freckledboss

_{her instinct is to comfort, to hold him, and remedy this relapse into the past; having surfaced a turmoil that she knows to haunt him still. it truly breaks her heart. if only he could realize how much he isn’t like howard. ❝ our child wouldn’t see it like that, tony. him or her won’t look upon you as} iron man_{, nor the famous} tony stark_{… to them you’d be their} dad_{. and that’s more than enough. – i just wish you would give yourself more credit. ❞ you are not your father. ❝ i mean, i’d love to have kids with you, i} want _{children, but i would never force you into something you don’t see yourself having. ❞ sadness looms within deep, blue hues, so much so that his joke is lost on her. ❝ i love you, i’ve known you for years, and the thing you fear most} ? _{wouldn’t happen. believe me when i say you are better than that. you’re} better _{than him. ❞}

_{❝ –– no i just… –– it’s just me,}honey_{. i’m one big mess. but you –– you can deal with} anything _{on the freaking world. –– with grace. i’m just afraid I’d disappoint you as a father. i know you} believe in me_{. i know babe. ❞ he breathed heavily. all those feelings that filled his genius head –– anxiety. panic. ❝ we are –– were} different_{. i can’t say i didn’t} love _{him. i still do. but you know part of my self can’t. ❞ a faint smile appeared on his lips. faint, but he didn’t have to pretend anything. ❝ –––} i want a family. _{even though i already have you and people around me with whom i sometimes fight in germany or space. the point is –– ––– i don’t know if i’m ready. but hell yeah} i want it_{. ❞}

freckledboss

_{a no nonsense look set the tone. azure orbs narrowing. pepper} fights _{the urge to pinch at the bridge of her nose. ❝ i} heard _{everything, tony. ❞ but she lets him continue. freckled features turning soft, ❝ is that what you’re afraid of} ? _{your children not accepting you as a father} ? _{❞ a sincere expression that is short lived, and it’s back to the ‘really, tony ?’ vibe surrounding her persona. ❝ you know what} i _think ? _{i think that’s only going to bring younew nightmares, and after the murderous cartoon fiasco, i’m not so sure i’d want to know what watching an alcoholic mad scientist could cause. ❞}

_{❝ yeah, –––} i’m scared_{. ❞ he shook his head and shrugged. stark’s face was staring into the void. he tried to keep his voice balanced, but the stronger he seemed, the memories were coming back. ❝ i’m scared i will be able to give our child} everything_{. everything ––– but not} myself_{. for those kids out there. they think it’s great if their dad is tony stark or iron man. but for our kid} ?? _{i didn’t care if my dad is howard stark or someone working as a bricklayer. i just wanted my dad.} not a name. _{jarvis was more like my own dad ––} my whole life _{❞ tony chuckled bitterly and reached for her hand. ❝ i lived a bit like rick and morty, before i was –––. well –– now i should have a series, something more like} batman_{. ❞ he chuckled.} 

pepsi

_{pepper was half coherent when woken abruptly, but followed along with his explanation, regardless of the drowsiness. ❝ you’re sure you want me to answer that ? ❞ with her free hand, she rubbed at her eyes, willing the grogginess to dissipate into thin air. lets try this again. ❝ so… you dreamt a fictional character, and his friendmurdered our baby, and then sought to kill us ? – and for the record, i happen to love the outdoors. i bet i could give you a reason to visit nature, ❞ there’s a cheeky grin on the rise upon tired features, and minuscule amount of mischief hidden behind oceanic blues. ❝ tony, i don’t think it’s… all that weird ?? i mean don’t get me wrong it is definitely strange, but everyone experiences odd dreams sometimes. maybe your subconscious is trying to tell you something ? – having a baby wouldn’t be so terrible, i certainly wouldn’t mind…. unless.. you think it would be ? ❞}

