When I found out what Stark Industries did, I stopped it. and I figured I'd never make weapons again but then Ultron - in the end, I went back to dad's old mantra of having the biggest stick.
[ he frowns and inhales, fills his lungs with crisp, chilly air. ]
you do a lot of good in your life. spoiler alert, you did good with me. I owe you a lot for that. I don't know if there's anyone out there I did good for.
[ he tried, yes. but trying is one thing and seeing it through is another. ]
[ there are no free lunches, no easy pats on the shoulder, no ribbons for participation in peggy's court of personal opinion. if tony is so convinced of his own nature then it's not her imperative to talk him out of it. but she can (just maybe) keep doing some of that good with him that he thinks so fondly upon. ]
Stop pitying yourself and start finding ways to do good for someone -- anyone.
[ it doesn't have to start with pepper. as she'd said: start thinking smaller. ]
Put down the stick and start holding out your hand. Palm up, if you must.
One of the superhero kids. I train him, I teach him physics, I make sure he eats something that isn't candy canes. he's a good one. I think he can do better than most of us Avengers.
[ -- this is a new piece of information. and it's rather endearing. downright sweet, peggy thinks, although she won't be telling him so. maybe there's just something in her heart which constricts just a little when she ears him articulate the words he's a good one and peggy doesn't even need to know the boy to know it's probably true. ]
But maybe, just maybe, what you're doing will someday help him meet a crises and help him sleep afterwards.
[ which is about as gentle a way as she can muster to say that doing good isn't about doing good for tony stark. this isn't about him. ]
[ he's not, of course. fine. but peggy knows which lies to leave him and which to puncture. so she nods her way through his claim and angles their path towards the mansion. ]
You called, yes. [ ... ] And I'll say I'm glad you did. My line is always open to you. I hope you know that.
Luckily for the pair of us, I'm no stranger to odd calls at odd hours.
[ not that she always responds immediately -- or even helpfully. she's cognizant that she doesn't want anyone, even him, to rely too heavily on routine. it's bad enough that her wednesday nights are spoken for.
bad enough that there's a pattern of behaviour, there, that she masks as best she can by remaining a little unpredictable in her response time. it doesn't change the fact that she is always -- eventually -- there for tony stark. ]
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[ he frowns and inhales, fills his lungs with crisp, chilly air. ]
you do a lot of good in your life. spoiler alert, you did good with me. I owe you a lot for that. I don't know if there's anyone out there I did good for.
[ he tried, yes. but trying is one thing and seeing it through is another. ]
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[ there are no free lunches, no easy pats on the shoulder, no ribbons for participation in peggy's court of personal opinion. if tony is so convinced of his own nature then it's not her imperative to talk him out of it. but she can (just maybe) keep doing some of that good with him that he thinks so fondly upon. ]
Stop pitying yourself and start finding ways to do good for someone -- anyone.
[ it doesn't have to start with pepper. as she'd said: start thinking smaller. ]
Put down the stick and start holding out your hand. Palm up, if you must.
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[ what, surely it's a start. ]
One of the superhero kids. I train him, I teach him physics, I make sure he eats something that isn't candy canes. he's a good one. I think he can do better than most of us Avengers.
[ and so. ]
still doesn't help me sleep.
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But maybe, just maybe, what you're doing will someday help him meet a crises and help him sleep afterwards.
[ which is about as gentle a way as she can muster to say that doing good isn't about doing good for tony stark. this isn't about him. ]
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[ she's trying for his sake, tony understands this much. Tough love that turned a bit softer. ]
I'm fine. I called you didn't I? If it becomes worse, I'll call again.
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You called, yes. [ ... ] And I'll say I'm glad you did. My line is always open to you. I hope you know that.
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[ so, indeed. he knows. ]
but don't worry. I'll be sure to tell you all about my troubles.
[ aka today at 2 am he'll text her that he's dying for a burger. ]
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[ not that she always responds immediately -- or even helpfully. she's cognizant that she doesn't want anyone, even him, to rely too heavily on routine. it's bad enough that her wednesday nights are spoken for.
bad enough that there's a pattern of behaviour, there, that she masks as best she can by remaining a little unpredictable in her response time. it doesn't change the fact that she is always -- eventually -- there for tony stark. ]