Title:
The Hugging Tutelage (
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Author: Del Rion (delrion.mail (at) gmail.com)
Fandom: Iron Man (MCU)
Timeline: February 14, 1987
Genre: Family, fluff
Rating: K+ / FRC
Characters: Tony Stark, Tony’s bots (DUM-E and U)
Summary: It’s Valentine’s Day on the MIT campus and the bots are about to learn a new lesson from Tony.
Complete. Part of “Genius, AI & Bots” series.
Written for: My card on Cotton Candy Bingo’s round 2 (square: “hugs”)
Warnings: Light references to father-son resentment and dysfunctional family values.
Teaser:
He dropped down to the floor, tapping at the bots to pay attention. The two robots followed him, turning their arms away from the window, peering at him instead.
“They set a poor example,” Tony noted. “Valentine’s Day is a goofy time where everyone’s either over-friendly or over-miserable. No middle-ground.”
The bots tilted their arms, letting out questioning sounds - then rolled around and right back to the window.
Tony sighed. “What, you want dates now, too?”