#mit bros

[aurumacadicus]

I HAVE A THOUGHT!!!!

rhodey and tony went to mit together right? right, tony the little shit that he is (once him and rhodey are Besties™️) has trained rhodey to be aware of where he is at all times bc tony will run and leap at him (no matter what) and expect rhodey to catch him. flash forward to the iron man days and maybe a few years into it, all the Seriousness, and here is rhodey minding his own sweet ass business and walking through the tower and…. what’s that sound? it takes rhodey a second to place it before on auto pilot he braces, and a familiar weight is up against his back, legs wrapped around his waist. “good to know you’ll still catch me honeybear,” says tony with a obnoxious smooch to rhodey cheek.

BOOM *finger guns*

So what you're saying is they're the Marvel version of

I imagine it got to the point at MIT that whoever was standing next to Rhodey just grabbed whatever he was holding so he's free to catch Tony when he comes sprinting at him. He just thanks god that laptops and cellphones Weren't A Thing in the 80s and the most he had to worry about was his Discman, which Tony would fix immediately (or, memorably, simply replaced it after they silently watched his backpack sink into the river).

This is all well and good until after a battle where everyone's sort of on edge making sure the enemy is down but once JARVIS tells Tony he sees no more combatants he just bellows "I REQUIRE COMFORT" and Rhodey barely gets his arms up in time to KIND OF catch him as Tony pummels into him, suit and all. Natasha makes the sound of their armors clashing together her new ringtone and makes very deliberate eye contact with Rhodey whenever she gets a text. Joke's on her though because Rhodey doesn't care once Tony has fixed his armor.

("At least we didn't fall into the river, haha," Tony offers awkwardly, after Natasha's phone has gone off in debrief, and Rhodey stands up and bellows about how he had to redo all his Statistics homework. He's come to terms with living with Tony pitching himself blindly into his arms but man. Tony couldn't buy him a new finished homework sheet he had to do all that work again.)

[rebelmeg]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Wingmen and Airmen, Flirting and Flying

by rebelmeg

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Captain Marvel (2019) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark, Carol Danvers & Maria Rambeau, Carol Danvers/James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Maria Rambeau/Tony Stark Characters: James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark, Maria Rambeau, Carol Danvers Additional Tags: First Meetings, Flirting, Banter, secret identity (but only a little bit), Tony and Carol are gonna flirt fit to set the floor on fire, but platonically, because Rhodey can't stop mooning at Carol, and Tony can't keep his eyes off Maria, Drunken Shenanigans, Hangover, Awesome Carol Danvers, Awesome Maria Rambeau, Tony and Rhodey both getting hot and bothered over two spectacular pilots Summary:

Tony and Rhodey are having a night out before an important Air Force/Stark Industries presentation in the morning. As it so happens, so are Maria and Carol... Except they know who they're talking to, while the boys have no idea that the ladies they're talking to tonight will be the same ones making their jaws drop tomorrow.

Chapter 3: I'll See Your Hangover, and Raise You Another

Summary: The boys are having just as miserable a morning as could be expected after their night out, but when they finally do show up at the demonstration, a couple of familiar faces are there to greet them.

Notes: Last chapter is for my @marvelrarepairbingo square N4 – found family, my @tonystarkbingo square K4 – dares/bets, and my @mfbingo​ square G2 - BAMF!

Thanks for joining me on my pool noodle, and I did happen to hear a whisper that this fix is getting a remix from a spectacular author! So keep an eye on the Tony/Maria tag, we just might pull a few more people on board!

[tonystarkbingo]

MIT Bros Learning to Cook

Summary: Momma Rhodes hauls her boys into the kitchen and teaches them how to be less of a disaster.

“Alright you two. It’s high time you learned how to cook. Now get in here.”

“Did she say ‘cook’?”

“She couldn’t have said ‘cook’.”

“I think she might be going mad.”

“Tony, you’re going to chop the vegetables.”

“You’re going to let him handle knives?!”

“With the same confidence I’m gonna let you handle the stove. You’re making the sauce, Jimmy. Just do what I tell you.”

“You’re going to let him be in charge of the fire?!”

“Don’t you get started with me, Tones. Fire-extinguishing bot.”

“You know you love Dum-E— OW!”

