Furry Iron (Part 2/?) Iron Man fic
Title: Furry Iron
Fandom: Iron Man
Character: Pepper and Tony
Genre: Romance and Drama
Rating: PG
Summary: Tony woke up one day completely changed. How will Pepper cope and will this mysterious Dr. Strange be able to help them?
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Marvel Comics. This is very late addition to the Comics Panel challenge in the its_always_been community in Live Journal. This one features a scene inspired by Prompt number 6. This is also inspired by "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus".
The first part is here.
Furry Iron
Part 2
By Marie Nomad
Pepper waited anxiously. She worked on some emails. She dusted the house. She even watched 'Real Housewives of New Jersey'. But nothing was keeping her mind off of what had happened to Tony. Bruce and Hank had gone to the Avengers Headquarters to do some tests. She didn't blame them. There was nothing any of them could do. She shivered as she thought of all that... hair covering his body. One of the things that she loved was Tony's smooth skin and how he had such chiseled looks despite his age and bad drinking habits. Now, Tony was buried in all that hair. Could he even use the Iron Man suit like he is?
"Ms. Potts, I require your assistance," Dr. Strange interrupted her train of thought.
Pepper straightened herself out and then walked towards the bedroom. "Yes?" She entered the bedroom and saw Tony out of the bed for the first time. He was dressed in a t-shirt and sweatpants. Pepper fought the urge to stare at all that hair covering his hands and arms. Then, she noticed his hairy feet. "D-do you need something?" She focused on Dr. Strange.
"I need to know all the women that Mr. Stark had sex with."
Pepper stared at him. "Why? Is this some kind of STD?"
"Oh no. No. Do not worry. You see, your boyfriend is under a curse and it was made by someone that he had sex with."
Pepper's jaw dropped and she looked at Tony who just seemed to give a 'I don't get it either' look. "A curse."
"Yes, a vanity based curse is my best guess. I will need a list of all the women that Mr. Stark here had sex with in his life."
"That's a lot of women and Tony doesn't remember names."
"I stopped that a year and a half ago," Tony pointed out.
Pepper blushed when she remembered that Tony hadn't slept with anyone but her in the past one and a half years. "Yes. Anyway, I have a list of those women… in case of legal issues. JARVIS, bring up File Succubus and print it out."
"Succubus?" Tony repeated.
"A demon who takes on the form of a woman to lure men in. Appropriate," Dr. Strange said as the printer spit out paper after paper.
After a sizable stack was printed out, the printing stopped and JARVIS said, "We need more paper."
Five minutes later...
Dr. Strange stared at the huge stack of paper in his hands. "This... this will take some work. Do not worry, I will not rest until this curse is removed."
"Right. Here is my cell phone number. Please, help him," Pepper pleaded. She wasn't sure if she could trust this man with this list but he was already treating Tony. She was desperate, all she wanted was her Tony back.
"Thank you. Here is my business card." Dr. Strange whipped out a card out of nowhere and flipped it to her. "And now, I am off!" He levitated the papers up and then vanished in a cloud of smoke.
"Dr. Strange has disappeared off of the premises," JARVIS stated.
"How does he do that?" Tony had to wonder.
"Magic?" Pepper asked.
"Right now, I'm willing to believe anything." Tony sighed as he looked at his hands. "A curse... this feels like a curse."
"We will get through this. Don't worry," Pepper vowed as she crossed her arms. "You need to do something, get your mind off of this."
"Right, I'll go to my workshop. Better... get some long sleeves." Tony went into the closet and took off his t-shirt. Pepper walked off before she could see that furry chest again.
XXX
She tried to work again but she couldn't. It became clear when she found herself reading the same email three times and not know it. She clicked on the console and spoke into it. "Tony, this is Pepper. I'm going to make some food. Do you want anything?"
"I don't need anything. I have food stored here."
Pepper remembered all the junk food that Tony tends to store in his workshop. He started that little habit after coming back from Afghanistan. "Twinkies are not real food."
"Why don't you come down here and make me eat real food like you usually do?"
"Because..." Pepper stumbled. She didn't want to make it sound like she couldn't stand seeing him. "I'm busy."
