[Shikamaru says nothing, watching with an expression that's trying to be unbothered; blank. Trying and failing. Hurt and disbelieving, he's not as apt at hiding his emotions in this universe, without the emotional training ninja go through to fall back on. He's just gotten a little better at it over the years.
Tony's excuse is, and probably would sound reasonable if it weren't for how he heard the news himself. A phone call. Not from dad, but aunt Nel.
He doesn't know that most of the people at the Stark dinner that night weren't actually invited, is the problem. Was he purposefully shunned? No. Even misunderstanding the situation, as as much as his dad annoys him, he doesn't think he'd go out of his way to do something that irritating.
It's just the same situation as it's always been. Until he got married three months ago, Shikamaru doesn't think he's been more than an afterthought in life to anyone but his mother.]
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Tony's excuse is, and probably would sound reasonable if it weren't for how he heard the news himself. A phone call. Not from dad, but aunt Nel.
He doesn't know that most of the people at the Stark dinner that night weren't actually invited, is the problem. Was he purposefully shunned? No. Even misunderstanding the situation, as as much as his dad annoys him, he doesn't think he'd go out of his way to do something that irritating.
It's just the same situation as it's always been. Until he got married three months ago, Shikamaru doesn't think he's been more than an afterthought in life to anyone but his mother.]