#and dying at the way steve really launched at the crowd in the end

[evebestt]

Eve ft. Steve's fun socks

[sky-neverending]

Eddie rockstar au featuring past fwb Steddie who are reuniting to be more?? and an original song I wrote?? Slay! (lemme know if you want me to do a part 2 or post this to ao3?) under the cut cause its a LONG BOI

Eddie grew up drowning out the noise. He was used to covering his ears, to turning up the music. So the screams and shouts of others had grown cold on him, never really affecting the way he lived.

But this? This was a whole different story.

He peeked his head out from behind the curtain, glancing at the crowd that had gathered in front of the stage. The crowd that was there to see him. It was odd, the fact that so many people wanted to be there for him, wanted to hear him make music he used to use as a distraction in his home, and after the fight, in the dingy bedroom of Wayne’s trailer. 

Someone grabbed him by the back of his shirt, pulling him away from the crowd before they could spot him. “What do you think you're doing?” a girl hissed, and he turned around to grin at her. 

“Checking out my adoring fans, Chris,” he joked, running a hand through his curls. “Gotta see if anyone stands out to me, ya know?”

She rolled her eyes at him, but a fond smile crossed her lips. “You go on in 2,” she warned, shoving his shoulder lightly. “Good luck out there.”

“I won’t need it,” he responded with a wink. 

As Chrissy walked away, Eddie’s heart started beating louder. Adrenaline and pure anxiety mixed in his veins, a feeling stronger than one he had ever been given by any substance. 

It was show time. The crowd wanted a rockstar? He was going to give them one. 

Stepping onto the stage, Eddie let the roars of the people before him soak in. He threw his head back, taking a long, deep breath before addressing the crowd.

“Are you ready to rock, freaks?” 

The show went on as normal, Eddie playing and singing and basking in the reactions of the crowd. It wasn’t until he got to his final song that he spotted a familiar face in the front row.

“Alright, alright,” he began, putting a finger to his lips. “Everyone hush now.” Taking a deep breath, he looked straight at the first man he was ever in love with. Straight at his high school hookup that could have been something more. Straight at Steve Harrington himself. “This last song is dedicated to someone I knew once. I hope he knows it’s about him.” 

And then he started to sing.

Denim, denim jeans

Polo with a band T hidden underneath 

All the girls wrapped around his finger

But i’m standing just where he can’t see

Midnight kisses and early morning drives 

To the lake down the street where he can hide

Cause you know he’ll never be 

Brave enough to see

That he’s dying simply because he’s living

A lie

He took a breath before launching into the chorus, fingers shaky on his guitar.

Do you care

That I’m not there 

Or was I never on your mind in the first place 

Do you see me?

I’m screaming, screaming 

I’m reaching, reaching out

But you turn away

So what else can I say?

Farah Faucett hair spray 

And a smile that could kill

I think it already did 

But at least I’ll die on this hill

Sayin’ there’s no point in loving if

You can’t love yourself

So walk away, trophy boy

Let them put you on your shelf

Do you care

That I’m not there 

Or was I never on your mind in the first place 

Do you see me?

I’m screaming, screaming 

I’m reaching, reaching out

But you turn away

So what else can I say?

Yeah what else can I say?

The song ended on a solo guitar riff, Eddie pouring his heart and soul into every note. He opened his eyes on the last strum, looking right at Steve and winking. 

“Thank you guys for coming out tonight,” he said, addressing the crowd as a whole. “I can’t put it into words how happy I am to be here. Goodnight, Indy!” And with that he threw up his horns, swung his guitar once around his body, and strutted off the stage like he hadn’t just indirectly confessed his feelings to someone he never thought he’d see again. 

His heart thumping in his chest, Eddie turned to Chrissy with the little hope and prayer he had left in him. “Front row,” he said, “Harrington. Looks the same as he did in school, sticks out like a sore thumb. Bring him back here.” Chrissy raised an eyebrow, but upon seeing his desperation, turned and walked toward the side exit of the stage. It led out to the gates that separated Eddie from the crowd, and he could hear the clatter of them opening as she hurried Steve through before letting the security guards handle whoever else clamored after them.

Curtains fluttering with movement, Eddie held his breath. He watched as Steve stepped through, running a hand through his hair awkwardly. 

“Harrington,” said Eddie, almost a whisper. “I’ll be damned.”

Steve smiled, and fuck if that smile didn’t buckle Eddie’s knees. “Hey, Munson,” he greeted, hands at his sides. “Nice show.”

Laughing, Eddie stepped closer. “Didn’t take you as part of this crowd,” he stated, looking Steve up and down. The faded yellow of his jumper was probably the preppiest thing in the audience, amongst the blacks and rips and chains that his usual fans sported. “You get a girlfriend who’s into our kind of music? Or did you just decide to show up and look like an outcast?” His words were teasing, and he hoped Steve could see that.

