you can love him, but you can’t keep him Requested by anonymous.

Things that kill me about this scene:

* The way Tony glances back at Nebula as she hands him off to Steve. He doesn’t forget her as soon as he’s back on Earth. * Steve is the first person to reach the ship. Captain Marvel lands the ship, and Steve just books it across the Compound grounds. * That first glance from Tony at Steve, and you can practically see him thinking, “You’re alive. Steve.” Until that moment, Tony didn’t know if Steve had survived the Decimation. * This is the first time since Siberia that either Steve or Tony have touched each other; this is the first time since Siberia that they’ve been together in the same place. Remember, Steve thought Tony was dead, hence the “Earth just lost her best defender” line in Infinity War. And yet the first words out of Tony’s mouth are, “Couldn’t stop him.” The subject of the sentence could be a silent “I” or a silent “We,” but knowing Tony, it’s an “I.” Regardless, Steve answers by saying, “Neither could I.” 

Two warriors who fought valiantly but couldn’t win, and though neither one fought Thanos and his army alone, their first instinct with each other is to shoulder the responsibility for the loss alone. * “I lost the kid,” Tony says, and it’s a pained confession. They fought a war, and now they’re sharing stories and checking each other over for metaphorical injuries. “Tony, we lost,” Steve replies, and he’s trying, in his own fumbling way, to comfort Tony. Steve can summon the right words for a rousing speech when their team needs it but put him in front of Tony Stark, who he loves, and who he hurt—yes, they hurt each other, badly—and there are no speeches left in him. Just “Tony, we lost.” Underneath that is the silent echo of “It’s not your fault, and you’re not alone. We did what we could and we all lost.” * These men are terrible at discussing their feelings with each other, but I firmly believe there’s a silent litany of “You’re alive. I missed you. I’m sorry. I missed you so much” that both of them are saying with their eyes. Because of the camera angles, you can’t see Steve’s eyes as well, but Tony’s are definitely glassy with unshed tears. * These people are having one conversation with their mouths and yet another with their eyes. * The last GIF. Ah, the last GIF. Pepper and Tony hug and what does Steve do? Does he politely look away while they have their reunion? Nope, not Steve Rogers. He furrows his brow, clenches his jaw, swallows, and stares. Why? Because a) he’s worried about Tony, who looks like he’s been through hell, and b) he wants that hug for himself. He’s the kid on the outside, pressed up against the glass, staring through the shop window at the thing he wants and cannot have. 

Steve I’m pining like a motherfucker Rogers, ladies and gentlemen. Marcel, you coward, where is my SteveTony hug?

@tonystarkbingo 

Card Number: 3115 Participant's Name: only_more_love Title: Skein Square Filled: S1: Secret Hobby Ship: n/a Rating: G Major Tags: n/a Summary: Tony loves to knit. Warnings: none Word Count: n/a

Does it ever torment you that Tony actually sways toward Steve here, and if Steve had realized that Tony would welcome it, and if Pepper hadn’t run up just then, maybe, just maybe, Steve would have hugged Tony? Can you picture that hug where they both close their eyes and sag against each other in sweet relief, and Steve’s worried about how frail Tony feels in his arms, and Tony just revels in how warm and solid Steve is as Steve takes his weight?

Just wondering.

[fanmix] let it bleed

For @stevetonygames​​ prompt “Break Up,” for Team Angst. Listen on Spotify. || AO3 link

Scared to Be Lonely - Grace Grundy

Please Stay - Francois Klark

I Can’t Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

The Last Time - The Script

I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

Used to Love - Martin Garrix, Dean Lewis

EveryTime I Hear That Song - Brandi Carlile

Yours - Jake Scott

Impossible - James Arthur

Hurts Like Hell - Fleurie

scared to be lonely - grace grundy Is it just our bodies? Are we both losing our minds? Is the only reason you're holding me tonight' Cause we're scared to be lonely? Do we need somebody Just to feel like we're alright? please stay - francois klark

Please stay, don't go Please stay, don't go Please stay, don't go I can't fall asleep without the shape of you that I fit into i can’t make you love me - bonnie raitt

I'll close my eyes, then I won't see The love you don't feel when you're holding me  Morning will come and I'll do what's right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight

the last time - the script

You've practiced leaving many times before But I guess you'll get it right today Leaving that ring I gave you in the drawer But you're taking every single part of me i will always love you - whitney houston Bittersweet memories That is all I'm taking with me So, goodbye Please, don't cry We both know I'm not what you, you need And I will always love you used to love - martin garrix and dean lewis

But I can't escape, you're still in my head I'm running from, I'm running from the emptiness We can't go back to the way that we used to love every time i hear that song - brandi carlile By the way, I forgive you I never will, never will forget you For giving me what I've found 'Cause without you around I've been doing just fine Except for any time I hear that song yours - jake scott I moved on like I needed But I kept you like a secret Always wonder what it could have been Didn't want to have questions Had to let it live to let it die impossible - james arthur Write it on the skyline All we had is gone now Tell them I was happy And my heart is broken All my scars are open Tell them all I hoped would be impossible hurts like hell - fleurie I loved, and I loved and I lost you I loved, and I loved and I lost you I loved, and I loved and I lost you And it hurts like hell

For the lovely @ishipallthings​. insp. x

Sun’s Out, Guns Out

@tonystarkbingo​

Card Number: 3115 Participant's Name: only_more_love Title: Sun’s Out, Guns Out Square Filled: S2: Thanos Ship: n/a Rating: G Major Tags: n/a Summary: Even supervillains need time to unwind. Warnings: I’m really, truly sorry for inflicting this on you. Word Count: n/a

↳ IRON MAN 2 (2010)
dir. Jon Favreau

This is what Steve looks like when confronted with Tony’s pain.

This is a Steve Rogers and Tony Stark appreciation blog.

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I’m never getting over this. Just look at Tony, Nat, and Bruce sprawled out next to each other. It’s giving me Scooby Gang in the Sunnydale High library feels.

The face of a person who’s thinking, “That’s my man.”

New timeline? Same timeline? Who knows?

All I know is, in some timeline, Tony’s alive and in his workshop, riding Steve’s face. Lovingly.

Do you ever think about the fact that Tony ripped the nanite housing—the literal heart of the Iron Man suit—off his chest and handed it to Steve?