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hcllacious.

of course she knew tony stark’s kids. she use to run a lifestyle talk show— it’d be WEIRD if she didn’t know them. hugo had always stood out to her, however, for his charming personality. his likability. maybe she had always felt a little kindred to him— was that weird? maybe a little weird. but. they were both made for fame, weren’t they?           “ —-well. i’d say you look nice in nearly anything, hugo. you can thank your mother for that. “ she loved pepper. genuinely. patsy grinned— brushing her own hair back.           “ but if you try to act serious— it’ll come across that you’re serious. so you’re good. patsy walker guarantee! “

“oh, it’s all mom.” hugo confirmed. despite having his father’s colouring, he looked far more like pepper than he did tony. looking over at patsy, the little dancer grinned. it was funny how, for a boy so giddy and silly, two of his biggest interests were things that took themselves very seriously -- and this meeting with his potential employer was indeed very serious. it was a little foreign for him, but he wanted to impress all the same.

nodding a little, hugo sighed. “i just don’t think big, serious, tough lawyers are gonna take delicate, five-two me seriously. you know?”

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miikahs.

“I mean, I think you look like you’re ready for your confirmation, but. You’ve looked like that since you were first old enough to have a confirmation. Get some rest, tall child.” She chuckles, amused by her own joke but not sure if Hugo would get it. She decided the Avengers had had entirely too many kids between them, because she couldn’t recall which ones understood which jokes. “But, no, you look fine, Hugo.”

“don’t bully me,” he whined, though he was not truly upset. hugo enjoyed her company, but what’s more, he needed her opinion. he could never really tell what looked serious, seeing as he often dressed up for the ‘gram and little else in his socialite life, but a plain suit was more than a little off brand for him. “i just don’t want to look like i’ve pulled this suit out of dad’s closet. i had it tailored, but i still think it looks wrong.”

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mxrgxnstark‌.

Morgan playfully rolled her eyes and went up to Hugo smoothing out the creases in his suit. “Hugo you are absolutely one hundred percent super serious looking. I mean you’re also like just a hundred percent adorable anyway, that’s not something you can really help that’s the great genetics we have, but I promise you in this suit and if we maybe brush your hair a bit, you are definitely boss man material.”

more often than not, hugo gave up on english around his family. he was far more comfortable in signing around them, just signing, because he never felt the need to conform and fit in. there was room for him in their family, and he liked to take advantage of that. “thank you,” he replied, giving a shapeless little laugh. “i trust your opinion. i only know how to look cute. not serious. need to be professional.”

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blayzcit‌.

“What kind of meeting? Let me get a look at you.” Blayze answers as he looks at the other, hand reaching out to adjust the other boy’s shirt a little. “I think that you look great.” He answers with a fanged grin. “If they don’t take you seriously then there’s something wrong with all of them.”

“it’s for this internship.” hugo explained. he was very lucky to have got it, and despite being one of the cleverest students in his cohort, he was positive he only got the position because he was a stark. shrugging a little at his friend, the shorter of the two sighed, signing as he spoke. “i just hope they do. sometimes they struggle with...” he pointed to his hearing aids. “it’s ridiculous.”

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“i’ve gotta go to a meeting today,” hugo began, talking aloud but clearly interested in getting the opinion of the person beside him. it was an important thing, this wretched meeting, and as charming as the little dancer could be, he sometimes hated having to put on his serious ‘lawyer face’. it could be terribly boring. “tell me -- does this look nice, but like i’m still serious?”

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                           ❝                  what makes night within us may leave stars                  ❞

⎣ joshua castille, cis male, he / him ⎤I just saw HUGO STARK walking around new york they’re 21 years old and their abilities are N/A.  they are working on LAW SCHOOL. at their best they’re CHARISMATIC & POPULAR but at their worst they can be MANIPULATIVE & CHILDISH.

tw: mental illness, death, body image

AT ONE MOMENT, A MANIAC

1 / life was simple for little hugo stark. the world was quiet and he liked to dance. that was all that mattered. he had his family, and even though for the first four years of his life they seemed to be frustrated with him for a while, he felt very loved and very safe. things were good. at four, of course, things changed when his parents took him to a funny doctor. as strange as the man had seemed at the time, prodding at his ears and putting great big headphones on his little head, it lead to the discovery that hugo was severely deaf in both ears. although he was given hearing aids, the budding genius was quick to catch onto asl and deaf culture. his world had become brighter, clearer, and much more interesting. he even attends schools for the deaf, which he does exceedingly well in.

