A hundred times word. Can I quote some of this in the Steve/Tony ship manifesto (http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/154105.html)?
A lot of people seem to have Tony mixed up with Bruce Wayne. Bruce thinks of his random sexual encounters as disposable. Tony is a fundamentally lonely person who has relatively few methods of connecting with people: he has employees, fellow superheroes, and people he sleeps with. Every time Tony meets someone he likes, he either hits on them or tries to hire them.
Also, Tony craves affection, and sex provides him with at least the illusion of it. He doesn't value himself, but sex is one way for him to feel like others value him.
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A lot of people seem to have Tony mixed up with Bruce Wayne. Bruce thinks of his random sexual encounters as disposable. Tony is a fundamentally lonely person who has relatively few methods of connecting with people: he has employees, fellow superheroes, and people he sleeps with. Every time Tony meets someone he likes, he either hits on them or tries to hire them.
Also, Tony craves affection, and sex provides him with at least the illusion of it. He doesn't value himself, but sex is one way for him to feel like others value him.