starkravinghazelnuts:

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starkravinghazelnuts:

okay someone on reddit said it was interesting tony’s mark 50 helmet has the gold sweeping along the temples 

because like

that gold sweeping design? kinda looks like the wings on steve’s helmet 

and i am now emotionally compromised because of this

Best part? Tony’s probably not even aware of it. Let’s assume the nanites are cybernetically connected to him, because how else could they morph into what Tony wanted without a built-in AI? That means the nanites are able to detect feelings that Tony doesn’t necessarily want to talk or even think about. It could explain why they formed that helmet design, because the nanites could detect, by Tony’s heart rate and chemical composition, the source image still brought him deep-seated comfort, beneath all of that tempestuous rage.

That’s such a great point; I hadn’t even thought about it being a totally subconscious act. @nebzula had the same observation too

This goes hand-in-hand with Tony’s new suit having so many shields. Before, Tony never had to carry a shield, because he always had Steve to guard his back. But now he has to shield himself, because Steve’s not there.