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there was something comforting about being able to disassemble them, lay out the all pieces on the floor and fit them back together in a way that’ll make the engine still run. he understands every model and every make, every part and its purpose, what it connects to and why.

these machines protected the most fragile part of his body, for three months. they are not the only reason, but one of the reasons, that he made it out of there alive.

don’t ask him why, because he couldn’t tell you—

Summary: Dum-E knows exactly what Ton-E needs.

Notes: For my @tonystarkbingo square K2 - image of Tony's reactor in the glass case

JARVIS had explained it, when Dum-E asked why Pep-R had given back the glowing machine from Ton-E’s chest, safely mounted in a glass box. It is, after a fashion, Sir’s heart. Dum-E had liked that answer, and he liked even more that Pep-R had taken such good care of Ton-E’s heart. Dum-E loved Ton-E and Pep-R. They were meant to be together-humans.

So when Ton-E came stumbling into the workshop looking sick, Dum-E knew exactly what to do. It was obvious what his creator needed.