Y/N X Marvel (LGBTQ+)

*Y/n Stark

WARNINGS: Eating disorder, food, spitting food out, Dad!Tony, panic attacks, feeling of choking, slight little space and sorta being babied by Tony

REQUEST: y/n has ARFID which is an eating disorder and Tony, their dad, helps them 

PRONOUNS: They/them 
SEXUALITY: pansexual (Not mentioned) 

NICK/PETNAMES: Kiddo, kid, sweetie, sweetheart, darling

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About ARFID:
According to google
ARFID is characterised by a pattern of eating that avoids certain foods or food groups entirely and/or is restricted in quantity (eating small amounts). Avoidant and restrictive eating cannot be due to lack of available food, or cultural norms (e.g. someone who is fasting or chooses not to eat certain foods for religious or cultural reasons alone).

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If this is not something you want to read, that is totally fine. Enjoy your day, remember this world is real, you are real and people need you around. I love you, keep your head up - you are strong enough! Smile xx

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It was one of the Starks formal dinner nights. There was hundreds of people dressed up  sitting at the round tables chatting and eating without a care in the world. 
You on the other hand were staring down at your plate as you sat at the head table next to your dad. 
T:" Are you going to eat kiddo?" 
You just nodded, fearing your food, with shaking hands you hesitantly picked up your fork putting food onto it, you raised it to your mouth and chewed it, you looked up to your dad he instantly realised soemthing was wrong and excused both of you. 
As soon as you got into the hall you ran for the closest bin and spat out your food, you gasped for air before catching your breath and settling down a bit. 
Tony rushed up behind you, rubbing his hand up and down your back, you stood up looking up at your dad. 

y/n:" I- I can-can't b-"
He moved to grip your shoulders 
T:" It's okay, I've been there. Let's take some big breathes for me"
He breathed in and out with you until your breathing was calmed. 
T:" Can you tell me what happened in there? Because I've noticed thats not the first time you've had a problem swallowing your food" 
You just shook your head 
y/n:" I don't know what's wrong, I just - some foods make me feel like I'm going to choke or the texture makes me want to throw up"
T:" Alright, I'll look into it tonight to see what I can do. For now do you think you can go back in there?"
y/n:" I don't want to eat that though" 
T:" Is there soemthign you would prefer to eat?" 
You just shook your head, not in the mood to eat anymore and still feeling quite ill. 
T:" Alright kiddo, we'll take away your plate and I'll get you a colouring in book"
You smiled and nodded 

You walked back in and he spoke to some of his staff letting them know what to do. 
You guys sat back down and Tony poured you a drink of water 
T:" Could you try and drink that for me?" 
You nodded and stole the straw out of the drink he had not yet touched
T:" Of course"
He rolled his eyes chuckling at you as you stuck your stolen straw into your water and taking a sip. 

The night continued and you'd coloured in 2 of your pictures and were onto your 3rd
T:" You can go to bed now if you want sweetheart"
y/n:" Will you come give me goodnights?"
T:" Yep, I'll be up in about 20 minutes kiddo" 
You got up and went to your room, getting changed and comfy in bed with your stuffies. 
As promised around 20 minutes later your dad came in to say goodnight. 
He opened the door and chuckled
T:" You comfy there kid?" 
You nodded and looked around at all the blankets, pillows and stuffies that surrounded you. 
T:" Well goonight kiddo, I'll wake you up in the morning"
y/n:" Nigh' night dad" 
He turned on the landing light and closed your door. 

Tony walked to his room and made JARVIS pull up everything on eating disorders like you'd explained and stayed up till the early hours of the morning reading page after page on the condition, then going onto reading blogs on people who had suffered with it and how to help you. 

When 10 am came around Tony had had about 5 hours sleep, he came to your room and woke you up as promised. 
You got up and dressed, going to the bathroom and brushing your teeth, you went downstairs and met your dad in the kitchen. 
T:" Good morning sweetie" 
y/n:" Morning dad" 
You sat down at the kitchen bar as Tony took a seat at the other side. 
T:" Alright, I want to talk to you about a few things.."
He picked up two pieces of paper and held out a pack of coloured pens. 
T:" Take two different pens... Okay well I looked up something last night and one way I think that would help both you and me would be if you wrote down yes and no foods. So in one of the colours I want you to write foods that are 100% no and in the other colour you've got yes - or safe foods. Then I can help you feel more comfortable by not giving you those foods"
y/n:" Okay, I can do that" 
T:" Cool, and remember kiddo, you can changed this at anytime, cross out things or add things as you please"
He got up off where he was leaning over the table and made you the same breakfast he made you every morning. 

He placed it down infront of you, you glanced at it but continued to write your foods
T:" Sweetheart, can you stop and eat for a minute?" 
You looked up at your dad and shook your head before looking back down and continuing writing. 
He let out a quick sigh 
T:" C'mon kiddo" 
You put down your pens and started to eat with a grumpy face, which caused your dad to let out a laugh. 

Throughout the day you would run into the kitchen to write something onto one of the lists as you thought of another food by tea time you had lodes on the lists. 
Tony walked into the kitchen and looked at you sat at the kitchen bar writing another food on a list, he squinted his eyes looking at the third list you were writing 
T:" What's this one for darling?" 
You looked up at him, bouncing on your stool slightly as you swung your feet under your chair, you smiled - proud of yourself for coming up with this 
y/n:" The foods I want to try"
T:" Oh, alright kiddo, you let me know when you feel like you want to try something and we'll give it a go together, okay?" 
You nodded your head excitedly 

He took the sheet and put it on the fridge with a magnet like he had done with the other 2, he looked over the 'safe food' list and pointed at a food
T:" This alright for tonight?" 
You looked to the food he was pointing at 
y/n:" Yep" 
He turned around and got to making the food, once it was done he placed everything on the table and sat down with you 
He started eating but soon realised your hesitance 
T:" Is everything alright kiddo?" 
y/n:" Umm, yes?" 

T:" Would you like me to cut your pieces smaller?" 
You nodded your head 
T:" Alright kiddo"
He leant over the table and pulled your plate towards him, he cut up the food smaller and put a scoop full of it onto your fork for you before passing you that plate back. 
When you picked up your fork your dad said
T:" Alright we're going to take a bite in 3...2...1..."
He took a bite himself and watched you take a bite and chew 
T:" You're okay, I'm right here"

He reassured you through the meal and calmed you at the end letting you pick out your favourite move to distract you. 

A/N: I don't really know where I ended up with this one I sorta lost my original plot half way through. 

I hope this is okay, let me know 

I'm going away next week from Monday and I'll be back Thursady night so there won't be any updates until after then, I hope that's alright 

You can still dm me if there is any requests or problems I just won't be writing because I'm sharing the room with my little brother and no one in my family knows I write x

xxx