[ Seeing Pepper is like dumping water on a fire just poised to roar out of control. The relief is instantaneous - and it's probably vital to keeping everything nearby from getting burned.
The fact that she wasn't beside him the moment he woke up was a screaming alarm in the back of his mind, made worse and worse by all the sanctimonious crap about building a life and making a new home, as if either thing were even possible with Pepper's absence - ]
Pep, thank god. [ He moves toward her immediately, both hands taking a firm grip on her shoulders, as if confirming she's there. Thank god indeed, for more reasons than one, so many reasons, but also: ] You'll know what to tell these damn things.
♥
The fact that she wasn't beside him the moment he woke up was a screaming alarm in the back of his mind, made worse and worse by all the sanctimonious crap about building a life and making a new home, as if either thing were even possible with Pepper's absence - ]
Pep, thank god. [ He moves toward her immediately, both hands taking a firm grip on her shoulders, as if confirming she's there. Thank god indeed, for more reasons than one, so many reasons, but also: ] You'll know what to tell these damn things.
[ #PRIORITIES!!! ]