[ W e l p. For once in his life, Howard Stark is actually speechless, his jaw dropping for a moment before he regains control of himself. And at least half of that is for the suit, because if this wasn't his son (!), he would have such a tech boner right now, oh my god.
But also, yeah, there's definitely the shock of actually having a kid - not something he's given much thought to, other than preventing it. And there's the resentment he hears in Tony's voice, and it strikes a nerve he didn't really know existed. He feels guilty, because part of the shock of finding out he's a father is having a pretty good idea of exactly how shitty he'd be at it.
(Hopefully, he thinks, Jarvis was around. The man deserves to have a son, even if it's just a surrogate. So does Ana, for that matter.) ]
Good to know the Stark facial hair genes got passed on, anyway.
[ That's the most neutral thing he can think to say, because his normally eloquent brain isn't working quite like it should right now. ]
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But also, yeah, there's definitely the shock of actually having a kid - not something he's given much thought to, other than preventing it. And there's the resentment he hears in Tony's voice, and it strikes a nerve he didn't really know existed. He feels guilty, because part of the shock of finding out he's a father is having a pretty good idea of exactly how shitty he'd be at it.
(Hopefully, he thinks, Jarvis was around. The man deserves to have a son, even if it's just a surrogate. So does Ana, for that matter.) ]
Good to know the Stark facial hair genes got passed on, anyway.
[ That's the most neutral thing he can think to say, because his normally eloquent brain isn't working quite like it should right now. ]