>>Loved this chapter.<<

Yay!

>> I can't help feeling that this day got to Tony more tan he's letting on, <<

In some ways, yes.

>> even if he's distracting himself with tinkering, which is, of course,a good coping mechanism for him, just like baking is for Bucky and Steve. <<

:D Tony has a few healthy coping methods. He is getting better at using them.

>> I wonder if there's trouble int he offing from the stresses he's not dealing with right now... Or am I totally off? <<

You'll see some side effects later. What usually happens when someone is pretty tense and then tries to do a lot of handwork?