Now, Tony, he has a Thing. Pepper, she has Tony. But like me and writing, Tony's Thing will always come first, always, in one way or another.
YES. EXACTLY. THAT'S IT.
Because Tony is Pepper's work, and how the heck do you separate that? I have this whole protofic brewing about how Pepper got into the PA business to make rich contacts, because she ultimately wants to get into charity work and she's knows big business means big tax brackets and a whole lot of people wanting to donate to get tax breaks and she's always been very good at organizing things. In my head Pepper is the one that organized the whole Fireman's Ball thing, as a chance to test herself, and in some point in the future she actually sees herself doing that full time instead. She probably already has a file of potential candidates for her position. But when Tony outs himself as Iron Man, that window, that chance to get out gets slimmer and slimmer each day, because now she is genuinely worried about Tony, and on some level she probably hates it, hates being trapped by her feelings and by Tony's needs and her innate sense of right and wrong.
Oh, Pep, what have you gotten yourself into?
UGGGGH I need to stop this, shower, and start writing my demon in a bottle thing NOW. YOU PEOPLE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE.
Re: second time through = golden. i'm thinking about going time #3.
YES. EXACTLY. THAT'S IT.
Because Tony is Pepper's work, and how the heck do you separate that? I have this whole protofic brewing about how Pepper got into the PA business to make rich contacts, because she ultimately wants to get into charity work and she's knows big business means big tax brackets and a whole lot of people wanting to donate to get tax breaks and she's always been very good at organizing things. In my head Pepper is the one that organized the whole Fireman's Ball thing, as a chance to test herself, and in some point in the future she actually sees herself doing that full time instead. She probably already has a file of potential candidates for her position. But when Tony outs himself as Iron Man, that window, that chance to get out gets slimmer and slimmer each day, because now she is genuinely worried about Tony, and on some level she probably hates it, hates being trapped by her feelings and by Tony's needs and her innate sense of right and wrong.
Oh, Pep, what have you gotten yourself into?
UGGGGH I need to stop this, shower, and start writing my demon in a bottle thing NOW. YOU PEOPLE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE.
DON'T BLAME ME. I JUST WORK HERE- oh. Wait.
Dammit.