“Uh,” Steve pressed his lips together, looking at the ground. “No, Robin dragged me down here. Said it would be good for me to get out of my comfort zone… and stuff.”

“And stuff,” Eddie repeated with a grin. “Not going to lie to you, Stevie, I didn’t think you and the band geek would last.” He tried not to let jealousy seep through his tone. 

With the kick of his foot, Steve’s shoulders loosened. “She’s not the band geek I’m after, trust me.” He looked Eddie directly in the eye. “I messed up, Eds.”

Eddie stared at him. “What?”

“I messed up, Eddie Munson,” Steve repeated with intent, “and I want to make things right.” He advanced, tilting his chin up just the slightest bit. “I shouldn’t have hidden from you. I shouldn’t have turned you away, and I’m sorry. And that song-” he paused, biting his bottom lip, “God, Eddie, you have some real talent.”

“It took a song about you for you to realize that?” Eddie joked, and Steve rolled his eyes in response. He sighed, reaching a hand up to Eddie’s cheek. The touch was tender, sweet, all the things Eddie had dreamed of when they’d been apart.

“Shut up,” he said. “Shut up and let me take you out on a date.”

Heart lurching, Eddie’s face broke into a grin so wide it was painful. “What’s in it for me, Harrington?” he asked slowly, leaning into the touch. “I’m a rockstar now, why should I go out with you?”

“Because I asked nicely?” Steve whispered, curling his hand and letting the tip of his nails trail down Eddie’s cheek. “And because I want to make things right?”

It was Eddie’s turn to roll his eyes. “Ever the romantic, sweetheart.” His tongue pressed up against his cheek, like he was contemplating the question. He wasn’t. “Sure, I’ll go out with you. Meet me behind the venue in half an hour?”

Steve nodded. “I can do that,” he said. “I need to go talk to Robin, I owe her money.” With that, he pulled away, leaving Eddie longing for his touch again. “I’ll see you later,” he called out, walking with Chrissy toward an exit that would lead him past the crowd. 

Eddie watched him leave, a smile on his face.

He had himself a date, and all it took was one little song.

[fluffy-lee]

Coming Home

Part 5 of the series "Keeping Her"

This is a TICKLE series. If you're not into that, you don't have to read.

PLATONIC Avengers x reader

Warnings: swearing

Summary: The Avengers return home after a weekend away on a mission, and Y/n returns home from the Parker's. Meanwhile, Peter is very happy to expose a little something he learned about Y/n over the weekend.

Two days after the events of "Best Friend."

After completing their mission in Austria, the Avengers loaded the Quinjet, eager to return home. 

“Alright, FRIDAY. Get us home to Y/n.” Tony instructed, sitting down in the pilot’s seat. 

Steve smiled to himself. He always missed Y/n when they were gone for too long. Y/n somehow made his world so much brighter, even after the ugliest of missions. All the Avengers felt that way.

  Tony launched the jet into the air and when they were at a steady elevation, Bucky walked over by Tony. “Let’s call and see how Y/n is doing.”

“FRIDAY, call Mr. Parker please.” Tony said. He was really wanting to check in on the kids, since he had no contact with them for nearly three days. 

“Calling Peter Parker.”

Peter answered the phone as he was sitting at his desk in his room. “Hey Mr. Stark! Is everyone alright?” 

“Hey ‘roos! We’re all good. Kicked some butt and coming home in one piece. How is everything?”

“Awesome, and we’re great! Hey Buck! I’m assuming you guys want to see Y/n. She’s in the kitchen making cookies with May. I’ll take you to her.” Peter said cheerfully, walking to the kitchen. 

Everyone on the jet crowded around the large screen in front of Tony, and they all witnessed Peter trip over nothing and drop his phone. 

“Ah fuck. I mean, oh shit! No! I mean.. Gosh darn it.” Peter rambled, cringing at himself as he picked his phone off the floor and made his way down the hallway. 

The Avengers were in hysterics, except for Tony, who buried his head in his arms. 

“Y/n, look who it is!” Peter sang, showing her the screen as she stood in front of a bowl of cookie dough, rolling it into balls. Her y/e/c eyes looked up to the phone and she smiled her sweet smile. She had her hair in a messy ponytail and wore May’s cute pink apron. 

Y/n’s P.O.V.

“NATASHA! Hey! I miss you so much!” You beamed, ignoring all the other guys on the ship. 

The guys chorused in “wow” “ouch” “aww” while Natasha smiled proudly. She was your mentor, after all, and you two were very close. “I miss you too, Y/n!”

“Hey everyone, I miss you all as well!” You giggled, reaching up and feeding Peter some cookie dough. 

“Seems like staying with the Parker’s was a good idea, huh?” Tony asked.

“Yes, it has been so much fun! I don’t even want you guys to come home!” You joked. You really were dying to see them and sleep in your own bed. Some times Peter snored and talked in his sleep. 

