If Tony looks like he could benefit from alleviating some weight from the bruised side of his ribs, Steve would wrap Tony’s arm around his shoulders again, just to give him something to lean on as they make their way to the elevator. But if he looks like he’d rather manage on his own, Steve will stay alongside him as Tonys walk on his own for the rest of the distance — they’ve certainly seen worse than this, and they don’t have a long way to go. GREEN is only one floor down.
In the elevator, what Tony says makes sense, especially since Steve’s seen firsthand how much Tony likes to throw himself into his work. And it's not like Steve could ever forget that Stark Industries built its empire on weapons manufacturing. But Tony had gone through so much, and what Steve knew about Afghanistan he’d read from a file or saw in the footage Fury gave him as background. By the time Steve actually woke up from the ice and was recruited into the Avengers — by the time he actually met Tony for the first time — Stark Industries had already changed. To Steve, it’s focus on renewable energy and countless other projects were the norm.
But right, weapons. Tony had grown up designing and selling weapons, and of course he’d learned how to shoot.
“Not everyone who learns how to shoot could’ve done what you did back there,” he says gently, because the elevator opens again, and he starts to guide Tony out. The door to his apartment is just down the hall. Steve knows he’s got two first-aid packs stored away, and he’s already making plans to get one out as soon as he can get Tony through the door and seated on his couch.
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In the elevator, what Tony says makes sense, especially since Steve’s seen firsthand how much Tony likes to throw himself into his work. And it's not like Steve could ever forget that Stark Industries built its empire on weapons manufacturing. But Tony had gone through so much, and what Steve knew about Afghanistan he’d read from a file or saw in the footage Fury gave him as background. By the time Steve actually woke up from the ice and was recruited into the Avengers — by the time he actually met Tony for the first time — Stark Industries had already changed. To Steve, it’s focus on renewable energy and countless other projects were the norm.
But right, weapons. Tony had grown up designing and selling weapons, and of course he’d learned how to shoot.
“Not everyone who learns how to shoot could’ve done what you did back there,” he says gently, because the elevator opens again, and he starts to guide Tony out. The door to his apartment is just down the hall. Steve knows he’s got two first-aid packs stored away, and he’s already making plans to get one out as soon as he can get Tony through the door and seated on his couch.