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[runs_on_batteries]

Who: Tony and Ignis; Tony and OTA
When: Basoon 14
Where: Medical car
What: Recovering from being a Big Hero™
Warnings: Language likely

After Tony passed out upon arriving in the luggage carriage, he remained unconscious for the duration of Basoon 13.

[Waking Up: For Ignis]

It was midway through Basoon 14 when Tony slowly became aware of himself again. He groaned softly as the first thing he noticed was how sore his whole body was. It wasn't the feeling of intense pain that he'd had before, but it was noticeably uncomfortable. He had a bad taste in his mouth and it felt like his eyelids weighed three tons each. He went still for a few minutes before trying again. This time he managed to open his eyes, but immediately regretted it. The light was blindingly bright and he winced in pain from it. A few moments of blinking at it, his vision gradually cleared enough he could make out a general blob shaped thing might be a person and this bed didn't feel like a bunk.

[OTA: Come Visit Him!]

Following the initial wake up, Tony alternated between napping and generally being bored stuck in the medical room. His strength was slowly coming back to him. Obviously the best cure for his condition is a bunch of people to come visit and annoy him.

[Another for Ignis, Basoon 15]

It was later in the day than Tony normally got up and moving, but at least he was up and moving today. He'd let other members of his team deal with the breakfast crowd, but lunch had been salmon burgers, sweet potato fries, and a cucumber herb salad with crumbled feta cheese. He might have even impressed some people (no one in particular, just people).

However, all that was over and now it was dishes. He usually left these for the rest of his team to deal with but.. hell, he didn't need a reason. So he was elbow's deep in hot, sudsy water and pretending to not know a certain person was very likely to come in and join him.

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coffee visit bc ofc she would

[bombashbunny]

Tony was finally both awake and alone! So Ash did what she does best: made each of them a cup of coffee and then showed up to sit and annoy him for a bit. Two mugs in one hand, she used her other to pull a chair up to sit next to him. She then gripped his mug by the rim and offered it to him so he could take the handle and not burn himself. All of this interaction was made easier because Ash had tied her hair up into a poofy bun that was nestled comfortably behind her ears.

"Be careful. It's hot." A pause, then more quietly: "I'm glad you're still here."

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony had been seriously contemplating locking the door and not letting anyone else inside. However, when he looked up to a shadow in his doorway, he couldn't help feel relief instead. "I'd say you were a sight for sore eyes, but then you'd mistakenly think I was talking about you instead of the coffee," he teased, flashing her a grin. His voice wasn't as strong as it normal was, but he retained the same terrible humor.

"Thank you, Ash. I'm glad I'm still here too. Those wizards weren't messing around."

[bombashbunny]

She smiled at the jest - it was good he was feeling well enough to make jokes. He was clearly not at full force, but he was recovered enough to sit and chat for a bit.

"Well, coffee can only be as good as the person who brought it to you." Otherwise he wouldn't have any at all, of course.

She got settled in her chair. "I suppose I should be glad that my job was just to be an escort, then. What happened?" Nobody had filled her in, granted she hadn't bothered to ask.

[runs_on_batteries]

"I can't argue that," Tony replied, giving her a flirty wink. Afterward, he closed his eyes and sniffed the mug with a pleased 'mm'. Taking a sip, he settled back against the pillow.

"When I suggested we should swap war stories, I didn't think I'd have such a fresh story to tell you." He sighed, taking another sip to fortify him. "We were told by the commander of the city's army that when we saw a beacon of light in the sky to charge north-ward. Basically this was to indicate when the wizard's spell was to start. I decided not to go with them and go to the tower to make sure all the kids had gotten out safely. Ignis had been knocked out. We were caught in the blast but we survived and made it here."

He rolled his eyes. "I don't know why I've been out as long as I have over that.. but.." He shrugged as though it wasn't a big deal when anyone who spent half a minute with him would know his pride had been bruised over it.

[bombashbunny]

The way he took in the coffee then took a sip reminded Ash of how she always felt after a contract. She'd get home and sink into a chair at the Manufactory and Stephanivien would already have coffee ready for her and she would do the exact same motions. At the mention of Ignis being knocked out Ash reflexively reached out and rested a hand on Tony's arm. She hadn't even realized she'd done it, and her hand was warm from holding her coffee cup.

"The fireworks were impressive, that is for sure." A slight squeeze. "I'm sure any other in your place would have fared far worse." She gave him a small playful smile. "You'll be on your feet in no time at all. You heroes have a tendency to refuse to stay in bed and recover." Another one of those statements carefully crafted to exclude herself.

It was here that she realized where her hand had gone, and she hesitated. She started to pull away as she felt heat rising to her cheeks, but she was by no means moving quickly. If Tony wanted to catch her hand it would not be difficult.

[faithfulsupport]

He had waited by Tony's bedside and would remain there for as long as it took. Ignis had checked on his team and they were none the worse for wear though he didn't speak to any of them.

