FULL NAME: Maria Collins Carbonell-Stark
NICKNAME: Maria, Missus Stark, Miss Carbonell, Mar, Ria
DATE OF BIRTH: April 28, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH: Milan, Italy
CURRENT LOCATION: [ REDACTED ]
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Blue
HEIGHT: 5'5"
WEIGHT: 126 lbs
PIERCING(S): Ears
STATUS;
ALIVE: Yes
SMOKE: Yes
DRINK: Yes
DRUGS: No
PAULINE BURLET: 12-25 y/o
MARION COTILLARD: 26-44 y/o
MONICA BELLUCCI: 45+
Born to parents Roberto and Valentina Carbonell April 28, 1936, Maria grew up a calm and somewhat sheltered life. Her parents owned and ran a small vineyard that sold to the local townspeople, and the young woman was set to take over once married. Finishing school in 1954, her focus became the family vineyard and helping out her family in any way she could.
It wasn’t until she met Howard Stark at the age of seventeen when the charming man was on business in her hometown of Milan, Italy ( depending on the verse, she could have been in America instead ). Taking a liking to him quickly and easily, Maria left with him to go to the States, getting her citizenship in the country and eventually marrying the successful millionaire August 16th, 1963. She was many years younger than him, but she did not mind the age difference, though many believed she was only marrying him for his money; that could not be further from the truth.
On May 29th, 1970, Maria gave birth to their first child, Anthony Edward Stark, after having experienced two miscarriages. It was a miracle, really, and Maria doted on the young boy, even through his rebellious stages. However, she made sure to instill in him manners and a high respect for women, despite his eventual womanizing ways. With that said, he's never once looked down on a woman or insulted one, something Maria is proud of.
And then, December 16th, 1991, the whole world seemed to end, and quite literally for Maria. The assassination had been carried out by one of Hydra's best, James "Bucky" Barnes, and though the man made sure to end Howard's life, the Italian belle held on to just enough of her own, even though Bucky had nearly seen to it that her last breath was taken; he simply let go too soon. Knowing of SHIELD and Howard’s involvement by now, though, those that could still be trusted were able to locate and save her just before she crossed over permanently. Performing multiple emergency surgeries to save Maria, including injecting her with Kree blood/DNA, they eventually were able to, but not without odd side effects. The woman’s aging had been thrown off in the process, Maria now resembling her roughly thirty-six year old self. At this point, with only few SHIELD personnel knowing of the Hydra contamination within the organization, they knew they had to hide her from the public eye and anyone else’s eye, putting her in a safe house and forbidding her to contact anyone she’d once known.
It was hard and still is to this day, but Maria has gotten by for over two decades, keeping tabs on her son through SHIELD and through the media. However, she’s quickly growing tired of listening to SHIELD and is still being put under surveillance by SHIELD’s most trusted, even after the group’s fall. It’s only a matter of time before she defies their orders and reunites with Tony. She can only hope he doesn’t hate her for what she’s done to him. Maria would hate herself if she were in his place, but she doesn’t lose hope. No, not yet.
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EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS WAS DESPERATE, born from a vicious argument and Howard is no fool, he knows this doesn’t change the fact she’s angry at him for the things he’s been doing l a t e l y. FOR NEGLECTING HER. He will try over the next few days, take her out for fancy dinners, buy her gifts because that’s his way of apologizing and she probably knows that off by heart now but they both know it won’t last, that at some point they will END UP BACK HERE, FIGHTING. Or he will lash out when he’s drunk, like he has so many times. TONIGHT HE HIT HER WHEN HE WAS MOSTLY SOBER, the alcohol barely in his system and he has no excuse for that, except that it’s his job to put her in line, his job as the husband ( the times they were in suggested this. It was the way it had been since Anthony was born. ) AND HE WILL PERHAPS FEEL THE GUILT LATER TONIGHT WHEN HE WAS IN HIS STUDY, but for now he enjoys the moment, ragged breaths, the sounds she was making filling the room, and he e n j o y s them, enjoys that he can still do this to her after all this time. His forehead rests against hers, brown eyes meeting azure ones and there is this lazy smile on his lips, a hand moving to caress her cheek with the gentlest of t o u c h e s. HIS WIFE, HIS MARIA. Even after all this time, he loved her, and he knew she loved him too, that had not changed, it was in fact a love that could n e v e r die. A LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS EVERYTHING. ❝I believe that is you Maria.❞ he takes her compliment but spins it around, for she is the p e r f e c t one, with how much she puts up from him. HE’S IN HIS SEVENTY’S NOW, the age different is as it always has been staggering, and p e r h a p s he had been self conscious about that recently, for he had always been a vain man and he knew he was g e t t i n g older. Maybe that was why he constantly chased women young enough to be his daughter ( grandaughter ) because it m a d e him feel good when they wanted him back. HIS SELF ESTEEM ISSUES WHERE DESTROYING HIS MARRIAGE. ❝I love you Maria..❞ he murmurs, the words as true as they had been the day they had married. He doesn’t pull out yet, he leaves them connected as husband and wife, e n j o y i n g the tranquility of the moment.
the moment is filled with bliss for once, man and wife feeling only love for one another. such a thing is made obvious when howard voices it aloud after assuring the italian that it is she who is perfect. chuckling warmly, maria will lean her head towards his, nose tip brushing over her husband’s in a gentle gesture. ❛ i love you, too… ❜ and she truly does, but a part of her can hardly stand to be around her husband when he lies and cheats, and then DENIES IT. but for now, she pushes such situations aside, a bruise forming on her cheek from him earlier, though still light for how recent he’s hit her. ❛ i do not want us to fall apart, howard. ❜ italian accent is heavy as words are spoken softly, the brunette relieved he hasn’t slid from her heat yet. this may very well be their last moment of happiness together, and maria wants to take it for all it’s worth.
