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Natasha heard it as she was turning the corner into the Avengers common room: Stephen Strange saying, “Tony Stark is the most intelligent man in the world, far more intelligent than me.”
She frowned. Strange would never. Entering the room, she found Tony and Strange standing across from each other; Tony looked almost giddy, Strange just exasperated. Strange opened his mouth and… Tony’s voice came out. “I’ve never begrudged you compliments, Tony. Is the personal element really necessary?”
“Not necessary, just fun,” Tony said in Strange’s voice.
Natasha turned around and left. Some things were just too surreal to bear.