#invisiwmn

        “ susan storm, i’m shocked! ”  there’s a tinge of amusement in her tone, the way she opens her eyes wide, exaggerating the statement.  “ but probably not.  knowing him, he doesn’t even know he has it. ”  it’s a lovely painting;  janet definitely sees the appeal.  she allows herself a moment to admire the painting, going so far as to tilt her head appreciatively.  “ need help with a distraction while you lift it?  i’m a great accomplice  —  probably. ”     #SISGALA2K19

clearing out my inbox. 

        “ you’re not fine. ”  there’s a forcefulness to the statement, one that warns against further argument.  it doesn’t take a genius to see that something is very wrong;  sue is similar to her, in that they choose to downplay their suffering, and jan can spot the tendency from a mile away.  perhaps it’s a case of the pot calling the kettle black, but she doesn’t give a thought to her own hypocrisy.  “ talk to me, ”  she murmurs softly, a hand gently resting on sue’s shoulder.  “ tell me what’s wrong.  what can i do to help? ”

❛    yeah ,  yeah   ...    ❜     frustrated ,  folds his arms across his chest ,  leaning back in his seat .   a hand moves to gesture at her ,  at the other ,  here imparting wisdom .    he’s heard it all plenty of times before    ---------------   councelors and mentors and teachers and policemen ,  all handing him the same bullshit about making right choices .    he used to ,  and it still got him nowhere .    and somehow it’s worse hearing it from a superhero ,  a Famed Somebody ,  because he ain’t that .      he’s nowhere near .

❛    all you  hero - types  are always out here  chattin’  about choices  ‘n  shit .    it ain't easy to find  choices  when we got no  superpowers .    ❜

for all his armor and iron that sharpens iron / tony’s interior is incredibly soft . in moments like this , where his armor does not protect him from himself / the world - tony is . . . comfortable . at least , in the sense that sue falling asleep leaning against him didn’t send him in nervous jitters . 

maybe it’s because sue was the one leaning on him . their history spread far and wide . they’ve been on the same sides / then warring sides / then mending sides where the edges didn’t really fit as well as they used to anymore . but they’re here . and they had worked rather hard . he was falling asleep himself but forced himself through to finish up their work .