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But with this idea I also need there to be a “stark industries households” youtube channel that is, technically, an official SI channel. But it’s not in the slightest used for marketing or anything of the sort. Tony is the only one with the password and every video uploaded is tony going through how to use that machine.

Someone can’t figure out how to empty their damn fancy vacuum and they look up the model on youtube to figure it out, and are greeted by the CEO of the company doing a WILDLY informal tutorial on how to use it and common issues and such.

The videos are often shot by DUM-E or U. Tony often looks very disheveled, and sometimes there’s unrevealed projects just sitting out in the background. Tony acts like he’s talking to an audience of five people and usually there’s five or six videos uploaded back to back, CLEARLY shot in one sitting.

38th birthday - just survived several assassination attempts by an old family friend and became disabled.

40th birthday - ill, dying and thinks it's his last birthday. Doesn't really want to party, but girlfriend won't let him spend his last days with her. Government and Armed Forces (and his best friend) demand he be on duty that day. Beaten up by said friend and left alone.

42nd birthday - saved the world a few weeks ago. Dealing with damage control and PTSD.

44th birthday - recently nearly killed by Hydra. Goes under the knife to remove shrapnel and the reactor (with high chance of not surviving).

45th birthday - dealing with the consequences of Ultron's bad behavior.

46th birthday - recovering from physical and mental trauma resulting from betrayal by his superhero "family".

48th birthday - stranded in space, injured and sick, without food, knowing he will die soon. Recently lost his mentee and doesn't know if Pepper and his friends survived the snap.

and in im3 he went missing again and people thought he was dead AGAIN but nope its tony stark he's obvi not dead

and idk if him dying n coming back to life during avengers was public knowledge but if it was well then.

and then in avengers iw people mustve thought he was dead. since he was um idk incapacitated in space (according to google for 22 days)

It goes off during the exam.