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English
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Part 5 of Various Marvel Universes Drabbles
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Published:
2014-06-22
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100
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1/1
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Adult

Summary:

Tony Stark is a nightmare that Pepper can't escape. Missing Scene.

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(See the end of the work for notes.)

Work Text:

“You’re angry I slept with him.” Maria leans against the wall, eyes boring through your soul.

“No, you’re right, we’re adults.”

Maria is still glaring at you. You sink down to the floor--you feel empty and tired, you miss the RT node.

“It’s not fair. I don’t want to want him. But he’s like this gravity well. Every time I try to reach out for anyone else, they slip through my fingers and I get dragged in closer. It’s like I can’t escape, but if I’m being honest, I never try. Nothing is like being needed by Tony Stark.”

Notes:

Pepper's letter about how unfair it is that Tony Stark is the hero and she is a bystander in his hero-quest mess of a life stuck with me. Also, I'm not sure why but I love how Maria and Pepper interact with each other after they discover they have both slept with Tony Stark--they are both kind of stupid about it, but are simultaneously professional and badass. It was nice.

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