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cap_ironman2008-02-24 04:37 pm
crimsonquills.livejournal.com) wrote in cap_ironman2008-02-24 04:37 pm
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discussion post: could they retire? would they?
Between the fact that I'm very much a happily-ever-after type of reader and writer and the fact that I find older (and by older I mean in their 50's) men hot, I've found myself frequently wondering how life would work out for Steve and Tony as they grow older. Which inevitably begs the question:
Could these two men ever actually retire from superheroing?
Eventually--even if the actual time is delayed by moderate healing factors--they are both inevitably going to get too old to do this stuff. They'll start slowing down, they won't heal as well or as quickly, they won't be able to maintain as much muscle mass...it's the natural progress of age for two guys who, despite their bizarre histories, are still human. Experience will make up the gap for awhile, but eventually they'll get to a point where it'll be retire or choose to die in the saddle, so to speak.
So, would they retire? Either of them? What would it take for them to actually give up "active duty" and take on a purely mentorship/advisory role? ('Cause you know that even if they left active duty, they'd never get out of the game 100%.)
I have a scenario in my head that I'm rather fond of, though I don't know how "realistic" it is. *g* Basically, the new breed of Avengers--to whom Steve and Tony are very much mentor/parent types--realize that Steve and Tony really are getting too old for this game and that they're going to get themselves killed if they don't take a step back. But the newer, young Avengers also realize that neither Steve nor Tony will ever take that step back for their own sake.
So they cook up a plan: Tell Steve that they're very worried about Tony, blah blah blah, but they know he'd never even consider retiring if anyone suggested it to him. But if Steve were to tell Tony that he, Steve is retiring, and that he's feeling kind of odd about it, and they've done everything together for decades, and would Tony consider coming with him, just to, you know, keep him company? Then maybe Tony would actually do it. And, of course, Steve has been worrying about Tony, too, and Steve realizes that he is getting older and maybe he does only have a couple of years left in him, and if he has to give up a couple of years to keep Tony safe, well, that's worth it, right?
And then they live happily ever after. *g*
Could these two men ever actually retire from superheroing?
Eventually--even if the actual time is delayed by moderate healing factors--they are both inevitably going to get too old to do this stuff. They'll start slowing down, they won't heal as well or as quickly, they won't be able to maintain as much muscle mass...it's the natural progress of age for two guys who, despite their bizarre histories, are still human. Experience will make up the gap for awhile, but eventually they'll get to a point where it'll be retire or choose to die in the saddle, so to speak.
So, would they retire? Either of them? What would it take for them to actually give up "active duty" and take on a purely mentorship/advisory role? ('Cause you know that even if they left active duty, they'd never get out of the game 100%.)
I have a scenario in my head that I'm rather fond of, though I don't know how "realistic" it is. *g* Basically, the new breed of Avengers--to whom Steve and Tony are very much mentor/parent types--realize that Steve and Tony really are getting too old for this game and that they're going to get themselves killed if they don't take a step back. But the newer, young Avengers also realize that neither Steve nor Tony will ever take that step back for their own sake.
So they cook up a plan: Tell Steve that they're very worried about Tony, blah blah blah, but they know he'd never even consider retiring if anyone suggested it to him. But if Steve were to tell Tony that he, Steve is retiring, and that he's feeling kind of odd about it, and they've done everything together for decades, and would Tony consider coming with him, just to, you know, keep him company? Then maybe Tony would actually do it. And, of course, Steve has been worrying about Tony, too, and Steve realizes that he is getting older and maybe he does only have a couple of years left in him, and if he has to give up a couple of years to keep Tony safe, well, that's worth it, right?
And then they live happily ever after. *g*
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*grins* Except I bet by the time Steve and Tony can bring themselves to retire for real, they'll have trained a couple of generations of superheroes! So in theory there will be a couple ranks of really experienced superheroes between them and the really new folks who need occasional rescues.
Although it would be funny if they did have to save and the day and one of the new, young Avenger is all, "OMG, we just had to have our asses saved by a pair of sixty-year-olds! I'm going to die of shame!"
At least they're sixty year old legends, right? *g* (Assuming they aren't even older when they retire; healing factors could keep them going quite a while!)
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LOL, I bet it'd be like they just got their party crashed by their parents. "DAD! You're embarassing us! Go home~!"
At least with a few generations under his belt, Steve would finally have a more obvious reason to be out of touch with the new fads and the 'young people', right? XD!
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That's perfect! Especially if Cassie is there.
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*laughs* And by then Tony has not only gotten old enough, but had some of Steve's habits rub off on him enough, that he's started to do it, too. "Hmm. When I started the Avengers..." And the youngsters all exchange glances and roll their eyes. *g*
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*almost spits tooth paste all over* I really shouldn't read this while brushing my teeth! *will giggle once mouth is free once more*
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