My Strangesona and little AU. 💖💫
In this AU, each person has their own soulmate-an animal. The lives of soulmates depend on each other. In Stephen's case, it's a tiger, whose name is Hoggot, he's one of the spirits of Vishanti.
Stephen's story begins the same way as in the original universe. He got into an accident, injured his hands, protected the world from Dormammu, but his path begins to move along another branch at the moment when, instead of staying in the Sanctum Sanctorum, he transfers the duties of the supreme sorcerer to Wong and goes to Kamar-Taj to take over the duties of the Ancient One and teaches recruits magic.
In Kamar-Taj, tigers live side by side with humans. There Stephen finds his soulmate Hoggoth, who helps the sorcerer to look after the temple and educate the students and their soulmates.
One day Tony Stark himself comes to the temple, desperately in need of help. The Arc reactor in his chest began to poison the body and the body of his soulmate (by the way, this is also a Tiger), but the genius did not understand how to solve this problem. He turns for help to one of the most brilliant neurosurgeons and sorcerers on the planet. At first Tony doesn't really believe in the existence of magic, treats Stephen haughtily and doesn't trust him, but after Stephen pushes his astral body out of the physical, stunned Tony is forced to believe in the existence of magic and does what he would never do in his life - begs for help. This is where their journey together begins.
It was a hot day in Kamar Taj today. Tony and Stephen were forced to retire into the shade to wait out the heat a bit and take a break from the trainers (Mainly because of Tony's dissatisfied whimpering :D).
But! Even here, these two were not allowed to enjoy peace! After all, little mischievous tiger cubs for some reason always choose Stephen and Tony as their object for games and fun. 😄💖
Stephen doesn't complain, he likes to spend time with these pranksters, although sometimes Peter bites painfully. He is the most agile of all tiger cubs, so it is not so easy to catch him!
Most of Stephen and Tony's days are measured and productive. In the course of training, Tony learns respect, attention to the opinions of other people and, of course, every day he gets closer to a working way to cure his ailment. With the help of trainers, meditation and eating the right food, he is gradually approaching the day when he will finally be ready for life without the ARC reactor poisoning his body. But Kamar Taj has its own difficulties. Every day the temple requires careful care and attention, students need advice, and sometimes even have to protect the borders from beings from the astral world. Fortunately, Stephen has such a great assistant and student! The assistant who brings tea every morning, who is now so attentive to him, constantly goes out for walks with him, strokes his hair when they sit in their favorite secluded place in the forest and so irresponsibly covers him during battles against astral beings. While Tony was around, Stephen also learned something from him, and most importantly found that vital warmth inside, which seemed to have disappeared long ago. The warmth that warmed them day by day and created the comfort between them that they both needed so much.
It was one of the magical nights when Tony and Stephen once again decided to visit the springs located near the Kamar Taj. This is a place where you can relax, restore your health, enjoy nature and each other's company. The springs have always been a special place for these two. The magical energy of this place is able to heal wounds, and scars in the water have the property of being illuminated by the golden color of the chakra, which is truly beautiful.
Scars change a person very much and with each of them it becomes more and more difficult to remain yourself and trust. The worst of all are the scars that are inside, because they are usually the deepest, it remains only to accept them as part of yourself and learn to live with them.
It is the scars and the experience that comes with them that makes us who we are, which is why the trust of our scars is so intimate - it is the trust of our deepest essence.
That's what Stephen and Tony feel when they are so open to each other. The trust between them is so precious. 💖
After Tony is cured of his ailment, he cannot stay in Kamar Taj all the time. He has to move back to New York and sort out his affairs, but he still comes to spend the night at Kamar Taj, to Stephen and spends all his free time with him. After all, portals are very convenient and these two use all the advantages of magic. 😁