Stitches⚣Stony

Twelve

I love writing this a lot, I just wish that more people would read or comment but I guess I can't have everything. Thank you for who are reading and voting, it means a lot to me (:

Tbh, i wanted to write this scene involving Steve not Rhodey but the ending of this chapter is significant between Tony and Rhodey's friendship and of Tony himself. I'll be writing Steve in the next chapter, I promise. This chapter is just something I've even wanting to write.

Oh.my.god I can't get Howard's personality correct

4000+ words (Holy shit this is the most I've ever wrote for a chapter)

"Honey Bear!"Is the greeting that James Rhodes is met with the Second that he steps into Stark Mansion - and okay, sometimes he thought that Tony was over exaggerating on the size but now as he stands in the grand front hall, it's fucking massive - with his suitcase trailed behind him on the marble floor and a backpack slung over his shoulder.

For the years that Tony and Rhodey have been friends it wasn't usual for Tony to be the one inviting Rhodey over to his home in Rhode Island, because yeah they stayed in the London apartment when they visited London over the summer and one of the Winter cabins in Canada last winter, but it was always just them too, in a house that defiantly didn't feel like a home. Rhodey hadn't questioned it, he knew of how bad of a relationship Tony had with his parents - or at least knew some of it.

Shamelessly, Tony had made himself right at home the first time he had visited the Rhodes household, bundled up with blankets and ushered in front of the fire the Second he came in front the snow blizzard outside. He was a people pleaser and a damn charmer, and Rhodey would've been jealous of affection his mother was giving to Tony but really, it made him happy that Tony was getting the motherly affection and attention he knew he deserved.

"Tones."Rhodey grins whenever he spots Tony dashing down the grand steps, skipping two at a time and dressed in a tank top and dirty jeans, obvious that he was working on something in his room before the old man arrived. His hair is a mess of curls, forming a nest on top of his head and something that's only familiar when the younger man is just out of the shower or woken up.

The grin on Rhodey's face flatters whenever he comes face to face to the damage that has been thrust upon Tony's body, from the healing scars on his face, arms and chest and the odd blue glow of the arc reactor that is now nestled in his chest. He was told by Tony of what the damages were, even send the blueprints for the arc rector, but seeing it now doesn't help the overwhelming sensation he now feels.

"I've missed you so much."Tony is quick to collide into Rhodey's chest, arms wrapping around the older man in a desperate hug that he's been longing for for weeks.

"I've missed you too, Tones."He lets out a relaxed sigh, the tension he didn't know was heavy on his shoulders melting away whenever he has Tony in his arms. His head had been swimming in worry over the holidays whenever Tony had failed to ring and message him constantly like he usually does, and even more so after he had woken up and told him of the situation.