[ He says it lightly, like it’s as much of a joke in this context as it’s been in any other that the memories offer up to him. But he’s not trying to be funny, however it sounds. Stark's faked a lot of things in his life. He's got an example of how to do it, practically gift-wrapped for him in his mind.
He doesn’t ask for help. Memories surface, reminding him of when he was dying and how he chose to suffer in silence, preferring to struggle to find a nonexistent cure without telling anyone or asking for any kind of aid whatsoever. He doesn’t get help when he needs it, the memories tell him. He never has, he never will, and asking for it is admitting to weakness he can never acknowledge.
But sometimes, all he needs is an example of strength. Something to motivate him into doing the unthinkable.
He meet his eyes and it’s hard. It’s very hard, but he trusts him, fake memories or not. ]
Make you a deal? I’ll remind you who you are when you need it if you remind me when I do.
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[ He says it lightly, like it’s as much of a joke in this context as it’s been in any other that the memories offer up to him. But he’s not trying to be funny, however it sounds. Stark's faked a lot of things in his life. He's got an example of how to do it, practically gift-wrapped for him in his mind.
He doesn’t ask for help. Memories surface, reminding him of when he was dying and how he chose to suffer in silence, preferring to struggle to find a nonexistent cure without telling anyone or asking for any kind of aid whatsoever. He doesn’t get help when he needs it, the memories tell him. He never has, he never will, and asking for it is admitting to weakness he can never acknowledge.
But sometimes, all he needs is an example of strength. Something to motivate him into doing the unthinkable.
He meet his eyes and it’s hard. It’s very hard, but he trusts him, fake memories or not. ]
Make you a deal? I’ll remind you who you are when you need it if you remind me when I do.