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Entry for @winterironbang 2020! ♥
Title: Wings in my Soul (Stars in my Eyes)
Author: @mistrstank
Author(s) AO3 account: Mistrstank (dreamingdarkly)
Artists: @feignedsobriquet & @zainniko / @trashcanakin
Pairing: James “Bucky” Barnes/Tony Stark (Pre-slash)
Rating: Teen & Up
Warnings: no archive warnings apply
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Gen or Pre-Slash, Protective Tony Stark, BAMF Tony Stark, BAMF Bucky Barnes, Protective Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes Recovering, Alternate Universe - Science Fiction, Space Pirates, Space Battles, Fluff and Angst, Fluff and Humor, Bucky Barnes Feels, Tony Stark Feels, Howard Stark’s Good Parenting, AI Tony
Word count: 20,641
Summary:
“Who, or what are you?” Bucky slowly climbs to his feet and the fact the hologram is shorter than him tugs a reluctant smile onto Bucky’s face.
“Oh! I’m star-traveler model T-0N33!” The hologram smiles and gestures at the ship around them in one expansive movement.
“Your name is Tony, and you’re the ship?”
The hologram frowns and it’s head tilts to the side again.
“Tony,” It repeats thoughtfully. “No, that isn’t my designation. Do you think I should have a name instead?”
~×~
After being spaced when his ship is destroyed, Bucky assumes his life on the run is over. His life is unexpectedly saved by one of the most advanced spaceships he’s ever seen, and the sentient AI running it. T-0N33 is so real, Bucky quickly finds himself questioning how thin the line is between machine and man. Together, they flee from HYDRA’s spreading influence and the megalomaniac Technopath, Zola. Throughout space battles and hijinks, they ask themselves: Can an AI have a soul and more importantly, can they fall in love?
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1. Title: HandShook
Summary: “Get me a handshake, Tony, that’s it. Don’t break anything and please do not turn this into an interspecies war.” -James Rhodes
Tony Stark is the first man in the history of the human race to breach the heliosphere keeping space-faring humanity from the rest of the universe. Bucky’s people, the Aldori, a technologically advanced, space-faring race, watch him do it. The Aldori demand a meeting to establish diplomatic relations and determine whether or not humans will prove to be a threat to them. Without letting the Aldori know that only Tony’s ship is advanced enough to make the trip, Rhodey is forced to send him as ambassador.
Simple right? Except the handshake Tony is supposed to capture on film for Rhodey is intensely intimate to the Aldori.
The Aldori decide to go through with it. Their people are at war and they need these humans, who are apparently so advanced that they can skip through ‘The Trench,’ to either join their cause, or, at worst, remain neutral.
They’ve married off royalty for political alliances before. It’s a good thing Prince Bucky came back from the war only partially damaged. He’s perfect for an alliance with an untested race of people.
Current word count: 21,637
Warnings: -
2 Title: Tony’s New Friend (working title)
Summary: When Tony is forced to come home for his summer break at MIT, he thinks it is going to be a disaster. He’s right. But it also ends up being a lot more exciting than he thought too. Who says urban exploring is a bad thing?
Current word count: 14432
Warnings: None
A/N: It’s not finished yet, but I’ll have a better summary/more finished by time you pick it. Promise. (This is turning out longer than I thought)
3 Title: No Title Yet/Canon-Divergent from CA:WS
Summary: After helping Natasha and Steve with the Project Insight fuck up, Tony agrees to help with their Winter Soldier problem. Namely, find the man and keep him non-hypnotisable. But of course the Winter Soldier, being the Winter Soldier, finds Tony first.
Current word count: 5.181
Warnings: Maybe some gnarly description of the connection between the metal arm and Bucky’s skin. Nothing too bad, but I guess caution is best. There might be a scene of adjusting a new arm, but since I am no doctor, I don’t know how detailed I will describe that yet.
A/N: This is a canon-divergent fic, that has Steve, Nat, and Sam ask Tony for help with the Helicarriers instead of, you know, dumping all of SHIELD’s info online xD Steve tells Tony about his parents and Tony, taking a few days to deal with it, then decides to help him with the Winter Soldier, thus creating BARF sooner, with Helen Cho and Bruce Banner (so no Quentin Beck). Bucky in the meantime, having managed to evade HYDRA, finds him because the arm needs repairs.
