He wasn't sure what the correct response here was. Pepper Potts was not a woman that he thought of as being fragile in any way, honestly there weren't many women he thought of as fragile. Women, in his experience, were made of sterner things than most men. But there was something decidedly breakable about that smile, the crisp concise breakdown of such a traumatic experience to a single sentence that told more than two hours of Tony's rambling.
In the end he nodded, acknowledging it, acknowledging what she said and what she didn't but unsure of what to say and how to not make it worse. If she'd wanted to talk about it he'd have listened but, as he'd told Tony, psychology wasn't... something he was good at.
The topic change had him blinking in confusion at her though. Polish? What? He tilted his head, lips parting to form the question even as his fingers habitually sought his glasses. He didn't get to fiddle with them though because the flash of gold glitter had him stopping to stare at his hand for a long moment. Then, abruptly he slumped face falling into his hand as he groaned in exasperation. "Tony..." So much for being safe anywhere around that infuriating man. "I think you deserve some kind of medal or something for putting up with him as frequently as you do." All half muffled against his hand because... really. Dammit, Tony
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Date: 2013-07-10 02:48 am (UTC)In the end he nodded, acknowledging it, acknowledging what she said and what she didn't but unsure of what to say and how to not make it worse. If she'd wanted to talk about it he'd have listened but, as he'd told Tony, psychology wasn't... something he was good at.
The topic change had him blinking in confusion at her though. Polish? What? He tilted his head, lips parting to form the question even as his fingers habitually sought his glasses. He didn't get to fiddle with them though because the flash of gold glitter had him stopping to stare at his hand for a long moment. Then, abruptly he slumped face falling into his hand as he groaned in exasperation. "Tony..." So much for being safe anywhere around that infuriating man. "I think you deserve some kind of medal or something for putting up with him as frequently as you do." All half muffled against his hand because... really. Dammit, Tony