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Annie Wagner (cyberpath) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2013-06-08 13:19:00

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annie wagner, tony stark, zz:status complete

All work and no play (Tony)
Annie was exhausted.

There had been an idea brewing in her head for a while, taking up all of her thoughts. Even when she was at Fixit she was really not all there. Her brain hovered around the idea when she was talking with other people, danced around it when she was trying to sleep. Finally, she had gathered what she needed in order to make it a reality, and had set about the task of seeing the idea to fruition.

She had been up for days working on the schematics and hammering out some last kinks. Building was about to begin, she was just on the edge of it. But she'd already run herself ragged. She'd tried a few different energy drinks, high octane energy bars that tasted like cardboard, and even attempted a few exercise machines to get her blood pumping.

In the end though, she wound up sitting on a stool, bent over onto her arms at one of the work tables, sound asleep. There was a screwdriver in one hand, precariously close to poking her in the face. One wrong move and she'd likely jolt awake because of the scrape of metal. She'd so wanted to start the actual work on the idea, and here she was, slumbering instead.

Jarvis had dimmed the lights of the room and started some low, soothing music. He'd ushered the arms out of the workspace so that they wouldn't inadvertently wake Annie somehow. It was a toss up on if she would have been thankful or mad if she knew. That driven part of her had told Jarvis to keep her up and had asked him to provide the names of those drinks and pseudo-foods she'd had earlier. But the rational part of her had been telling her she needed rest, and the idea would still be there after.

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i_shoottothrill
2013-06-11 06:50 am UTC (link)

Tony considered it for a moment, then shrugged. "I dunno. Jarvis, what're the good Greek restaurants around here? Fancy or super fancy?"

Jarvis considered it for a moment. "I believe, sir, by your definitions, that it would be just regular fancy," he said. Tony grinned. It was useful to have an AI who understood him around.

"So we can either go business casual, or you could outshine all of the women in the City again, just for kicks. Up to you, really, you know I'm pretty enough to pull anything you want off."

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cyberpath
2013-06-11 07:23 pm UTC (link)

"Business casual is so boring." Annie made a face and then smiled. She felt like their first real date in a long time should be done up right. Of course, it meant she was going to have to go home and change. But maybe that didn't mean that she and Tony had to split up.

"Hey, you've never seen the shop, or my apartment. Want to come with me?" Of course, maybe Tony had seen Fixit on his own. She wouldn't put it past him to run by on one of the days she wasn't there, just to see the setup.

"I've got a little red dress that I haven't had an occasion to wear yet."

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i_shoottothrill
2013-06-12 07:26 pm UTC (link)

"So your real question is, am I able to resist the thought of watching you slide into a little red dress," Tony said, then grinned. They both already knew the answer to that one.

He disentangled himself from her and carefully got up, holding out his hands to pull her up as well, then stretched slightly, looking at her.

"Apartment, no," he said, then shrugged. "Honestly. I'm not sure why you still have it. It would make it a lot easier to find you and get ready for dates if you were here full time. You know, with all your stuff." Tony could be very direct about things when he wanted to be, and then other times he preferred to let others state things bluntly. He sometimes surprised himself with what was and wasn't something he'd be willing to say himself.

Then again, the first seven or eight times he'd asked Pepper to move in with him she'd said no, wanting her own space and independence. She was fiery that way, but Tony's not-quite-nonesxistant feelings had still been hurt somewhat by the refusal. And Annie, well, had the same kind of fire. It was one of the things Tony was so attracted to. And it was probably a girlfriend requirement so she could deal with him.

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cyberpath
2013-06-14 01:54 am UTC (link)

Annie didn't have to run Tony's words through her head to know what he was asking. For once, her mind was able to get past any self doubt and disbelief she might have had and understand that Tony was inviting her to move into the building.

"Mostly because of Fixit." She shrugged. "It's the home the City gave to me, and it made sense to be close to the shop. It's also the first place that I've lived alone, so I guess it's also sort of sentimental."

