@avengerssugardaddy // from here
The room be brought the young man to was his office. A rarely used room. Tony didn’t use it but for these sorts of situations. No one expected the head of the company to actually run it, that’s what he paid people for, so this room was safe for these talks. A sigh leaves the man as Billy explains. More so replies in a rather snippy way. He leans against the solid wood desk, perched on the edge as he pinches the bridge of his nose. “A nobody with a goal and determination.” He would mutter. Some things would need to fixed, updated, fortified. Work upon work. With Cap baring down on him and having to make sure this young hero doesn’t do something stupid all between normal work for the company and himself, the billionaire was tired. Maybe a bit on edge. “Too much?” He would reply, looking to the young magic user. His talk of too much on his plate clearly striking a nerve. “Do we need to remove something from your plate? Are we stretching you too thin here with the occasional ask for assistance?” He can’t understand what the young man is going through, but he clearly hasn’t tried. He is tired, frustrated, not seeing things clearly. There’s the stale scent of alcohol on him as well which clearly isn’t helping.
Another sigh burst from the young man -- more frustrated, and a hand went up to comb the forelock back from his eyes. "Tony -- "
The sarcasm was nothing unusual, nothing new, but it grated on him more than he cared to admit. "I forgot -- you probably don't know about it. I just got back from a world tour of possible realities, chasing an interdimensional parasite with my -- with Teddy's mom's face." The catch in his throat was clear, and he had to clear his throat to chase it away.
He shifted, moving to lean against one plateglass wall, looking out at the city. "Since then I've been working with Stephen. You said yourself once, we have no idea what I'm capable of -- well, I just got a taste of it, and I'm --"
Terrified.
Billy looked up, one side of his mouth pulling in a small smile. "Between all that, and Tommy and college... A guy's got to sleep sometime. All I'm asking is to be put on the reserves for now. A 'call me if the world's ending or if somebody's trying to kill Wanda again' list. Deal?"