(Flashback to the night before)

You were sound asleep in Peter’s bottom bunk bed, snuggled up in a burrito of fuzzy blankets that Peter had wrapped you in to keep you warm. He and May liked to keep the apartment cold at night and Peter liked to have the fan on in his room while he slept, so he wanted to make sure you were warm enough, since you get cold easily. 

The bed would sometimes squeak when Peter would turn in his sleep on the top bunk above you, but it didn’t disturb you. The only problem you faced was Peter would sometimes snore and also talk in his sleep, and it wouldn’t make you grumpy like it would most people, it would make you have to struggle for several minutes not to laugh because you were awkward and scared of waking him up.

“Mr. Stark, May said that I DESERVE a puppy, so give me a FREAKING puppy because I AM A GOOD BOY.” Peter cried in his sleep.

You just couldn’t help yourself and you burst into hysterical laughter, waking Peter. 

“Y/n? Why are you laughing?” Peter said groggily as he shuffled in the bed above you. 

Through your laughter, you mimicked what he had said in his sleep.

“I did not!” Peter exclaimed, hanging upside down, beside you. 

“Yohohohu dihihihid!”

Peter blushed as you made fun of him. “I’ll give you something to laugh about.” Peter grabbed your feet and began scribbling all over them, making your laughter escalate as you desperately tried to pull your feet away. Now you were the one blushing. He just found out how ticklish you were the other night, so he was using it against you whenever he got the chance. 

Peter evilly laughed as he latched onto your knees, squeezing them repeatedly. You could barely move due to the tickling and the heavy weight of blankets you had now tangled yourself in. All you could do was pull a blanket up to muffle your laughter, not wanting to wake May. 

Peter stopped tickling your knees and nuzzled in your neck, which tickled you like crazy, along with his curls tickling your ear and cheek. Your squeaky laughter turned silent when he blew a raspberry. Peter quit his torture and sat up and you struggled to catch your breath.

“When I was tickling your feet, I noticed how cold they were! I’ll get you some socks.” He chuckled, while you continued recovering from his tickle attack. You were blushing so bad, as it was a very unexpected 3:00 AM tickle attack from your best friend.

You threw the blankets off and sat up on the bed. The cold air hit your skin, making you shiver. You slipped on the fuzzy Chewbacca socks he handed you and you began to feel really tired again. Peter ruffled your hair and shoved you back down gently, making you giggle. 

“Time to go back to sleep, you dork.” Peter teased, wrapping you back up in the blankets. 

“Goodnight... I hope Mr. Stark gets you that puppy because you’re a GOOD BOY!” You exclaimed dramatically, making Peter roll his eyes. “Do NOT tell anybody about that.” He kissed your head and climbed back up to his bed.

 Butterflies swarmed in your stomach from Peter’s tickles, and his overall sweetness, and after a few minutes, you fell back asleep. 

(end flashback)

“Oh you just wait til I get home, Y/n. You’re gonna get it!” Bucky threatened teasingly. You just giggled and rolled your eyes at him.

“Okay, we’ll see you two tonight.” Tony said ending the conversation. 

…

Happy arrived to pick you and Peter up from his apartment around 5:00 PM. Happy made Peter drive back, so you sat snuggled up in the backseat behind Peter in your warm coat and pink blanket. You hadn’t learned to drive yet, but seeing Peter drive made you really want to learn. You wanted to be just like Peter, but not in the way you were jealous of him. You just really looked up to him, so now that he had found out your little secret, you were getting butterflies every time you played the events back in your head. You definitely wanted Peter to tickle you again, but you weren’t sure how to get him to, without becoming annoying. As these thoughts swarmed your head, you focused on Peter’s hand that you could see on the steering wheel. He had his web-shooter wrapped around his wrist, next to his brown leather watch. The long car ride made you doze off to sleep.

…

You woke up to the sound of Peter and Happy speaking. You were stopped at a gas station and Happy had gone inside. Peter turned around to see you were awake. 

“If you need to go to the bathroom or get a snack, you can now.” Peter said softly. 

“I’m good, actually.”

Peter nodded and stepped out of the car and began pumping gas. You tiredly watched him through the window. You couldn’t help but chuckle when his curls blew all in his face from the rainy wind. He saw you were laughing at him and rolled his eyes.

  When he was done, he got back in the driver’s seat. 

“If you want, Y/n, you can just come live with May and I forever! You’re pretty fun to be around.” Peter said.

“Mmm I’d prefer you move out and I just live with May. You snore too loud and climb all over the walls.” You sassed. You were in such a sassy mood and you weren’t sure why. It may be because you were in such a lee mood lately. 

Peter was just silent. You smiled to yourself, waiting to hear his response. Instead of speaking, Peter just leaned his seat all the way back onto you, and flipped over to where he was basically laying on you, with the seat between you both. You giggled at him, confused as to why he was doing that. 

