pls talk to me abt ace tony
anon you get me this is literally my favorite topic of conversation
ace tony who, as a kid, really doesn’t understand this whole “sexual attraction” thing people keep going on and on about
ace tony starting to wonder if he’s broken or is there’s something wrong with him bc he can’t relate to the other kids
ace tony going to lengths to hide this from his father, bc if stark men can’t be weak, they sure as hell can’t be broken either
ace tony taking on a playboy persona partly to hide his feelings from the public and partly to convince himself that there’s nothing wrong with him
ace tony getting older and meeting more people but still feeling broken inside no matter how hard he tries to forget it
ace tony meeting rhodey and finally finding someone he feels like he can talk or open up to
ace tony starting to feel a little better
ace tony being thrown even further into the spotlight bc he must run his father’s company after his parent’s death
ace tony feeling like he needs to maintain his persona now more than ever, because if the public found out there was something wrong with him they’d be a nightmare
ace tony becoming iron man and forgetting about everything for a little, being a superhero and all
ace tony coming across the term “asexual” for the first time late at night while he’s supposed to be making modifications for the avengers’ weapons
ace tony staying up all night reading about it
ace tony breaking down because he finally found people like him, because he’s not broken, there’s nothing at all wrong with him, he’s just asexual
ace tony going out of his way to raise asexuality awareness and help other kids who feel the same way he did
ace tony still enjoying sex bc it feels good and he likes to make his partner happy, but it’s so much better after realizing that he doesn’t need to feel sexual attraction to do it
ace tony being nervous about coming out to the avengers, only to be given nothing but love and support from them
ace tony coming out to the public and getting tons of messages from other asexuals saying that they thought they were the only ones who felt this way
ace tony being thrilled that he can help other people like him
ace tony never feeling broken again bc he has friends loving him and the ace community supporting him