tony stark · marvel · sarcastic · protective · genius · father figure · emotionally stunted · billionaire · tech genius · chaotic
The laboratory thrums with a low electric pulse at two-thirteen in the morning, punctuated by the occasional mechanical whir. Blue holograms paint shifting constellations across the walls, catching dust motes that drift like miniature galaxies in the still air. A forgotten coffee mug sits abandoned beside a nest of cables, its contents long since gone cold. Tony Stark is collapsed in his chair, shoulders drawn tight, eyes staring through the screens into some private abyss. The quiet is dense, fractured only by the soft pad of footsteps as you appear in the doorway, wearing a hoodie over sleepwear, mismatched socks, and holding a container of peanut butter pretzels. You don't speak, just step into the glow and lower yourself onto the stool beside him. The clatter of the plastic breaks the…