4 Title: The Daemon In Me (tentatively)
Summary: Tony Stark is, as far as he knows, the only person who can see daemons, a manifestation of a person’s soul that, naturally, shares their Mark.
Several years after his parents’ deaths, Obadiah Stane arrives to inform him that Howard had arranged a marriage for him, and it’s time to meet his prospective husband. There’s just one tiny hitch.
The groom doesn’t have the same Mark as his daemon.
Current word count: 5050-ish
Warnings: Implied/referenced child abuse, Howard’s A+ parenting, alternate universe – daemons, alternate universe – soulmarks, implied/referenced arranged marriage
A/N: This is definitely alternative universe but it’s incredibly vague on details of such. It’s also not finished yet, but Tony and Bucky will definitely meet, beat the bad guys and end up happily ever after (I can’t be more specific, because this was supposed to have been a completed fic).
5 Title: The Tangled Tale of Winteriron
Summary: Prince James was born to the kingdom of Brooklyn via the miracle of a magic flower. Kidnapped at a young age, his best friend and betrothed Steve Rogers tears the kingdom apart to find him.
A thief named Iron Man is currently on the run from the king’s guards. Hiding in a secluded tower, he finds himself tied up by a young man with a whole lot of… hair?
Current Word Count: approximately 9500 words
Warnings: Emotional manipulation and abuse
A/N:
6 Title: Winter Witcher (may change)
Summary: Twenty years ago, the Witcher Bucky rescued the King and Queen of Stark from a monster that had moved into their castle. Pressed to name a reward above and beyond the coin he’d been promised, he claimed the Law of Surprise, electing to let destiny choose his prize. Before he could return to find out what it was that he’d won, another monster locked him in ice.
Tony of Stark has always known that his marriage would be a political one, but he’s discovered that his betrothed and his chief counselor are conspiring against him. Left with no time to plan an escape and isolated from his few loyal friends, Tony’s desperation and determination unlock a conduit of chaos within him that takes him far, far away, right into the arms of his destiny.
Current word count: ~25,000 (finished but unedited)
Warnings: Dubcon (sex drug/magic)
A/N: This draft is complete, but if our artist has additional ideas, we’re happy to discuss how to work them in! This is basically “Episode 1” of what might turn into a whole series of stories, but as this is the “pilot” episode, it should stand on its own.
7 Title: Your eyes aren’t rivers there to weep (But a place for crows to rest their feet)
Summary: Bucky sat up slowly, pain throbbing from his temple to the nape of his back specifically. “You’re an absolute idiot, you know that? Didn’t you know your AI can’t detect magical traps?”
“Oh sure, ‘cause we fight many villains who like to hide portals in the floor? You’re a bigger idiot for following me, Barnes.”
-or-
Tony disobeys orders during a mission and causes him and Bucky to fall through Doom’s time travel portal, forcing them to survive together in a tropical rainforest, to their utter reluctance.
Current word count: 11 800
Warnings: None
A/N: This is an unedited WIP! I added the outline for what I plan for the reminder of the story at the end. :)
8 Title: Wings in my Soul (Stars in my Eyes)
Summary: After being spaced when his ship is destroyed, Bucky assumes his life on the run is over. His life is unexpectedly saved by one of the most advanced spaceships he’s ever seen, and the sentient AI running it. T-0N33 is so real, Bucky quickly finds himself questioning how thin the line is between machine and man. Together, they flee from HYDRA’s spreading influence and the megalomaniac Technopath, Zola. Throughout space battles and hijinks, they ask themselves: Can an AI have a soul and more importantly, can they fall in love?
Current word count: 7,838
Warnings: Nongraphic violence
A/N: ^o^ gay bois in SPAAAAAAACE
9 Title: Here, There and Neverwhere
Summary: After a long quiet night at the pub, Bucky was ready to have a simple night in. However, as fate deals its hand, Bucky gets dragged into a series of events that pulls him out of his new normal to a game where Gods and magic reign supreme. A handsome and charming magician Tony helps Bucky stack his deck, granting him a chance to survive.
When the wheel of fortune spins, will the odds be in their favour?
