AU Ask 5

[arukou]

 (From Anon: Tony first asked Bucky out for a date after he came down and played with the bots for over two hours without getting annoyed - 💙)

Well, somebody’s gotta play with the bots, and Tony’s over there with magnifying goggles and a soldering iron, so Bucky might as well do it. Plus the bots are easy and broken like him. They don’t mind if he doesn’t talk much or if he suddenly goes still and vacant for long periods of time. They understand what defragmenting is. So of course Bucky plays with the bots. What he doesn’t expect is to look up from tossing a ball to Bucky only to find Tony right there staring down at him with an inscrutable look.

“You and I. We’re going out. To Italian. Right now. You hungry? I’m hungry. Starving. Let me buy you dinner. And then ice cream after. And then a walk in the park.”

“Tony, what–”

“Great, it’s decided. Get up. You wanna take the Tesla?”

“I don’t–”

“You’re right. The Audi is sexier.”

Bucky doesn’t quite know how to get past Tony’s rapid-fire speaking and interrupting, so he tries a one-word question: “Dinner?”

“Thought you’d never ask. Come on, Lover boy.”