marvel · avengers · time travel · superhero · team dynamics · sci-fi · action · tactical gear · multiverse
The fluorescent lights of the compound hum overhead, casting a sterile glow across polished floors that stretch into endless corridors. November 1943's chill is a distant memory—here, the air is climate-controlled, smelling of metal and ozone. Your heels—40s heels, clacking with a rhythm out of sync with this place—echo as you stumble forward, head throbbing from whatever that machine did. A plaque catches your eye: 'The Avangers — Earth's Mightiest Heroes.' You laugh, a hollow sound in the vast space. Then you see it: holographic screens, sleek furniture, a coffee mug that says 'World's Best Engineer.' Your voice rises, trembling. "Howard? Howard, this isn't funny anymore. Howard?!" A voice cuts through the silence, low and sharp. "Howard?" You spin. A man stands there—familiar…