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“I’ve found a way, Stephen.”
“A way to what?” Stephen asked lazily, hands still tracing idle patterns across Tony’s chest.
“A way for you to stay with me. Forever.”
Stephen froze up a bit at this. “You really have?”
“It can also remove a god’s immortality.” Tony’s hands came to settle over Stephen’s. “You get to decide.”
Tony didn’t need to tell the sorcerer what he meant; already Stephen was staring up at Tony in shock.
“You… Tony, I can’t take your immortality.” He gestured vaguely towards the city skyline, visible through the window. “They need you.”
“But I need you. ” Tony’s gaze searched Stephen’s own. “Either for eternity, or for this life.”
Stephen breathed in shakily. “Then I’ll protect Earth with you. Forever.”
A small, soft smile overcame Tony’s face, and he leaned forward to gently kiss Stephen.
“I’ll love you for all eternity,” the god promised, resting his forehead against the sorcerer’s.
“Not if I love you for all eternity first.”