tony’s relationship with steve had always been complicated. it went back before the two ever met, when steve was, for all intents and purposes, dead at the bottom of the ocean. was it fair for him to hold things against him when he had nothing to do with the grudges tony held? no. did fair ever stop tony? no. actually knowing him only made it all the more complicated. but that was how friendship was, so he was told. as much as tony was still upset with him, he knew that it would do no good, especially now. if he could keep his emotions at bay to defeat thanos, he figured he could do the same now. “what’s your working theory for this place? mine was bizarre afterlife, but with you here, i think it’s safe to say that can’t be it,” he said as he approached the other, keeping his tone light despite the circumstances.