“You really are just asking for trouble, huh?” Peter said, before launching his fingers under your arms, much to your surprise. He dug in, making you squeal with laughter. You were barely able to move anywhere. He vibrated his fingertips in the hollows under your arms and all down your ribs and all you could do was laugh and squirm. 

“What was that tickle spot of yours again? You know, the one that really makes you giggle?”

You knew exactly which spot he was talking about and your heart dropped and your ears burned red. Peter had stopped his tickles and tapped his chin like he was thinking. 

“Oh, I remember! The very middle of your tummy, right here.” He teased as he used all ten of his fingers to dig in to your death spot. You thrashed and laughed like crazy until your laughter went silent. Peter just chuckled evilly at you. His hands were pretty much hidden under the seat, so it was hard to see where he was going to get you next. It made it tickle so much more.

“PEHEHETER STAHAHAP! I cahahan’t take it!” You shouted through your laughter. You didn’t want him to stop but it was too much to bare. 

“Okay, okay.” Peter chuckled, stopping when you asked him to. He was grinning at you. You hid your face in your hands. Peter pulled them away and you blushed more. 

“Man... you’re ticklish!” Peter stated, teasingly. You were too flustered to even reply. 

“Does anyone else know? Like Bucky, or Steve, or Tony?”

“ALL of the Avengers know. They’ve known for years now.” You admitted. 

“Oh, you poor, poor thing.” Peter laughed. 

You nodded sheepishly.  “I’m surprised you didn’t find out sooner.”

“Oh, I’ll make up for it.”

Just then, Happy got back to the car. 

“Peter. Why do you have your seat leaned back on Y/n?” He asked as he strapped in and passed out the snacks. 

“She asked for it.” Peter smirked. 

“Leave poor Y/n alone, would ya? Or you could just squeeze her sides. That’s what Nat usually does.” Happy said with a grin.

You felt the butterflies in your stomach swarm for the hundredth time.

Peter raised an eyebrow at you. “Good to know!” He raised his seat up and got ready to get back on the road. 

…

You arrived back at the compound at dark. You were happy to be home and so excited to see everyone. You were also excited you didn’t have to say goodbye to Peter for a few days. You rode up the elevator and dropped your stuff off in your room. Then, you raced down the stairs, to find the Avengers home, scattered around the living room and kitchen. 

“DADDY!” You exclaimed, launching into Bucky’s arms. 

“My Y/n/n! I missed you so much.” He said, lifting you up. You buried your face in his neck and squeezed him tight. 

“Was the mission scary?” You asked. Bucky chuckled and shook his head. 

“We took care of business and helped a whole lot of people.” He said. 

Steve then walked over and extended his arms to you. You smiled brightly and hugged him. 

  After reuniting with everyone and hanging out, everyone went their separate ways, mostly to their quarters. It was now you, Bucky, Steve, Tony, Natasha, and Peter hanging out. They were telling you and Peter all about the mission. Whenever the details got heavy, you’d snuggle closer to Nat. It was hard for you to imagine them going through these things, even though you had personally seen it. You didn’t have powers. You were being highly trained in combat and you knew how to use a lot of weapons. You had perfect aim, like your father. It just came so naturally to you. You considered being the daughter of Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes, former officer of the 107th Infantry Regiment, to be quite an honor. 

“Don’t worry, kiddo. We’re tough, and so are you.” Nat reassured, gently combing your hair out of your face. You smiled at her. 

“It’s true that Y/n is tough,” Peter started, with a hint of mischief in his voice. “But she does have such a strong weakness that I’ve recently discovered. It’s very, very concerning. It could be the death of her!”

Your stomach dropped and your face burned red. Everyone looked at you concerned.

“Peter. Staaahahap!” You whined. 

Steve and Bucky exchanged looks and seemed to catch on with Peter before he even addressed what exactly he was talking about. 

“Y/n’s sooooo ticklish!” Peter teased, wiggling his fingers at you from where he sat. 

You felt as if you were going to die from embarrassment. 

“Is she? I had no idea!” Tony said with a highly sarcastic tone. 

“Y/n is NOT ticklish! I know for a fact that she isn’t. At all!” Steve joined, copying the same tone.

Natasha giggled. “I have a feeling this isn’t going to end well for you.” 

You hid your face in a throw pillow. You loved these moments, when the people you loved gave you butterflies and exposed your ticklishness, but you’d never admit it. 

“Yeah, she’s not ticklish. I can prove it!” Bucky pulled your legs out so you were laying flat on the couch between him and Nat. He began scribbling his fingers all over your ribs, tummy, and sides. You shrieked with laughter and curled in on yourself. Bucky ceased his tickles to listen to Peter who had walked over and knelt by the couch, so he was next to you. He was telling everyone about how he found out your “weakness” and how there may be no cure. 

“It is terribly concerning,” Bucky said, widening his eyes at you, before scribbling again like before. You were sent back into laughter as you felt his fingers dancing across your belly. 

