The Mathematics of Betrayal by atrata (hard R)

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Fandom: MARVEL COMICS - Iron Man movieverse
Pairing: Tony Stark/Obadiah Stane
Length: ~1,000 words
Author on LJ: atrata
Author Website: miscellaneous stories by atrata
Why this must be read:

(author's warnings: Noncon. Not a nice story. I mean it.)

Oh god, this story. atrata takes the already super creepy scene from the film, where Obadiah steals Tony's arc reactor, and makes it EVEN MORE creepy and wrong. It's short but packs a punch, all the betrayal and horror of the canon scene time infinity. Add to that the brilliant use of counting, of numbers, and you get...

Stane shifts to sit on the couch, his arm stretching behind Tony's shoulders, pulling him into something that might have been an embrace three days or six months or 12 years ago but probably never was. One finger this time, just behind his ear, seven strokes up. Four quick exhalations against his other ear. Tony feels himself being jostled around, feels his side pressed closer to Stane's body, and spends two seconds trying to close his eyes. Another three wishing he could.

The Mathematics of Betrayal