2 / a year later at age 5, dancing around in his bedroom and with his aunt nat at christmas becomes formal ballet lessons was easy. despite being clumsy in his day-to-day life, especially for a five year old, hugo showed great talent from an early age. it’s a passion that will stay with him until he’s physically unable to dance anymore. it won’t be a career for him, but it will be something he uses as a distraction, as stress relief, and as a way to express himself. at 9, he even picks up fencing – the two feel closely linked, and he enjoys it immensely.

3 / at 12, hugo started to realise all his friends around him were starting to have little relationships. at 13, he asks out a girl, a lovely thing who he thinks is very pretty and kind and intelligent. the two date for three years – it is a long time for young people to date, and it hurts even more when she leaves him for another friend of hers. someone who’s tall and strong and everything hugo isn’t, at least physically; the boy never grew any taller than five-foot-two, and though she’s always been a little taller than him, this stings a little.

4 / soon after they break up, the whole world crumbles away. it’s the first time hugo really struggles in his life, the first time he really feels terrible. the young man has always been so positive, and it becomes too much to handle at once: it begins with the break up, and watching the girl and her new boyfriend be happy; next comes his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, which comes with new rules about medication; then he starts to realise the flustered feelings that stir in him around some of his friends – his male friends – and that’s totally weird; and then, one day, his ex-girlfriend dies, and hugo doesn’t know what to do with himself.

AT ANOTHER, A KING

5 / and even though he graduates high school and movies into a master’s degree in social work at 18, younger than his peers and much, much smarter, hugo isn’t happy. he’s getting worse with his mental health, he’s dancing less, stopped fencing altogether, and he’s so far in the closet that he’s avoiding anything he used to enjoy for fear of outing himself. however, that does mean the little genius finishes the two-year-long master’s in one year, because overworking himself is the only way to cope. a year later, he starts attending paragon’s law school.

6 / time passes, and he goes to parties, meets new people, and one night meets a very handsome man at a party at some mutual friend’s vineyard house. it doesn’t really matter what they get up to that night when they’re alone, but it doesn’t take long after their time together for hugo to come out. and sure, he’s never going to see the other man again, and that kind of stings, because all he wants to do is thank that man, wherever he is.

7 /  … and now, things are looking up for him. really up. nothing can go wrong, right? not when he’s studying and healthy(-ish) and happy. things are good. things are good and things cannot fall apart. they can’t. they can’t fall apart, because if they do, he will.

8 / hugo is a delightful but exhausting little heir, who uses his platform and fame and money for good, giving exposure to deaf culture, artists, teachers, etc., and doing whatever he can for a community that has given him so much. hugo genuinely enjoys the company of every kind of person, and if you can catch him on a rare day he’s not working, he’ll likely bother you for the whole day if you let him.

SPIRA, SPERA; BREATHE, HOPE

POSITIVE / charming, sugary, excitable, lively, intelligent, resourceful, adaptable, sweet. NEGATIVE / spoilt, whiny, dramatic, needy, over-working, over-thinking, suspicious, deceitful. NICKNAMES / hugh. D.O.B. / february 25, 1998. STAR SIGN / pisces. LANGUAGES SPOKEN / asl, english. HABITS / giggling, tilting of the head, rolling eyes, huffing, stomping foot. SCARS & BIRTHMARKS / a few acne scars along his jaw and cheeks WANTED CONNECTIONS / law school friends, rich kid friends, childhood crushes, family of deceased ex girlfriend, the mystery man from the party, a potential love interest, 

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