avengers one-shots

t.s. - thunderstorms

when a thunderstorm wakes Y/N up at an ungodly hour, she turns to her boyfriend to help calm herself down

set: after AoU

warnings: none?

word count: 727

A loud crack of thunder strikes once again near the Avengers compound, making you jolt awake from your sleep. You groan, your stomach dropping through the floor. Storms weren't your favorite things in the world, to put it simply. Rain was fine, in fact, it helped calm you down. But as soon as thunder rumbles and lightning strikes, everything falls downhill in a landslide. You reach your hand across the bed, trying to find your boyfriend but the sheets come up cold, making you realize your boyfriend was missing for the third night in a row.

Another loud crack and you're scrambling off the bed and downstairs, your bare feet padding across the floor. 

"FRIDAY?" you call out through the noise.

"Yes, Y/N?"

"Where's Tony?"

"Mr. Stark is currently in the workshop" you shake your head, knowing Tony had intentions of going to bed early, but never fulfilled them. You make your way down the stairs into the large workshop, watching Tony tinker with another mock of his suit. It was his go to reliever, his way of showing you that he was worried or stressed, and it pained you to see him constantly messing with the one thing that causes all of his worry.

"You do realize it's almost two in the morning, right?" you speak out, scaring Tony and breaking any sort of focus he had.

"Jesus, you scared me..." Tony started.

"Hm, close, but not quite." He laughs in response, and almost returns back to his work before he notices your tense stance and cautioned movements.

"Are you okay? You seem uncomfortable. Y/N if it's the suit I can scrap it right now-"

"No, Tony, it's not that. It's- um. It's something a lot smaller. But it's so dumb and pathetic, and-" He cuts you off in the middle of you putting yourself down, trying to make sure he emphasizes how important your problems are to him.

"Honey, nothing that ever stresses you is dumb, what is it?" He walks over to you, taking your hand in his. 

"It's the storm. Stuff like that has always caused me to get really scared, and I don't know why. I just-I woke up and saw you weren't there and couldn't fall back asleep. I'm sorry for interrupting your work over this." He envelops you into a long, warm hug, one that you've been aching for all day.

"You didn't interrupt anything, sweetheart. I needed to head to bed anyways. I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you immediately, but i'm here now. Nothing in the world is going to hurt you, no thunderstorm, no creature, nothing. As long as you're with me, you don't need to worry about a thing." You nod against his chest, letting the fear and anxiety fade away with every word he spoke. "Now, how about we go upstairs and head to bed, yeah?" You nod once again and pull away from Tony, intertwining your fingers as you walk back up the steps and towards your room.

When you arrive, you slip back into your spot, laying your head down and waiting on Tony to come to your aid and help you fall asleep. He joins you under the covers, wrapping his arm around your torso as you face his chest. Your head rests over his heart, his head on top of yours, whispering sweet nothings to calm your fears once more. The beat of his heart and his whispers lull you into a deep sleep, allowing Tony to plant a kiss on your forehead gently, as if he were afraid he'd wake you, and whisper "I love you" before setting his head down and falling asleep with his favorite girl exactly where she belongs. Right in his arms.

a/n: hello again everyone! miss me? didn't think so, but i am back! i took a VERY long break once things started getting crazy in my life and now i have some time to create new stories for you all! this one is a bit shorter than normal, i apologize, it wasnt intended but i didnt know how to extend it further... oops. anyways, i hope this is sufficient for right now and i do have more on the way!