“Natasha! Save me!” You yelled through your hysterics. 

“I’m sorry, but I think this may be good for you.” She said with a sly smile. “Tire her out for me, boys. She needs to sleep well tonight, so she can be ready for training in the morning.” Natasha left you to face the tickle monsters.

“Ah, that reminds me. Happy said that Nat squeezes her sides?” Peter asked. You threw your arms down to your sides, attempting to block any coming attacks. 

Steve took Nat’s place and grabbed your arms and pinned them above your head. 

“Yes,” Bucky smirked. “If you get right here under her ribs and just gently squeeze, she’ll giggle!”

Before you knew it, you were giggling adorably, and trying to pull away. Steve released you, so you wouldn’t pass out and just enjoyed giggling at you in your ticklish state. 

“Do you know her most ticklish spot, Buck?” Peter asked, while Bucky gave you a break, allowing you to curl in on yourself and catch your breath. 

You looked over at Tony who was in the recliner. He had been observing this whole adorable scene play out and seemed to have an idea in mind. He held his finger up at you, as if to say “hang on a minute” and gave you a wink. 

“You know, I’m not sure. I guess just... everywhere!” Bucky answered, squeezing your knees. Of course, you squealed and wiggled.

“I noticed that if you tickle the very middle of her tummy, above her belly button, she’ll… well, let me just show you.” Peter explained, before digging into your death spot. This really is what Peter wanted to show everyone all along, because your reaction was just priceless. It brought out your famous belly laugh that everyone longs to hear from you. This spot tickled so much you could barely even squirm around, you just collapsed into that laughter. It was your favorite too, though it was almost unbearable. 

“Y/n… why didn’t you tell me about this?” Bucky teased through gritted teeth, after Peter let you catch your breath. You blushed and grinned at Bucky. 

“I didn’t know about it either,” you shrugged cutely. Bucky just burst out laughing, along with everyone else, and began to tickle you the same way Peter had showed them, causing the same reaction.

Bucky tickled you longer with some help from Peter. He went pretty easy on you since he had already made you laugh so hard from your most ticklish spot. When he let you go, you retaliated and attacked Bucky with tickles on his sides and his neck. His laughter erupted throughout the room for a moment, until he grabbed your wrists and wrestled you back down. 

“You really think you can tickle me, huh? You think you can get away with that? How about this? Tickletickletickletickletickletickle!” Bucky growled playfully. His metal hand went under your shirt and tickled all over your ribs and side, making you silent laugh. 

After your playful antics had subsided and you were all worn out, you saw Tony creep up behind Peter, before tackling him to the ground. 

“Y/n, I think there’s something you should know about your friend Peter here.” Tony said, mischievously. 

“Nononono Mr. Stark! No please don’t! I’m sorry pleeease don’t!” Peter begged and squirmed while Tony straddled him. Peter knew exactly what was coming. You couldn’t believe what was happening. 

“Peter. Just let me tickle you.” Tony said with such a straight face, it was making YOU blush. 

“Nohohohohooo!” Peter melted into giggles before Tony even did anything. 

“I just have to show Y/n how much worse you are than her, Spider-Man.” And with that, Tony shot his fingers into Peter’s armpits. 

Peter dissolved into hysterics. 

[hyungbean]

I’m Not Ready | Endgame

“Whatever It Takes”

One-Shot: Angst

Synopsis: Vormir always seemed like a nice place to die.

Pairing: Avengers X Younger!Reader

(Made little tweaks to the original plot of the movie)

flashback:

Helicarrier , 2012

Your POV:

“Look! It’s the star spangled man with a plan.”

Steve turned around rolling his eyes playfully. We had just captured Loki and after many failed attempts, beside from Natasha, to get information out of him, we let him be for a little. I had this terrible feeling that something wasn’t right. The god of mischief himself, giving himself up so easily, and well— not being mischievous? I can’t do math and I know that none of this adds up. But according to Bruce his mind is a bag of cats and you could practically, “smell crazy on him” so we just left the subject alone.

“Y/N.” The captain smiled at me. We were now currently walking down some hallways probably making our way to the lab to see Bruce and Tony. Steve and I had met only hours ago, but I felt a sense of trust towards him.

“Are you nervous?” The captain stopped in his tracks when hearing my sudden question and turned to me.

“For what?”

“The fight. Loki still has an army behind him, it’s inevitable really.”

“I’m not quite sure actually, you?” I smile but it falters a little. “Yeah... yeah actually. I know that I’m a lot younger than you guys and have a lot less experience. I just— I- I’m afraid of dying. Just like the thought of game over, boom, it’s done— terrifies the living crap out of me Cap. I don’t like not knowing what happens after this life. Not being in control and never waking up. It’s horrifying.” I look up at Steve with tears collecting in my waterline. After a moment Steve sighs in understanding before enveloping me in a tight hug, much to my shock.

