but my hand's been broken one too many times | Iron Man 3 | Tony/Pepper

[paperclipbitch]

t: but my hand’s been broken one too many times
f: Iron Man 3 (with wider MCU)
p: Tony/Pepper
r/wc: PG-13/5445
ch: 10iloveyou - 7. complicated
s: Tony raised himself from the dead and brought back a miracle or a deal with the devil, depending on which way you look at it, and Pepper’s never gained much perspective over the Iron Man thing and, if she’s honest

Comments

[aishuu]

Nice. I like the realness of their relationship.

Someone once said that being in love isn't about dealing with the grand crisis, but about surviving the aftermath. That's Pepper and Tony all over.

[unsentimentalf]

Thank you for that. I am less irritated with Pepper now :-)

[cantarina1]

Pepper sighs, doesn’t let go of Rhodey’s hand just yet. “The worst part of that metaphor is that it isn’t a metaphor.”
Yes, this, I love everything about this passage and what it says and about Tony and Rhodey and Pepper.

Pepper and Happy being bros <3

Now I want JARVIS and Michael Cain!Alfred to meet, thanks for that.

“Rhodey’s got the ass to carry them off,” Tony says sagely. Pepper tips her head and pictures it; maybe he’s got a point.
I'm choosing to interpret this passage to mean that everyone in the conversation has taken a moment to contemplate Rhodey's ass, because that's what makes me happy.

Behind every joke, every flippant comment, every reluctant truce Tony builds with Steve Rogers, there’s the line Tony hides from everyone: you were my dad’s favourite creation; me, I’m just the replacement that never quite measured up.
Oh Christ, the feels.

Pepper's thoughts on Tony's focus feel devastatingly true, even if a part of that is her exhaustion and stress talking.

TONY'S NAMETAG

Rhodey takes off his sunglasses. “My first

[anonymous]

I have forgotten my LJ password (harborshore) and am awash in a sea of cold meds, so I can't cope with trying to figure it out, but OH THIS STORY IS AMAZING. Thank you so much for posting it. The way things are absolute shit, the way they can't fix each other, and the way they are still the reason to keep going and keep coping for each other, kind of, and the way they find their own way and I just. This is wonderful.

[funkyinfishnet]

Utterly perfectly Tony/Pepper. This is them in all their aching complicated PTSD glory. I also love Natasha and Rhodey, they're completely right too. The relationships feel real and that's so wonderful to read. Thanks for sharing this <3