Tony! Sit. Stay. Good boy.

[arrogantalloy]

WHO: Bruce Banner & Tony Stark
TONE: Relationship style
RATING: PG
WHEN: 19th march
WHERE: Ravenclaw 6th year boy's dorm
WHAT: Bruce is concerned that Tony's showy ways might make people uncomfortable to see. So he's going to try and set some rules.
STATUS: rolling on.

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After some classes, Tony comes up to the dorm room, opening the door he goes over to his bed putting his book bag on it before picking up a magazine then heads over to Bruce's bed and flops on it, opening up to the last page he was up to and starts reading after getting good and comfortable on his boyfriends bed.

That thought alone made him smile to himself.

Comments

[greenmoonrising]

Bruce eventually returned to the dorms and found Tony in his bed, smiling a bit before shaking his head and dropping his bag on the younger student's stomach.

[arrogantalloy]

Tony glances at Bruce as he comes in with a grin. Then makes a loud 'ouf' as the books land on his belly.

"Okay. Heavy."

He pushes the back off his stomach as he sits up, rubbing his himself protectively.

"Okay, you do know you can change your books between classes right?"

[greenmoonrising]

"I do - I picked up extra reading from the library," he chuckled, setting said extra books aside on his dresser.

[arrogantalloy]

"And crippling me with your extra books is a happy side note?"

He watches him put the other books on the dresser with a grin.

"You know, we don't nearly have enough classes together that coincide with breaks"

[greenmoonrising]

"That's what we get for having different preferences," Bruce answered flippantly, turning back to Tony and crossing his arms. "I don't see any space for me, considering it's my bed."

[arrogantalloy]

Smirking he spreads himself out more.

"Maybe I'm gaining work experience as a mattress? Lie on me, tell me if I'm good for your back."

Tony makes an amused noise at his own words as he gestures for Bruce to flop on him.

[greenmoonrising]

"Yeah, about that," he began, raising a brow and keeping his arms crossed. "We need to set some ground rules here."

[arrogantalloy]

"Ground rules?"

Tony sits up and looks at him properly. He looks a little thrown by this change in conversation.

"Ground rules for what?"

[greenmoonrising]

"This," he answered, gesturing at Tony. "Just because we're dating or whatever you want to call it now, doesn't mean we can just be all lovey-dovey in the dorms."

[arrogantalloy]

Looking around to room, Tony checks to make sure that no one else came in while he was distracted reading.

"But we're dating? That's part of what you do, besides, we're all alone right now, so what does it matter if we're being all lovey-dovey?"

He shifts to the edge of the bed to get closer to Bruce, because this really isn't a conversation that needs distance between them.

[greenmoonrising]

Sighing, Bruce answered quietly, "Sherlock's doing his damn best to prove himself asexual and Herbert gets uncomfortable with public displays of affection. What if we get all cuddly and then they walk in? Or worse?"

[arrogantalloy]

"Please, Sherlock is trying too prove to John, that he's asexual. And Herbert get's uncomfortable glancing at himself in the mirror while he's running his hand through his hair."

In saying that he runs his own hand through his hair.

"So I'm not allowed to show I care, when ever anyone is around?"

There's a moments pause.

"Wait, when you say 'worse'?"

[greenmoonrising]

Bruce shook his head and clarified, "Kissing. Because I'm not letting you do much more than that."

He settled on the bed next to Tony and answered slowly, "I don't mind being close in private but... I'm not keen on putting on a show for others. So if you're going to sleep in my bed, maybe tone down the cuddling until lights out and curtains drawn so we can save Sherlock and Herbert the eyesore."

[arrogantalloy]

He can't stop himself from pouting at the sound of not being able to do much with Bruce past kissing, however doesn't push the issue.

He glances at him as he sits next to him.

"Well, I don't care about what Herbert thinks, but I guess I can agree with not wanting Sherlock to see. He might... Study us and the fact he kind of does it now is creepy enough. How about if we have a spot?"

He fidgets with the hem of his shirt, as he's never comfortable unless his hands are doing something or hidden in his pockets. How ever he is trying to be good and not touch Bruce at this moment.

[greenmoonrising]

Noting how Tony's hands were fidgeting, Bruce reached out and grasped one of them in his own. "A spot could be nice. Got any in mind?"

[arrogantalloy]

Looking down at the hand he curls his fingers around the older boys hand.

"Behind the one ey- Actually. No. Out by the standing stones leading to the grounds keepers hut? No one really hangs around there. Or up near the astrology tower when classes aren't running."

So maybe he had a few in mind.

[greenmoonrising]

"Given this a lot of thought?" he asked, chuckling quietly. "But hey, we have options. So, are we in agreement?"

[arrogantalloy]

"Some thought, maybe." He gives an awkward little grin. "So, I can still kiss you when no one's around, and I can still sleep in your bed?"

[greenmoonrising]

"So long as you don't touch me or make any couple-related comments- essentially, if you want to stay on my bed, you have to behave like you did before we got together."

[arrogantalloy]

"This is sounding weirdly restrictive."

But he shrugs, because at least he doesn't have to leave Bruce's bed.

"So, you just want me to keep sleeping on you like you're a comfortable body pillow? Well, I think I can manage that. But only until the curtains are closed, right?"

[greenmoonrising]

"Pretty much, yeah."

[arrogantalloy]

"Alright, well, yeah. Sure. That I can deal with."

With a glance towards the door, Tony gives Bruce's hand a squeeze before leaning in and kissing his cheek.

"Because we're alone."

[greenmoonrising]

Blinking, Bruce flushed a bit and ducked his head to hide the small smile on his lips. Squeezing Tony's hand, he listened for anyone coming and leaned close to kiss him on the lips.

[arrogantalloy]

Tony's eyes stay open for a moment when he's kissed then he closes them. Nibbling at his top lip a little awkwardly, as they aren't in the best of best of positions for kissing, not that Tony is even remotely discouraged by this.

[greenmoonrising]

Bruce smiled into the kiss and lightly sucked on Tony's upper lip before pulling away again. "Thanks."