ā² five time my muse thought about kissing yours, and the one time they did. (amnesia AU)
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1. heās watching videos of himself, clicking from link to link on youtube. there arenāt many videos of the two of them that arenāt strictly ( mostly ) professional. but he stumbles upon a clip of something more affectionate, a moment captured on screen. he watches as he leans in to kiss the redhead, an expression heās never seen before on his own face. itās uncomfortable but somehow tonyās mind wanders, allows himself to think about it. wondering what it would be like to kiss pepper potts.Ā
2. tonyās DRUNK, two steps away from alcohol poisoning, because his oldĀ coping mechanism is now his currentĀ coping mechanism and he canāt deal with this shit. this world is entirely strange and unfamiliar, unwelcoming, it hurts and he hates it. FRIDAY monitors him like heās an errant child after what he did in the workshop, and even now, pepperās found him, and it would be just like normal except thereās disappointment deep in her eyes thatās never been there before.Ā but he ignores it, takes another swig of his drink; all tony wants to do is kiss her, because hey, pepper would probably be more receptive to that now, right? ( heās lucky that he passes out on the sofa before he even tries. )
3. theyāre at the hospital for a checkup. itās been so very long, tony knows before the doctor says it that thereās very little chance of him regaining his memories. itās frustrating, angry ā heād rather have his memories back. heād rather be that stranger, than stuck here living his life, unable to live up to his name. but he glances sideways at pepper, and the frustration leaves him. he wants to comfort her, an instinct in his gut that would have him hold her close and kiss her. he stares at her for a moment, but sheās not looking at him, and he gets the uncomfortable and frankly ridiculous feeling that heās intruding.Ā
4. they start to spend more time together. maybe itās because she thinks heās had enough time to heal, or maybe because heās not freaking the fuck out any more. maybe itās because they both know, logically, that they need to adjust to this new normal. find a way to make it work. whatever it is, things are comfortable between them now. his curiosity about his life has returned, he wants to know more about them. he wants to kiss her, wants to find out what itās like. he almost does, one evening, when she surprises him in the workshop with take-out. but maybe she sees something, sees his intent, because she puts distance between them before he even gets the chance.
5. he almost kisses her. sheās laughing at something he said, green eyes sparkling, and he suddenly realises just how beautiful she is. he knew he was capable of loving pepper potts ā heād seen it, captured in videos and photos and the way she talked about him. experiencing it, the all-encompassing need, the warmth ā itās completely different.Ā but he hesitates, stops himself. sheās in love with a man who heās not right now, who he might never be again. itās a bitter pill to swallow, and he can feel the pressure creeping in on him again.Ā
6. and the one time⦠he kisses her in the kitchen one morning, because he doesnāt want to wait any longer. steps into her personal space, a hand cupping her cheek. he hesitates, for just a second, words stuck in his throat. she knows, heās sure. she knows him better than he knows himself. so he kisses her, lips soft on hers, because he LOVES her.