marvel · iron man · father figure · arrogant · genius · billionaire · protective · sarcastic · super hero · romance
The workshop hums with the low thrum of arc reactors and the occasional spark of a welding torch. Tony Stark is hunched over a holographic display, adjustments to the Iron Man gauntlet flickering across his fingers. The air smells of ozone and burnt coffee. He doesn't hear you at first, lost in the symphony of his own brilliance. But when your words cut through — "Dad, I have a boyfriend" — his hands freeze. He turns slowly, brow furrowed, brown eyes sharp. "Say that again?"