Mmm, true. But then again, I do enjoy keeping you thoroughly entertained.
[He says with a slightly wicked smile. Stephen knows what she meant, but he also never turns down n occasion to tease Wanda, such as this one. He likes the way her cheeks flush too much to keep his retort silent.
He doesn't mind staying in for his birthday: he's done the nice dining and wining in his past and while some part of his old life he misses, he's much to content with his present life to ever want to exchange it again. Wanda's cooking and good wine is all he needs for his birthday. The thought of that draws a small smile on his lips: it's not surprising that it took a witch to domesticate him.
It's almost ironic that she calls him out just at that moment, and Stephen's smiles turns into a slight smirk:]
Yes, darling.
[He reaches for his champagne glass and raises it to hers:]
Thank you, Wanda. For everything you did for tonight. It does mean a lot to me.
[uuuggggghhhhhhHHHHHHHHH don't mind her while she rolls her eyes to the moon and back]
You're impossible. But I love you.
[She's smiling as she raises her glass to clink with his. She'd be lying if she said she didn't like Stephen's teasing, that it isn't the reason she'd first begun to feel at ease with him, and they both know it.
Still, mere months ago it would have been hard to imagine that their gentle back-and-forth teasing would blossom into domestic bliss. They're an unlikely pair, the fugitive Scarlet Witch and the Sorcerer Supreme. But they have both been broken down and remade into what they are now, and who but the other could fully understand how that feels? Wanda knows all too well how important it is to make sure that Stephen knows he is loved and appreciated for who he is, not just what he can do.]
I hope you will still like it after you try it. This is the first time I've tried these recipes...but it is just the beginning of your surprise. I have to make up for the rest of the day.
[Wanda's had all month to plan and get creative and dinner is definitely just the start.]
[he chuckles as she rolls her eyes, still pleased with her reaction none the less:]
I think you meant to say 'charming' instead, [he says with a warm smile calling back on that first time they kissed, finally letting down their barriers and admitting to caring for each other more than just as friends. That day seems an eternity ago, and yet the memory of it is still so very fresh in Stephen's mind.
Stephen serves himself from all the food she,s cooked all day:]
I've lived on hospital food for almost half of my life, I'm pretty sure you can't cook worse than they did back then!
[He's teasing, of course. It's not the first time Wanda has cooked dinner for them, and each time he's enjoyed her cooking.
The mention of more surprises to come causes Stephen to arch an eyebrow with interest, his lips curling into a knowing smirk:]
Just the beginning? Are you saying that I have a gift waiting for me to be unwrapped?
[There's really one 'gift' he wishes to unwrap for his birthday, really.]
[It's practically 'I love you' in Wandaspeak, not that she's ever shy in saying it. He doesn't have her abilities. How else will he know? Besides, it's a sweet callback to their first kiss and a promise of many more to come.
She watches as Stephen helps himself, anxious to see his reaction. It's silly - her cooking is usually up to par - but she was in such a rush to make sure everything was perfect that she can't silence her nerves.]
Two gifts, [she corrects, taking a sip of champagne.] One behind a door. And one to be unwrapped there.
[She might even add a bow, but later. It would have been cute, but there's no way Wanda could sit through dinner with a ribbon around her neck as much as she might want to. Stephen's touch is really all it can tolerate even now, and letting him kiss her there is still the greatest sign of trust she can offer.]
How is it? [Well, as long as he doesn't immediately abandon it for the cake, she must have done something right.]
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[He says with a slightly wicked smile. Stephen knows what she meant, but he also never turns down n occasion to tease Wanda, such as this one. He likes the way her cheeks flush too much to keep his retort silent.
He doesn't mind staying in for his birthday: he's done the nice dining and wining in his past and while some part of his old life he misses, he's much to content with his present life to ever want to exchange it again. Wanda's cooking and good wine is all he needs for his birthday. The thought of that draws a small smile on his lips: it's not surprising that it took a witch to domesticate him.
It's almost ironic that she calls him out just at that moment, and Stephen's smiles turns into a slight smirk:]
Yes, darling.
[He reaches for his champagne glass and raises it to hers:]
Thank you, Wanda. For everything you did for tonight. It does mean a lot to me.
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You're impossible. But I love you.
[She's smiling as she raises her glass to clink with his. She'd be lying if she said she didn't like Stephen's teasing, that it isn't the reason she'd first begun to feel at ease with him, and they both know it.
Still, mere months ago it would have been hard to imagine that their gentle back-and-forth teasing would blossom into domestic bliss. They're an unlikely pair, the fugitive Scarlet Witch and the Sorcerer Supreme. But they have both been broken down and remade into what they are now, and who but the other could fully understand how that feels? Wanda knows all too well how important it is to make sure that Stephen knows he is loved and appreciated for who he is, not just what he can do.]
I hope you will still like it after you try it. This is the first time I've tried these recipes...but it is just the beginning of your surprise. I have to make up for the rest of the day.
[Wanda's had all month to plan and get creative and dinner is definitely just the start.]
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I think you meant to say 'charming' instead, [he says with a warm smile calling back on that first time they kissed, finally letting down their barriers and admitting to caring for each other more than just as friends. That day seems an eternity ago, and yet the memory of it is still so very fresh in Stephen's mind.
Stephen serves himself from all the food she,s cooked all day:]
I've lived on hospital food for almost half of my life, I'm pretty sure you can't cook worse than they did back then!
[He's teasing, of course. It's not the first time Wanda has cooked dinner for them, and each time he's enjoyed her cooking.
The mention of more surprises to come causes Stephen to arch an eyebrow with interest, his lips curling into a knowing smirk:]
Just the beginning? Are you saying that I have a gift waiting for me to be unwrapped?
[There's really one 'gift' he wishes to unwrap for his birthday, really.]
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[It's practically 'I love you' in Wandaspeak, not that she's ever shy in saying it. He doesn't have her abilities. How else will he know? Besides, it's a sweet callback to their first kiss and a promise of many more to come.
She watches as Stephen helps himself, anxious to see his reaction. It's silly - her cooking is usually up to par - but she was in such a rush to make sure everything was perfect that she can't silence her nerves.]
Two gifts, [she corrects, taking a sip of champagne.] One behind a door. And one to be unwrapped there.
[She might even add a bow, but later. It would have been cute, but there's no way Wanda could sit through dinner with a ribbon around her neck as much as she might want to. Stephen's touch is really all it can tolerate even now, and letting him kiss her there is still the greatest sign of trust she can offer.]
How is it? [Well, as long as he doesn't immediately abandon it for the cake, she must have done something right.]