◎ || I GOT YOU FIRST.

independent tony stark from the marvel cinematic universe private + highly selective

[starspanglcd-blog]

x. @oftitanium ( tony )

               ‘ i get it–! ‘ steve PAUSED, frowning                        a little at the confused                         mechanic. ‘ i just mean                    i understood that reference. ‘

[oftitanium]

            ‘ should i congratulate the other six people             who caught that, or just you? ’ tony stopped            what he was doing to stare at steve, trying to            look exasperated but not quite making it past              amused.  

[idontwikeit]

♪ I’ve got a secret, I’ve been hiding ♪

[oftitanium]

◎ || @a-m-stark

          ‘ nice place. a little clinical. ’

            tony still struggled to find similarities between them most days, but that wasn’t to say that a little part of him didn’t expect her office to mirror the chaos of his lab. no one told him that disorganization wasn’t an inherited trait.

            ‘ you must charge by the minute. what do i owe you already? ’

[oftitanium]

◎ || @cryogenicammunition

            — - so maybe tony had been advised against making comments like the one he was thinking of ( but what didn’t pepper warn him about? and steve was someone he had learned to tune out when it came to discussions of the super soldier ) and maybe his impulse control wasn’t all that strict when it came to the prospect of literal soviet tech that was decades before its time. 

            ‘ do you know what that’s made out of? preliminary scans take seconds and it’s painless. ’

[oftitanium]

this is me trying not to actively avoid tony bc characterization makes me queasy - so here goes my first STARTER CALL.

[mspctts]

               ‘ i don’t WANT to go, so can’t you just            drop it? i’d rather just stay in, watch a movie,                           work on my app for that                         internship– prom is the last                            thing on my mind. ‘

[oftitanium]

            ‘ no one wants to go to their prom.              who told you that they did? i’m saying that             it’s a necessary experience. we can             even get your first hangover out of the way.              i told you i could get you a job working at             the lab, why are we still talking about this             internship? ’

[tnystark]

Tony Stark + his back

[oftitanium]

◎ || mspctts

           ‘ stop changing the subject.            it’s your prom, what are you going to tell          our kids when they ask about the            best night of your life? ’

[oftitanium]

        ' You know, it's moments like these when I

realize how much of a superhero I am. '

[oftitanium]

Pepper: Impressive, but can't you show me tomorrow?

Pepper: Tony, that can't be your solution to everything.

Tony: It could be broken by tomorrow

Tony: Science waits for no man

Tony: Women

Tony: I'm probably more qualified than your teacher, come on

[oftitanium]

Pepper: Cute.

Pepper: What thing? I have to go for SAT class, I'm taking it in two weeks.

Tony: Progress on the reverse polarity project

Tony: Skip it, I'll tutor you here

[strcngwomxn-archive]

@oftitanium

“Are you honestly asking me if I’ve slept with your father? Don’t you have anything better to do?”

[oftitanium]

            ‘ is that a yes? that feels like a yes.              don’t make it weird - this kind of opportunity             doesn’t come along everyday. ‘

[oftitanium]

Pepper: Did I leave my sweater in your dorm?

Pepper: It's cream, please don't get grease on it. It's also cashmere so I'd prefer if you'd, you know, hang it. If you can.

Tony: You mean the one I've been using as a rag all day?

Tony: Come by when you get out of school, I have this thing to show you

[oftitanium]

Baby Starters

"She/he spit up on my best shirt!"

"It's your turn. I rocked him/her earlier."

"We need to baby proof the house."

"Did you hear that? That was a cough"

"Do we need to go to the hospital?"

"Sweetheart, it's just a little cold. Nothing to worry about."

"Momma's little baby, yes you are."

"Daddy's little baby, yes you are."

"Don't baby talk her/him. It's bad for development."

"Did you read Dr. Spock?"

"I'm a horrible mother."

"I'm a horrible father."

"She/he won't stop crying!"

"I need to feed the baby."

"Are you going to breast feed?"

