Iron Will, Iron Heart

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Destiny was swiftly approaching its apex.

The final Infinity Stone was his.

Every ounce of his sacrifices, his will, and his ideals had built up to this moment. The salvation of the universe was written in stone, with him as its savior. The power surged forth, and Thanos could only behold it.

Suddenly, he was struck down. Lightning. Odinson. Defiant of destiny until the end, all for what? Thanos lifted raised his gauntlet to meet the god head on--

A sickening crunch. A burst of light following the clash of the Infinity Gauntlet against the God of Thunder's newly forged weapon--and the Mad Titan was looking down at Stormbreaker embedded within his chest. Odinson landed before him, and for the first time in his life, Thanos knelt.

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[st_arkravinghazelnut]

"I will." Tony stepped back once, then twice, then thrice. "But not right now."

[st_ormbreaker]

"Okay," Thor says. What else can he say? He sits down on the edge of the bed and runs a hand through his hair, still damp with sweat. He thinks back to that fight he had with the Hulk back on Sakaar. And then he figures his next words easily enough, though they're still hard to push forward. Thor doesn't even know why; they should be easy, but they're not.

"I'm sorry."

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Tony shook his head.

"You push. And push. And push. And I let you. Because I know what's behind it all. But not this time." Tony looked at his partner like he didn't know the man. Without another word, Tony disappeared behind the door and slammed it shut.