The only time he left was to get ice water, not knowing if it would be needed or not. There were so many things he wanted to say and ask, but even if the older man had been awake, those thing would more than likely remain unspoken.

Looking over at Tony now, a relieved smile came over his face as he saw the eyelids blinking. And h couldn't help the touch of fondness in his tone as he spoke.

"I see you've returned to us."

[runs_on_batteries]

He knew that voice and he he gave a weak smile. "Despite my best efforts.." He retorted in a weak, scratchy voice. "Where are we?" He asked, words a little slurred.

Why was he waking up with Ignis next to him? He tried to think but his head hurt too much to concentrate. If his friend told him he'd been hit by the voidtrain, Tony would've believed him. There were few other times he'd felt this exhausted and he didn't want to think about any of them. He felt a wave of nausea as he moved his head and decided that was a bad idea. He'd just.. lie here and maybe Ignis could do the looking around the room for him.

[faithfulsupport]

"Your efforts of being a hero worked out quite well on the other hand" Again there was the fondness in the tone but it was a bit warmer.

"To answer ypur question, in the medical carriage and I have cool water if you'd like some." Moving out of his post by the bed, Ignis got up to sit beside Tony, but sat right back down in the chair instead. It wouldn't do to crowd him.

"If you're in pain, I can heal you." The other man didn't have a strong tone and the advisor figurd he must be in so much pain. But whatever the man needed, Ignis would provide it.

[runs_on_batteries]

The medical carriage. That explained quite a bit to him, except for the most obvious question. Why? Try as he might, nothing was coming to mind. It hurt instead. Everything else hurt too. Why was Ignis talking so loud? There was movement too and he just didn't want any of it.

Except he might want healing. And maybe that water. He groaned as he tried to move to sit up. He muttered a curse as he couldn't seem to find the strength to do that. "Yes.. heal me. Can I have a caffeine IV too? Hell, maybe one of those awful Redbull drinks Peter's always guzzling."

What's that? Visit and Annoy? Coming Right Up!

[internetsexsymbol]

As if Reigen hadn't had enough people to fear for the lives of this week, Tony Stark had to go and nearly get himself burnt to death along with the city. The absolute nerve. He would have let Tony have it right then and there for playing hero like that, but he couldn't really do that when the guy was passed out for an entire day and a half. On the bright side, that meant Reigen had plenty of time to work out exactly what he was going to say when he had the chance to give 'Mr. Stark' a piece of his mind.

Some point during the day when Tony was both asleep and not currently occupied with someone else, Reigen invited himself into the medical car. "Hey. Guess you really are still alive." Walking over to the bedside, he set down a bowl of grapes and a mug of tea on the nearest table. Reigen figured he should have some sort of pre-emptive peace offering if he really was about to get mad at Tony. "You're supposed to bring gifts when someone's in the hospital, right? Hope you like fruit."

Get out! lol jk

[runs_on_batteries]

"Surprise." Tony muttered, looking up to see Reigen strolling in the door. Considering all those who could come through the carriage door, Tony couldn't say Reigen was someone he didn't want to see. "Hey," he greets more properly, sitting up. His voice wasn't as strong as it normally was and he looked tired for someone who had slept over thirty hours.

A single eyebrow rose seeing the grapes and tea. He'd been feeling nauseated earlier, but that seemed to have improved some as the sight of the fruit didn't make him want to hurl. "I suppose, yes. Thanks. How's the party?" He was definitely bummed he couldn't be there to celebrate with everyone else. On the plus side, he would be here for the next party which had to be something to be grateful for.

[internetsexsymbol]

"You missed the party of the century, fireworks and everything. You could have seen me jump out of a cake if you weren't busy sleeping." Reigen was clearly joking, of course. The smile on his face quickly fell to an uncharacteristically serious look, however, given what he had in mind coming in here in the first place.

"...I really am glad you're ok, Mr. Stark, don't get me wrong. I'm not gonna waste your time telling you that you could have died when we already know that. But I need to know: what the hell was going through your head that made you think it was a good idea to go back there?"

[runs_on_batteries]

"I would've loved to see you jump out of a cake." He'd witnessed strippers do it plenty of times, but Reigen would just be funny.

He sighed when the mood shifted to serious. "I was thinking we have three of our youngest on the blue team. I just couldn't.. I had a bad feeling that something was going to go wrong. Romeo, Ple Two,.. the other one.." He couldn't think of who the third little kid was at the moment. He knew it was someone he loved. "Turned out something had gone wrong. Ignis didn't have enough adults backing him up."

For Ignis and Feanor

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony hadn't been awake all that long. He was still feeling weak, but Ignis had been comfortable company so far. Tony was dosing lightly while Ignis read a book nearby. Tony had explained where to get it from his workspace and that it belonged to Peter, but since Ignis was being nice enough to take care of him he figured he could at least give the man some entertainment. He'd tell Peter thank you for it later.

"You sure you wouldn't rather be at the party or with the others?" He asked for the third time.

one angry elf coming in

[tinkerheart]

Ignis has no chance to answer before the medbay door fly open and Fëanor barges in.