I didn’t know it at the time, but after my little outburst, Steve swore to himself to always look over me.

flashback:

Battle Of Sokovia, 2015

Your POV:

“Agent L/N is down, I’m taking her to the quinjet. Does anyone copy?”

I faintly hear Clint yell into his earpiece. The battle was over for the most part and the people had evacuated to safety jets. Clint had ran back to a fallen market after seeing a child still scrambling out of the rubble, his mother screaming hysterically on the jet. Pietro and I had seen it before the Hawkeye, bullets pelting the ground harshly. Before Pietro could act I teleported in front of the two and put up a force field to shield us. Unluckily for me, two stray bullets managed to lodge themselves right in my shoulder and abdomen.

As of now, a frantic Clint and Pietro were scrambling towards the quinjet while I was most likely bleeding out.

“You didn’t see that coming huh old man?” I stole Pietro’s classic line but all I earned were two bewildered looks from the men. I scoffed, “jeez tough crowd”.

The adrenaline prevented me from feeling the immense pain I should probably be in. Which I hadn’t realized until after because I was probably a little delirious at the time. Once we made it to safety, Clint laid me on a bench and I let out a loud yelp as the sudden pain shot through every vein in my body. Burning like hot coals, the stinging traveled straight to the bleeding wounds.

“Holy shit! Oh my god.” I nearly screamed as Pietro clumsily ran to look for medical assistance. Clint stayed by my side, gripping my hand, “hey kid you’re going to be okay. Just don’t close your eyes.”

At this point, I was bawling my eyes out and letting whimpers past my lips.

“Oh my god. I’m dying. Clint. Please, I don’t want to go. I’m not ready yet. I’m not ready.” I frantically spit out, squeezing his hand hard, vision blurry with tears.

The pain became overwhelming and I let out one more strangled cry before letting the darkness consume me.

Present:

Vormir, 2018

Third person

Natasha, Clint and Y/N made their way up to where the soul stone was supposedly at. Vormir was a beautiful planet, although under such circumstances, it made the venture all the less exciting. Y/N had been on Titan with Tony, Strange, Peter and the galaxy gang when Thanos decided to throw a moon at the beloved man of iron. She had also witnessed Strange giving up the time stone to Thanos.

After the decimation she remained with Tony and Nebula for who knows how long, before being rescued by the flying space woman— or in other words, Captain Marvel.

Now the remaining avengers split up in teams to go through with their time heist, to undo the decimation that ruined their lives five years ago. Being in space with Nebula for so long, Y/N learned of the price that had to be paid in order to retrieve the soul stone.

One of them would not be coming out of this alive.

Y/N blanked out after meeting the floating red skull guy, the supposed keeper of the soul stone. It has been some time and Natasha and Clint paced around, in denial about the price of the stone.

Y/N was standing to the side, quietly talking to herself, looking down at her transporter and a watch. She turned around to Clint and Nat sharing a moment, foreheads together and hands clasped in each other’s. And then suddenly it happened, the pair breaks out in a fight, momentarily forgetting the young girl watching with cautious eyes a few feet away.

Y/N furrowed her brows, understanding what they were doing. They were fighting over who would get to die.

It happened so fast. One constantly stopping the other before they could reach the edge. Suddenly as Clint launched himself over the cliff, Nat followed after, a cry ripped itself from Y/N’s throat. Y/N teleported to the edge, looking down to see the crying pair, dangling from the cliff. This was it.

“Don’t worry, I’m ready now.”

The pair looked up confused, eyes widening as realization dawns on them.”

“Y/N NO-“

Suddenly, Y/N launches herself off the cliff, locking eyes with Nat and then Clint. Air swishing through her hair. Limbs tense as she plummets to certain doom.

‘It’s okay.’

Avengers Facility, 2023

“Where’s Y/N?” A tearful Black Widow and Hawkeye stood before the team, shaking from the near death experience and losing their best friend. Before either could answer they were interrupted.

‘Hey. It’s Y/N-“ Y/N’s voice suddenly rang out from the computer behind the team.

“We’re currently on Vormir. Hopefully this worked and I’m not just talking to my wrist...I know the price that we have to pay to get the soul stone, Nebula wasn’t exactly discreet about it. And for the first time I feel empowered to do what I’m going to do. Like this was my destiny, the whole reason why I wasn’t decimated all those years ago. I realized after the decimation that I can’t be forever afraid of something so much bigger than me—death. And I realized that I’m much more terrified of having one of you guys die, than me. I know we don’t trade lives Cap. But what choice do we have? But trust me, It’s going to be okay, we’re going to be okay, because we’re the god damn avengers... So now what, are you all going to stand around or are we gonna end this thing? “

[emergenciesstory]

Familiarity (S.Q. 12/16)

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*Two months later*

“Watch out, coming through!” You bellowed, barely seeing over the stacks of binders and books in your hands. You had taken them back to your apartment to continue working late after Pepper had shoo’d you away. Moving quickly down the stairs, you almost plowed over Bucky at the bottom.

