ENDGAME SPOILERS BE WARNED

oh and i also plan to continue my After Effects story, sorry I died for a hot sec, this was meant to be a fluffy story but fell apart as soon as I remembered that Tony is dead, which was like right as I started it soooooooo...yeah. Also will prob write a fluffier story soon

Steve stumbled, his vision coming in and out as the exhaustion and pain kicked in. Suddenly the creature, whatever you call it, that he was fighting vanished into dust, twisting off in the wind, and it hit him like a train, they'd won. He turned and their Thanos stood, shoulders slumped as he realized his defeat, but then Steve saw something else.

Tony.

The man looked terrible, has his face burnt off by using the infinity stones. Pepper was there, and Rhodey, and Peter. Steve tried to move, tried to shout for Strange to help, for someone, anyone, to get some medics, but his legs gave out. Thanos had really done a number on him.

"Cap!" That was Sam. His knees hit the ground and pain shot through his body, darkness flickering around his vision. Strong arms were there, stopping him from falling forward.

"Steady Captain, your friends will be here soon." And Steve recognized that as Carol, he leaned into her warmth, her strength, he was too tired to do this anymore.

Pain ripped up his body as pressure was suddenly applied to the wound on his side.

"Captain Rogers you need to relax." And there was T'Challa, steady and calm through everything.

"Steve—" And Wanda was there, suddenly magic was healing and closing the wound, but it was slow and painful as Carol supported him and T'Challa helped keep pressure. Then their was a familiar and whine of Sam's wings.

"Hey Cap, just hold on." Sam pressed a steady hand against Steve's face and Steve felt himself relax. "Just hold on, Cap."

"It's gonna be ok, Stevie, don't lose your stubbornness now." Steve chuckled, and immediately regretted it as pain lanced through his body, he heard a broken sob from across the field and it hit him full force, Tony was dying.

Steve pushed himself forward, adrenaline pumping through his veins as he attempted to get to the inventor, to his best friend. Shouts echoed around him as hands reached out to stop him.

"Tony!" His voice cracked as he stumbled. Pepper looked up, tears streaming down her face as she met the hopeful Captain's eyes. And Steve knew, he knew, Steve sobbed, slumping forward.

Sam caught him and held him close as he sobbed, Bucky rested his hand against the Captain's shoulder. Steve was surrounded by warmth, but all he could feel was emptiness, the pain of the loss of someone he cared so deeply for.

And as pain overtook the Captain, darkness curling around the edges of his vision, all he could think of was what he had said back in the beginning.

"We'll do it together." But they didn't do it together, because Tony and Nat had left them.