Current word count: 5086
Warnings: Canon typical violence
A/N: Rating is currently T but could go up to M or E
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So I'm Shi_Toyu on AO3, but I recently accidentally deleted my Tumblr. Please refollow me on this account and reblog to spread the word. I can't remember everyone's names here, so that would really help me reconnect.
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Hey everyone! Your gal went and offered up my mediocre skills for charity! ;D be sure to give me a signal boost or throw a bid up if you're feeling generous. Much love, MISTY
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Preferred contact methods:
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Email - [email protected]
Preferred organizations:
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Will create works that contain:
Anything AU is my jam, and I love all kinds of tropes.
Will not create works that contain:
ABO, mpreg, noncon
– Fic or other writing –
Auction ID: 115
Will create works for the following relationships:
Tony Stark/Any - MCU, AA
Work Description:
For this auction I am offering a 5k fic of the bidder’s choice of ship. They may either offer me a complete prompt/idea or give me a general concept of what they want and I will write it. I’m a Tony writer, so I will write any Tony ship up to and including OT3’s.
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Will create works for the following relationships:
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Work Description:
For this auction I am offering a 2k fic of the bidder’s choice. They may either give me a complete prompt or request, or I can offer some ideas of my own to suit a general prompt.
Should this auction go higher than $5 I will add another 2k to the fic length, making it a total fic of 4k.
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Bucky Barnes Bingo
We are thrilled to announce the Bucky Barnes Fandom Bingo of 2019! The first official one! Or, the first one we’ve ever done.
Announced today in honour of our favourite Winter Brooder’s birthday, we’re looking to stir up all those Bucky lovers out there and inspire you to join us in writing, drawing, fanmixing, moodboarding, or any content you like (screaming totally counts, right?) about Bucky Barnes!
What is the Bingo?
Well, like all Bingos before it, this will involve you signing up, giving us a little info about your yes and no’s for creation, and we’ll send you a Bingo card of your very own. You can do as little or as much as you like on each card! It’s all about enjoying and loving our boy, Bucky!
What do I get?
Well, dear Commandos! Depending on which milestone you hit, you’ll get yourself a fancy custom art badge, with your name on it! Woo!
These are the badges up for grab:
Participant - You showed up, and we’re thrilled to see you! No fills required.
Bingo! - You got 5 in a row on your card. Awesome work!
5 Fill - You got 5 fills, but not in a row! Nice! Who needs lines anyway, right? ;D
Black Out - You maxed out your card! Stupendous! Maybe you even asked for another one, and blessed us all with more content? ;D
What happens now?
Sign ups will officially open on the 20th of March! Sign ups will close on the 31st of March, so you have plenty of time to think about it!
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Sign up sign up sign up guys!
Bucky Barnes Bingo
We are thrilled to announce the Bucky Barnes Fandom Bingo of 2019! The first official one! Or, the first one we’ve ever done.
Announced today in honour of our favourite Winter Brooder’s birthday, we’re looking to stir up all those Bucky lovers out there and inspire you to join us in writing, drawing, fanmixing, moodboarding, or any content you like (screaming totally counts, right?) about Bucky Barnes!
What is the Bingo?
Well, like all Bingos before it, this will involve you signing up, giving us a little info about your yes and no’s for creation, and we’ll send you a Bingo card of your very own. You can do as little or as much as you like on each card! It’s all about enjoying and loving our boy, Bucky!
What do I get?
Well, dear Commandos! Depending on which milestone you hit, you’ll get yourself a fancy custom art badge, with your name on it! Woo!
These are the badges up for grab:
Participant - You showed up, and we’re thrilled to see you! No fills required.
Bingo! - You got 5 in a row on your card. Awesome work!
5 Fill - You got 5 fills, but not in a row! Nice! Who needs lines anyway, right? ;D
Black Out - You maxed out your card! Stupendous! Maybe you even asked for another one, and blessed us all with more content? ;D
What happens now?
Sign ups will officially open on the 20th of March! Sign ups will close on the 31st of March, so you have plenty of time to think about it!
Who can I talk to?
Well, you can drop an ask here on the Tumblr, or come on over and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/J3UzK9h !
Please don’t forget to reblog the post, so word can spread!
