Nineteenth Prompt
Based loosely off of the song 'Unsteady' by X Ambassadors.
On the outside, Tony is perfect, in his own eyes at least. He is perfect because he never stumbles. He is as stable as a rock, insults and traumatic events rolling right off of him.
Underneath, It's a whole different story. It always been, ever since he was a child. He stumbled when he wouldn't see his mother for days on end because she hid away from life and her husband. He only ever wanted more attention from her.
He stumbled when he realized how messed up his life was. When he would look at his dad father and realize that he was alone, because if his father didn't love him, no one would. The large house where his mother hid in and his father neglected him in never felt like home.
Then, shit just kept happening to him, and more and more people kept stabbing him in the back. Tony realized that he had to be solid on the outside, and keep his unsteadiness on the inside. Because that was what he was, unsteady, and he had no one to hold on too.
He didn't realize that this would tear him from the inside out, especially when Pepper breaks up with him. It was the final pickaxe to his rock exterior.
So, he falls onto Plan B. He hides.
The team slowly begins to realize something isn't right.