Another fill for @tonystarkbingo, this time a ficlet.
Title: The Perfect Solution
Collaborator Name: Fighting_for_Creativity
Card Number: 4004
Link: https://fightingforcreativity.tumblr.com/post/648012746348281856/the-perfect-solution
Square Filled: T4 KINK: Cuckholding
Ship/Main Pairing: Ironhusbands, Rhodey/Carol
Rating: Mature
Major Tags: AceTony, bisexual Rhodey, friends with benefits, Carol knows what she wants, caring boyfriend Rhodey
Summary: Tony never really enjoyed himself during the more intimate moments in bed. Naturally Rhodey had figured him out and after meeting Carol the perfect solution came to be.
Word count: 482
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Tony wondered, not for the first time, why they hadn’t done this earlier. This being Rhodey getting the sexual gratification he craved, and Tony being able to enjoy his boyfriend’s satisfaction without having to engage should he not feel like it.
Although Tony not always enjoyed sex itself, he loved to see his partner during it, which, before his honeybear had sat him down to talk it through, had been the silver lining for Tony whenever they had sex together. Rhodey was just so gorgeous and wonderful during and right after the act, that Tony adored every second he got to see that Rhodey.
It wasn’t even a lack of love between them, or lack of trust. Tony just… wasn’t into the whole physical aspect of sexuality, at least not as often as Rhodey wanted it.
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Rhodey, being the man he was, had seen right through Tony, but had waited a while for Tony to come to him.
When the military man had realized his boyfriend wouldn’t speak about it himself, Rhodey, instead of taking the ‘obligatory’ physical affection time, had grabbed Tony’s wrist and had pulled him towards their couch. He’d loaded him with ice cream and had put on their favorite comfort movie before taking a blanket and wrapping them both in it.
Then, to the background noise of the movie, Rhodey had made Tony talk.
Now, weeks later and after lots of frustration and quarrels between them, they finally found a good solution.
Maybe it had been the chance meeting between Tony and Carol, or the fact that Rhodey and Carol were both in the air force, but the three of them easily hit it off and had been in constant contact ever since.
One night Carol had called and asked for a place to stay because ‘her ex boyfriend was a douche’.
Long story short, one thing led to another and they had had a slightly awkward conversation about sexual preferences, after which the blond woman had looked at them thoughtfully before saying, “Well, guys, I know this sounds awkward, but, I already told you that I have a high sex drive and could do with someone I can trust to not want more. And as I see it, Tones isn’t comfortable with having it himself therefore leaving Rhodes kinda dry. So - and I suggest this because I trust you guys to handle this shit - how about we try me and Rhodes in a purely sexual thing and Tones can watch if he likes without having to worry that I try to steal his man, cuz that’s the last I want.”
After a short debate and a few days consideration, Tony had put his foot down. He’d listened to his gut feeling and had called Carol and invited her over.
The night she spent was the best for the three of them since forever. And that was that.
Rhodey/Carol: "Tony? I mean, it's not like I haven't thought about it."
Carol licks her lips and Rhodey realizes abruptly that she’s a lot more interested than she’s letting on. “What...kinds of thoughts have you had?” she asks.
Rhodey’s eyebrows crawl up his forehead. “Are you telling me you want me to talk dirty to you about our mutual best friend?”
Carol turns pink, but after a slight hesitation, she nods.
Well, that’s a hell of a turn.
“All right, I’m down, but we are talking about this afterwards!”
Characters: pre-James Rhodes/Carol Danvers, Tony Stark/Pepper Potts
Summary: When Rhodey needs some advice, there's only one person to call.
Notes: There's so many fics out there where Tony is the one asking for romantic advice. I wanted to turn that trope on its head and let someone go to him for a change.
"Sir, you have a call from Colonel Rhodes."
"Yeah, put it up on the screen. Rhodey!"
"Tony. Hey."
"So what can I do for you on this fine lovely day?"
"I, ah, I wanted to… Tony. Can you give me your full attention here? For I dunno, thirty seconds?"
"Rhodeybear, you can have forty-five of my seconds. Starting…just…now. Okay, go."
"Okay, yeah. Um."
"Spit it out."
"Okay, here goes. I think I'm falling for someone."
"All right! JARVIS, make a note, Happy owes me fifty bucks."
"What? Are you betting on my love life?"
"Of course not. Never. Anyway, good for you! And who is this lucky person?"
"Her name is Carol."
"Uh-huh."
"She was Air Force too, works for NASA now."
"Uh-huh."
"Could you stop that?"
"What? I'm giving you my undivided attention here."
"Yeah, well, maybe you should work on something then, so I can really talk to you."
"No, no. Stop. Okay, this is me, listening. Go. Tell me about her."
"Okay. She's… I mean, we've known each other for years. Came up through the ranks together. That kind of thing. We've been friends forever. But I dunno, man. Last week we saw each other again for the first time in months, and it was just like… I dunno. It was different. I just suddenly saw her in a different light. And I just…I dunno. It's hard to describe."
"Yeah. I know how that goes."
"Yeah, I guess you would, with Pepper. Anyway, I don't know what to say."
"Well, does she feel the same way about you?"
"I don't know. I'm afraid to ask, you know?"
"Yeah. You don't want to lose your friendship, and if you ask her out you put her in the impossible situation of having to choose between having you as a boyfriend and keeping you as a friend and that's an awful lot to just dump on a person all unexpectedly."
"Wow, that's, yeah. Wow."
"You should see the look on your face."
"I bet. Who are you and where is the real Tony Stark?"
"Ha ha. See, that's the great thing about being me. Nobody thinks I listen when they talk. But I hear things. All that relationship mumbo-jumbo. And I remember."
"Okay, okay, I get it. Can we talk about me again?"
"All right. So you need a chance to be alone with her, but it can't seem like a date. So here's what we do. I throw a party. You invite her."
"Ah, no. No parties."
"Come on, it'll be great. Everyone loves a patented Tony Stark party."
"No, Tony. She's a recovering alcoholic."
"Oh. Okay. Well, you should have said so."
"Really none of your business."
"Okay. All right, how about this. We'll invite you to dinner, you bring her as your guest. Just me and Pepper, and you and Carol. It'll be kind of like bringing your girlfriend home to meet Mom and Dad."
"Did you just… Oh my God, please don't ever say anything like that again."
"Eww, yeah, you're right, that was kind of gross. Strike that from the record. Still. Offer stands. Dinner. My house. I'll be my usual charming self and make some dick excuse halfway through dinner about having to get back to work, demand that Pepper comes with me, and leave you guys to it. You can wander the house, talk, do whatever."
"Tony… I don't know."
"Mi casa es su casa, Rhodey. You know that."
"Well… Yeah… I guess that could work. What if she says no?"
"Please. What woman doesn't want to meet the incredibly handsome and amazing Tony Stark?"
"You know, on second thought, let's not do this."
"Come on, Rhodey, it'll be fine. Consider it a date. I'll have Pepper give you a call when it's all set up."