“Woah! Running late Doll?”

“Sadly. But, I did finish all the work I needed for the week. Are they-”

“Coming back today?” you and Bucky said in Unison.

“Yes. PT ended today for both of them, and I’m sure they’re itching to get home.” Bucky laughed, calling the elevator for you. You smiled in thanks, sliding in. “Oh and Doll?”

“Yeah?”

“Nice hoodie.” The doors closed as you looked down, a blush creeping up your face as you recognized the howling commandos logo on the front. Running through the floors, you dropped off the files in their needed departments, only three needing to go to Pepper. Stepping into your adjoining office, you flipped on the light while reading, heading towards your desk.

“Hey, Y/n.” A voice rang out, causing you to drop the files.

“Stevie!” You hollered, launching toward where he sat behind your desk to give him a hug. “I thought you wouldn’t be home until tonight?!”

“Tony couldn’t be kept any longer.” He rolled his eyes dramatically.

You smiled, jumping up when you heard the door open, crumpling the papers you had dropped.

“Y/n, as happy as we all are, do you have the report for me?” Pepper asked brow raised. “Maria is on my case about that file.”

Scurrying, you pulled all the papers together, quickly sorting them on the floor.

“My bad.” Steve smiled sheepishly, pulling Pepper into a hug.

“At least it wasn’t coffee.” She said, laughing. There was still a stain in her office from last time.

“Coffee, I knew there was something I forgot this morning.” you said glumly. Handing Pepper the reports, you sighed. “This one is a doozy. The translation team worked on it for a while to try and get the intel, but it’s still coded. I was working on it last night and you should have everything to prepare for a briefing, but I’m not sure if you want team or SHIELD.”

“Who do we have available?” Pepper asked, flipping through the file, quickly scanning the cover pages. You moved quickly around to your computer, passing Steve who leaned against the corner of your desk, looking at his hands like he was out of place.

“SHIELD teams 7, 12, 20, and 26. As for team,” you clicked through the files and clearances quickly, “If Steve and Tony aren’t in rotation it would be Clint and Bucky for this one as your wisest choice.”

“It’s Clint’s anniversary. Who else?”

“Nat and Sam could take it, but they just got back from a 3 night.”

“And if we’re cleared today?” Steve piped in, pulling your eyes from the screen to his and then locking with Peppers. She nodded softly.

“Back to normal partners and rotations. You and Nat would be first up for recon, Bucky and Tony first for extraction, Clint and Sam first for flight.” Pepper nodded, scribbling on a sticky note the teams available.

“Why don’t you go and get your coffee, take the Captain with you, and go with him to his release appointment. Get their profiles and see if the two of them are ready for field.”

“I’ll let you know as soon as I do.” You said, Pepper turning quickly and sauntering back to her office. “Well, I guess you’re stuck with me.” you smiled at Steve, logging out quickly.

“Coffee?” He asked, already holding the door. “You can catch me up on everything I missed.”

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    The two of you walked down to your favorite shop and took a stroll around the park, talking about everything and anything. You looked around, taking in the people moving around in the sun, when your eyes caught a glare of a camera lens.

    “Steve, I believe your hat and glasses aren’t the best cover up.” You gestured towards the paparazzi across the way, camera pointed directly at the two of you.

    “Yeah, it tends to happen when we disappear for awhile.” Steve blushed, throwing his cup away. You stood, walking beside him as you strolled out of the park.

“Can I hold your hand?” you asked, looking at the crowds of people rushing on the busy sidewalks. It was lunchtime in the city, and people in suits on phones were buzzing around.

“Always.” Steve took your hand, expertly weaving in and out of the people, never dropping the conversation until you got back to the tower, waving at security as you slid past the desk. “I missed hanging out with you.”

“Well I don’t want to get between you and Nat.” You said with a shrug. You kept your eyes locked with the doors of the elevator as you went up. Steve cocked his head to the side, pressing the hold button on the wall.

“What do you mean?” He asked, turning you towards him.

    “You and Nat. I see the way you look at each other, you know. I don’t know why you didn’t think you could tell me, but I figured you were keeping it on the down low, since you’re partners and all. But it’s cute how you cuddle up together and when you cook, the unspoken movements. I’m happy for you, Stevie. Just didn’t want to be a problem.” You smiled softly, looking up at him. Steve’s face was blank for a minute, before a chuckle escaped his lips.

    “What?” You asked, eyebrows scrunched in confusion. Steve pulled you into his chest, his laugh dying out softly.

    “Natasha and I are not together, Doll. We’re just really good friends.” He laughed out.

    “Oh. Okay then.” You said, softly, feeling like an idiot. Steve pressed the hold button again, the elevator moving upwards again. You separated, arms brushing as Steve occasionally chuckled and shook his head. The doors opened, a loud argument sounding from the other side of the commons. Steve dashed out of the elevator, heading towards the sound of Bucky’s voice, you shaking your head. Never a dull moment in this tower.

