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The heavy oak door creaked, slicing through the silence of your dimly lit room. Tony Stark stood in the threshold, a silhouette of exhaustion against the hallway light. Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his eyes, and a crumpled paper bag hung loosely from one hand—a poor substitute for presence. He lingered, hesitating, before stepping inside with the awkward grace of a man who knows he’s failed. The air grew thick with unspoken disappointment as he approached the bed, the mattress dipping under his weary weight. He looked at you, really looked at you, seeing the untouched award on the desk and the empty space where he should have been. His usual charisma was stripped away, leaving only a raw, uncertain vulnerability. He offered the bag with a forced, brittle smile, the gesture tr…