Five Things About Tony Stark (that Pepper...) - II. Smell

[fantasticjackie]

Title: Five Things About Tony Stark (that Pepper…) - II. Smell (3/6)
Author: patriot_jackie
Rating & Genre: PG Fluff
Pairing: Tony/Pepper - Spoilers for Iron Man 1&2
Summary: The human mind reaches out to experience life through five separate senses. It’s little wonder then that Pepper Potts is so attuned to the many stimuli of her tantalizing employer.
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[regularamanda]

Awwwwww ♥ *sniff* Loved this one too, especially the ending!

Have I mentioned how much I love this story?! :D

[fantasticjackie]

Not too mushy? I'm kinda going for a gradual progression, but I didn't want to go too far back in the past.

Aww, thank you! This chapter is actually one of my favorite chapters, although I am really liking the next one, too... And no, that's not an intentional tease. ;D

[saichick]

Ahhhh...

Breathe deep...
The gathering gloom...
Watchlights fade from every room....

Kind of like the little spoken interlude in the middle of the classic Moody Blues song "Knights in White Satin" (extended version ... at around 5:35 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lazdg-eqmQ&feature=related

Very nicely done ... scent is such an under-appreciated sense

[fantasticjackie]

O.O Dood. That's cool. Never heard of them and it's not exactly my type of music, but it is indeed cool!

Thank you! For the review and song linkage!

Scent is under-appreciated. I say this as someone who goes for periods of times with it being gone. (Due to very severe allergies - no exotic diseases!) While I'm without it, phantom scents tip me off to things I've long since and otherwise forgotten. It's kind of the inspiration for this one, actually.

[solovely83]

This is really good so far, it's a totally different approach to their relationship and I like it.

[fantasticjackie]

Thank you very much! I did want to go with something at least a little unique, so I'm glad that I've done well enough thus far!

[lady_s]

I had to start at the prologue to get caught up, but I must say, this is a wonderful story you're writing. It's true that your writing style is as you say, meandering and not quiet a cohesive thought all the time, but I personally like that. It makes me feel like I'm really inside Pepper's mind. I would think that as she explores her affection for him, her thoughts wouldn't be a perfect continuous thought.

I look forward to the next chapter. :)

[fantasticjackie]

Thank you! I shall try my best not to dissappoint!

not quiet a cohesive thought

LOL There are times when I'm writing these that I get too caught up in tying everything solidly together and linking every thought... and then I delete 90% of it because it's too detailed! Most of the time though, it's kind of fun to disregard that part of writing. I've never written an extended stream-of-consciousness piece before, but it's slightly addicting because of the "cheating" I get to do. ;D

[luckytohaveher]

Another amazing chapter! I read this earlier on my phone while I was on the bus, hehe. This is my second reading.

I love your interpretation of those three months from Pepper's side. And how she came to terms with her feelings... the teaser for the next chapter has my mouth watering. There's not enough fics Pepper's initial reaction to post-Afghanistan Tony. Eeee!

[fantasticjackie]

Oh, wow! A second reading that fast? Are we talking about the same chapter...? ;D

Nah. j/k Thank you, though! I'm sincerely grateful you're enjoying it so much!

Without knowing much of their back story, I do think she'd be forced to recognize at least some of the UST between them during his MIA stint. I think, towards the end of those three months, she wouldn't be able to continue fooling herself, especially as she stayed exactly where she was for him.

And yes. There really aren't enough right-after-his-return fics!