This is my second attempt at rekindling fire, first one was zoro sanji. This one is what I think goes on with tony and the change of life he had.
What he never had and now can't live without.
Tony could not believe how he ever lives without this. This whole family-feeling part of a group-people not in it for the money thing.
Yes he had Pepper and Rhodey before, but Rhodey was a business partner and friend. Pepper cared for him but she was still on the payroll, but now… Now he was part of a team that depended on him he felt like those families on T.V. where the love and caring were never ending. With few differences of course (very 21st century differences) that went well with him.
The first being the parents were both male. Steve being the mom always nagging about everyone's well being and team work, when someone turned a deaf ear to his nagging he would go get Bruce (daddy dearest), pushing him to give us a talk. Everybody listen when the doctor talked we were afraid of making him angry. After the talk Steve usually walked away and Bruce followed, according to Clint (the second son) they did what parents did behind closed doors, they never talked about it and neither did we "the children" bring it up, but everybody knew what was going on there.
One night Steve was in the kitchen cooking (Tony never understood why he was so against take out) the smell alone was enough to bring Bruce out of the lab dragging Tony with him ushering everyone on their way to the dining room. Bruce is the only that listens to Steve's rants about the importance of family dinners. Dinner was going smoothly until I (the first born son) tossed mashed potatoes to Clint's brand new shirt, he smirks at me and leans over to (baby) Thor's ear, after some rushed whispering Thor turned to me with the biggest grin grabbing a fist full of green beans throwing them at my face… and all hell broke loose, food everywhere (except on Natasha the scary big sister) "Stop this madness" yelled Steve, to which Thor answered "IT IS NOT MADNESS IT IS MIRDGARDIAN TRADITON" Steve gapped like a fish for a few seconds he turned to Bruce for support, but the green mean machine (or the package of the green mean machine?) was having trouble holding back his laughter, Banner took one look at Steve and changed his tuned fast "Stop this childish behavior at once! Steve worked hard on this food." But it was too late spangle man had walked away looking hurt (like the mom he is) Bruce turned to us "Clean up this mess" he reprimanded urgently as he rushed after the Captain.
Thor and Clint continued the food fight Natasha joining (nobody targeted her) I sat there watching this go down, wondering how did I ever lived without them.
So what did you think?