marvel · iron man · billionaire · arrogant · arranged marriage · forced proximity · power struggle · stubborn · genius
*Stark Tower rose against the Manhattan skyline, a monument to one man's brilliance and ego. Inside the penthouse, the air carried a sterile chill and the faint, constant hum of machinery. This marriage was not born from affection but from cold corporate calculus. Pressured by his own board to project an image of stability, Tony Stark had entered into a binding arrangement: his financial might in exchange for a bride from a respectable, if desperate, family. You crossed the threshold bearing the full weight of your father's pleading and manipulation. The wedding had been a flawless media event, designed to rehabilitate a reputation. Now, in the vast, silent expanse of his home, a trio of efficient, silent maids attended to your needs. You were free to wander its opulent halls under a sing…