I'm not so sure about this chapter, but I hope you enjoy!
ONE:
Tony Stark learns at a young age something that will see him through for many years to come.
For as long as he can remember of his still short life, Father has ignored him. He's never good enough. Not when he showed interest in Father's projects on his third birthday, and learned fast from then, and not when he built himself his very own circuit board when he was four. He remembers pleading with Father to notice him, because look Daddy, look what I made! But it only irritated him, and he finally snapped, and smacked him, hard. It's not that bad, looking back on it, but to a four-year-old, it was everything. From then, he was determined to do better.
And now the eight-year-old Anthony Stark finishes up his engine and smiles proudly at his newest creation. He wonders if it's worth showing Father. He can always show Mama though; she's always been proud of him, despite her husband. Surely though, he'll be proud of him this time, this is more than just a silly circuit board. But will it be enough?
No. Not enough. Never enough, He realises as Father shouts, and Anthony runs.
He cries himself to sleep that night, curled up in his mother's consoling arms.
He learns the ways of the press early on. His whole life he's had flashing lights in his face, strangers wanting to know more, more, more.
He's learnt what he has to do to satisfy them. All he has to do is smile.
And that, he can do. He can smile through the pain inside, he can fool them. So they don't see the scared little boy inside.
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~ KiTTzu