[ true to his word, friday quietly informs tony that james has arrived just a few seconds before the teenager slips into the garage. he looks tired and he's limping a little, but otherwise seems to be in pretty fair condition.
he smiles at tony when he sees him, faintly sheepish, pulling off the bracer that projects his energy-shield and setting it down. by the time he's reached his guardian, he's peeled out of his uniform top (it smells faintly of gunpowder and burned leather), leaving him in a tanktop beneath. he steps in closer and wraps his arms around tony, pushing his face in against his shoulder. ]
Sorry 'm late, [ he mumbles, muffled, and almost--almost--tries out 'dad' before chickening out the way he's chickened out of it for months now. tony's.. not his dad. everyone knows who james's dad technically is. it's just.. tony's been his dad in every way but biological for ages now. ]
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[ true to his word, friday quietly informs tony that james has arrived just a few seconds before the teenager slips into the garage. he looks tired and he's limping a little, but otherwise seems to be in pretty fair condition.
he smiles at tony when he sees him, faintly sheepish, pulling off the bracer that projects his energy-shield and setting it down. by the time he's reached his guardian, he's peeled out of his uniform top (it smells faintly of gunpowder and burned leather), leaving him in a tanktop beneath. he steps in closer and wraps his arms around tony, pushing his face in against his shoulder. ]
Sorry 'm late, [ he mumbles, muffled, and almost--almost--tries out 'dad' before chickening out the way he's chickened out of it for months now. tony's.. not his dad. everyone knows who james's dad technically is. it's just.. tony's been his dad in every way but biological for ages now. ]