knightinironarmor:

consider: cap 3 tony acting rationally WHILE BOILING INSIDE

tony smiling at formal dinners WHILE GRIPPING HIS SILVERWARE SO TIGHT HES LEAVING HALF-MOON NAIL MARKS IN THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS

tony courteously walking someone to the door until they leave AND HIS SMILE INSTANTLY DIES AND HIS JAW LOCKS

tony CRINGING AND CLOSING HIS EYES AND GRIMACING WHEN SOMEONE CALLS HIS NAME before he turns around and bows his head and extends his hand in greeting, “general! i wasn’t expecting you”

tony lingering in a meeting room after everyone leaves and HIDING HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS THEN EXHALING AND COMBING HIS HAIR BACK WITH HIS FINGERS BEFORE REJOINING EVERYONE

tony ditching people and going to the bathroom to STARE AT HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR

tony wearing CONCEALER TO HIDE THE BAGS UNDER HIS EYES

tony done with stressful press for the day and ANGRILY LOOSENING HIS NECKTIE KNOT AND POPPING OPEN THE SUFFOCATING TOP BUTTON OF HIS SHIRT

tony paying a cab ride home for his driver because he DESPERATELY NEEDS TO DRIVE ALONE TONIGHT TO LET OFF STEAM WITHOUT USING THE SUIT NOW THAT HE’S UNDER EVERYONE’S RADAR

tony sitting aimlessly and THINKING INSIDE CARS tony PRESSING THE HEELS OF HIS HANDS INTO HIS EYES WITH HIS ELBOWS RESTING ON THE STEERING WHEEL weary tony MISSING THE HOT ROD THAT WENT UP IN FLAMES DURING IM3

tony GROANING WHENEVER HIS PHONE RINGS and then SIGHING AND CLOSING HIS EYES IN SORE MOMENTARY RELIEF FOLLOWED BY SHAME AND FEAR AND INSECURITY AND LONGING WHEN THE CALLER TURNS OUT TO BE PEPPER AND SHES GONNA ASK HOW HE’S BEEN FEELING AND HE’S SCARED OF ANSWERING THAT QUESTION TRUTHFULLY BECAUSE IF HE DOES HE’S GONNA CRUMBLE