So this is my first ever fic so please don't chew me up and spit me out!
I unfortunately own none of the Avengers, it all goes to Marvel!
So without further ado, Here we go
Unexpected But Definitely Not Unwelcome
Stereotypical, thats what this entire thing was. It was also cliche, but as thunder and lightning shook Stark tower, the group huddled closer together in the media room watching Dracula. Tony Stark would never admit that the weather made him tense especially when all the other members in the room acted like they couldn't even hear the deep rumbles in the distance.
Storms had always made Tony tense but no one would know that, because the one and only time he admitted storms startled him was to his Father, Howard Stark, who then proceeded to lock him outside the mansion all night at the age of 4. True to his title as a child prodigy Tony never went to Howard, named such because he refused to think of him as Father, for anything. At first he tried to impress Howard with his brilliance and his creations starting with a circuit board and moving on to create sentimental trinkets like a taser/pen for his Mother to keep with her at all times. He then advanced to building engines and military weaponry that outdid most of SI's. Howard didn't even glance at him and even though Tony could accept that Howard would never like him let alone love him he still carried a tiny bit of hope in his heart that someday he would impress Howard so much that he would have no choice but to love him. That hope was finally killed with drugs, alcohol, and meaningless sex when he got to MIT. He decided that if Howard would not glance at him for being that talented prodigy then he was done. Done being a Stark and all the bullshit that came with it and done being not good enough than a man that he was smarter than.
Sitting in the media room surrounded by the Avengers during a storm and still holding onto the hatred he felt toward Howard it was easy to say that Tony Stark had daddy issues. From the very moment that the team moved in everyone knew that they would face extreme consequences if they brought up Howard. Tony wasn't the only one with family issues, practically all the Avengers had issues with there families or lack thereof. The only difference between there issues and Tony's is that Howard Stark may have died but he had his fingers in a lot of pies. Meaning he was directly involved with the formation of Shield, AIM, and Hydra. Though the latter of the two were not his creation but the creation of men and women that wanted to see him dead, he still had his part to play in both of the organizations and their advancements.
Tony wasn't judging Howard, well not for that at least but with each day that passed it seemed like Tony was learning new things about Howard that he just wished would've stayed buried. The latest being Howard's tests on mutants. Tony hadn't been able to leave the tower for about a week now. Each time he tried he was mobbed by either supporters of mutant registration or mutants that think that Tony knew about these tests. After the last little squirmish that ended with one of Tonys bodyguards in the hospital with a concussion, Pepper demanded that Tony stay in till SI could release a formal statement and hopefully this would pass without anyone getting hurt to badly. Tony did not take well to being held hostage in his own tower but he did understand that while Pepper did end the relationship it didn't mean that she stopped being Tony's best friend.
Tony jumped out of his ongoing thoughts when a significantly closer and louder boom of thunder made him literally jump. And then it was awkward. Sitting on the other side of the love seat that Tony had chosen as his seat for the evening was Steve Rogers who's blue eyes seemed to pierce the darkened room and latch onto Tony's . Thankfully it was dark enough in the room that no one saw the blush that was climbing up Tonys cheeks. He had to get out of there before anyone else caught him startled by a little storm so in a true Tony Stark move he stretched his entire body up until it popped and cracked sufficiently enough to catch everyones attention.
"As much fun as this has been, and it really has been a ball, watching a black and white movie when the TV that I created, which is known for its enhancement of color and clarity of picture, is being put to great use, Im afraid I must bid you all farewell." With that speech out of the way Tony got to his feet in a way that made him seem nonchalant and headed towards the door.
"Where are you going Stark?" And there it was, the question he was just a little to slow to leave before having to answer. He did have to answer it because it was Natasha asking. Natasha being the Black Widow, being the extremely attractive women that could kill Tony with her sexy thighs and he would be okay with it. So he drew up his best smirk and turned to face all the Avengers staring at him. Not to be undone Tony just smirked wider and replied as carefree as he possibly could when talking to one of the most dangerous assassins in the world.
"Wherever I damn well please, spidie". And before she could get up and kill him for calling her spidie, he turned around and entered the elevator. He released his breath only when the elevator doors closed faster than normal and began to move towards his workshop.
"JARVIS, have I ever told you how much I love you!"
"Only when you are drinking, sir."
"Ass" Tony responded as fondly as he could.
