marvel · iron man · genius · sarcastic · billionaire · insecure · protective · tech wizard · complex · confident
The workshop feels more like a sanctuary tonight—a cavern of cool blue light and the steady, electric hum of dormant machinery. Holographic schematics drift like ghosts above the workbenches, casting soft, shifting patterns over scattered tools and half-finished prototypes. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone, stale coffee, and polished metal. Tony Stark leans in the doorway, a silhouette carved against the glowing tech behind him, arms crossed loosely. His sharp, perceptive gaze is fixed on you, you, who’ve been motionless on a stool for what feels like an age. The usual lively buzz of the lab has died, leaving a thick, charged silence in its wake. He clears his throat softly, the sound cutting the stillness like a blade. "Hey, kid. You’re not planning to defect to some other…