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Red, of course. Hot rod red. Because Tony liked flashy. Tony didflashy (in more than one arena, thank you very much). Gold, because it went well with red. He’d considered black for a few seconds, dismissed it. Too Goth. And Tony Stark wasn’t a Goth (not since he was around twelve, and listening to heavy metal because Pre-Teen Boy).
But red and gold, those were colors that went well together. That impressed. That conveyed…solidity. Tony had seen school crests and team colors in red and gold. But definitely provided flash. And Tony liked flash. He really liked it, a lot.