Every family has demons, but none of them seem to scream as loudly as they do in the Stark family.
Tony Stark is known for many things; a father being one of them. Before he was Iron Man, before he was the CEO of Stark Industries, before he was...
shoot to thrill, play to kill too many women with too many pills shoot to thrill, play to kill i got my gun ready, gonna fire at will shoot to thrill ─── ac/dc
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stark expo, new york april 22, 2011
Our plane quickly lands near the big arena and we are ushered backstage where I can see Dad among the bright lights. Pepper splits off to talk to some of the workers about something Dad wanted while I merely watch as Dad gets going. I stand with one arm crossed over my chest and the other using it for support so I can rest my chin on my knuckles. The crowd outside is beyond wild and "Shoot To Thrill" has become the sound of my heartbeat.
"Miss Stark, how is the lighting?" the lighting manager asks from behind me.
"Bring it down a little more, Florence, please. My father thinks it's more dramatic that way," I tell the plump woman with a smile before looking back to the stage.
A large screen is behind the stage with an American flag looking like it's waving in the wind. Fireworks still erupt from above us. The audience chants his name. I roll my eyes at the sight of the scantily dressed dancing girls crowd around him as the song comes to an end. The girls march off the stage and I resist the urge to scowl at them as they pass by.
Dad starts clapping his hands a little, "Oh, it's good to be back," he turns around and points at himself, "You missed me?"
Some wacko in the crowd yells, "Blow something up!"
"I missed you too," Dad points at the wacko, "Blow something up? I already did that."
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Well, he's not wrong.
He grows more serious, "I'm not saying that the world is enjoying its longest period of uninterrupted peace in years because of me," the audience cheers and I roll my eyes again, "I'm not saying that from the ashes of captivity, never has a greater phoenix metaphor been personified in human history," he bows his head in recognition of himself.
