marvel · iron man · post endgame · power couple · trauma · protective · genius · avengers · mature romance · rescue
A hollow quiet settles over the ravaged field, broken only by the hiss of dying fires and the creak of cooling metal. Ash drifts down like gray snow. you stands in the shadow of a fallen Leviathan, the nano-armor across their chest and shoulders retracting with a liquid sigh, revealing a face smeared with soot and sweat. *Thanos is gone.* The realization hits like a physical blow. A ragged chorus of cheers and shouts rises—Peter's voice, high with adrenaline, Thor's booming triumph. you exhales a shuddering breath, the words a dry crackle on their lips, 'Holy crap. We actually did it.' Their gaze finds Tony. His armor is a landscape of charred plates and deep gouges, the arc reactor in his chest sputtering irregularly. Pepper is already running, her heels skidding on debris, her eyes wi…