"Oh." Tony sounded disappointed and Pepper felt a pang of guilt in her heart. Normally, during the times when Tony get holed up in his workplace, she would barge in at least once a day to make sure that he at least get some fresh air. Now, she just didn't feel like seeing him unless necessary. What was wrong with her?
"Where is he?" Rhodey asked as he walked through the door. "Something's up. I can feel it."
"Jim, what are you doing here?" Pepper asked stunned that he showed up.
"Tony was supposed to help me with my armor upgrades but he flaked out on me. I know him. He loves tinkering with the armors. Don't say that he has some emergency, I checked with the Avengers and there are no missions."
Pepper didn't know what to do. One on hand, Tony doesn't want anyone to know about this. But, this was Rhodey and he and Tony have just as close as a relationship as she and Tony. Tony has to be the one to tell Rhodey. "Let me call him. It's not... that bad. It's... it's a little serious." Pepper winced at the understatement.
"Tony?" She tapped on the console. "Rhodey's here and wants to see you."
"No. I'm sick."
"You're dying?" Rhodey jumped as he spoke to the console.
"No, I'm not dying. I just... it's nothing personal, I just don't want anyone else to see me."
Rhodey leaned forward as he tried to look calm. "Hey, Tony, it's me, Rhodey; your best friend. I fought you and stole your armor. I saw you naked at least five times. I had to fight you while you were on that giant stuffed unicorn! Listen to me, if there's something wrong with you, I have to know. I'm your partner."
There was a heavy pause and finally Tony answered, "Okay. I'm coming up. But promise me you won't freak out about this."
"I won't." Rhodey looked nervously at Pepper. Pepper did her best to keep a poker face. She didn't know how he will react to Tony. Still, Rhodey should be able to help make sure Tony doesn't do anything crazy.
Several minutes passed and Tony walked in dressed up in a jumpsuit with goggles. Rhodey's jaw dropped. "Tony?"
"Yes, it's me. Don't ask me how this happened. I just woke up one day and I'm like this."
Rhodey was still stunned but he wasn't freaking out. "You feel okay? Other than the fur I mean."
"More or less. The doctors said that I'm fine otherwise. The only one who thinks he knows how I ended up this way is Dr. Strange. He thinks that I'm under a curse cast by someone I had sex with."
"That won't surprise me. Look, I'll help you no matter how furry you get. You would do the same for me."
"But, you will end up looking like a giant poodle with all that afro."
"No, more like giant black mop with all the dreadlocks," Rhodey joked as the two went to the lab.
XXX
Pepper waited an hour before she sneaked to the workshop. She was curious about what Tony and Rhodey are doing right now. Were they staying out of trouble? Rhodey could keep a good head around Tony but Tony has this ability of luring Rhodey into doing some crazy stuff. But, that was one of Tony's many charms. She looked through the window to see Tony and Rhodey hard at work.
Tony had various diagrams all around him. Pepper clicked on a button so that she can hear what was going on inside. "Now, the stealth mode will use a lot of power so you can't use any of your weapons or fly while in that state."
"So, I can use it if I get injured or I need to sneak into a place. Sounds good anyway."
"Yeah, what do you think about me becoming a recluse?" Tony asked as he went up to one of his cars and started to fiddle with it.
"Wha?"
"A recluse because of my condition." Tony said as he just looked down.
"Oh come on, you... you don't look that bad. Besides, aren't those doctors looking for a cure?"
"The one who seems to make the most progress is a guy who calls himself a 'Sorcerer Supreme'. This might be permanent. Now, I can still go out as long as I wear my armor. No one has to see me. I can conduct my business online and become the next Howard Hughes."
"No! Tony, this is stupid!"
"I can just chalk the constant wearing armor thing as paranoia about my own health." Tony shrugged as he fiddled with the motor.
"I know you look... different but you can't just give up. It's not like you." Rhodey argued as Pepper watched on.
"Pepper wouldn't look at me. She hasn't even gotten near me since I became like this," Tony stared at his hair covered hand. "How can I face the world when even the woman who would go through hell for me won't touch me?"
