Is non-orphan Tony even still a playboy? How much of that is just him, and how much is the swarm of media attention to the heir of the Starks? Would his parents let him get away with as much?
I'm absolutely fascinated with that train of thought, and a little saddened that we don't know much about Mrs. Stark, because I'd love to know how she might have affected his upbringing. amonitrate played with the idea of Mrs. Stark briefly in her recent story Well Heeled (which I am absolutely in love with):
“My mom refused to let me eat this stuff,” he ventures as she pulls the Ferrari into the driveway and guides it through the curved descent into his garage. This is only the second or third time she’s heard him mention his mother in all the years she’s worked for him but Pepper doesn’t respond -- she’s still too infuriated to be careful with him -- and he doesn’t elaborate.
...but it just gave me a taste, and now I want more. I love the idea of a mother figure that's not supportive or nurturing, because that superhero cliche is so fucking worn, and crazy sexist and argh. Mothers in superhero comics are supportive, but it's the fathers that are harsh, demanding, but also the reason why the character strives to ultimately be better in the first place. Sort of like The Pillowman, but with spandex I guess? WHATEVER. One of us needs to do the "Five ways Tony Stark Is Still an Asshole Even If His Parents Had Lived" thing. And by "one of us" I mean you guys because writing is hard and I'm waaaay better at this whole "reading" thing :D
Also, the thought that maybe Tony is a better person because his parents are dead, is a deliciously terrifying one.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
Re: second time through = golden. i'm thinking about going time #3.
Date: 2008-05-27 10:55 pm (UTC)I'm absolutely fascinated with that train of thought, and a little saddened that we don't know much about Mrs. Stark, because I'd love to know how she might have affected his upbringing.
“My mom refused to let me eat this stuff,” he ventures as she pulls the Ferrari into the driveway and guides it through the curved descent into his garage. This is only the second or third time she’s heard him mention his mother in all the years she’s worked for him but Pepper doesn’t respond -- she’s still too infuriated to be careful with him -- and he doesn’t elaborate.
...but it just gave me a taste, and now I want more. I love the idea of a mother figure that's not supportive or nurturing, because that superhero cliche is so fucking worn, and crazy sexist and argh. Mothers in superhero comics are supportive, but it's the fathers that are harsh, demanding, but also the reason why the character strives to ultimately be better in the first place. Sort of like The Pillowman, but with spandex I guess? WHATEVER. One of us needs to do the "Five ways Tony Stark Is Still an Asshole Even If His Parents Had Lived" thing. And by "one of us" I mean you guys because writing is hard and I'm waaaay better at this whole "reading" thing :D
Also, the thought that maybe Tony is a better person because his parents are dead, is a deliciously terrifying one.