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“ you wound me , ” rhodey says , not sounding the least bit put out . “ i come to say hi , and all you say is that i’m ruining the vibe ? ” tony’s just like that : being friends with him requires the ability to take his comments with good humour . and rhodey , who’s still kind of holding his breath about whether this is a permanent thing , isn’t about to take offence at something so petty . “ but you’re not wrong . ” he sighs . “ been a little too busy to fit in extra trips to the physio , and every time i spend time with the young avengers , they’re taking years off my lifespan . ” he pauses . “ actually , pot , meet kettle — when was the last time you slept more than an hour , hm ? ”
always have a plan b: granted, in this case, it’s merely moving from deflection to distraction because the former hadn’t seemed to do the job ( wishful thinking didn’t stop anyone from knowing him well enough to see it ). “ cut me some slack, rhod-eo. ” tone airing the same cocky energy it always did, except this time there’s keys that indicate how exhausted he is — how much all of this is more forced than it’s ever been. “ not that i’m religious or anything — definitely only go to churches for the wine — but i’m pretty sure, that sunday’s are rest days AND TODAY IS DEFINITELY NOT THAT. ” holding up a metal arm, that he’s presently operating to do a thumbs up. “ so s club 8 really are a chip off the old block, i’m ALMOST proud... ” he gives an exaggerated hum, sure it’s flattering. that maybe the avengers and every other hero had inspired something in these young minds and made them want to fight but he felt like his part of it was a lie; he’d always just be a coward that got lucky. “ if it’ll get you off my back, cool uncle tony can make a guest appearance on friday...speaking of — hey friday, put that in my calendar. ”
