Plus, full of so many little details, canon and otherwise, that make the world seem very rich and real—the same crease that Howard had that he sees in the mirror, robo!Pepper's too-perfect appearance with a skirt that gives her just enough room for wiggle, the lack of photos and empty whiteboard (can I also say I had a little "yes!" moment at the mention of Misty's arm!! One of my fav Tony-tech details is that he built her arm!! And, aw, remember the happy days when Tony was making Peter suits?). And, it's not just the details, but since the pov is Tony-limited, it's also characterization that these are details *Tony* notices. Wah. And Tony's thoughts are often hilarious. That X-Factor Investigations is "a ragtag band of noir fanboys and Summers-hating depressives" is just... idk I had to take a moment to chuckle. And that when Deathlok-Steve bursts through, hi 1st instinct is to tell them to run, and that he thinks of them as *kids.* Oh man, that moment when Shatterstar flexes! heee! Tony's thoughts on Wanda, (which really could apply him as well, to some extent), on his friends, on his relationship to alcohol...
There were so many lovely, lovely gems of sentences here! It's hard to select favorites, since it's almost all of them, but a small selection of favs:
His expression was somewhere between someone’s hot dad and a golden retriever, eager to please and eager to play. (Though really I could c&p that whole kissing scene)
Logic dictates, Captain, something inside his brain prompted him (a Spock ref?)
Her voice was like a teakettle whistle, fluty and high-pitched yet teeming with the power beneath it.
Tony’s absurd thought of why don’t guys kiss each other more often, anyway had led to something like an attack, his thumbs pressed into the tired hollows beneath Steve’s eyes and his mouth bruising Steve’s as the whole room went very hot.
Back home, they weren’t married, they weren’t anything. They were middle-school stupid, kissing when no one could see and pacing before they called each other for anything aside from business
she was an Avenger, for god’s sake. And really, she wasn’t evil. She was lonely, and sensitive, and possessed of the coping skills of a hand grenade. ‘Talking her out of it’ wasn’t a bad idea when it came to saving the world.
“Why? I mean, how, is what I mean.” He cleared his throat.
Steve just kissed the top of Tony’s head. Between them, the air was warm and sticky and quiet. “Well.” Steve’s throat sounded tight. “I guess I didn’t like the idea of you spending Christmas alone.”
Finally, (whups I wrote a lot... the danger of this posted on a Sunday and me having a bunch of free time) I loved the relationship between Tony and Steve! The middle-school stupid they were about each other and Tony's usual cool suave-ness deserting him and Steve who will follow him (and yes man-handle him a bit THANK YOU dear author) and chest-lying on and head-kisses and <33
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Plus, full of so many little details, canon and otherwise, that make the world seem very rich and real—the same crease that Howard had that he sees in the mirror, robo!Pepper's too-perfect appearance with a skirt that gives her just enough room for wiggle, the lack of photos and empty whiteboard (can I also say I had a little "yes!" moment at the mention of Misty's arm!! One of my fav Tony-tech details is that he built her arm!! And, aw, remember the happy days when Tony was making Peter suits?). And, it's not just the details, but since the pov is Tony-limited, it's also characterization that these are details *Tony* notices. Wah. And Tony's thoughts are often hilarious. That X-Factor Investigations is "a ragtag band of noir fanboys and Summers-hating depressives" is just... idk I had to take a moment to chuckle. And that when Deathlok-Steve bursts through, hi 1st instinct is to tell them to run, and that he thinks of them as *kids.* Oh man, that moment when Shatterstar flexes! heee! Tony's thoughts on Wanda, (which really could apply him as well, to some extent), on his friends, on his relationship to alcohol...
There were so many lovely, lovely gems of sentences here! It's hard to select favorites, since it's almost all of them, but a small selection of favs:
His expression was somewhere between someone’s hot dad and a golden retriever, eager to please and eager to play. (Though really I could c&p that whole kissing scene)
Logic dictates, Captain, something inside his brain prompted him (a Spock ref?)
Her voice was like a teakettle whistle, fluty and high-pitched yet teeming with the power beneath it.
Tony’s absurd thought of why don’t guys kiss each other more often, anyway had led to something like an attack, his thumbs pressed into the tired hollows beneath Steve’s eyes and his mouth bruising Steve’s as the whole room went very hot.
Back home, they weren’t married, they weren’t anything. They were middle-school stupid, kissing when no one could see and pacing before they called each other for anything aside from business
she was an Avenger, for god’s sake. And really, she wasn’t evil. She was lonely, and sensitive, and possessed of the coping skills of a hand grenade. ‘Talking her out of it’ wasn’t a bad idea when it came to saving the world.
“Why? I mean, how, is what I mean.” He cleared his throat.
Steve just kissed the top of Tony’s head. Between them, the air was warm and sticky and quiet. “Well.” Steve’s throat sounded tight. “I guess I didn’t like the idea of you spending Christmas alone.”
Finally, (whups I wrote a lot... the danger of this posted on a Sunday and me having a bunch of free time) I loved the relationship between Tony and Steve! The middle-school stupid they were about each other and Tony's usual cool suave-ness deserting him and Steve who will follow him (and yes man-handle him a bit THANK YOU dear author) and chest-lying on and head-kisses and <33
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