A former retail worker has gone viral on social media this week after speaking about the positive experience they had while meeting actor Robert Downey Jr.
The story began when TikTok user @missbeifong took the platform earlier this week to ask her fellow TikToker to share some pleasant experiences they've had with celebrities in the past.
Her post quickly picked up a lot of traction, accruing over 62,000 likes and a further 2,000 comments from other TikTok users.
However, a man named Zak Hayden responded to the request for positive celebrity encounters by recounting an anecdote of his own, in a video which he captioned: "This story will be on my tombstone."
In the video in question, Hayden claims that the Iron Man actor visited the high-end fashion store he was working in to buy Christmas gifts prior to the pandemic.
As Downey Jr. entered the store, a polite Hayden complemented the actor's jacket.
Then, upon leaving the store, the 55-year-old star kindly took off his coat and gifted it to Hayden - completely free of charge.
Hayden even held up the article of clothing to the camera and stated proudly: "And this is it, and I have Robert Daddy Jr.’s jacket. I have Iron Man’s jacket, I feel like Peter Parker!"
Suffice it to say, but a number of other TikTok users were suitably (pun unintended) impressed by Hayden's story, and his video now boasts over one million views and more than 5,000 comments as of the time of writing.
For instance, one person wrote: "I want a gift from Robert Daddy JR. i'm so jealous. [sic]"
A second person wrote: "The best thing is that one simple thing someone else did made your day. What you don't know is that it probably made his too. [sic]"
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: "He does indeed have the best celebrity story you'll ever hear in your entire life. [sic]"
Another person chimed in: "I didn't think I could love RDJ more [...] this is amazing. [sic]"
Meanwhile, another person wrote: "I would be sooo torn between never taking it off and putting it in a shadow box shrine to display to the world. [sic]"
Finally, someone else wrote: "Quick question... can you 'iron' that jacket?" in a reference to the actor's role as Marvel character, "Iron Man" Tony Stark.
I guess it's moments like this that prove that sometimes the people cast as superheroes can be every bit as heroic as the people they play, huh?