Iron Will, Iron Heart: Conductivity

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Blast. Recharge. Blast. Recharge. Blast Set up the fresh targets.

That had been Tony Stark's refrain for the last three days. The first day was dedicated solely to holding it as far from the hotel as humanly possible into the most remote desert location possible. Himself and his new toys, all alone. And the tent. There was no scenario where he wouldn't take that for the ride.

The plasma auto rifle--today's plaything--boasted rapid fire and plasma grenades. With nothing but sand, rock, and dust for miles, Tony was free to let loose. For the bigger blasts, Tony activated his armor--which was up to several minutes of stability at a time. With a sigh, the time limit ran out and he was left in his tank and fatigues bottoms. Adjusting it to the stun setting, he took aim at the few remaining targets.

Comments

[st_ormbreaker]

"Yeah, we've talked. Hair, Banner... he hasn't talked much about himself, though."

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

"I miss him." Saying it out loud was sudden, enough that simply saying it was surprising to Tony's ears.

[st_ormbreaker]

"Rogers?" Thor asks, though he's fairly certain that's who he's talking about. "I don't blame you. How long have you two been apart?"

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

"'Missing' is complicated." Tony added. "Miss what we had, infuriating as he and his perfect Jawline of Justice were. Been over a year, now."

The part of him that refused to forgive Steve was still there. Even if he carried the phone on him religiously, he never conceived of using it.

[st_ormbreaker]

"It is probably far easier said than done," Thor says, "especially since I wasn't there to witness it, but whatever differences you had will hardly matter once Thanos arrives."

Thor suddenly wishes he had something to drink, but he didn't have the foresight to pack anything other than water.

"I don't want you to regret anything, Tony."

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Tugging the man down sideways, Tony pressed his nose into Thor's ear. "Hope you don't regret this."

[st_ormbreaker]

"I don't think I could ever."

And when he says it aloud, Thor is more sure of it than he was when it came to mind.