@dont-do-anything-i-would-do
From the moment everyone had come through the portals to now, Steve had been fighting to keep everyone safe. Bucky, Sam, Wanda⦠Clint⦠Peter⦠Especially Tony. He knew theyād made their peace with one another, but he didnāt know if the man truly understand exactly how much Steve loved him, how much he would do, how far he would goā¦
Steve got to Scottās van just as it was blown up and he caught the gauntlet as it was knocked away from the group surrounding the van. Thanos was on him a moment later, wrestling it from his grasp but Steve was smart. Heād been quick. And heād grabbed the gauntlet from the compound when it had blown up earlier. He had seen Tony and Bruce working on it and knew what it was capable of doing. As Thanos put it on, the gauntlet wrapped around Steveās hand, summoning the stones without Thanos seeing it.
Thanos snapped⦠and nothing happened. The entire battlefield was quiet until a sharp gasp sounded and every single eye turned to see Steve Rogers, barely standing, looking a bit dazed at the power from the stones. Thanos looked at him in shock.
āHowā¦ā the villain growled angrily.
Steveās gaze slid towards Tony once more. āWhatever it takes,ā he said, just before he snapped his own fingers.
A blinding light surrounded him and he could feel pain lance through him as the power of all the stones were wielded to end Thanosā war against humanity. For a moment, Steve thought heād vanished himself, but his eyes cleared and he saw Thanos and his army disappearing in clouds of ash and smoke. He let out a choked sound as his legs finally gave out and he dropped to his knees, fighting to stay conscious and breathe as much as he could.
Steve leaned against him, eyes closing slightly as he did so. The press of Tonyās hand rubbing along his back was perfect. āYouāre perfect to me⦠youāre all I need. And I am just happy to have you here with me.ā He sighed softly. āHow long have you had this place?ā
Tony smiled softly when he heard the other and he took a very deep breath just relaxing in the seat. "I had this not long after I came back from the blip, from the snap, from whatever you wanted to call it. Gave me time to just...enjoy the peace and quiet, to just...be..."














