Tony can still remember Peter slipping through his fingers, his skin turning to ashes carried away by the wind. He vividly remembered Peter's voice breaking, begging to stay, his fear-stricken eyes engrained in Tony's mind. For a whole year, the dead teenager was the only reason why Tony wakes up everyday with a purpose. He drowns himself in his lab day and night, desperate to find ways to bring him back. A year passed and Tony was nowhere close to a single solution. His determination slowly faded into despair and eventually, Tony finally forces himself to face reality, choosing a quiet life and to start a family with Pepper. Peter was gone and Tony accepted it. Until one day, an unexpected visit made Tony realised that the spark of hope had never truly left.