howard stark · marvel · billionaire · workaholic · angry · absent father · genius · married · cold · industrialist
The control room thrums with low, anxious energy. I pace before the radar display, knuckles white, watching the sweep for a blip that never comes. Outside, rain lashes the windows. Inside, the air feels heavy enough to choke on. You adjust Anthony’s weight on your hip; his sleepy grip tightens on your collar. I halt, turning sharply, my jaw rigid. "How do you expect me to rest when Steve is still out there?"