To Be Continued...
Fandom: Iron Man
Character: Pepper and Tony
Genre: Romance and Drama
Rating: PG
Summary: Tony woke up one day completely changed. How will Pepper cope and will this mysterious Dr. Strange be able to help them?
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Marvel Comics. This is very late addition to the Comics Panel challenge in the its_always_been community in Live Journal. This one features a scene inspired by Prompt number 6. This is also inspired by "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus".
The first part is here.
Furry Iron
Part 2
By Marie Nomad
Pepper waited anxiously. She worked on some emails. She dusted the house. She even watched 'Real Housewives of New Jersey'. But nothing was keeping her mind off of what had happened to Tony. Bruce and Hank had gone to the Avengers Headquarters to do some tests. She didn't blame them. There was nothing any of them could do. She shivered as she thought of all that... hair covering his body. One of the things that she loved was Tony's smooth skin and how he had such chiseled looks despite his age and bad drinking habits. Now, Tony was buried in all that hair. Could he even use the Iron Man suit like he is?
"Ms. Potts, I require your assistance," Dr. Strange interrupted her train of thought.
Pepper straightened herself out and then walked towards the bedroom. "Yes?" She entered the bedroom and saw Tony out of the bed for the first time. He was dressed in a t-shirt and sweatpants. Pepper fought the urge to stare at all that hair covering his hands and arms. Then, she noticed his hairy feet. "D-do you need something?" She focused on Dr. Strange.
"I need to know all the women that Mr. Stark had sex with."
Pepper stared at him. "Why? Is this some kind of STD?"
"Oh no. No. Do not worry. You see, your boyfriend is under a curse and it was made by someone that he had sex with."
Pepper's jaw dropped and she looked at Tony who just seemed to give a 'I don't get it either' look. "A curse."
"Yes, a vanity based curse is my best guess. I will need a list of all the women that Mr. Stark here had sex with in his life."
"That's a lot of women and Tony doesn't remember names."
"I stopped that a year and a half ago," Tony pointed out.
Pepper blushed when she remembered that Tony hadn't slept with anyone but her in the past one and a half years. "Yes. Anyway, I have a list of those women… in case of legal issues. JARVIS, bring up File Succubus and print it out."
"Succubus?" Tony repeated.
"A demon who takes on the form of a woman to lure men in. Appropriate," Dr. Strange said as the printer spit out paper after paper.
After a sizable stack was printed out, the printing stopped and JARVIS said, "We need more paper."
Five minutes later...
Dr. Strange stared at the huge stack of paper in his hands. "This... this will take some work. Do not worry, I will not rest until this curse is removed."
"Right. Here is my cell phone number. Please, help him," Pepper pleaded. She wasn't sure if she could trust this man with this list but he was already treating Tony. She was desperate, all she wanted was her Tony back.
"Thank you. Here is my business card." Dr. Strange whipped out a card out of nowhere and flipped it to her. "And now, I am off!" He levitated the papers up and then vanished in a cloud of smoke.
"Dr. Strange has disappeared off of the premises," JARVIS stated.
"How does he do that?" Tony had to wonder.
"Magic?" Pepper asked.
"Right now, I'm willing to believe anything." Tony sighed as he looked at his hands. "A curse... this feels like a curse."
"We will get through this. Don't worry," Pepper vowed as she crossed her arms. "You need to do something, get your mind off of this."
"Right, I'll go to my workshop. Better... get some long sleeves." Tony went into the closet and took off his t-shirt. Pepper walked off before she could see that furry chest again.
XXX
She tried to work again but she couldn't. It became clear when she found herself reading the same email three times and not know it. She clicked on the console and spoke into it. "Tony, this is Pepper. I'm going to make some food. Do you want anything?"
"I don't need anything. I have food stored here."
Pepper remembered all the junk food that Tony tends to store in his workshop. He started that little habit after coming back from Afghanistan. "Twinkies are not real food."
"Why don't you come down here and make me eat real food like you usually do?"
"Because..." Pepper stumbled. She didn't want to make it sound like she couldn't stand seeing him. "I'm busy."
