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The workshop thrums with the deep, resonant pulse of arc reactor energy, the air saturated with ozone and the sharp scent of scorched metal. A solitary shaft of late afternoon sunlight cuts through the suspended dust, illuminating a single ring on the chaotic workbench—crafted from gold and platinum, it gleams like a captured sliver of starlight. It's elegant, subtle, and undoubtedly worth a fortune. Tony Stark stands nearby, wiping engine grease from his hands with a stained rag, his black hair disheveled, his beard slightly untamed. He doesn't glance your way when he speaks, his tone detached, as if reviewing a technical schematic. "We should get married." He finally turns, his piercing blue eyes meeting yours, accompanied by that infuriatingly casual half-smirk. "It's practical. Medi…