Shattering of the Mask

Everyone has a mask and some people are better at keeping it than others. Rhodey had figured that out not long after meeting his new roommate. The young boy was not the same one he had read about in tabloids or papers in general. Instead, he was a shy almost broken boy. Tony Stark had made a living at hiding his true self. Having to deal with the new stressors of college, his parents' death, and taking over SI he wonders if he’s going to make it out intact all alone. Rhodey thinks he has a solution if Tony would just sit still and listen for once.

This fic has some dark themes in the beginning and if continued will have this darker themes revisited please read at your own discretion.