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Have some Winteriron Demon/Wing AU art for a story that I will….write one day.
#yoooo look at this fine ass art#that my babe did#sdlkalkdhflh#i'm having a crisis#winteriron#tony x bucky#tony stark#bucky barnes#art#fan art#marvel#wings#demon AU#yesssss
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Avengers AU - If Tony was Peter’s biological father
Tony is super protective of his son. And Peter, inspired by his dad, becomes Spiderman anyway (his dad and his Uncle Rhodey figure him out in a second though).
My other Avengers AUs
#omg#all of this#THAT'S MY BOY#he would#he so would#tony stark#peter parker#iron dad#yesss#my feels#fan made#marvel#gif sets
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I can carry you.
Based on this sketch.
#yoooooo#i'm screaming on main#tony stark#nebula#marvel#avengers: end game#holy shit#shit went doooown#my babe#pls protect him#my metal daughter
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@trashcanakin IT U?
Only those of us who open up an absurd amount of fan fiction tabs at once knows after you reach 99, Google Chrome mobile stops counting and just says :D, smiling at you cheerfully as you go deeper and deeper into the the void.
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#tired dad
#i feel this in my soul#yep#tony stark#marvel#infinity war#mcu#my poor sad son#let him rest!!#tony pls
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Taken from someone else on another network, deemed too good not to use.
Ask me a question about one of my fics or series. It can be absolutely anything in any project and I will tell you the honest-to-goodness answer (even on the progress/plans for next chapters of current series).
Don’t hold back. Whatever you ask, I’ll answer as truthfully and as completely as possible. You can also ask about my writing as a whole, if you like.
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“Ultron can’t see the difference between saving the world and destroying it. Where do you think he gets that from?”
Made for my TSB Square S2 - Wanda Maximoff.
#tony stark#wanda maximoff#eza makes stuff#this hurt my brain#first gif#it's a bit trashy i know#i ain't here to be bashin no characters#please do me the respect of not doin the same on my post#ye ye#poor tony#my sweet son
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And if you die, I feel like that’s on me.
#if anyone needs me#i'll just be crying in a corner#marvel#tony stark#peter parker#fucking rip#my emotions#this is fine :)
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I have an idea for an Ironhusbands prompt. There's all these stories about Tony having nightmares and Rhodey comforting him, but what if it was reversed. What if Rhodey has nightmares about not being able to find Tony in IM1, or Tony dying when his house was destroyed in IM3, or something that happened in any of the other Avengers movies or Civil war. And Tony comforts him.
OKAY! Now that I have crawled my way out from under Open Hearts, Open Doors let’s do this! *rubs hands together*
First of all, I’m so excited someone sent me a prompt you have no idea. *vibrates excitedly*
Second of all, iron husbands!
Read it on Ao3 or below!
It happens for the first time just after Afghanistan. Tony is awake and has been for longer than he cares to count (JARVIS, the little bitch, is quick to remind him), buried in the workshop pulling together the fragments of an idea.
“Sir, Lieutenant Rhodes is on the phone.” JARVIS intones and Tony blinks owlishly around the workshop, waiting for the haze of numbers and formulas to settle.
“What? Oh, put him through.” He waves a distracted hand and pushes away from the workbench, rolling idly across the workshop on his stool.
“ T-Tony?” Rhodey’s voice echoes around the workshop, and he sounds wrong.
“ Sugarbear, what’s wrong? Are you hurt? Please don’t tell me you’re in some military hospital somewhere being poked by second rate medical monkeys.” Tony knows his tone is all wrong; too sharp by far, but his heart is pounding so hard he swears he can feel it hitting the arc reactor casing.
“ Where are you?” Rhodey doesn’t sound like he even heard the off colour joke, and if that isn’t an indicator, Tony isn’t a billionaire.
“Honeyblossom, puddin’ pop, where I always am! Working away in my little ca- uh, house of wonders! I’m more concerned about where you are?”
“M’apartment? I was dreaming. You were gone and I couldn’t find you and I just wanted to. I just wanted to call.” Rhodey’s voice steadies a little, but he still sounds sad and shocky and wrong. Tony can’t remember ever having heard Rhodey sound like this and it’s both extremely gratifying and utterly terrifying. Tony would never like to repeat this experience, thank you.