"Tony Stark! Where, by the eternal darkness, have you been?!! People told me last time they saw you, you were flying in the direction of the burning city! I thought you have perished!" Poor Peter was his first thought. The kid would be devastated if anything happened to his mentor. But here in the bed is the man himself very much alive if a bit... unwell.

Fëanor realizes that maybe he shouldn't be yelling. Well, too late for that.

[faithfulsupport]

He's about to answer Tony when an elf came rushing in and started yelling. Ignis had braced himself to defend the older man but so far it was just words. So he'd stay out of it unless he had to step in.

Keeping his eyes trained on the newcomer, Ignis tried to figure out who this was but from the words spoken, the newcomer had simply been worried. So he shook his head and spoke in a calm voice.

"He went back for me."

So if there was the brunt of any anger to take, he'd handle it.

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony had managed to get himself propped up on a pillow by now, but he still looked like crap. The raging elf sure made quite the impression as the tall man came bursting into the room. Tony's eyes widened and he looked up, but it was barely a moment before he was relaxing into a comfortable smirk.

"Aww, Feanor, darling. So sweet of you to worry your pretty little pointy ears for me." The snark was all Tony, but the voice sounded weaker. "Have you met my new butler, Ignis? Great references, but he's a bit overpriced."

[hashtagparkerluck]

When Peter heard that Tony was unconscious and in the medical carriage, he felt a familiar feeling of dread creeping in to his stomach. He tries to force it back down again because getting injured is, sadly, just part of the superhero gig. It's just that Peter has his healing factor to rely on and Tony doesn't so he can't help but really worry.

Of course the moment he's able to, Peter's making his way to the medical carriage and pauses outside the door before taking a breath and gently pushing it open.

"Mr Stark? Are you in here?" He peeks around the corner of the door.

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony was dosing lightly when he heard the familiar voice at his door. Before he even opens his eyes, his lips curl into a smile. He looks up and waves Peter in. There's a distinct lack of strength to his movement but the expression is warm. "Hey kid. We gotta stop meeting like this," he teases, indicating the last time when the power went out he'd ended up on the medical bed too. Both times he'd been caught by Peter in an embarrassingly vulnerable state of recovery.

"You and Buttercup make it out okay?"

[hashtagparkerluck]

It's a relief to see him at all and it helps to wash all the bad thoughts that might have been cultivating away. Tony might be weaker than normal at the moment but least he's there. Then he asks about how he and Buttercup made out and Peter goes rigid.

"Uh, yeah! Absolutely. Nothing went wrong. We were totally fine the whooole time." If Tony is starting to get the feeling that Peter's lying... well... he just might be right.

He's definitely right.

Peter is definitely lying. He's not even looking directly at Tony as he says the words.

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony sighs, seeing that transparent reaction. He loved the boy like he was his own son, but.. he was pretty sure he was going to want to strangle him after he gets this answer.

"What did you do?"

[faithfulsupport]

Ignis came in for lunch but he saw Tony at the sink. He'd waited (as he usually did) for the crowds to go away and go do other things. Seeing the food cooked had been delightful and he couldn't keep the smile off of his face. He hadn't been able to all day despite working on a few ideas he had.

He couldn't help but wrap his arms around Tony from behind (no one else was in there, he'd checked) and gave the other a kiss to his cheek. "Everything looks wonderful darling, but shouldn't you be resting? I can take over the dishes from here."

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony had had a similar grin on his face since he'd gotten up too. It was too bad he hadn't been able to stay with the other man overnight but that was the way this train worked. He'd wanted to go and check in on him, but had decided against it. He didn't want Ignis thinking this was more than it was... not that Tony knew what this was.

However, it felt really nice to be greeted in such a familiar way. His smile grew and he leaned back lightly against the other man. "Help yourself, Tiger, there's still plenty left." The reminder he should rest had him rolling his eyes. "I've slept plenty, thank you."

He paused at that and turned halfway around, getting a better look at Ignis. "How are you? Having any trouble.. sitting?" He tried but there was no hope of wiping the amusement off his face.

[faithfulsupport]

It felt really nice to be leaned into, this was something that he'd never had a chance to experience. So that had him feeling really good and he wanted more.

He sighed, wanting to maintain their contact but he knew he should eat. "Alright. But you'd better get your rest in now while you still can." There was something of a tease and a challenge as Ignis whispered in Tony's ear before moving aside.

The pale face turned slightly red at the comment about sitting and he couldn't suppress a small laugh. "I might have had to sit gingerly for reasons of course." Ignis was trying not to smile as he gathered his lunch together and just couldn't stop.

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony regretted his suggestion immediately when the other man moved away. However, the whispered remark got a laugh and made him ditch the dishes for now. Wiping his hands off quickly on his pants, he caught Ignis before he moved too far away. There was a swift glance around to make certain no one was about before he leaned in for a proper kiss, one hand sliding down to grab the area that might be sore.

"I like the idea of you have such a strong reminder today," he remarked with an almost predatory grin.