I'm flipping Ironman
Tony decided the best course of action in order to avoid conflict (and by conflict he meant Peter punching the living daylights outta Howard *insert proud dad face). That Peter was to go to the cabin to “babysit Morgan” with Happy while they waited for strange to get their signal and return to earth ( little did they know strange had already received said signal and had no intention of coming back just yet) Which of course left him alone again with his dad who despite the broken nose and his previous response that he was no longer running Howard’s company seemed adamant to know absolutely everything and at this point Tony was beyond annoyed and after a quick call to Pepper to make sure Wanda was still near and set out to answer every one of his questions and more his father never did think he would amount to anything and how many times does your late father you hated time travel to the future where you’re a world-renowned billionaire? Not a lot and he was gonna take his chance and rub it in his face. “Well, Howard if you mUst know I am a famous genius, billionaire, ex-playboy, philanthropist, oh and I’m iron man and I’ve saved the world like a million times.” But Howard wasn’t done yet not quite believing Anthony but glad he was finally getting answers he rattled of his questions
“ What have you done to my company”
“ it’s not your company it’s my company we don’t sell anything you invented we sell Stark technology if you want to see it check our stores” ignoring his snarky remarks which he would come back to later Howard plowed on but his stuck up attitude didn’t lessen
“ Why didn’t I leave my company to Obadiah?”
“ you did, he tried to kill me”
“……..wha….what? No, he wouldn’t do that and Steve would have protected you”
“ Did I mention your savior your prized possession the man himself the guy you spent your whole life on, loved more than your own family the red white and blue man with a plan? Yeah he tried to kill me too left me in Siberia to die for Bucky the guy I was trying to get locked up because he killed you guys”
Howard was stunned speeches everything he’d spent his whole life on gone the people he’d trusted and cared for more than his own family all backstabbers he’d never felt this before this feeling of being so wrong he was wrong about everything he didn’t know how to cope, so he did the only thing he knew how to take it out on his son
“ well your either lying or it was probably your fault you worthless-“
“ NO”
“Excuse me-“
“ I SAID NO. You don’t get to do this anymore this blaming me for everything I’m more than you’ll ever be I’m flipping iron man for fawks sake I will NOT be reprimanded by an abusive egomaniac whose only coping mechanism is taking it out on his only son who for your information has saved the world. I have fought alongside wizards and actual gods I was shot into space I’m a father figure to a superhero vigilante I battled fucking aliens and a sadistic god and that’s not even half of it okay it took me over 20 years and being tortured In Iran for 3 months and getting a new heart as in I actually made an arc reactor and it’s in me keeping me alive so don’t tell me what I can and can’t do. You want your precious experiment so bad? FRIDAY ask Cap to get his ass down here and take Howard to his room.” Tony didn’t wait for a response breathing heavily and close to tears he barely made it to a room before he completely broke down but it was like a weight was lifted off him like he really needed to get that off his chest and yelling that out to the real Howard was something that even his millions of dollars of therapist technology couldn’t beat.