She seized upon this name. Perhaps because she also cared deeply for the man in question -- or else because it allowed her a distraction from the fraught subtext of what Tony nearly explained about Howard and his paternal absences. Peggy understood the weight behind the word 'distant', and she could curse the man in question for behaving so pursuant to his nature. But a mention of Jarvis brought a sudden nebulous smile to her face.
"That man is loyal to your family to an absolute fault, I'm afraid. And yet what a good man he is. What I wouldn't give to have his support in this minor crisis as well, Mister--" Mister Stark? Bizarre, really, to afford any Stark that level of detachment. She pressed her lips together. She tested out the proper name. "Tony."
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She seized upon this name. Perhaps because she also cared deeply for the man in question -- or else because it allowed her a distraction from the fraught subtext of what Tony nearly explained about Howard and his paternal absences. Peggy understood the weight behind the word 'distant', and she could curse the man in question for behaving so pursuant to his nature. But a mention of Jarvis brought a sudden nebulous smile to her face.
"That man is loyal to your family to an absolute fault, I'm afraid. And yet what a good man he is. What I wouldn't give to have his support in this minor crisis as well, Mister--" Mister Stark? Bizarre, really, to afford any Stark that level of detachment. She pressed her lips together. She tested out the proper name. "Tony."
No. That wouldn't do. Not at all.