Title:
Repression
Author: Del Rion (delrion.mail (at) gmail.com)
Fandom: Iron Man (MCU)
Timeline: post-Iron Man 3
Genre: Angst, hurt/comfort
Rating: K+ / FRC / PG
Characters: J.A.R.V.I.S., Pepper Potts, Tony Stark (Iron Man), Tony’s bots (DUM-E and U)
Pairing: Pepper/Tony
Summary: Tony may have been in a state of shock when A.I.M. attacked his home and swept the pieces to the bottom of the ocean. That is why certain memories of the attack became buried underneath layers of stress - only to raise their ugly heads later, when things had sufficiently calmed down.
Complete. Part of “Genius, AI & Bots” series.
Inspired by:
This set of panels from a book called Marvel’s Iron Man 3: The Art of the Movie (pages 92 and 93).
Warnings: Repressed memories appearing in a nightmare, canonical violence, fear of death & loss, language.
Teaser:
Everything is starting to shift, the angle deepening.
He grips a beam to stabilize himself, eyes moving towards the end of the room where his first seven suits stand in their display windows.
An indicator flashes on the HUD, signaling that the suit has almost reached the requirements for sustained flight.
“Wait,” he croaks. “The suits. J.A.R.V.I.S., how’s deep storage?”
He has to prioritize, to think ahead - to make sure…
“Unaffected and unexposed, sir,” the AI replies.