And he even has his mouth open to tell her that when the look on her face hits him. Has him shutting his mouth with a click of teeth, a look crossing his face that he normally only has when in the suit, staring down an enemy.
The words don't come until a bit later, though, when he's taking that hug and returning it just a little awkwardly, arms stiff and a little out of place.
Pepper never acts like this. Not even when he'd stepped out of a plane on his way home from Afghanistan. So this... must be something even bigger than being pulled onto a weird-ass space barge.]
Okay, whose ass do I need to kick? Because I have a few really inventive ideas right now.
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And he even has his mouth open to tell her that when the look on her face hits him. Has him shutting his mouth with a click of teeth, a look crossing his face that he normally only has when in the suit, staring down an enemy.
The words don't come until a bit later, though, when he's taking that hug and returning it just a little awkwardly, arms stiff and a little out of place.
Pepper never acts like this. Not even when he'd stepped out of a plane on his way home from Afghanistan. So this... must be something even bigger than being pulled onto a weird-ass space barge.]
Okay, whose ass do I need to kick? Because I have a few really inventive ideas right now.