【Iron Bug】Forget–me–not

Tony couldn't sleep that night.Peter's "we're running out of time" is all over his head.The boy seemed to be stating facts like "Sir, I guess you've really had enough of these fish pieces" in his usual tone.But he knew very well in his heart that Peter's trembling guttural voice had almost clearly expressed all his anxiety, exhaustion and despair.

He didn't comment on it at the time.

"Go to sleep, kid, it's too late today," he said.

The light in the cave was very weak, Peter blocked part of the flickering firelight with stones, and the warm orange-red color could only squeeze out from the gap, ambiguous and weak.

Tony could clearly feel a faint light on his eyelids, which made it impossible for him to sleep at all—or maybe he couldn't sleep because of that sentence in the first place.Insomnia was an ordinary thing for the genius Stark back then, but it was really a strange thing for the wanderer Stark who landed on this star.

Because since living in this small cave, Tony has never suffered from insomnia.Every day when he opened his eyes, Chaoyang had already stretched his little finger into the small door of the cave and poked his eyelids.There were even mornings where Peter was yawning as he prepared breakfast and cleaned up the house.

However, Tony couldn't sleep tonight no matter what.

The slight crackling and burning sound of the beating fire, Peter's even breathing by his ears, the crisp sound of raindrops hitting the stone wall outside... He could even feel the sound of dust rolling and intertwining in the air.Of course, the last one should be the illusion brought about by the boundless silence.

What is Peter hiding from himself?

Why do you say there is no time?

He had a vague premonition but wasn't sure at all.Those unbelievable thoughts became more and more unreal with the boy's shy but pale face in the quiet night.

Time flows very slowly, at least when you can't see the clock, time is really like a snail dragging mucus climbing up the grape trellis. Tony couldn't guess what time it was, and the natural white noise around him couldn't comfort him at all.So the man simply turned his head and squinted his eyes to look at his boy, the little thing was sleeping soundly, and his facial features all put on a peaceful and beautiful look.

Tony watched quietly for a while, almost giving up the messy thoughts in his mind and falling asleep again.But suddenly, he found that the boy who had been lying on his side had turned over suddenly and sat up with his back facing him.

This series of actions was caught off guard, and Peter only took three seconds at most.

Like a vigorous leopard, he quickly jumped down and put on his clothes lightly.

Tony's heart hung in mid-air all of a sudden.Perhaps it was the habit of staying still for many years and some thoughts of exploring secrets that made him keep silent and continue to pretend to be asleep. The man still pretended that nothing happened and lay there motionless until the boy sprang out of the cave like a deer.

"3, 2, 1." He looked at the little guy's back and completed a silent count in his heart, then picked up the clothes at the same speed and followed behind Peter.

The rain outside had no intention of stopping, but at this moment he really couldn't think too much, being able to put on a coat was all he needed.

The temperature of the little star at night is very low, and the raindrops are cold, and it hurts a little when it hits the body.

Peter ran fast, and within a few steps, he turned around into a cliff not far from here. Tony remembered that they had passed by here some time ago, but the trees next to the cliff covered all of this well, so he didn't think about exploring what was hidden under the purple vines.

He saw Peter go into the cliff, and then quietly followed him up the cliff.

A light blue light emerges from the gap.

Tony couldn't react to what he saw for a split second.

Because that pale blue light was coming from Peter's open chest.

That's right, from the open chest.A cross was opened in the middle of the boy's flesh, and several catheters were connected to a small integrated device on the ground from the inside of the chest cavity. Sky blue and pink "blood" flowed through the tubes, and some kind of accident occurred on the integrated circuit board. Flowed back into his body after the reaction.

All this looks so weird, but the boy's pale skin and the faintly beating sky-blue mechanical heart inside the chest reveal a strange beauty.

The man finally understood.His kid has never been human—or he is an incomplete human, and he has a heart of steel that only "assistants" have.And he has already mastered how to extract energy from a large number of light blue plants here and provide energy for himself.

Why is the boy always pale, and why the strength is so unbelievable.Even with the line "if I'm not" in that diary... yes, it would be nice if the boy wasn't human.

It would be nice if not.

He should have thought of it, he should have thought of Peter... he should have thought of it.But love made him confused, and Tony Stark, who had been in love for many years, couldn't find a reason to convince himself that the admiration and love written in the other's dark brown eyes were deceiving.

The air seemed to become thinner in an instant. Tony could barely breathe, he never took humanity too seriously and probably didn't expect too much from the "helper" humanoid...but he couldn't really transfer any other ideas to the boy.If the precondition is set to be that the boy loves himself as much as he loves him, then the only explanation is——his mechanical heart is probably worn out, and he can't last too long...