Annie wasn't saying no to the offer, but she wasn't saying yes, either. Really, she didn't know what she should say. On one hand, it would be nice to be able to drag herself just a couple of floors and flop into bed after a long night of working here. On the other, it was really nice to do that when she was done with the shop, too.

No matter what happened, she knew that she wasn't going to give up Fixit. Especially not after Christmas and how it felt to help people.

She took Tony's hands and let him pull her up. A wry smile crossing her lips.

"Sell me on the amenities, Mr Stark."

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i_shoottothrill
2013-06-14 08:42 pm UTC (link)

"Well," He took a step backwards, dragging her easily as if they were doing a ballroom dance, one arm sliding around her. "Apart from state of the art R&R facilities, which you already have access to. There's the 24/7 automated butler, there's anything you want about ten minutes away.... the jacuzzi on the seventieth floor patio is nice...." He paused, then grinned down at her. "Then there's me. And Bruce isn't such a bad housemate either. Even if his broad's a bit off her rocker."

He paused. "I'm not saying give up your other place. Just... stay here more. Put more of your stuff around. Stay here more, with me, so I don't have to wait to see you in your little red dress." He leaned down and kissed her lips gently, then her forehead. "Think about it. Mull it over. Then say yes and make the toothbrush you keep here the main one."

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cyberpath
2013-06-15 01:13 am UTC (link)

The easy way that he moved was a testament to the life that Tony had lived. Annie had never seen grace like his in the people she'd been friends with back home. They didn't have the luxury of the time it would take to become like that, and they didn't have the sense of safety it would need to tag along after.

She tried to stay in step as best she could. Walking in heels was one thing, dancing alone was one thing, being ushered around by another living being was kind of new still.

"You make a strong argument." She smiled, returning his kisses easily and eagerly. While she didn't know if she could give up the apartment over the shop, this idea of keeping it around as a backup appealed to her. It was the best of both worlds, really. "I'll have to know what color your toothbrush is, so mine doesn't clash."

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i_shoottothrill
2013-06-15 03:49 am UTC (link)

There were quite a few talents Tony held, simply because he was spoiled his entire life and only had to work when he wanted to, which left him a multitude of time to cultivate special habits and talents. He did pause, however, not wanting her to lose her footing, and when she mentioned the color of his toothbrush he paused, a blank look on his face.

"Yours is blue, sir," Jarvis said helpfully.

"Oh right," he said, then grinned. "So, any color but blue. Unless you want blue, in which case I'll make an intern go buy you a blue one and me anything but lime green."

Nobody who knew him might have thought a discussion about toothbrush color could leave an immobile smirk from his face, but knowing he would have Annie around a lot more than he had been, well... that was something to celebrate. He stopped moving, hand going down to her hips and pulling her close so he could give her a much more serious kiss, from which he barely pulled back. "I suppose we'll have to go to dinner fancy now, to celebrate."

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cyberpath
2013-06-15 11:26 am UTC (link)

Annie giggled at the fact that Tony didn't know his own toothbrush color. She supposed that things like that weren't totally important to a man like him. But when something was used every day like that, she felt that there should be a vague recollection of what it looked like.

"I'll find a color that isn't blue." she didn't want him to think that he still had a blue one and end up using hers. They might kiss and be very close and intimate, but using somebody else's toothbrush was a different thing entirely.

Her arms were wrapped around his neck by the end of the statement. Funny, she thought, looking up at him, how she'd found herself here because of another version of him on a different planet - or whatever - and she'd mistaken the two of them.

"We'll blow them all out of the water."

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i_shoottothrill
2013-06-17 12:10 am UTC (link)

Tony shrugged a shoulder at the giggle. He rarely remembered things of little importance to him. Hell, he rarely remembered things that were important to him, but not tech related.

For now, though, he was just more than pleased that Annie was moving in.

"Well, we'll get your stuff over here later, then. Or just get you new stuff to put here," he said, leaning down and giving her long kiss. "For now, let's go take a look at that little red dress."

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