_{❝ excuse me. –– honey. ––– did you} hear _{what i was saying} ?? _{i said adventure time. cartoon characters. swords. killing. chasing. and your takeway is} BABY ?! _{❞ tony was confused. slightly narrowed. thinking eyes. were staring at her. ❝ don’t get me wrong. babe. not that i don’t} want _{kids ––– but would kids want me} ?? _{❞ he shrugged. ❝ i should} stop _{watching the show. probably. ❞ tony took a deep breath, lying back. ❝ i should} start _{with rick and morty instead. ❞} 

_{❝ hold on ––– hold on.} i’ll tell you_{. just give me a sec, babe. ❞ the mechanic took a deep breath and leaned back against the bed. stark ran his hand over his face, reaching for pepper’s hand. ❝ do you ever have crazy dreams. like ––– crazy and freaking serious at the same time} ?? _{❞ he snapped his fingers, and the room filled with dim light. tony felt} uncomfortable_{, not seeing her face in the darkness. ❝ okay. so we had a baby ––} don’t look at me like that. _{and –– we were somewhere on a trip ––– in some forest. which is pretty crazy too. why would i go to forest} ?! _{well but it wasn’t just a normal forest. suddenly everything was cartooned. and our child was beaten by jack and finn from} adventure time_{. they took their swords and cut the baby in half. which is –– okay i guess. but after that our child split into two and they} wanted to kill us_{. so tell me –– is it} crazy _{that i’m dreaming about adventure time or about child} ?! _❞

_{starter ( if i can call it like that ) // @freckledboss} 

cont’d

“What holds you back?” She asked a little arrogantly, and this time without a pinch of amusement. “You’ve been away for so long, I’m not even sure I should still consider you as my partner.“

sᴇɴᴅ ‘ғᴜᴄᴋ ʏᴇᴀʜ’  ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴅ ʙᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴘᴘᴇʀ - @mxrchantofdeath​

_{❝ ––– strange huh. i thought you’re more like my} babysitter_{. ❞ the man raised his eyebrows with an amused smirk on his cheeky lips ––} how typical _{for tony stark. his chocolate eyes stared at her. ❝ ––– and ya know what} daddy _{does with a babysitter} ?? _❞ 

queen

“Yeah, skilled in troublemaking.” She scoffed teasingly and stuck a tip of her pinky tongue out. His strong hands wandering over her upper body was something she had missed so terribly. There in hell was not a chance that their lives could get back to normal, but this illusion, the current feeling s felt so authentic. She wanted to keep that. Oh Lord, if Pepper just knew what is coming their way.  

“Me?” Her brows rose shockingly, yet a hint of amusement was visible in her expression. Re-joining her hands behind his neck again, she grinned into Tony’s face. “And all of that sounds wonderful. If that girlfriend is me.” She grinned.

_{❝ ––– i have only two girls. ❞ eyes winked conspicuously at the woman. ❝ ––– you ––– and friday. and} i love you _{both. ❞ tony grinned, like a kid. If, at least for a while,} everything _{seemed normal at that moment. moments like this –– he didn’t have to deal with other people, their} problems _{or eve his own problems. anthony was} enjoying _{her presence while her fingers were intertwined behind his neck.}

_{❝ i was bored, ya know what i found on the internet} ?? _{stories between me and cap ––– like everything. i mean} sex_{. ––– and i think} don’t _{feel like an avenger anymore. ❞}

pepper

_{his deliberate brief caress upon her flesh STILL tingles. pepper is allowed pay back, right ? ❝ just for that, ❞ a pause, arms slipping into the sleeves of her jacket, and buttoning it up. she’ll grasp the hem of her dress, and shimmy out of it until the clothing pools at her heels. ❝ now i’m wearing only a bra, and panties under here. ❞}

