Beneath the Armor, by Nix

[crimsonquills]

TITLE: Beneath the Armor
AUTHOR: Nix (keparker AT shaw DOT ca)
WRITTEN FOR: tmelange
FANDOM/COMIC TITLE: Avengers
CHARACTERS/PAIRING: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (Captain America/Iron Man)
CATEGORY: Slash
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: Tony is forced to reveal his identity after his armor is compromised and Steve finds himself reevaluating his teammate.
DISCLAIMER: Not

Comments

[wordwitch]

Okay, yes.

Yes.

I like.

[crimsonquills]

Yay! Thank you for the feedback. :-)

[tavella]

I especially love the bit where he is explaining to himself why he is so worried about Tony, and he gets more and more intimate until he goes oh shit and realizes what he really wants.

[crimsonquills]

That's one of my favorite parts, too. *grins* It was surprisingly easy to write, too. Normally when I'm trying to lead a character's thoughts down the garden path like that I have a hard time making the thoughts flow into each other smoothly. I guess Steve was just primed and ready. :-)

Thankee for the feedback!

[grey_bard]

Filled, I say I am *filled* with unbounded love for this. This is simply *glorious*. I love it to a million bits, and it leaves me hungry for more. Three cheers!

[crimsonquills]

*bounces* I'm glad you enjoyed it! The idea was originally going to be considerably longer, and then I realized how long it had already gotten and that I didn't have time to write a novella before deadline, so it got shortened. I worried that it would seem to abrupt as a result, but you reassure me that it worked out okay. :-)

Thank you for commenting!

[crimsonquills]

:-) :-) :-) They're so wonderful together. *squooshes the boys* I love writing first times and I'm very pleased that you liked this one!

Thank you for commenting!

[megalotro]

That was just amazing :) It read like pages of the old comics ^_________^

Incidentally, 'His heart, Steve thought, was the most valuable part of him.' is my favourite line of them all.

Perfect line for Steve. Just perfect :)

*scrolls back up* Also, LOL, I totally read this at work right after it was posted and the mistakes I caught then are gone now! Curse you! Cruelly forcing me to read it again :) Somehow, I will persevere.

-Tro

[crimsonquills]

It read like pages of the old comics ^_________^

Probably partly because AIM is so campy by nature and partly because I wrote this while totally immersed in Avengers comics from the 60's and 70's. *grins* Thor's voice, in particular, is very 60's. But it was fun, so it works for me! *g*

Perfect line for Steve. Just perfect :)

:-) :-) I was worried that it was too sappy, but then I remembered the comics I was reading and I thought to myself, "Steve is a sap. And not shy about praising his colleagues in such terms. He would so think that. And say it, too."

Also, LOL, I totally read this at work right after it was posted and the mistakes I caught then are gone now!

*facepalm* I was hoping almost no one had seen that. *g* I just thank goodness that there were no major plot or continuity changes, just little typoes and word choice changes.

Thankee for your comments!

[megalotro]

Probably partly because AIM is so campy by nature and partly because I wrote this while totally immersed in Avengers comics from the 60's and 70's. *grins* Thor's voice, in particular, is very 60's. But it was fun, so it works for me! *g*

AWESOME :) I love love LOVE old Avengers comics ^_______^ And I *heart* Thor - pwahaha, I think of him EVERY time I use the word 'verily' *cackle*

:-) :-) I was worried that it was too sappy, but then I remembered the comics I was reading and I thought to myself, "Steve is a sap. And not shy about praising his colleagues in such terms. He would so think that. And say it, too."

Pwahaha, so true ^_______^ Especially classic Steve~ sooo much love :)

*facepalm* I was hoping almost no one had seen that. *g* I just thank goodness that there were no major plot or continuity changes, just little typoes and word choice changes.

It's okay - you got to see my 'OOPS, LEFT THE COLOR PALETTE LAYER ON' art, so it's only fair ^_________^

-Tro

[crimsonquills]

It's okay - you got to see my 'OOPS, LEFT THE COLOR PALETTE LAYER ON' art, so it's only fair ^_________^

Heh. We all have moments of brain-shortage. :-) :-)