And of course, Steve refuses to think of it as anything but a ray gun, whether it's laser or lightening, any way .

Of course! And secretly Tony finds that incredibly cute and loves him for it, even if it is technically inaccurate.

Someday, Matt will actually appear in one of our fics, rather than just being a bizarre kind of joke.

I would totally read a fic about him, even if it wasn't a Steve/Tony fic.

Tony can go to other planets and alternate universes, and people will still know him as "That guy who used to make land mines."

It's so true. *shakes head* In fact, I'm pretty sure that has actually happened in canon.