A/N: Please do not favorite without reviewing, thanks! Quck repost, because one of the things was five words *gasp* How unprofessional of me.
"And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can."
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Tony Stark
He wonders if he's even human.
(because being human is being whole)
Steve Rogers
He doesn't think he'll love again.
(but he still wishes he'd try)
Bruce Banner
He watches them all live silently.
(sometimes he just wants to scream)
Thor Odinson
He's truly half of a whole.
(from the minute he let go)
Clint Barton
Sometimes he wishes that he'd miss.
(but then where would he be)
Natasha Romanoff
Blood is stained onto her hands.
(he makes them look like roses)
Loki Odinson
They don't love him; never have.
(not like he could love back)
Phil Coulson
He wanted to be the hero.
(at least he's never the villain)
Nick Fury
He hopes that he never dies.
(where would they be without him?)
Maria Hill
She's replaceable, so she can't break.
(if she does, she'll fade away)
Pepper Potts
She doesn't remember life before him.
(sometimes she wants to, sometimes not)
Peggy Carter
When she dies, she can't dance.
(her shoes are in the closet)
Odin
Love is nothing but guilt now.
(and hate is too painfully similar)
Howard Stark
He hopes that he'll be great.
(he is a Stark, after all)
Jane Foster
She waited because she's always believed.
(fairytales have the best happy endings)
Darcy Lewis
Only because she knows too much.
(she never wishes to know less)
James Rhodes
He needed to be someone's savior.
(but Tony Stark isn't a battlefield)
Bucky Barnes
It didn't hurt, not that much.
(he signed up to die, anyway)
Fin.