TITLE: Heart Burn
AUTHOR: Quicksilvermad
SUMMARY: (Movie-verse) Tony’s thoughts as he lies on the rooftop of Stark Industries. ONESHOT
GENRE: Hurt Comfort/Romance
RATING: T
DISCLAIMER: Iron Man etc. belong to Marvel Comics et. al.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Another one of my more in-depth views into the psyche of Tony Stark.

With each removed bit of titanium—each shaky reassuring whisper that left Pepper’s lips—the light slowly strengthened in the old arc reactor.