[If the urgency of Stephen's tone hadn't registered, Takeshi might have given into pettiness, sat somewhere out of view and taken his sweet time moving when the door opened. Instead, he's immediately visible, leant against the wall opposite the door, idly watching the street below the window as he waits.
There's no pretence to his appearance, no attempt to disguise injury, instability, because there's none to disguise. He's whole, unharmed, looking much as he would any other day, except perhaps slightly more dressed than he usually opts for when he's working. As the door opens, as he turns to look at Stephen, it's evident there's nothing unusual in his expression, either. His eyes are clear, focussed, reaction as swift but steady as always in how he takes in the vision Stephen makes, moves to approach the door.
The blood isn't Stephen's, he knows - he wouldn't still be standing, if he'd lost that much - which means it's the source of the urgency he'd recommenced the conversation with. Someone else experiencing what Takeshi is, without the control he has, important enough to Stephen to receive physical manhandling in immediate, emotional reaction, rather than a more pragmatic use of his magic.]
Stark.
[The question in his expression isn't for whether he's right or not: it's for if Tony had survived whatever he'd done to himself. What specific weight Stephen might be carrying, now.]
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There's no pretence to his appearance, no attempt to disguise injury, instability, because there's none to disguise. He's whole, unharmed, looking much as he would any other day, except perhaps slightly more dressed than he usually opts for when he's working. As the door opens, as he turns to look at Stephen, it's evident there's nothing unusual in his expression, either. His eyes are clear, focussed, reaction as swift but steady as always in how he takes in the vision Stephen makes, moves to approach the door.
The blood isn't Stephen's, he knows - he wouldn't still be standing, if he'd lost that much - which means it's the source of the urgency he'd recommenced the conversation with. Someone else experiencing what Takeshi is, without the control he has, important enough to Stephen to receive physical manhandling in immediate, emotional reaction, rather than a more pragmatic use of his magic.]
Stark.
[The question in his expression isn't for whether he's right or not: it's for if Tony had survived whatever he'd done to himself. What specific weight Stephen might be carrying, now.]