[Before he even can help it, a snort escapes him, head shaking a little at Steve's shoulder. It really is funny. He definitely would have called Steve out on it for sure. And just like that, that soft amusement seems to cut his tension and allow him to fill with warmth instead of regret. He finds strength then, too, to lift his head, resting it against Steve's instead.]

Well according to your most favorite person on the planet, that wasn't in the cards. But even though we both know how I feel about the whole fate idea, I'd do it again. I'd rather it was me. [And he knows Steve feels the exact opposite. But maybe that's what made them so strong as a couple. He knows Steve would have picked up that gauntlet had he had the opportunity to in a heartbeat. And Tony would, of course, if faced with that choice again, do the exact same thing. Snap one more time. To protect not only the world but Steve. And Alice. Their family. Their friends.

It's hard to share a burden that comes once in a lifetime, but Tony still knows if it had been interchangeable he could have counted on Steve to charge in and make the decision.] I wouldn't change anything either, for the record. [He finally looks at Steve, eyes perhaps shining with a slightly wet sheen. He wouldn't change anything, not even to revise their history through a romantic lens and say he'd have fallen in love with Steve sooner. It would have been impossible. They had to get on each other's nerves, poke at each other's ribs, see the worst before the both of them could have the opportunity to let it all fall away and prove each other wrong. They fell in love on their own time.]

You know on second thought, maybe one thing. [He presses a kiss to Steve's hair, grinning there lightly.] Might've found a nice well to push Ross down.