scifigrl47:

Let’s clarify something.

Tony gave him that suit. He just did it in a way that Rhodey wouldn’t ask questions.

Let’s look at the situation. Rhodey suspects something’s wrong. Rhodey helps him replace one of the cores, sees the damage, spots the ‘high tech crossword puzzle’ on Tony’s neck. Rhodey is suspicious at this point, and he’s observant and used to Tony’s tricks.

But he also has a bit of a blind spot when it comes to Tony making poor choices and ‘wasting his potential.’ For whatever reason (and I could take some guesses that it has something to do with Rhodey constantly and consistantly having to prove himself and be better than everyone around him because of his race and the fact that racism is still an institutionalized issue in this world) most of his clashes with Tony have been about the fact that Tony is acting like an immature and irresponsible ass.

Rhodey’s got a bit of a button there, and Tony can push it without even trying. When he IS trying? Well, that’s another thing entirely.

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