Tony laughed and sat up enough that he could stick his tongue out at Gladio- since that's what mature people do. And yes, Pepper had been one once but she was smart enough to take his phone away before she left.
He wished he didn't need or want to share these stories with Gladio, but it was incredible how much needed to come out now that he was safe and loved. He knew Gladio's fear, so he had to be careful talking about this.
He nodded, "For a while. It was how the first battle with Thanos ended, the one we lost. He had this magical gauntlet that gave him practically limitless power. With it he made half my world's population disappear. After battling him on the small planet in middle of who-the-hell-knows-where with Peter and a few others, I watched as they faded away like they were made of smoke." He'd never fully recover from Peter evaporating into nothing in his arms.
"There was one other with me, a blue skinned alien girl who had gotten played by Thanos. We got a ship running and thought if we could travel far enough we'd reach somewhere we could send a distress signal or something. Instead, it ran out of power, then rations, and then we were waiting to die. It was a miracle, but just before the end we were saved."
"I was completely wrecked when I was rescued, both physically and mentally. Pepper and I got married by a chaplain while I was in the hospital because the big, grand wedding I'd wanted to give her suddenly didn't seem important anymore. We moved from my big fancy penthouse in the city to our cabin the woods and I stayed home with Morgan when she was born mainly because I couldn't do anything else. I could barely do that at first."
"I still remember what it felt like though to watch Peter fade or be that weak as I was on the ship. Steve and I got into a big argument shortly after I was rescued and I remember that a lot. The nightmares are usually about running out of air or Thanos finding us." He breathed a small laugh. "That's the kind of glamour they forget to tell you about when you sign up to be a superhero."
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He wished he didn't need or want to share these stories with Gladio, but it was incredible how much needed to come out now that he was safe and loved. He knew Gladio's fear, so he had to be careful talking about this.
He nodded, "For a while. It was how the first battle with Thanos ended, the one we lost. He had this magical gauntlet that gave him practically limitless power. With it he made half my world's population disappear. After battling him on the small planet in middle of who-the-hell-knows-where with Peter and a few others, I watched as they faded away like they were made of smoke." He'd never fully recover from Peter evaporating into nothing in his arms.
"There was one other with me, a blue skinned alien girl who had gotten played by Thanos. We got a ship running and thought if we could travel far enough we'd reach somewhere we could send a distress signal or something. Instead, it ran out of power, then rations, and then we were waiting to die. It was a miracle, but just before the end we were saved."
"I was completely wrecked when I was rescued, both physically and mentally. Pepper and I got married by a chaplain while I was in the hospital because the big, grand wedding I'd wanted to give her suddenly didn't seem important anymore. We moved from my big fancy penthouse in the city to our cabin the woods and I stayed home with Morgan when she was born mainly because I couldn't do anything else. I could barely do that at first."
"I still remember what it felt like though to watch Peter fade or be that weak as I was on the ship. Steve and I got into a big argument shortly after I was rescued and I remember that a lot. The nightmares are usually about running out of air or Thanos finding us." He breathed a small laugh. "That's the kind of glamour they forget to tell you about when you sign up to be a superhero."