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Happy Birthday, Tony 2020

“Switzerland is so beautiful this time of year,” Tony mused as he kicked the down comforter off and rolled over, prefering the warmth of Steve’s body and the glow of the--he thought it was the chateau’s fifth fireplace, but couldn’t be sure. He hadn’t managed to explore all of the rooms just yet.

“We spent the day in a windowless room looking at data from a particle accelerator,” Steve reminded him. He didn’t sound grumpy about it, though he was trying to sound grumpy about it. Tony thought that was rather adorable.

“Wasn’t it glorious?” Tony grinned, then pressed a light kiss to Steve’s shoulder, earning a slight huffing sound and a squeeze from the arm that was wrapped around his waist. “You don’t always have to make my birthday such a big deal, you know? I mean, I love it, don’t get me wrong, but at some point, you’re going to have to go for moon landing or nothing at all, just saying.”

“I like planning something special for you,” Steve said. “That first birthday, I was kind of obsessed with making it right for you. It helped me get through a tough time, having that to focus on. Now, it’s just...I don’t know, something I look forward to every year. I suppose it’s as much for me as it is you.”

Leave it to Steve to put it like that, Tony thought with a sigh. “Well, you’ve outdone yourself this year. Couldn’t be any better,” he assured Steve. That was true. A visit to CERN, and not just a tour and the gift shop, but an actual research visit, with time on the particle accelerator for his project. Tony Stark’s own project. It was exhilarating. Thrilling. Terrifying. God, what if he screwed up? Can you break a particle accelerator? Nope, do not go there, brain, back away slowly, that’s it, Tony mentally chided himself.

“I’m glad you are enjoying it, Tony. I really am,” Steve replied. “Oh, and, actually, since it is now officially midnight--”

“You and your infernal internal clock,” Tony laughed at the old joke.

“There’s one other thing,” Steve told him. He reached over to the bedside table and pulled something out from under the book he had been reading at CERN while Tony worked. A sheet of paper, long and marbled, with fancy lettering on it, Tony noticed. “Nat says it’s kind of cheesy, but Clint thought it was a great idea. Now that I say that out loud, I’m not sure what I was thinking,” he chuckled, swiping a hand over his face. “But, anyway, here.”

Tony took the paper and stared at it for a long moment. There was a long, golden strip down one side, and in the middle, the words “Star Certificate” were encircled by golden stars and elaborate swirls. Below, it proclaimed the coordinates for a star on the day Tony was born and promised that it was officially registered and named Anthony Edward Stark.

“Awww, Steve, that’s...” Tony broke off, feeling his eyes suddenly start to sting. “That’s really sweet,” he finally managed, his voice rough. “Thank you.”

“There’s some other stuff that came with it,” Steve said. “I know it isn’t real or anything, but, well...” he stopped, reaching over again and sliding another page from under his book and handed that one to Tony, too.

“You, Steve Rogers, are a romantic,” Tony smiled softly. “Thank you. It’s perfect.”

“Happy Birthday, Tony,” Steve said, then yawned.

Tony carefully set the pages on his own bedside table, then lay back down in the curve of Steve’s arm, slotting his body against Steve’s. He drifted, his mind too full of the past few days’ excitement to nod off right away, though he was accustomed to Steve’s ability to drop into sleep at a moment’s notice.

It was nearly 2am before something clicked in the back of Tony’s head. He got up, grabbed the Star Certificates, and padded over to the desk to turn on his laptop. It didn’t take much searching. He wasn’t even surprised, not really, just...he looked back over at Steve, asleep in the bed. Steve could do things like that, even if it should be impossible or difficult or--or something you just didn’t think about doing. So, it wasn’t really surprise, as much as it took his breath away the moment he realized it. It was just that sometimes, he wasn’t sure how he ended up here, how things ended up this good, though he supposed he knew what Steve would say, he thought, glancing down at the papers on the desktop where they glowed an eerie bluish-white in the light of the computer screen.

A feeling of profound and deep joy, like nothing he had felt in a long time, washed over him. Not even joy, not exactly, but...certainty. A deep, absolute certainty. We were meant to find each other, Tony thought to himself. That’s what Steve believed, and maybe...maybe he could believe it, too. Even if it wasn’t science or logic. Maybe it was truth. That was what Steve was trying to tell him, when he worried, when he thought about what the universe hadn’t let them have yet. This. This truth. Steve’s truth. It could be Tony’s truth,too, if he let it.

He stared down at the certificates for a long beat, then carefully tucked them into the desk drawer and turned off the computer. He walked back over to the bed and carefully climbed in. Steve had gotten used to Tony’s occasional late night habits long ago, so he barely woke as Tony repositioned himself until he was once again in the cradle of Steve’s arm.

