Seriously? [ Comes out before he can stop himself. ] Not that I- [ He rolls his wrist around as he tries to find the word. ] Assumed any- [ Fuck. Tony exhales slowly, chuckles nervously.

Once more, from the top. ]

What I meant to say was... It's okay. [ A beat, his eyebrow twitches upwards. ] I can show you the ropes.

Besides. I'm sure, with you, magical is practically guaranteed. [ He smiles, showing fangs. ] Honestly I could go with a little less magic; got overstock at this point, gonna have to send some of it off to TJ Maxx. [ God, he's so fucking bad at this. ]

But, seriously, we can... Go slow. [ Which might be the first time Tony's said those words in his entire life. ]