[poetry] a tribute to AA!SteveTony

you know no better love than
the warmth of his arms;
his faith, carved into your ribs
in the form of your name.

in your artifice, playing at confidence
that was born from illusory foundations
he built you up, stacked love and belief
in the hollows where your father’s love
should have been.

at your false zenith, where you go too far
in playing pretend at greatness,
he breaks you down, takes you apart
to remind you that you are more than this.

you are not a mask. you are not a machine,
not a thing to be used, not a performer
in a play where strength must be proven
in order to gain worth in the eyes of the world.

you are:
a brain always at work,
hands made to build,
and a heart full of love.

you are you,
and you are loved, just as you are.

you find love in his eyes, his smile, and his faith that you will catch him in every fall || jG

This one was posted on tumblr, but I guess since this is a personal + fandom blog instead of the gallery that tumblr seems to be, I'll expound on the entirety of this. Given the title I wrote, this is a tribute to the wonderful, pure and good relationship between Steve and Tony in Avengers Assemble. With regards to "faith carved into his ribs as his name", it's mostly just a shout-out to the way Steve told Tony at one of his low points that "You're Tony Stark." That's it. He's Tony Stark- of course he can handle this!

Playing at confidence and false zenith is me calling Tony out on his shit (hahaha) whenever he tries too hard to prove himself to others. When he went after Hammer just because he was challenged, when he whined about not being able to use his tech in the Savage Lands-- Steve reminded him that he didn't need to be anything but himself. He's a genius, he doesn't need to try so hard to prove that to anyone. He can just be.

Obviously, the "catch him in every fall" is a wink at the trust fall line. And every hug and fly that's ever happened. (hahaha I love these two so much ;;;;)