Athens, Thursday Morning

[not_of_the_nora]

That morning, the school packed up on Zakynthos and hopped into a portal, en route to Athens.

Too bad someone hadn't checked the itinerary.

The sun shone high in the sky and you could still hear the surf in the distance, that was the difference. But all you needed to do was see one donkey cart and realize: you were far away from home.

Welcome to Athens, sometime before 400 B.C.

Enjoy yourselves?

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Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"It's for the best," Tony replied solemnly. "We can... buy a pie to bring. Unless you think you can focus enough to keep me on task with that."

Because it was clearly Steve's fault. Sure.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"For us to make another pie? I'm sure we can!" Steve said like the hopeless optimist he was.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

They'd end up buying a backup pie. Just in case.

"I'm sure if we follow the recipe closely, we can manage."

Right. Sure.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"And maybe not make out in the kitchen," Steve said, going pink.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"That is all your fault." Again, that wasn't accurate in the slightest.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"It was not," Steve retorted, splashing him.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

Tony spluttered, holding his hands up to protect himself from this vicious assault. "It really is. I never had trouble being in the kitchen before this."

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Are you saying Captain America is a bad influence?" Steve said. "Never!"

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"That was before Captain America kept me from eating breakfast because he is insatiable," Tony replied, giving him a splash once he deemed Steve's defenses to be down.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Insatiable is overstating things," Steve protested. "...slightly."

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"Maybe you just can't resist my charms," Tony said with a sly little grin.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"I'm supposed to say 'what charms' here right now, but we both know you have them," Steve said.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"Flatterer," Tony replied, reaching for his hand under the water to give a squeeze.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Truthful," Steve corrected.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"I can't help how attractive I am," he teased. "It's so irresistible."

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

Steve splashed more water. "I do notice the people noticing you."

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"Because you are my possessive fella." And oddly enough, Tony didn't sound upset about that at all.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"I'm not gonna punch 'em," Steve muttered. "I'm just..watching back."

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"And looming a little," he teased.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"But not in a way that would get me mistaken for a god," Steve said.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"You'll just have to drag me off to have your wicked way with me instead of defending my honor like you'd want," Tony said with the utmost sincerity.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"In a room with a pot to pee in," Steve said dubiously.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"I've slept in worse places?" Not by too much.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Oh, me too but it's not exactly feeding the romance," Steve said.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"Romance novels lied to us." Showers and sound-proof walls were all they wanted now.