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[definingfuture]

[Tony would have run from a lot more things if he could get away with it. Luckily he's learned to adapt over the years, but that urge never really goes away. He gives Bucky a dry smile when the other hero says Steve has had enough space. Tony wouldn't have lasted this long if his friends didn't act the same way with him, pulling him out of his head when he needed it most.]

It's not his fault. It's the magic.

[He knows it's not logical. He knows how guilt can eat at people. But Tony is stubborn in his own way too.]

[anotheroldsoldier]

And I was brainwashed. Still feels bad when you know it was your hands that did it. [Unfortunately he has a lot of experience here. Bucky has worked through a lot since Steve first used the Cosmic Cube on him, but he still wakes up in a cold sweat some nights, remembering and feeling guilty.]

Hopping on that train won't be productive. You know how he is. Thinks he's responsible for the whole damn world sometimes.

[definingfuture]

Yeah, I know. No one is as stubborn as Steve Rogers.

[Apparently he tried to be and that turned out to be a complete disaster. Tony knows himself well enough to know he had to have a good reason, a good justification for it, but he is also practical enough to see the reality of results and accept what it means. There's no good way to push Steve.]

We'll just have to keep him busy, then. How are you feeling? With the changes, I mean.

[anotheroldsoldier]

Not a damn soul. I've never met someone as hard-headed as he can be. [For all his words, though, Tony can probably feel just how much affection there is behind them. They're family, always have been, ever since the war.

There's a moment of hesitation when Tony asks about how he's feeling. That's a much trickier subject, always is. He drags a hand through his hair.] Not fantastic, now that I got a better idea of what's going to happen. I'm startin' to feel some changes in my arm, the hairs are gettin' thicker, and I can feel the vibrations in the floor every time you two get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night.