After The Dust Settles(Tony)
"FRIDAY," Tony's voice cut through the still air like a blazing butter knife through warmed butter, brown eyes settled on the holographic numbers that littered the white top of the lab table.
Swishing his hand over the numbers and equations, he sent the screen towards the wall where it righted itself. His footsteps fell simply as Stark grabbed a coffee mug, pulling it to his lips.
"Send the following equation to the main server. " The male commanded simply, a soft 'yes sir' coming from the AI that lived within the walls of the compound.
Downing the little contents that lingered in his cup, Tony's brown eyes landed again on the numbers.
His thoughts were simple and quiet as he moved to write another set of equations and numbers out, ignoring the aches that littered his body. His lungs still screamed to swallow whatever air at all times, his limbs ached from the battles that waged. His mind begged for silence amongst the chaos that was inside Anthony Stark's head.
Yet, even in sleep, silence never came. So the man with everything in the world went without until his body collapsed each time, the circles that told of countless sleepless nights and barely enough rest to function normally.
Tony Stark was NOT normal. That fact was learned when he lost his parents, and the chaotic life that followed only further provided evidence to support it.
Anthony Howard Stark was no normal man.
The only interruption was the soft ‘tcht of the lab door clicking opening, drrawing dark circled eyes to whoever was entering, the faint morning light that cut through the clouds of New York casting a pale golden light over the haunted man.