Steve smiled at the wink and finished his food, thoughtful about the meeting. He didn’t know where this was going to go but he thought it might be good to have some kind of life outside the team. The only problem with it was endangering whoever he was dating and the hang-ups that came with it. He never wanted anyone to get hurt because of him.

He slipped out of his seat and headed for the Tower. Steve didn’t wonder about what business had come up that drawn Loki away from him—why would he? He still managed to beat the rest of them back so he didn’t have to answer demands to know exactly where he was afterward.

As promised, he called Loki to set up a time for the man to model for him and a few days later met him at the apartment he turned into an art studio. He planned, eventually, to move out of the Tower and into the floor below it but it needed renovated and he was content with the second floor being a studio. He could sleep here if he wanted, the upstairs still had a bed and living area, but there was no reason to do that.