Oh! This part is just as perfectly measured as it gets. I like the way that victory isn't the end of the story, it's just the short breath of relief before the clean-up begins.
I love the way you turned the canon Tony "It wasn't worth it" moment around on Steve. So painful, but it's so much a part of what makes them a hero. Putting the world ahead of themselves is a hero's job, but putting the world ahead of your colleagues and loved ones is the job of a leader of heroes. Even knowing the price, I can't see that either of them would choose differently...
...that moment rather reminds me of the Discworld series, in which at least two characters observe (separately) that personal's not the same as important (Captain Carrot and Granny Weatherwax, I believe).
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I love the way you turned the canon Tony "It wasn't worth it" moment around on Steve. So painful, but it's so much a part of what makes them a hero. Putting the world ahead of themselves is a hero's job, but putting the world ahead of your colleagues and loved ones is the job of a leader of heroes. Even knowing the price, I can't see that either of them would choose differently...
...that moment rather reminds me of the Discworld series, in which at least two characters observe (separately) that personal's not the same as important (Captain Carrot and Granny Weatherwax, I believe).