Be Prepared

Rated: PG
Category: Drabble. Angst, Friendship. Implied Pepperony.
Spoilers: Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Summary: So. Happy had the thing. At the end. For too long (do the math) for it to make sense. One of my takes on why.


Dammit, Pepper.

Where were you?

He shouldn't have been there. Getting his own watch fixed? So not in Tony's wheelhouse. It should've been you.

Then he wouldn't have seen it, and he couldn't have bought it.

He couldn't have announced it to me in typical Tony fashion. He wouldn't have told me that it was perfect and while he was probably never going to need it, maybe I should keep it for him. Just in case.

And it wouldn't be in my pocket, reminding me that he stops breathing every time he sees you.

Yeah, just in case my ass.