Art for @stand-up-and-fight-daleks story “Treading Water” for the @ironmanbigbang 2019 Bang
The first thing Tony does after getting home from Siberia is cancel all his future therapy appointments.
He knows it’s a stupid thing to do.
He does it anyway. He doesn’t want to talk about it.
He’s fine. He’s handling it.
At least until a mysterious green light turns Rhodey into a child with no memory of the past decades.
Warnings/tags: De-aging, drinking, alcoholism, imagery of sexual abuse of a child (due to the circumstances of the de-aging, no actual abuse or threat of it), a scared child, permanent injury, poorly handled trauma and self-therapy, BARF, (mis)use of BARF, dark thoughts, self-harm, swearing, the accords, vomiting, graphic depiction of violence, torture, disability, ableism, Tony Stark Has Daddy Issues. Rated for violence and substance abuse. post CA:CW
“Art for Treading Water” by @brokeneisenglas
Image 1: An adult Rhodes has been magically de-aged. He's lost his memories... and apparently the use of his legs. This image is for the scene where Rhodey wakes to find himself in the house of a rich, white male stranger who apparently "knows" him. And... he can't feel his legs. Having exhausted himself, Tony lifts him, broken-hearted, to put his de-aged best friend somewhere more comfortable while Rhode's familial support make their way to them.
Image 2: Here's a doodle of a rogue Sam, returned even if only briefly from his rogue life, to help a de-aged and hurt James Rhodes. With a sport chair and Friday's cheerful support, Rhodey and Sam take advantage of the Compound's secure gym to shoot some hoops. Even with some new wheels, Rhodes can run circles around Wilson.
