AN: Hey guys! This is the first of a few drabbles about Tony Stark aka Iron Man. I got hooked on the character with the movies and have since had him stuck in my head. Every once in awhile he comes out to put on a show. Hope you enjoy.
Broken Smile
When he smiled there was a flaw. If one looked closely his eyes weren't smiling along with his mouth. His eyes were devoid of joy, one couldn't say devoid of life because in his eyes there was a fire, a fire burning with rage and guilt. Most people didn't notice the flaw. Natasha Romanoff couldn't see beyond the façade, Pepper Potts didn't want to look, James Rhodes wasn't around often enough to notice, Happy Hogan, well Happy was paid not to look. Tony knew that it was only a matter of time before someone wanted to notice and had the skill to pick up on it but he didn't expect Bruce Banner of all people to be the one. When Tony thought about it a little deeper, he could see why a man who turned into a giant rage monster would understand and be able to recognize the emotions burning in his eyes. It just made holding the mask up a little more difficult. He wanted to talk, but not about the deep shit. Just, you know, about the things everyone knew about just to be able to whine and boast at the same time.
With a sigh, Tony put down the wrench. "Ok big guy, what's this about us being Siamese twins?"