoction. With the Avengers living in Tony's tower, there are over twenty different tea types in the communal kitchen. Rhodey has yet to try them all, but considering how often he still needs to come over here and help Tony repair, Rhodey expects full knowledge of the tea cupboard sometime next week.
Tony peers at him. “Actually, scratch that. I did a good thing – a really, really good thing-”
“No details,” Rhodey says and takes a sip of his tea, a strange blend of orange, vanilla and peppermint.
“- it was just with the completely wrong person, why do I keep doing these things, Rhodey?” Tony pouts at him.
Rhodey pats him on the back. Tony sighs and downs his cup, before flipping out his StarkPhone. The Tower is silent, the rest of the Avengers still gathering energy from the night before.
“Hey, Rhodey, is one thirty too early for the bar?” Tony says and fixes himself with a fourth cup.
Rhodey rolls his eyes and puts down his own mug. The combination of sweet and pepperminty is a little too rich for him. “Do you want my opinion, or society's?”
Tony waves him off with the 'psssh' noise that means he knows Rhodey's got a point. “I want your company, Rhodes. Learn to read between the lines.”
Rhodey laughs.