“Well hey!” He says, falsely bright. “Why don’t you help me out with an issue I’ve been having with the Roadster’s engine. I had this idea, see...”
There’s a shuffling on the other end of the phone, what Tony assumes is Rhodey settling back into bed, but Tony doesn’t pause in his rambling.
It takes about an hour, but eventually the only sound from the phone is quiet snoring, and Tony hangs up with a smile.
~x~
After the Palladium incident, Tony takes to wearing v neck or unbuttoned shirts whenever Rhodey’s around and they both try to ignore the way Rhodey’s eyes seem continually drawn to the reactor. Once, Rhodey even traces a hand from Tony’s neck downwards, following the skin that once wore the marks of Palladium poisoning.
“ Please, Tony.” Rhodey whispers and his eyes are wet. Tony pretends not to know what he’s asking for, but they both know.
He wants to promise he won’t leave Rhodey behind, won’t go somewhere his best friend can’t follow.
He knows it for the lie it is, though.
~x~
After New York, Rhodey calls him every night for a week. The first time he tells Tony in hitching gasps about seeing the Iron Man armour disappearing into a hole in the sky; after that sends Tony very promptly into a panic attack, they don’t talk about it.
They just talk to each other, clinging to the soft sounds of life through a phone line.
~x~
Rhodey gets the phone call to say Tony’s been killed in a terrorist attack, though Tony doesn’t find out until later. He’s drifting aimlessly around the penthouse of Avengers Tower, trying not to remember the expression on Maya’s face right before she died, or the way Pepper screamed as she fell. They’re on a ‘break’, now, and Tony can’t blame her.
He’s a piping hot mess, he knows he is, but everything is so fucked up now he wouldn’t even know where to start fixing it.
The elevator door slides open behind him and Rhodey strides in, looking pale and tense. Tony blinks and opens his mouth to say something pithy, but the words die unspoken as Rhodey crashes into him. Tony stands for a moment in stunned surprise as Rhodey presses his face into the side of Tony’s neck, hard arms wrapped tightly around Tony’s waist. His shirt pulls uncomfortably at the back, where Rhodey has it twisted up in a desperate grip.
“Hey, Sugarplum, the bed in your apartment not cutting it? I can sympathise.” He tries, treading carefully because Rhodey looks like he’s about to lose it and Tony doesn’t know what to do. He kind of wants to panic, but then he figures: what would Rhodey do if it was Tony?
At a loss, Tony slides his arms around Rhodey’s back and clutches just as hard. Rhodey’s grip loses a little of it’s desperation, turns a little less into clinging and a little more like an embrace. Tony shuffles them gently over to the couch, but Rhodey fights him when he tries to get them sitting. Instead Rhodey sits and yanks at Tony until he’s practically in Rhodey’s lap. On his best day Tony wouldn’t deny this position hasn’t featured in some of his very, very, very private fantasies, but that doesn’t seem to be the mood Rhodey’s going for…
Rhodey shifts a little and rests his head against Tony’s chest just to the side of the reactor, arms now loosely wrapped around Tony’s waist, and he gets it.
“I just, I need a minute Tones, I’m sorry. I can’t sleep.”
Tony thinks of telling Pepper he couldn’t sleep for fear of not being able to protect the most important person in his life, and wonders.
~x~
After Ultron, Tony is...Fragile, in a way he can barely admit to himself, let alone anyone else. It’s like Afghanistan all over again, only this time he can’t fix it. He nearly destroyed the world, killed countless people, again. He finds himself pacing around the tower, stepping around broken glass and the remnants of everything.
He’s alone, again, and he doesn’t know why he’s surprised; isn’t this always how his life turns out?
He doesn’t even notice when Rhodey arrives, at first. He’s too busy staring at the broken lines of code that was JARVIS. Now it’s just the echoes left behind, after Ultron’s attack and Vision’s creation. His, well his son is gone and it’s Tony’s fault. He remembers reading, somewhere, that no parent should have to outlive their child.
But Tony’s not just outliving JARVIS, he killed him.
“Tones,” The voice is soft enough it somehow doesn’t startle him, his subconscious registering Rhodey’s presence without him realising it. Tony doesn’t turn but he angles his head a little, an acknowledgement that he knows Rhodey’s there.
