[Or that I won’t shoot when I need to. But Pepper keeps the thought to herself, along with the lingering regret over what had happened. She’d promised Rogue to think about it, but Pepper can’t break away from the simple fact that if she had acted differently so many times over, she might not have gotten infected. Certainly not in moments like these, with the picture of Tony giving up the fight for her safety is still fresh in her mind.
At least her hands don’t have to be idle; when Clint offers her the box, she starts to carefully load the bullets, silently counting them off in her head as she pushes each into place. Seventeen, and then she finishes the reload, the magazine clicking into place before she gives him a look, waiting for his appraisal.]
Re: [Action, December 9th]
At least her hands don’t have to be idle; when Clint offers her the box, she starts to carefully load the bullets, silently counting them off in her head as she pushes each into place. Seventeen, and then she finishes the reload, the magazine clicking into place before she gives him a look, waiting for his appraisal.]