sockpuppet_it2me: Card #2 Fill 2: Carpet

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sockpuppet_it2me: Card #2 Fill 3: Dainty

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sockpuppet_it2me: Card #2 Fill 4: Gain

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Rhodey sat on the other side of the glass partition, hands resting on the table, watching the way Tony's hands balled into fists. They should have been holding the hands of his wife or children instead of being bound to the cold metal in front of him. The sound of the metal clinking each time he moved them the slightest made Rhodey's stomach twist.

"You know, you shouldn't be here," Tony muttered, "You have got nothing to gain by it.... and probably a lot to lose with your bosses if they take notice."

Too late, they already had noticed and I did, Rhodey thought to himself.

Then aloud, "That isn't how friendship or being someone's brother works."

Tony's mouth twisted into a deeper frown as he shook his head, "No, in this case that's exactly how it works. You're sticking your neck out for an idiot who can't return the favor. What do you think this is? Some kind of test? Are you trying to prove something, Rhodes?"

Leaning forward, Rhodey retorted, "Maybe I am trying to prove just how stubborn I am? Or I want the world to know I don't care? Hmm?"

Tony's gaze went soft, only for a second though before he said in a quiet voice, "Thank you."