Tony Stark's Tragic Hero

Steve was contemplating everything he had beheld today, while surreptitiously watching his team. His team? Did he, he wondered, have the right to call these unique group, his team? Scoffing to himself, he pushed his empty basket away and lowered his head in exhaustion. A good leader draws from experience and he had none. With possibly the exception of Thor, none of them had any experience, yet they followed his orders, even Thor and more surprisingly, so did Tony Stark.

Thor was/is a Norse deity for crying out loud and for the matter, his brother too. Thor commanded such power and had wielded it confidence and humility. The man was arrogant, his power, however was not. Where and how did he learn it? Granted, Thor had been commanding men longer that Steve had been alive, but if he was a betting man, he …show more content…
This was a team he thought. He had met Natasha and for some reason, instinctively trusted her. She had brought Dr. Banner aboard and had learned Loki's true intentions through some unusual interrogative techniques and survived the Hulk below decks. She handled herself well also and with no doubt, knew she had his back. If not for her, he would not have let Agent Barton aboard the quinjet. Hawkeye was a good name for the archer, besides he honestly didn't get Stark's reference. Who or what is a legolas? Another thing to add to his growing list of things to look up when this was over.

Raising his eyes, Steve looked to the man across the table. He didn't know what to think of Dr. Banner - the ultimate Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The man was intelligent, soft-spoken with his ideas and opinions, quiet and content to sit in the back, unnoticed. Frankly, he was uneasy around the man for fear of the Hulk. They were all fearful of the Hulk, except Stark. Steve glimpsed Tony leaning back in his chair, exhausted and what? He was being quiet and that definitely wasn't Stark. It must be exhaustion thought