Such terrible reasoning made his blood run cold. Tony clenched his teeth together to prevent his heavy breathing from being picked up by the boy.

The "assistant" will only experience short-term desensitization and emptying when charging the heart. He must take advantage of this time to leave here quickly.As for the next step, it will take some time for him to sort out everything that happened tonight-but fortunately, he can be sure that the boy never wanted to hurt himself.

In fact, Tony closed his eyes slightly.

He won't gain anything by hurting himself.

But if it's because of love, it's more comfortable, isn't it?

Tony tried to avoid making a lot of noise by touching the tops of the dense foliage, but the inconvenience of his sore arm was too much to ignore.Although the sound of raindrops hitting the leaves is loud enough, it is human nature to be cautious when doing anything with a peeping heart.

Something always happens when you're walking on thin ice, and Murphy's Law is horribly accurate at all times.

The man accidentally stepped on a branch that was not yet very strong.

With a "click", his right foot slid down with the branch stepping on the air, and his heart was grabbed violently. Tony had to grab a branch instinctively - with the injured arm.

But at this moment he didn't care about the pain or anything else at all, his heart and eyes were full of the boy in the cave.

This is so unusual... He has never cared about someone so much, and even lied about his concealment.

Admit it, Tony Stark, you still love him.

The rain seems to be decreasing, but the icy cold rain splashing on the cheek is still cold and painful.His mind couldn't stop recalling every detail of getting along with each other - and then a long paragraph of conversations in the weekdays and every night was clearly turned out, and what finally appeared in his mind was a sentence that he said once said:

"If only there was an 'assistant' here."

Why do you say that, because each assistant is equivalent to a microcomputer, as long as the communication equipment is normal, the two machines can be integrated after formatting the assistant, and the distress signal can completely pass through 500 million light years.

Perhaps what Peter was worried about was that he would format him.

But has his "helper" baby ever thought about it—Tony Stark doesn't need these things, he used to travel through the universe without a helper.And now—will he have his chest cut open to take out that computer because he can live? !

When they reached the cave where they lived together, this helplessness reached its apogee.

Distrust does not necessarily mean betrayal, but distrust must mean hurt.

Tony sat in front of the stove, the dancing flames licking and frying all his reason and decision-making ability.

He had to do something, he had to do something to calm himself down, and there was a rationale for everything.He can't make wild guesses according to his own ideas, the damage has already been done, and perhaps hearing other answers would be even more heart-wrenching—however, it is the most regrettable and unforgivable to make the situation worse without knowing it.

His eyes wandered in the cave with his chaotic mood.

Then Tony saw something.

Diary with a black cover.

He walked over and moved aside the top bouquet of fresh forget-me-nots.

His fingers were obviously abnormally stable, but he felt his fingertips trembling violently in a trance.

Turn the diary directly to the last page, which says yesterday's date.

On November 2121, 11 in the earth calendar, it rained heavily, and my husband and I did not go out

I love Tony Stark, I mean...although I have to write this sentence every day...but honestly, if I had time, I could write this sentence on a whole page, no, many pages.Sometimes I even wish he could read this diary strangely, but it is so shameless!

There are things I have to keep from him.Although one day I will be honest with him, I will always choose him no matter what.

Tony pursed his lips, and he flipped forward a few more pages.

It rained on October 2121, 10 in the earth calendar, and this unlucky rainy season has just begun

I'm going to be trapped in this tender and sweet life and I can't get out!God!I'm living the life I want the most... oh my god! ! ! !I can't help but write more exclamation points!It doesn't matter so much when that day comes...at least I'm so happy right now...

"I'm sorry, Tony—"

Tony didn't move forward to flip through the book, his mind was so confused that he couldn't see anything clearly.A certain genius is so ridiculous that he wants to hypnotize himself that everything that happened just now is not true. He can create a complete device to take the boy out of this desolate planet in just half a month, although the process of facing the world may be difficult. Kind of hard work - but there's nothing Tony Stark can't do.

...But that milky voice shattered his thoughts.

"I know what I should explain." The boy pursed his lips. His upper body was not wearing anything, showing beautiful and smooth muscle lines. It seemed that the big opening just now had never existed at all.He looked deeply at the man, his eyes seemed to be filled with honey: "But before that, I want to say,

"I love you,"

"Mr. Stark,

"Tony,

"Tony Stark.

"I love you more than you can think."