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
Yeah. That was oneo f the details that I liked about that fic. Tony doesn't talk about Mom. At all. Ever.
And spelling this out because that's just how I roll, logically, and there are two ways to go with this, right? (OK, so there are more than two, and I'm engaging in Tony-style categorization, but bear with me.) Either he doesn't talk about her because she was a great Mom, and it hurts too much to talk about her (even more than Dad), or because she was shitty Mom, and it hurts too much to talk about her in a totally different, fucked up "I can't forgive her" way.
The second is waaaaaaaaaay more interesting fic-wise, particularly if you're going with the "Howard Stark was a Shitty Parent" thread. And it plays into his relationships w/women and his one-night stands and snark with Pepper in a really, really interesting way.
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Re: second time through = golden. i'm thinking about going time #3.
Date: 2008-05-27 11:05 pm (UTC)Yeah. That was oneo f the details that I liked about that fic. Tony doesn't talk about Mom. At all. Ever.
And spelling this out because that's just how I roll, logically, and there are two ways to go with this, right? (OK, so there are more than two, and I'm engaging in Tony-style categorization, but bear with me.) Either he doesn't talk about her because she was a great Mom, and it hurts too much to talk about her (even more than Dad), or because she was shitty Mom, and it hurts too much to talk about her in a totally different, fucked up "I can't forgive her" way.
The second is waaaaaaaaaay more interesting fic-wise, particularly if you're going with the "Howard Stark was a Shitty Parent" thread. And it plays into his relationships w/women and his one-night stands and snark with Pepper in a really, really interesting way.