Tony Stark can't sleep. (exitthedonut) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2012-06-04 18:14:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, pepper potts, tony stark (iron man) |
WHO: Pepper Potts & Tony Stark
WHAT: After this phonecall, Tony has many feels.
WHERE: Stark's house.
WHEN: Monday Night.
WARNINGS: Tony is drunk and upset.
STATUS: In progress.
The problem with Pepper being so far away from his house was that it was way too easy for him to be three or four glasses in by the time she got there. He wasn't drunk, per se, but he was a lot farther along than even he would normally be on a Monday night.
The basement was being retrofit by robotic arms he had built years ago. He planned to build the suit here, since it would be the safest place, but the project he had started with such anticipation this afternoon when he got home couldn't distract him right now.
Stane had been a mentor to him, always cleaning up after his messes, but ultimately a friend above everything else. To find out that the older man had coolly ordered a hit on his life was a gut punch he wasn't ready for. He'd been the one man on the Board he thought he could trust. Getting Ned Stark in to clean the whole mess up never seemed so critical.
But mostly, he wanted Pepper. He could explain it to her, get comfort. For the first time in his life, Tony Stark appreciated how much you could need someone. It wasn't all good feelings; it was terrifying to realize how much he depended on her saying yes to coming over, but he wasn't about to trade it. Not for anything.