The Fullest Possible Use by M (NC-17)

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Fandom: MARVEL COMICS -- Iron Man comics/movieverse hybrid
Pairing: Tony Stark/James Rhodes
Length: about 13,000
Author on LJ: samdonne
Author Website: butcheredart
Why this must be read:

There's not enough Tony/Rhodey out there, and there's certainly not enough fic that gets Rhodey's POV so well. And this is damn good writing.

They say Jim Rhodes is the only one who can get Tony out of the armor anymore. Jim will be flying Special Ops in The War Machine, handling clashes in Japan, in Nigeria, in France, in Mexico--the meta-wars no one else knows how to police--and he'll get a call from Dum Dum Dugan or Maria Hill.

Report to S.H.I.E.L.D.-tac ASAP, because Director Stark hasn't been seen out of the armor in a week, and for all we know it's on autopilot and there's no one alive in there, is generally the thrust of the message.

Jim hit his limit on babysitting Tony back when iPods were all the rage. It doesn't change the fact that someone has to do it, because who the hell knows what kind of war Tony Stark would get started?

By the time Jim enters American air space, the helicarrier is on maneuvers in the Atlantic and Tony has deployed in the field.

"Nebraska? What the hell is Tony doing in Nebraska?"

"Micromanaging," Hill snaps over the radio.

And isn't that the pot calling the kettle a control freak?

The Fullest Possible Use