“Cut the tomatoes, not your fingers, sweetpea.”

For my @tonystarkbingo square T1 - learning to cook

Also on AO3 as part of my Drabbles Collection

[ironhusband]

[potts89]

But… what if Armor Wars opens with Rhodey sitting in Tony’s old workshop, drinking Tony’s favorite scotch, while DUM-E, U, and Butterfingers make whirring noises in the background?

Then we get to see him finally deal with Tony’s sacrifice, something we didn’t see at the funeral, because he didn’t want to be that one more person that Pepper needed to console, to worry about. He had known Tony the longest after all, almost 40 years, and they had been through a lot, brothers and all in everything but blood.

And then two or three glasses after, he confronts Tony out loud — how Tony cheated because Rhodey’s older and how after Afghanistan, Rhodey had always assumed that the once fourteen year-old boy he met in MIT was going to outlive him, in spite of and despite the other’s many, many (mis)adventures — even if he knows that Tony would never hear him anyway.

He goes on and on, ranting how Tony should’ve known that Pepper will never ever move on...

“You’re crazy to even think that Pepper will ever recover from this. Seriously, man, you should’ve been more afraid of her than whoever’s the current villain of the month.”

How Tony seemingly never learned from the experience of growing up without one’s father around...

“You really are going to let Morgan go through what you went through when Howard bailed on you? She has Pepper, but come on, man!”

How Tony so irresponsibly left Peter under his and Happy’s watch...

“How, how dare you? Really, it’s not enough that I already looked after you back in MIT? You’re really gonna leave me in charge of an awkward, fifteen, sixteen year-old, PG version of you, complete with the puppy eyes and all? I’ve already been there, done that!”

How Tony never hesitated, not even for one second, on taking that gauntlet and doing that snap...

"You have a wife and a kid, didn't you realize that you actually have something to lose... this time?"

Rhodey then feels frustrated, much of it is brought about by the fact that he had loved that self-sacrificing idiot like a brother... and yet, said brother never even hesitated in that very crucial moment, when the world, the universe, needed a hero.

He hated Tony... for finally growing up and realizing what he really needed to do with his life, what needed to be done, what sacrifice needed to be made... Rhodey knows he’s being selfish, but that’s his brother, dammit, and he’s allowed to be selfish if only when he’s alone.

He’s really quite conflicted if he should be angry or proud. In the end, anger won, at least for now.

“Fuck you, Tones! This, this is the moment that you chose to do the right thing?” He then throws the tumbler across the room and it hits one of Tony’s old monitors and Rhodes is just about ready to walk out when...

“I’ve always known you love me, but I didn’t realize you love me this much, Sour Patch.”

“Shit, Tones.”

Rhodey will recognize that voice anywhere, anytime. He glances at one of the cameras and he can’t decide if he’s more furious or more relieved at the moment. Scared can be a possibility, too. A super genius Tony, after all, was already formidable, but an all-knowing, all-seeing AI Tony?

“Missed me, Honeybear?”

“Shit, man.”

“Shit, man.”

Rhodey then turns to look at the door separating the workshop from the rest of the garage only to find Morgan sitting there, a smirk so identical to Tony’s forming on her chubby face.

“Jesus, Platypus, now you’re just teaching my daughter how to swear.”

***

Anyway, I more than got carried away, so here’s the fanfic version of this rant.

[ad1thi]

i like rhodey and tony together, as friends or as a couple, purely because they remind me of the friendship i have with my bestfriend

rhodey isn’t tony’s yes man and he has no issue with calling tony out when he fucks up, but he’s also just so unapologetically there for tony every single time. if tony needs him, he’s there no question and that kind of loyalty, that kind of dedication, is why i love their dynamic

[newnewyorker93]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Characters: James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Howard Stark's A+ Parenting, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, James "Rhodey" Rhodes is a Good Bro, Rhodey is Tony's Hero, MIT Era, James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark at MIT, Gen or Pre-Slash Summary:

When Tony returns to school from a trip home with a concealed injury, Rhodey is there to save the day.

Some soft MIT era Tony & Rhodey I wrote for @tonystarkbingo and @ironhusbandsbingo :)

[rebelmegcuties]

IM2 Iron Bros

These besties are here to accept their awards.

Just ignore the annoying thing in the middle.