Marvel Imagines (Requests: ON HOLD)

Tony Stark - Smile

You and the man you loved were fighting side by side on a mission that night. It was in a dark and cold forest and it felt like you had been fighting for hours by this point.

"(Y/n), jump!" Tony shouted to you.

You spun around to see Tony in his suit hovering nearby and you nodded quickly before taking a step back. Then you ran towards him and jumped into the air. He caught you with his hand and using the momentum of your jump, swung you towards a group of three guards.

You kicked the one in the face and used him as your crash mat before punching the second in the throat and bringing the third one's head into your knee.

"Smooth." Tony said from behind as he fired a repulsor beam at one of them.

"We make a great team." You agreed, grabbing one of the guards' gun and shooting down four more.

"We're even better in bed though."

You almost let your guard down and choked on air as you laughed. "Really, Tony? Is it necessary to talk about that here?"

"Nope. I just wanted to hear you laugh."

You smiled as your fist met another guy's face. "God, I hate you."

Tony let out a dramatic gasp. "You wound me with your cruel cruel words, (y/n)."

"Just keep fighting." You continued to smile as you beautifully kicked the crap out of more guards.

Then another wave came charging towards you and Tony and you knew there were too many to handle. All you had was a gun with three bullets and your fists while they had thirty trigger happy guards with rifles.

"Tony, we're stuck here." You said with gritted teeth as you placed your finger over the trigger of your gun.

"We'll be fine." Tony casually answered back. "They've got guns but you've got me."

With that he flew at the group and managed to take out five of them in the first ten seconds. It filled you with admiration and a sudden surge or confidence as you ran into the fight.

Even thought you probably should have saved your bullets, you emptied the clip quickly and threw the gun at an approaching guard, confusing him. You took the opportunity and kicked him in the chest, turning 180° to dodge another punch. You grabbed his arm and spun yourself into him, then using all the strength you had left to flip his body over yours.

"Fire!" The commander of the group suddenly roared into the night air.

All you heard was Tony's yells before you felt a bullet pierce your chest. When it did hit you, surprisingly it didn't hurt at all. Not one bit, which shocked you. It actually felt like someone had just chunked a small pebble at you. Instead of pain, there was a burning, aggravating sensation in your chest area, growing outward from where the bullet traveled. But just as quick, it all crashed on you and a gasp left your lips as you collapsed onto the uneven ground.

It was a moment before you saw Tony above you as he removed his helmet. You couldn't hear guards shouting and screaming anymore so you assumed they were dealt with. Tony quickly placed his hands over your wound and pressed down as he tried to stop the bleeding. You couldn't help forcing a small smile.

 "Man, what I wouldn't do for a few percocets right now." You joked, making Tony laugh brokenly. Still, it was a good sound to hear right now.

"Hold on, (y/n). I've got a med team on the way."

"It's okay." You told him as you felt your body suddenly grow heavy. "I've done most of the things I wanted to. I traveled... I did work that made the world a better place... I didn't experience marriage, but hey… Can't have everything, right?" You coughed and blood began to dribble down your chin. "I still met you and that's good enough for me."

"Don't talk like that." Tony begged as he continued to apply pressure to your wound. "You're not going anywhere."

"Hey." You whispered, raising your hand to rest it on his cheek. "Let me see you smile one last time."

Tony took a moment to hold back his tears and gave you a broken smile just a second before you fell limp in his arms.

"No." He cradled you close to his chest as tears cascaded down his face. "I need you, (y/n). Come back... Please."