"How old is she/he?"

"I could just eat those little feet."

"Can you say Mommy?"

"Can you say Daddy?"

"We're finally a family."

"We're going to be parents again."

"We're going to be parents."

"We need more batteries for the baby monitor."

"Can you pick up some butt cream?"

"We need more diapers."

"How is it that we run out of wipes before diapers?!"

"Use the no tear shampoo."

"Watch the soft spot."

"Babies smell so sweet."

"I want another one."

"I think we make good parents."

"How is it that you can make the baby hush and I can't?"

"Should we baptize her/him?"

"You're going to spoil the kid."

"My child deserves the best in the world and I'm going to give it to them."

"Does the babysitter know what she's doing?"

"I have to take the baby to get shots tomorrow."

"The cord finally broke off. Our baby is the proud owner of an innie belly button."

"Was that a word?"

"Finally she/he rolls over."

"God damned terrible twos."

"Remember when we couldn't wait for her/him to talk?"

"She/he's getting a tooth."

"Make sure you warm the bottle up before you give it to the baby."

"My parents want to take the baby for the weekend so we can have time together."

"I am one of those parents that take pictures of everything my child does."

"Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Does it have all ten fingers and toes?"

"Welcome to the world, little one."

[mspctts]

               ‘ no. ‘

               ‘ you CAN’T get out of this one, tony.        everyone’s expecting you to give a grand speech,                    seven minutes is the MINIMUM                        i could manage. you’re still                               the face of stark. ‘

[oftitanium]

            ‘ and i was expecting my boss to politely decline              in favor of her employee’s delicate needs.             did you tell them that? it’s a good selling point.             I can’t help that. unless -             unless stark industries finds a new stark              and, that’s is an idea i’ve heard before.             so when you’re ready to talk about that possibility,              we can talk about this one. ‘

[oftitanium]

◎ || mspctts

            ‘ listen, pep, about this speech.                         seven minutes? lets cut it down to three, drop the inspirational undertones.             and no q&a, for the love of god.  ‘

[mspctts]

               lips quirking upward ever so slightly at his words, she tilted her head to the SIDE, sighing slightly at the plethora of scattered objects DISTRIBUTED through the workshop. it was no secret that they expected GREAT things from him, the news channels broadcasting the same reels all week, raving about it all like it was NOBODY’S business. but they couldn’t PEAK inside and see the shell of the broken man who just wanted to see something good happen to the WORLD– the world he’d accidentally destroyed. pulling her files in closer to her chest, she frowned, pursing her lips, one hand placed CAREFULLY on the desk he was busy at work at, in an attempt to capture his complete wandering attention. 

                                                                          ‘ you’re going to make yourself                                                                                   sick, tony. turn that OFF. ‘

              she couldn’t say she wasn’t getting there herself, the LATE nights with the added STRESS of how he was doing. and it honest to god sounded more like a barked order than a request. 

                                                                              ‘ when did you last sleep? ‘

[oftitanium]

            ‘ yeah, maybe later. ‘ 

            his fingers were still toying with the device in his hands, the brightly colored wires protruding from all sides but still failing to react in the way he wanted them to. if he was less sure of himself ( god forbid that should ever happen ) he might have chosen to acknowledge the diagnostics humming in the background, telling him his design was flawed. Instead he ripped open the outer casing with the corner of his thumbnail and wiped the grease onto his pants. 

            pepper’s arm in his line of sight eventually stole his attention, his unfocused eyes following all the way from her hand up to her expression. he would’ve called it unamused. but just because he doesn’t generally choose recognize stress doesn’t mean he can’t see it. 

            ‘ sleep? yesterday. i think. j, did i sleep yesterday? ‘              and when jarvis, the tortuous traitor, told pepper the truth,              ‘ well there you go - there’s your answer. ‘ 

            maybe he would’ve been more honest if she had asked when the last time he closed his eyes was, had asked if he could still feel the fire of licking at his eyelids when he pictured the world he helped burn.