Seconds later and arms slide around him, warm and familiar. He’s tugged backwards against Rhodey’s chest, warm flesh and a steady heartbeat to anchor himself to. Rhodey chafes his arms gently, his hands big and so warm, a bony chin coming to rest on Tony’s shoulder.
For the first time in his life, Tony finds he has nothing to say.
~x~
Standing in a hospital waiting room, Tony can’t help but feel bitterly resigned to the fact that somewhere, someone is laughing at his expense. At this point, he figures he has to believe in a higher power, because how else could everything he do so consistently turn to shit. The Avengers have fallen apart, with over half of them arrested, two missing and the remainder not talking to him. But that’s not the worst, because of course it isn’t. The worst is Rhodey, who’d clung to his hand and stared up at him with eyes blown wide in fear.
Who’d whispered ‘Tony, I can’t feel my legs’ as hospital staff surrounded the gurney and started tugging him away.
God, Rhodey couldn’t feel his legs. Tony’s struck by the simultaneous urge to scream and cry; fucking Steve Rogers and his righteous crusade.
“Mr Stark?” Tony turns immediately to face a smiling nurse, standing poised in the doorway. “He’s asking for you.”
He almost trips in his hurry to cross the waiting room, but the nurse only smiles sympathetically and turns back down the hallway. It seems an interminably long walk, with Tony just barely keeping the pile of questions stoppered behind his teeth. Eventually, he’s shown into a hospital room, the huge window looking out onto a small garden. He barely gives the view a glance, his attention immediately arrested by Rhodey.
Rhodey, lying flat in the bed and paler than Tony has ever seen him. Tony crosses the room and sits on the edge, leaning down. Almost simultaneously they embrace, clinging tight to one another. Rhodey presses his face into the space between Tony’s shoulder and neck, and through their embrace Tony can feel the way Rhodey trembles.
“Spinal injury; they said I’m paralyzed, Tony.” Rhodey murmurs, just loud enough for Tony to hear. The words take a moment to sink in and when they do it feels like Tony’s world cracks in half.
His Rhodey is paralyzed.
“Oh God,” Tony whispers, before he can bite the words back. Rhodey nods against his neck and Tony pretends he can’t feel the wetness against his skin. “We’ll fix it, boo-bear.”
“You can’t build your way out of this, Tones.” The words are harsh and grating; Tony expects Rhodey to be angry, to hate him. But there’s no accusation in Rhodey’s voice, just a quiet kind of despair that breaks Tony’s heart. “I’m useless, now.”
“ Watch me. ” Tony whispers fiercely. “Rhodey, I don’t care if you can’t walk, you are not useless. Ever. I’ll always need you, but if you need it, then I will fix this, do you understand me?” Tony leans upright to put some distance between them and forces their eyes to meet. Rhodey’s are wet with the threat of tears, but Tony couldn’t care less. “I’ll build you a whole new fucking spine if I have to, you got me?”
Rhodey laughs wetly, tips his forehead against Tony’s. “Yeah, man, I get you.”
They curl together in Rhodey’s hospital bed, huddling for comfort like they haven’t since they were in college. Rhodey is warm against Tony’s side and pressed this close, Tony can feel the reassuring beat of his heart.
“Any word on Cap and Barnes?” Rhodey asks after a short silence. Tony hums quietly and drums his fingers against the place the reactor used to sit.
“Not as such, no. I think they might have been telling the truth about the UN bombing, though. Looks like Barnes was set up.”
“You goin’ after them?” Rhodey lifts his head and turns a little to catch Tony’s eye. Tony chews his lip in silence for a moment, and then shakes his head.
“No, I’m not leaving you.” He decides, eventually. “Someone else can deal with the mess, for once.”
Rhodey doesn’t say anything for some time, staring at Tony in silence long enough for Tony to start fidgeting. “You should go. He’s your friend, too.”
“Rhodey, you-”
“I’m fine.” Rhodey interrupts firmly and Tony knows the stubborn glint in his eye. “I hate this, and I hate I can’t go with you to watch your back, but it’s the world, man.”
