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     the king grinned as tony let out a light chuckle and agreed to his friendship words. “i am GLAD to hear that.” he nodded, still grinning at tony. t’challa didn’t have a whole lot of friends and so it was nice to put the past in the past… not that tony and t’challa ever had much conflict. “not RECENTLY, no.” t’challa answered and raised his chin for a moment. “i received a letter from him about a month ago asking how the work with mister BARNES was going.” he paused for a moment. “AFTER that… nothing.”

tony too is lacking in genuine friends these days, thus he’ll take nearly any opportunity he can to reconcile with those he once thought close.   ❛ how is the work with him going? ❜   tony’s own chin lifts as he feigns genuine interest in the man now in question, though he truly cares very little for him. he knows the past is the past and that bucky had not been himself, but it doesn’t fix what happened nor change it. still, it’s easier to ask about him than it does about STEVE; the latter man had hurt tony in ways he’d never anticipated. hadn’t they been friends?

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     “WHY would i not?” t’challa gave tony a somewhat confused look as he narrowed his eyes at the man. after a moment of walking into the room, the king sat himself in a chair near the billionaire. “i said i would be at your SERVICE, and i always keep my word, MISTER STARK.” he gave a small nod toward the man. “we are… FRIENDS - yes?”

tony is tired after everything that’s happened, so hearing t’challa’s words of kindness brings a smile to his face and a chuckle to his lips.   ❛ — yeah, we are. ❜   it’s good to say that, especially after it feels like he’s lost so many. clearing his throat, tony focuses on the other male and speaks.   ❛ you heard from steve lately? ❜   he knows not that t’challa is dealing so directly with the man in question.

❛ gonna be honest… wasn’t sure you’d show up after everything that’s happened. ❜   then again, both of the men had reached an — agreement of sorts. formed a friendship, or had at least entered the beginning stages of one. | @ofpanthcrs