[he's disappointed, briefly, that steve seems to have gone off to surely enjoy the rest of his evening. but maybe it's better to stop feeding into the false hope and the fantasy that steve is really flirting with him.
he settles on another glass of wine as the consolation prize, getting about halfway through before his phone dings a few times in quick succession. thank god everyone else is busy getting ready or chatting amongst themselves - no one sees the way zemo nearly drops his glass or his eyes widen. he's not sure what to take in first - the wink, the shirtlessness, the tattoos he doesn't remember seeing all of on his profile before. it's suddenly very uncomfortably hot in this room, and he knows it doesn't have a damn thing to do with wine or the turtleneck he's wearing. he sets down his glass, grinning as he types out a reply - but not too quickly.]
Careful, I could get used to being spoiled like this. What was it you were saying about a good view?
LAVO is just a backdrop - you're succeeding with flying colors. We may as well be having our own private party right now, you snd I.
Oh, and is this the part where I try to impress you in return by mentioning I'm...bendy? Maybe not a gym rat, but I think I keep up alright.
yes good, i try v hard
he settles on another glass of wine as the consolation prize, getting about halfway through before his phone dings a few times in quick succession. thank god everyone else is busy getting ready or chatting amongst themselves - no one sees the way zemo nearly drops his glass or his eyes widen. he's not sure what to take in first - the wink, the shirtlessness, the tattoos he doesn't remember seeing all of on his profile before. it's suddenly very uncomfortably hot in this room, and he knows it doesn't have a damn thing to do with wine or the turtleneck he's wearing. he sets down his glass, grinning as he types out a reply - but not too quickly.]
Careful, I could get used to being spoiled like this. What was it you were saying about a good view?
LAVO is just a backdrop - you're succeeding with flying colors. We may as well be having our own private party right now, you snd I.
Oh, and is this the part where I try to impress you in return by mentioning I'm...bendy? Maybe not a gym rat, but I think I keep up alright.