_{the thin line of his lips stretched in} shock_{. stark looked like a little boy who had his favorite toy but he’s not} allowed _{to play with it. his eyes reminded a lost puppy.} you gotta be kidding me, potts. _{he growled somewhere deep inside his pervert mind. ❝ ––– and i’m wearing} lust _and desire _{under my pants. ❞}

pepper

_{❝ oh i don’t think there’s enough of you to cover me — tony, the dress is going to slip off… jacket ? now ?? ❞ one hand holds the clothing together at the seam down her backside, while the other is held out expectantly, yet she didn’t exactly tell him no; does a part of her want him to tear her dress off ? maybe.}

_{❝ yea a ha h –– and i} literally _{don’t know if i} should help you_{. ❞ tony whispered, trying} imitate _{her voice. but in a next second he took the jacket and swung it over her tiny shoulders. but before he did it one hand gently} touch _{her skin. ❝ happy} ?? _{‘cause i’m not. ❞ stark narrowed his lips childishly into a thin line.} 

queen

“Bonding & bondage are two different things, honey.” She teased. Her fingers now completely tangled in between his raven hair, yet the gray strands were slowly interlacing them. Staring into his deep dark brown eyes, she felt herself getting lost in them. The world behind the window was changing, they were, but for this small moment, Pepper hoped they could’ve stayed the same. The same Tony & Virginia. She shifted on his lap, hands joining behind his neck.

“Fuck the world.” Redhead parroted in a low chuckle, nuzzling her nose against his. Soft gasp escaped her lips when he pressed his own onto the skin of her neck and automatically a grip on his hair tightened slightly. “We are together right now.” She teased again, more than well aware of a true meaning of his words.

_{❝ sure} whatever _{you say ––– but i like to connect these two disciplines. and secondly ––} honey _{––– i don’t like interrupting. after all ––– i’m much older and far more ‘}skilled_{’ than you, potts. ❞ now it was tony who teased her with a half-serious expression. but it didn’t last long. he let his hands run over her tiny waist and smiled with} satisfaction_{. tips of of his fingers danced on the fabric of her clothes. time to time he felt annoying tingling of his arm, but it was} nothing _{compared to the things he had experienced. the man rolled eyes childishly as she spoke again.}

_{❝ ––– that’s it. you always think about sex.} hmpf _{––– i had a completely different ideas. ❞ the left corner of his mouth twisted into an unmistakable grin. but inside his head, it looked like an announcement of a last} jackpot _{winning number. ❝ i am an adult, a reasonable guy. you know. i’m not that party guy anymore. now just want to invite my} girlfriend _{to italy, buy her beautiful presents, invite her to dinner, take us to our family villa. ––– and then press her against a bed and spank her ass} because _{she is a cheeky monkey} !! _{❞ stark shrugged innocently.}

pepper

“ i think my zipper just ripped… quick, hand me my jacket ! or something to cover it up with. “

_❝ yeah _{––– or we can just} ‘rip’ _{the rest of the clothes and you can} cover _{with my body. ❞}

queen

“Shit. Just say it. Call the things their real names.” A smirk tugged at her lips, but her eyes had carried a certain sadness. “The fate had tied us together by an unbreakable bond.” She giggled over her own poetic moment but beneath the surface Pepper knew that to some degrees her statement is nothing but the truth. Squeezing his palm a little bit tighter, she first frowned and then immediately smiled at Tony’s offer. “Do you think that this mad world can survive our absence?” Her voice low whisper when she reacted softly, moving her hand to play with the strand of hair behind his ear.

_{❝ ––– yeah. i love bonding. ❞ tony smirked childishly, looking back at the woman. the world was in} chaos_{. but it has always been so ––– the only thing changed. they play the bigger part in the main story.} nothing was the same. _{but they suffered so much. tony didn’t} remember _{when he enjoyed peaceful without working, nightmares, waking up every few minutes. he needed to gain strength, at least for a moment.} anthony was not a soldier_{, he had no serum or super capabilities. just a man in a can.} 

_{❝ fuck the world. ❞ stark whispered as he kissed pepper slowly on her neck. ❝ i won’t survive} without you_{. ––– i don’t remember the last time we were} together_{. ❞}