“I love you,” Tony whispered. Steve hummed, snuffled a bit, and dragged Tony closer.

Tony closed his eyes. In his mind, he could still see the starchart he had pulled up. The one from the day they met, that awful day at SHIELD when Tony thought his life was over. On that day, if you had gone out on the deck of your cabin, pointed your telescope just to the left of Orion’s Belt, and looked up into the night’s sky above California, Steve’s star and Tony’s star would have been next to each other.

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stony & come with me :)

"Come with me."

Tony turned to where Steve had taken a gentle hold of his elbow. "What?" He laughed. "They're about to do the cake and candles and stuff."

"I know, but this'll only take a minute," Steve pleaded. "FRIDAY says it's going to be cloudy soon."

"Okay. Okay." Tony set his champagne down and let Steve slip him out of the party. Steve led them out of the huge double doors on the main gathering hall to a balcony that looked out over the compound grounds, but he didn't stop there. He wound his way up the spiral stairs to the roof. The wind whipped Tony's hair up, and he shivered and wrapped his arms around himself, but barely a heartbeat later, he was tucked in the warm leather of Steve's jacket.

"Sorry. I should have thought of that," Steve said. "Not quite summer yet, is it?"

"Not at night, at least," Tony said with a laugh. "So what did you want to show me?"

Steve shuffled, his cheeks so brightly pink that they glowed in the soft lights from the sprawling buildings beneath them. "My present, for you. It's stupid, so I didn't want to do it in front of everyone."

"Okay. What? You gonna sing me a song or something?"

Steve huffed self-deprecatingly. "No… that would have been better." He dug a cardboard tube out of his pocket and handed it to Tony. "Sorry."

Tony popped the plastic cap off and slid out a rolled up piece of paper. He stretched it flat and scanned the words written on it. A slow smile bloomed on his face. "You bought me a star."

"Um, yeah. A binary star, actually, a pair of them. I just… I want you to know that's - that I - I think of us like that? Two stars, bound together, relying on each other. It's stupid, I know, but I couldn't think of anything else that felt… right."

Tony read the coordinates on the certificate then looked up in the night sky, trying to find them. Steve crouched down a bit and twisted around to sight along his arm. "FRIDAY helped me find it earlier," he whispered, right in Tony's ear. "That one - those. It's two. But from here, they look like one glow."

Tony stared at the pinprick in the distance until his eyes were too hot not to drop them and blink furiously. "They orbit around a shared point," he said, voice rough.

"Yeah."

"Together forever."

Steve took a shaky breath. "Yeah."

Tony reached out and took Steve's hand in his, winding their fingers into a tight hold. "Thank you." He tugged a little and Steve leaned closer, eyes going wide. Tony pressed their lips together, soft, gentle: a promise. "They're perfect." He kissed Steve again, and Steve melted into this one, every inch of him pressed up against every inch of Tony; they stayed there for a long time, swaying gently to the music they could just barely hear from the party beneath them, orbiting around a shaped point.

"Happy birthday, Tony."

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Art based on this scene in a really cute fic by @betheflame, which you should check out!

Coconut Cupcakes by betheflame on AO3

Tony's birthday goes by unnoticed, so he decides to pop into his favorite bar to see his favorite bartender and hopes that will cheer him up.

Spoiler: It does.

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Grab your noise makers and throw that confetti because we’re throwing Tony a party!

Q: How do I join the party? A: Simply follow the #hbdtony2020 hashtag from May 24-May 29. We’ll be reblogging content to share to celebrate Tony

Q: Content? What kind of content? Can you reblog MY content? A: WE WOULD LOVE TO. Fics, podfics, vids, art, crafts, baked goods, whatever you’ve got that celebrates Tony’s birthday - throw a link up on Tumblr, use our hashtag, and you’re in! You wrote a fic in 2018 about Tony’s birthday party? We’ll take it! You wanna draw something totally new? AMAZING. All birthday content is welcome. Q: I see you’re Steve and Tony focused, but I ship Tony with Loki. Can I still participate? A: ABSOLUTELY. We are a Steve and Tony focused pod, but multishippers at our core. You love him with someone else? We’d love to know why and we’d love to share your work.

Q: What if I have feelings that aren’t in content form? Like, I just really love Tony and want to talk about why. A: That sounds rad! Send it to us in an email by MAY 19, and we’ll make sure to read it on Tony’s Birthday Pod Episode. You can also record yourself in a voice memo (less than five mins) and email by then as well. [email protected]. Any other questions? Throw them in our asks and one half of Flerret will get back to you. OH! and thanks to @thirstinart for our incredible DUM-E art.

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