※i knew stark and i didn＊t sleep with him,§ violet interjects.

※so tell us why sharon divorced you,§ stephanie shoots back, and his cheeks turn a blotchy pink colour in the exact same way the rest of the steves＊ do when they＊re angry.

※back off,§ he warns.

※oh for god＊s sake,§ steve says, finally losing his cool. ※how many of me have slept with tony stark?!§

stephanie raises her hand, exasperated. next to her seven does as well.

that, steve expected.

the rest of the steve＊s, not so much.

steve groans, pressing his hand to his forehead as he looks around and sees that over half the god damn room have got their hands up. steve looks over at the raised hands of the steve who drowned and the one with the robotic arm, despairing. some of them look a little embarrassed by their admittance, some look like they＊repletely not bothered. a few even look happy, proud. for god＊s sake, even shield has his hand raised too, and is looking apologetic.

※seriously?§ he says weakly. ※that many of us?§

steve with the green uniform shrugs, unabashed. ※if it helps, tony was a girl in my universe.§

over in the corner by the door, a steve in navy-shield gear elbowsmander rogers, other hand held up by his ear. ※if what i did counts, what you did counts,§ he says stubbornly. themander groans, pinches the bridge of his nose and half-heartedly raises his hand.

steve starts to laugh, the sound a little hysterical. ※you＊ve got to be kidding me.§

he looks up, pressing his palm over his mouth. his eyes scan the group again and he notices that most of the steves that haven＊t got their hands up are iterations of him from before the crash, most of them in 1940＊s military gear, and of course the couple of steves who never made it to project rebirth.

※we always end up back at tony,§ seven says, sounding a little apologetic.

※is tony anything like howard?§ one of the steves from the war suddenly asks, and steve stares at him as he flushes, crossing his arms across his chest and looking obstinate. ※what?§

※please tell me you didn＊t,§ steve asks weakly.

※tell me you never thought about it,§ war-steve retorts.

steve covers his face with hands and officially gives up.