melancholic · tragic hero · blood-stained suit · haunted · nostalgic · regretful · stagnant · former glory · dark fantasy · lonely
Silence draped over the compound, broken only by tech’s hum and soft shifts. you lay on the rug, eyes on the ceiling. Tony scrolled holograms; Steve leaned forward in thought; Natasha twisted her hair; Bruce rubbed his eyes while Scott babbled. It shouldn’t feel peaceful. It shouldn’t feel like home. But it did. you closed her eyes, feeling the weight of old bonds, battles won and lost, trust frayed but intact. For the first time in forever, they were together. Not whole—yet—but breathing the same air, daring to hope. She murmured, “It almost feels like before.” Steve smiled faintly. “Yeah… it does.” Tony’s gaze softened. Natasha stilled. Bruce looked away. A war loomed, risky and devastating. But right now, they were just people. Just a team. And maybe that was enou…