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just one more second - stephen x tony

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍

(some things to note: Tony and Pepper aren't together, Stephen never looks at the possible realities and doesn't know he was supposed to give Thanos the stone)

The cold metal penetrates Tonys side. The damaged nano-suit doesn't rebuild in time. Thanos was faster. An indescribable amount of pain shots through Tony's body. Fighting death with every breath he takes.

Stephens blood freezes at the sight of this happening. He tries to call out Tony's name but his vocal chords seem to have disappeared. All this fighting, all this planning. Was winning this fight really worth it if Tony wasn't with them? With him?

He tried to fight looking at tony the past few hours. He couldn't stop looking at his lips. Thinking what they might feel like. Sure, it was inappropriate considering they were planning on how to defeat the universes biggest threat. He hated Tony for his arrogance and his self-centred thinking. But at the same time he saw how much he was in pain. How much he was just trying to make up for his mistakes. Yes, he had done his research on Tony. Stephen always had been interested in Tony past, even before he became master of the mystic arts. he had always despised him for his mistakes. But now, with him fighting for the next breath everything is different.

Thanos puts his gigantic hand on Tonys head: "For what its worth, i really am sorry."

He's going to kill him.

Stephen sits up straight, takes a deep breath and makes his decision final by saying it out loud.

"Spare his life...And i will give you the stone." Tony turnes his head clearly having to bring up a lot of effort to do so. Their eyes lock.

Don't do it.

You know i have to.

Thanos looks at him for a few seconds. "No tricks."

Stephen takes a shaking breath. He has sworn to protect the stone with his life. No he's giving it up for someone else's. He makes it appear, taking it out of its hiding spot and slowing sends it floating into Thanos's gauntlet making him smile slightly and adjust to the immense power of this stone.

"One to go." He says as he disappears into some. sort of smoke.

Complete silence. Stepehen doesn't dare to look at Tony. What must he think of him. He has explicitly said he would give up Tonys and Peters life if it came down to it, then he did this.

Tony coughs up loudly and uses some type of biological foam to seal his wound and stop it from bleeding.

They lock eyes again. Both not daring to say a word for a few seconds its like they are alone on this foreign planet.

"Why did you do that?" Tony asks weakly.

Strange tilts his head lightly and gets up. He walks towards Tony and kneels down opposite to him.

"I- I don't know. I guess i couldn't let you die."

"Now he's going to get the next stone and then we're all fucked. We are fucked Strange." Tony says louder than before with pain filled in his voice. he tries to get up but Strange keeps him down.

"I did not save your life just for you to die because of something stupid you did afterwards."

"saved my life..." he scoffs. "You may have saved my life now but what is going to happen in about 2 hours when he's gotten the last stone. You didn't think this true-"

"yes...I did think this trough!"

"You cannot possibly have thought this through. We lost. We lost Strange. What kind of plan do you think we have. We are stranded on a huge destroyed planet billions of miles from earth with now ticket back."

"I have you." Stephen blurts out. Tony stops his rant and just stares at him confused.

"You are alive. That is all i wanted. I know giving Thanos the stone was irrational I'm not stupid Stark. I couldn't let you die. Not afterr everything that happened today."

They just stare at eachother for a moment. Stephens breath speeding up rapidly.

It's clichee, but at this moments he questioned if you could actually have butterflies trapped in his stomach.

"I like you stark. I like you a lot. I know that is crazy we've known each other for one day but...god damn it what am i doing." he says and hides his face with his hand.

Saying it out loud felt right, but still. Tony doesn't like him like that. In fact, he doesn't like him at all. At least that is the impression he made sure to give off.

Tony grabs Stephens hand and sighs.

"I'm not good with this stuff" he says and removes Stephens hand from his face making him look at him.

"I hope i didn't give you the impression i hated you. Even tho that was precisely what i was going for that's not how i feel at all. I like you okay, i just cant always show it and i hate being vulnerable with people in genera-"

His rambling is interrupted by Stephen pressing his lips against Tonys. They are warm and soft. He taste like blood thanks to Thanos beating him up. Stephen puts his hands on Tony's cheeks, pulling him in even closer.

They part their lips and smile slightly, leaning their foreheads against one anothers.

"That was... wow. That was something." Tony laughs quietly. Stephen joins him.

"I liked it." he says and they lock eyes and go in for a second one. Maybe you can get your happy end by fighting for it,Stephen thinks.

Maybe not everything has to be bad, Tony thinks and loses himself in the deep kiss even more. Slowly Stephens lip fade away again.

As Tony opens his eyes, he sees Stephens face disappearing, full of panic he looks into Stephens eyes. They are peaceful. Resting.

"Stephen." he calls out trying to grab his hand but as he does he misses it by just a second.

And just like that, he is gone. Like he never was there. like nothing even happened. If they only had had one more second, maybe they could have been happy.

please ignore any mistakes i might have made English isn't my first language. I hope you enjoyed it tho!

#ironstrange #iron man #tony stark #stephen x tony #the avengers #dr strange #stephen strange #peter parker #headcanon

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