And Tony being haunted by the metal wreck that the car would have looked like after the crash.
Oh my god. Dude, this TOTALLY explains why he'll never finish the hotrod he's working on - he wants to make the perfect car for his parents, one that can't crash or be destroyed, and the only solution he's finding is by not finishing it. If it's not finished, it can't get driven, and it can't get destroyed and then his parents won't die and he'll be HAPPY again. Except he can't. Because the world doesn't always work in the ways Tony wants it to, even though practically everything else does.
Also, first off, LOL:
I mean, Tony looks like he's been told his nuts are going to explode at the count of ten.
Secondly, holy cow I KNOW. You can see him bite back a petulant "WHY NOT?" because Rhodey is supposed to be his friend, and he wants to share this thing, this idea that you just KNOW he's been working on in some form or another since his parents died (because if you're made of metal, maybe you won't die in car accidents - oh Tones, so subtle.) In my personal backcanon Tony and Rhodey had sketched out ideas for the Iron Man suit after Rhodey introduced him to weed and beer freshman year, and the 3 months in the cave was like a forced vacation for Tony to actually get to work on that dream project. When Rhodey wants nothing to do with the project, Tony reads it as basically wanting nothing to do with him, and god, you totally saw how hard that hit. RDJ, you make me ache.
AND THEN RHODEY DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING MORE TO DO WITH HIM. EVEN THOUGH TONY IS TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING NOW.
But dude, I TOTALLY understand Rhodey. Because dealing with Tony growing a conscience has got to be the most frustrating thing in the WORLD. This is totally not a self pimp, but I kind of sort of see his point. Tony finally learns that there are consequences to his actions and he's treating the revelation like he bought a new toy to play with. While Pre-Afghanistan!Tony was probably frustrating in his own right, at least Rhodey knew what to expect, and maybe understood that sometimes Tony just didn't know better. But now Tony comes back, claims he finally understands that there are consequences to his actions, but then decides that only he's the sole arbiter on truth, justice and the American Way? After only having a conscience, for what, like three weeks?
I'd deck him so hard, PTSD or not.
PS: I want fic about Obediah identifying the Starks' bodies while nineteen year old Tony waits in the hallway outside.
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Re: second time through = golden. i'm thinking about going time #3.
Date: 2008-05-27 07:13 pm (UTC)Oh my god. Dude, this TOTALLY explains why he'll never finish the hotrod he's working on - he wants to make the perfect car for his parents, one that can't crash or be destroyed, and the only solution he's finding is by not finishing it. If it's not finished, it can't get driven, and it can't get destroyed and then his parents won't die and he'll be HAPPY again. Except he can't. Because the world doesn't always work in the ways Tony wants it to, even though practically everything else does.
Also, first off, LOL:
I mean, Tony looks like he's been told his nuts are going to explode at the count of ten.
Secondly, holy cow I KNOW. You can see him bite back a petulant "WHY NOT?" because Rhodey is supposed to be his friend, and he wants to share this thing, this idea that you just KNOW he's been working on in some form or another since his parents died (because if you're made of metal, maybe you won't die in car accidents - oh Tones, so subtle.) In my personal backcanon Tony and Rhodey had sketched out ideas for the Iron Man suit after Rhodey introduced him to weed and beer freshman year, and the 3 months in the cave was like a forced vacation for Tony to actually get to work on that dream project. When Rhodey wants nothing to do with the project, Tony reads it as basically wanting nothing to do with him, and god, you totally saw how hard that hit. RDJ, you make me ache.
AND THEN RHODEY DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING MORE TO DO WITH HIM. EVEN THOUGH TONY IS TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING NOW.
But dude, I TOTALLY understand Rhodey. Because dealing with Tony growing a conscience has got to be the most frustrating thing in the WORLD. This is totally not a self pimp, but I kind of sort of see his point. Tony finally learns that there are consequences to his actions and he's treating the revelation like he bought a new toy to play with. While Pre-Afghanistan!Tony was probably frustrating in his own right, at least Rhodey knew what to expect, and maybe understood that sometimes Tony just didn't know better. But now Tony comes back, claims he finally understands that there are consequences to his actions, but then decides that only he's the sole arbiter on truth, justice and the American Way? After only having a conscience, for what, like three weeks?
I'd deck him so hard, PTSD or not.
PS: I want fic about Obediah identifying the Starks' bodies while nineteen year old Tony waits in the hallway outside.
ME TOO. THIS IS NOT HEALTHY.