Oh look, someone who knows I exist.
*DON'T SKIP THIS*
So this is basically just gonna be a series of Pepperony-centric one-shots, I'll try and fit in the other Avengers at some point. But one thing, please don't expect a regular update pattern or anything, I'm probably just gonna write these when I'm bored.
Kay, imma shut up now.
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But you'll never be alone
I'll be with you from dusk till dawn
With you from dusk till dawn
Baby I'm right here
I'll hold you when things go wrong
I'll be with you from dusk till dawn
With you from dusk till dawn
Baby I'm right here
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Pepper sighed as she sat down on the bed, exhausted. To say it had been a long day would be an understatement. Countless meetings and piles of work had filled the day, but it was all swept from her mind as she looked to the softly sleeping form next to her.
She was worn out, but she knew that must've been nothing to what Tony had been doing all day.
She had found him asleep on the sofa when she'd got back from work, his limbs awkwardly hanging off and draped across himself. One look, and she'd known Tony's day had been so much worse. She knew, for one, that Nick Fury had requested (well, insisted) that the Avengers come live in the tower with them. Pepper didn't really know what to think of that, it would certainly be good for Tony, but it would feel strange, at least till they all got used to it.
But the rest, well, Tony had probably overworked himself; just the fact that he was sleeping was a sign on its own.
It wasn't ideal, but Pepper ended up having to wake Tony, then half-walk half-drag him to bed.
But here they were.
Sitting up against the headboard and tucking her legs beneath the thick duvet, Pepper got out her StarkPad and began to read.
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She got through about three chapters when Tony began to stir.
It was light at first, just shifting his position slightly, but then he slowly began to scrunch his face up in what looked like fear.
"Tony?" she said softly, barely above a whisper, but it shattered the delicate silence. She hesitated to touch him; he'd had nightmares before, and that hadn't ended well.
Tony didn't respond. He began to let out tiny sounds of fear as his knees began to draw up to his chest.
"Tony?"
He flinched violently at her voice, crying out and curling in on himself further. He began to mutter,
"No... no... please... don't... no..."
"Tony, wake up," Pepper said, firmer this time, but again to no response.
Tony was panting now, trembling curled up in a loose ball.
"Tony..." she called gently, as her hand subconsciously reached out to touch his shoulder and...
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Tony woke with a scream, bolting upright and thrashing around, breath fast and heavy, fighting off Pepper's gentle hands as she desperately tried to calm him.
"Tony, please... please, Tony, calm down!"
It took a few minutes until his breath slowly went back to normal, but his body was still shaking and the terror still lingered in his eyes.
"Tony," Pepper whispered, "...come here," holding her arms out to him.
Like a child seeking the comfort of his mother, the distraught billionaire crawled into his love's waiting arms. He was safe.
Pepper held him as he shook, as he let down his walls and he cried into her shirt.
Tony would never be alone.
Never, Pepper swore to herself.
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