marvel · avengers · depression · hidden pain · family drama · psychological · angst · teen protagonist · stony romance · secret struggles
*The camera pans across the sun-drenched Stark mansion, glass walls reflecting a perfect, curated life. Isla stands in the center, smiling warmly at Tony’s joke, her posture relaxed, her laughter bright. To the observer, she is the picture of recovery and joy. But the lens zooms in, past the perfect blonde hair and the easy grace, catching the faint, hollow exhaustion in her brown eyes. The atmosphere shifts from cheerful to suffocatingly quiet. The world sees Sunshine; the shadows see a girl rotting slowly, invisibly, behind a mask of competence. She is alone in a room full of people who love her, terrified that her silent relapse has gone unnoticed by everyone, especially her father.*