[ Realistically, it probably only took a handful of minutes for his heart to stop racing and his breathing to slow, but it felt like ages longer than that considering the thoughts the pooled through Tony's head. His relationship with Billy had had its ups and downs, as Tony himself had gone from someone that Billy didn't trust at all to someone he was willing to work through Tony's deepest, darkest fears with. Drafts and shifts and portals and alternative lives. They'd been through so much together - and for what now? Now it was Tony who didn't feel like he could trust the other at all.
It would be ironic if thinking about it didn't make him sick.
He takes a step back to meet Pepper's eyes. ]
Better take the rest of the day off, don't you think?
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It would be ironic if thinking about it didn't make him sick.
He takes a step back to meet Pepper's eyes. ]
Better take the rest of the day off, don't you think?