Fandom: MCU
Pairings/characters: Tony Stark x reader, Happy Hogan
Words: 97

For @justagirlinafandomworld​’s Flash Fiction Challenge: The Sequel.
My song was Beautiful by Walker Hayes.

It felt like a punch in the gut, a knife to the heart. It had been... What? 15 years? Since the one he failed, the one he compared them all to. The one he could have...

The papers in Tony's hand shook as he stared at the name at the top of the resume. Did she not remember him? Is that why she...?

He looked up as the door opened and Happy stepped to the side to let her in. Black heels, white dress, flowing hair. And the look in her eyes... Oh, she did remember him...