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It surprises him how easy it is to flip the script, but it's just automatic. When Pepper is freaking out, it's his turn to be the steady one. It helps that he's beyond exhausted, too. Tony smiles a bit hazily and touches Pepper's cheek, perservering when the other man tries to pull away. "It's okay," he assures. "Not hot. See?" He touches him again and leans in close, staring at his lips before common sense takes over and Tony wraps him in a warm hug instead. What a long fucking week.
"Happy New Year." It's soft, gently turning the other man so he can see the light show he had set up for him, suits self-destructing over their heads. It's kind of strangely beautiful. "Enjoy it while it lasts, there goes our ride." At least until Air Force Two gets here :')
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Date: 2017-01-14 10:21 pm (UTC)He's still holding on tightly when the suits begin exploding overhead, his cheek brushing against Tony's as he tips his head up to watch in astonishment -- never in a million years did he think Tony would do such a thing. Sirens sound somewhere in the distance, but Pepper is ignorant to everything else but Tony and the impromptu fireworks.
"Tony, what..." he trails off, shaking his head minutely at the display.
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Date: 2017-01-14 10:29 pm (UTC)"...Do you like it?" he asks a moment later about the light show.
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Date: 2017-01-14 10:41 pm (UTC)"It'll do," he chokes out softly after a beat, his tone a little watery -- he's touched by the gesture, overwhelmed with gratitude. In Pepper-speak, that's comparable to the heartiest of approval, of course, as Tony well knows.
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Date: 2017-01-14 11:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-14 11:20 pm (UTC)"Half of our home crumbled into the Pacific." He's pretty sure their master bedroom went with it, but a couple of guest rooms might still be standing. With luck. But they'd make do; they've just come out of worse. "But I can't wait to leave this place behind." The sooner, the better, in his opinion.
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Date: 2017-01-14 11:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 12:18 am (UTC)The men in black at least have the courtesy to let them get settled into the jet before questioning them about the events, providing Pepper with a hoodie to pull over his tank top. Finally, they're on their way, sequestered in as private a corner as can be found aboard, hands still intertwined between them. "I don't know about you," Pepper murmurs, "But I could use a small vacation."
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Date: 2017-01-15 12:27 am (UTC)"Just a small one?" he teases. Obviously he's for that plan or he wouldn't have blown up his suits back there. This feels familiar, like coming home from Afghanistan. Except Pepper wasn't there, and it was all Tony could do not to break down... What would he do without this man? He'd almost lost him, and now having a conversation about taking a holiday just seems so surreal.
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Date: 2017-01-15 12:48 am (UTC)But they sure can try by making jokes, like they have a habit of doing. "Yeah, well. You know I don't know how to take longer ones."
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Date: 2017-01-15 12:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 01:07 am (UTC)"We do owe mom a visit," he mentions after another moment. "And the house isn't finished." Decor-wise. At least not to the point Pepper wants it.
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Date: 2017-01-15 01:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 02:09 am (UTC)Pepper gets so into his wistful fantasies of puttering about the backyard and breakfasts in bed -- in that beautiful, comfy, king-sized bed with a gorgeous custom-made mahogany frame -- that he nearly forgets about his newly acquired problem. Pepper doesn't need Tony to spell out the more immediate problem they're dealing with.
"I'd like not to get blown up before that, yes," he chimes in, forcibly casually, as if the thought didn't cause cold sweat to prickle along his back.
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Date: 2017-01-15 02:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 02:41 am (UTC)Opening his eyes, Pepper meets Tony's gaze and manages a tiny smile. "Promise?"
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Date: 2017-01-15 02:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 03:36 am (UTC)"Will it hurt, do you think?" What a childish question, he's a little embarrassed to have asked. But when that serum was plunged into his veins, it had caused him so much pain -- excruciating, scorching pain unlike anything he'd ever experienced before, pain that made him scream for mercy. Would removing it be any more fun?
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Date: 2017-01-15 03:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 04:10 am (UTC)Inhaling deeply, Pepper turns enough to lightly kiss Tony on the lips, not lingering overlong. "To the Tower, then?"
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Date: 2017-01-15 04:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 04:42 am (UTC)Come what may, Pepper wants to get this over with as much as Tony seems to. He wants a shower and a change of clothes, sleep and their Connecticut house. Not necessarily in that exact order, but. Close.
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Date: 2017-01-15 05:23 am (UTC)"You just want to get me alone," he accuses, like it's a hardship. That's all he wants in the world, too, and it shows plainly on his face as much as he tries for jokes.
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Date: 2017-01-15 06:27 am (UTC)Or whatever Tony needs to fix the Extremis issue. The accusation is totally true, of course, and they both know it. "Think we can hitch a ride with the suits?" he wonders as the jet starts to descend. "I think my wallet's somewhere at the bottom of the ocean." And Happy-- god, poor Happy's in the ICU back in California.
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Date: 2017-01-15 06:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-15 05:41 pm (UTC)It's mostly a joke, but on the other hand Pepper has a healthy distrust of any organization able to circumvent laws when it suits their needs. And worrying about other things than his own health right now is keeping him from getting more flustered, which wouldn't be beneficial for anyone.
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