"Oh." Tony sounded disappointed and Pepper felt a pang of guilt in her heart. Normally, during the times when Tony get holed up in his workplace, she would barge in at least once a day to make sure that he at least get some fresh air. Now, she just didn't feel like seeing him unless necessary. What was wrong with her?
"Where is he?" Rhodey asked as he walked through the door. "Something's up. I can feel it."
"Jim, what are you doing here?" Pepper asked stunned that he showed up.
"Tony was supposed to help me with my armor upgrades but he flaked out on me. I know him. He loves tinkering with the armors. Don't say that he has some emergency, I checked with the Avengers and there are no missions."
Pepper didn't know what to do. One on hand, Tony doesn't want anyone to know about this. But, this was Rhodey and he and Tony have just as close as a relationship as she and Tony. Tony has to be the one to tell Rhodey. "Let me call him. It's not... that bad. It's... it's a little serious." Pepper winced at the understatement.
"Tony?" She tapped on the console. "Rhodey's here and wants to see you."
"No. I'm sick."
"You're dying?" Rhodey jumped as he spoke to the console.
"No, I'm not dying. I just... it's nothing personal, I just don't want anyone else to see me."
Rhodey leaned forward as he tried to look calm. "Hey, Tony, it's me, Rhodey; your best friend. I fought you and stole your armor. I saw you naked at least five times. I had to fight you while you were on that giant stuffed unicorn! Listen to me, if there's something wrong with you, I have to know. I'm your partner."
There was a heavy pause and finally Tony answered, "Okay. I'm coming up. But promise me you won't freak out about this."
"I won't." Rhodey looked nervously at Pepper. Pepper did her best to keep a poker face. She didn't know how he will react to Tony. Still, Rhodey should be able to help make sure Tony doesn't do anything crazy.
Several minutes passed and Tony walked in dressed up in a jumpsuit with goggles. Rhodey's jaw dropped. "Tony?"
"Yes, it's me. Don't ask me how this happened. I just woke up one day and I'm like this."
Rhodey was still stunned but he wasn't freaking out. "You feel okay? Other than the fur I mean."
"More or less. The doctors said that I'm fine otherwise. The only one who thinks he knows how I ended up this way is Dr. Strange. He thinks that I'm under a curse cast by someone I had sex with."
"That won't surprise me. Look, I'll help you no matter how furry you get. You would do the same for me."
"But, you will end up looking like a giant poodle with all that afro."
"No, more like giant black mop with all the dreadlocks," Rhodey joked as the two went to the lab.
XXX
Pepper waited an hour before she sneaked to the workshop. She was curious about what Tony and Rhodey are doing right now. Were they staying out of trouble? Rhodey could keep a good head around Tony but Tony has this ability of luring Rhodey into doing some crazy stuff. But, that was one of Tony's many charms. She looked through the window to see Tony and Rhodey hard at work.
Tony had various diagrams all around him. Pepper clicked on a button so that she can hear what was going on inside. "Now, the stealth mode will use a lot of power so you can't use any of your weapons or fly while in that state."
"So, I can use it if I get injured or I need to sneak into a place. Sounds good anyway."
"Yeah, what do you think about me becoming a recluse?" Tony asked as he went up to one of his cars and started to fiddle with it.
"Wha?"
"A recluse because of my condition." Tony said as he just looked down.
"Oh come on, you... you don't look that bad. Besides, aren't those doctors looking for a cure?"
"The one who seems to make the most progress is a guy who calls himself a 'Sorcerer Supreme'. This might be permanent. Now, I can still go out as long as I wear my armor. No one has to see me. I can conduct my business online and become the next Howard Hughes."
"No! Tony, this is stupid!"
"I can just chalk the constant wearing armor thing as paranoia about my own health." Tony shrugged as he fiddled with the motor.
"I know you look... different but you can't just give up. It's not like you." Rhodey argued as Pepper watched on.
"Pepper wouldn't look at me. She hasn't even gotten near me since I became like this," Tony stared at his hair covered hand. "How can I face the world when even the woman who would go through hell for me won't touch me?"
To Be Continued...