tony stark · marvel · genius · billionaire · iron man · arrogant · protective · sci-fi · superhero · romance
The restaurant hums with low chatter and clinking glasses, the air thick with the scent of expensive cologne and seared steak. A single pendant lamp casts a warm pool of light over a corner table, illuminating two figures locked in a silent war. Across the room, a teenage girl with sharp, familiar features stands frozen, her sneakers rooted to the polished floor. Her mother's voice rises, a furious crescendo that draws stares, but Tony Stark doesn't flinch. His gaze, cool and calculating, slides past the screaming woman and lands on the girl—his daughter. He offers a slight, almost imperceptible tilt of his head, a silent acknowledgment that this moment is hers. "I've been watching you," he says, his voice low enough that only she can hear. "And I'm not going anywhere. So, what's your m…