steve: [brings up “we” seven times in a conversation making direct eye contact with only tony] tony: well the three of us –– steve: AND BY WE I MEAN YOU AND ME
i wanted to shitpost more about how much steve projects his relationship with tony onto the current status of the avengers as a team but being on a team with tony, being an avenger with him and fighting at his side, has literally been his definition of home for over a decade. it’s the thing he comes back to when everything is said and done, when the battles are over and the wars have been won or lost.
every time tony’s tried to leave the team or suggested disbanding it or tries to convince him that they shouldn’t reassemble, you can see how personally steve takes it because it’s such a huge part of their relationship and who they are to each other. their best moments together have been as active members in the avengers roster, and their worst arguably when one or both of them weren’t. sure, there have been other lineups and co-leaders and teams that have worked successfully, but it’s not the same. tony and steve have always been their happiest as avengers, as co-leaders.
for steve, re-assembling the avengers with tony, rebuilding the avengers and bringing it all back together, is how he gets to come home.
steve: we need to get the avengers back together tony: here’s a list of 20 people smarter, braver, more qualified, experienced, worthy and deserving of being on the team with you steve: babe. we talked about this. steve: also that wasn’t a question, i was just letting you know we’re doing this, the avengers need you and i love you. see you at the team meeting
the only thing more beautiful than seeing tony and steve together again is tony holding out against the idea of assembling again right till the very last second when steve says the iconic battlecry because god knows steve rogers saying ‘avengers assemble’ isn’t one of tony’s favourite sounds in the world
everyone’s tags were all soft and happy about them being back together again in 616 and then we have
I was watching The Little Mermaid the other day and was like, haha imagine an identity porn AU where Tony saves Steve in his IM armor, but is later hit with a spell that doesn’t allow any verbal/written/etc communication so he’s just flailing around trying to break this spell. MEANWHILE Steve is [conflicted] because he’s like ~oh man this guy sure is cute but I’m also in love with my knight in iron armor SIGHS~
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