“It’s always the world,” Tony huffs bitterly. “You’d think it would stay saved for five minutes.” He pushes slowly, reluctantly to his feet and hates everything about his life in that moment. Rhodey nods at him and flashes a wobbly smile, though it doesn’t reach his eyes.
“Tony, wait!” Rhodey calls just as Tony reaches the door. Tony stops and turns to the sight of Rhodey reaching a desperate hand in his direction. He crosses back to Rhodey immediately, catching his hand and squeezing it warmly. “I’ll be honest, I’ve got a real bad feelin’ about all this, and it feels like every time I’m not lookin’ you’re almost dyin’. So, I’m gonna say it because I feel like I’m gonna lose my chance.”
“Honeypie, you’re not making a whole lot of sense, here. Say what?”
Rhodey tugs on his hand, and keeps tugging until Tony leans down to meet him. The other hand comes up behind Tony’s neck, and a moment later they’re...They’re kissing.
Tony’s brain screeches to a very abrupt halt and then starts racing. Rhodey is kissing him.
Rhodey is kissing him.
Rhodey’s lips are warm and soft, coaxing a response rather than demanding one. Tony groans lowly in the back of his throat and presses into the contact, his free hand cupping over Rhodey’s shoulder. The kiss seems to go on forever and at the same time, it’s over too quickly. They spend a few precious seconds hovering close, breath warm in the scant space between them.
“When you get back, we’re gonna talk about this.” Rhodey states.
“Uh huh.” Tony mumbles, only half paying attention to the words.
“Go save Captain America, hero.” Rhodey’s smiling, now; the first real smile Tony’s seen yet.
Tony goes, reluctantly.
Later, lying alone in a Siberian bunker, he’ll wish he’d paid more attention to Rhodey’s ‘bad feeling’. He’ll think of that moment in a well lit hospital room, with Rhodey’s lips on his, and wish he’d stayed.
~x~
Floating through space in a crumbling spaceship isn’t really how Tony pictured himself going, but considering the number of near death experiences he’s managed to acquire in the past few years…
Well, he supposes it isn’t the worst way to go. Nebula hasn’t given up; she’s still desperately trying to patch up the ship, but it feels like for everything they fix, something else breaks. Tony wants to help, but everything feels a little fuzzy. He knows it’s the dehydration and the starvation combined, knows it’s slowing his thoughts. He can’t remember the last time he slept.
He misses Rhodey.
He wonders if Rhodey’s even still alive; half the universe is gone, now, thanks to Thanos. Statistically, the odds that Rhodey’s alive aren’t...Well, they aren’t great.
He stares blankly at the Iron Man helmet in his hands. The eye slits are glowing a faint blue. He thinks he might have been recording a final message.
He doesn’t remember what he was saying.
“‘M tired, Rhodey.” He mumbles, blinking sluggishly. “Jus’ wanna rest.”
He blinks again, and realises he’s staring at the roof of the ship. When did he lie down? He doesn’t remember doing that, but now that he’s stretched out, it feels so nice. Maybe he could just take a little nap, and when he woke up he could help Nebula.
The ship feels like it’s rocking and the motion is oddly soothing. Tony’s eyes slip slowly closed, his brain distantly registering the tortured shriek of metal without worrying over the significance.
He drifts, for a while; floating in a haze, feeling nothing but the cool metal beneath him. The hunger and thirst fades to the back of his mind. The next thing he becomes aware of is blazing warmth on either side of his face. Tony’s eyes snap open and he finds himself staring up at Rhodey.
He knows the smile that stretches across his face probably looks ridiculous. “‘M hallucinating.” He tells dream Rhodey, who frowns down at him. “Glad s’you.”
Rhodey’s eyes are bright and it takes Tony’s sluggish brain far too long to realise they’re wet with tears. Even then, he only realises because one drops on his face. The splash of wet to his cheek jolts him, and Tony belatedly realises Rhodey is here.
“I got ya, Tones. I got ya.” Rhodey is whispering as he hauls Tony upright. Tony presses into the contact, finds himself folded into a familiar embrace. The lips that press urgently against his own isn’t as familiar, but it’s so welcome. “God, I love you.” Rhodey near sobs and Tony clings with what little strength he has.
Half the rest of the universe might be gone, and somewhere inside that still hurts more than Tony can process. But for right now? The most important part of his universe is here.
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