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Death(s) in Infinity War??!!

My purely speculative ideas on what might happen to our heroes.. I hope none of it happens but in my mind, it’s possible.. Lets hope no one actually meets these fates.. 

I don’t hate any of these characters, unless I state so, I don’t mean any beef with anyone because again, these are just ideas that have been bouncing around my head since the trailer was leaked.. I thought I might as well let my thoughts out instead of letting them consume me at 5am or while I'm trying to take a relaxing shower. 

They aren’t in like a countdown order either, I just need to number them because you know... OCD. I DO SWEAR SO BEWARE IF YOU DONT LIKE THAT. Now, without further stalling. Lets get to it. 

1. Vision

Vision is probably on everyone’s lists because of the same reason which is an Infinity Stone literally being in his face. Thanos needs the Infinity Stones to complete his gauntlet. Considering the Mind Stone has the biggest spot on the gauntlet, perhaps it gives him the most power? Anyways, I think Thanos will want to take the stone from Vision and I’m willing to bet like my left big toe that he wouldn't be gentle about it and Vision wouldn't be able to survive the process. That’s why he’s on my list. 

2. Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

As much as I hate to put Wanda on my list, it seems likely and makes sense that she could die or get seriously injured during Infinity War. Why? Because she may still be harbouring guilt over what happened in Lagos in Civil War. Yeah she did say to Vision that she couldn't control everyones fear and seemed to have accepted that she had made a mistake but I can’t help feel like because this is Wanda, one of the sweetest little smol beans in the MCU, she still feels bad about it and would die trying to prove to people that she is one of the good guys. That or her other most likely cause of death is trying to protect Vision from Thanos and dying in the process. I would honestly hate to see Wanda get hurt let alone die. 

3. Drax The Destroyer 

Everyone loves Drax and if you say you don’t you’re lying. But if you genuinely mean it... We can’t be friends. Perhaps everyone thinks Drax is going to die in Infinity war. Due to the fact that since the first Guardians movie he has been out for revenge for the death/killing of his family. That has been majority of his story arc. At first, he thought the killer and target was Ronan, the Accuser but in the first Guardians he declares Thanos the “real mission” after finding out Ronan was acting under his orders. Although Drax did literally punch Thanos’ heart out in one storyline, I feel like Marvel/the MCU won't let him get away with it and survive. I have a feeling they might kill one Avenger and one Guardian so each team has a reason to fight for one another or remain allies after the war. Drax will probably be the one to kill Thanos. That’s very likely. (But between you and I, I kind of hope it’s Nebula. After years of him shitting on her, I hope she seriously gets a few licks in or honestly fucks him up). Though he’ll probably be the one to do the deed, Drax will probably die doing it. This way, Marvel gets their victory and Drax gets his vengeance and doing so, is reunited with his family. But also saving his friends doing so. Making him not just Drax the Destroyer, but Drax the Hero. 

4. Nick Fury

I know this one seems kind of far fetched, I mean I pitched it to one of my friends and she looked at me like I had sprouted a second head. Just hear me out though... So, basically The Avengers have broken up that’s obvious. 

Side note: (For Friends fans...) It would be funny if like Cap or someone that got arrested because of Tony and his team brought it up and Tony just goes “We were on a break!” I would literally cackle myself into an early grave.. 

With the Avengers at odds, what could possibly bring them all together again emotionally more than physically? The death of Director Fury. I mean it worked for the first Avengers movie when Agent Coulson “died”. Since Fury has roots with pretty much all the Avengers, they may feel a need to unite to avenge Fury as well as protect the Earth but as a team. Marvel sometimes reuses plot ideas, perhaps they would do it for this one? Plus, Nick Fury is a fan favourite and it would no doubt have a very big emotional impact not only in the MCU but with the fans as well. 

5. Thor 

Now I would honestly rather rip my own intestines out of my ass than see Thor die. He’s one of my favourite characters from the MCU. He had the potential to be such a bruiting, tough guy character but instead we get our version and I couldn't be more in love with him. I mean this guy is literally a Norse God and he’s sitting there in his trailer telling Hulk/Bruce about how he “So much has happened since I last saw you! I lost my hammer like, yesterday so that’s still pretty fresh.” Like this guy is literally huge and I love that he’s not serious. “Did I win?” “No. I won. Easily.” I was laughing the whole trailer. Just fyi. Anyways, enough about my crush on Thor...

I hate to think that we could lose Thor. But, his death makes too much sense. The Thor movies don't make as much as the others (Cap, Iron Man). After Ragnarok, The Thor movies are done. Ragnarok ends his individual storyline. The movie also brings Asgard into the war. It’s likely Marvel will kill off Thor because they had even said they wanted to switch up the Avengers team line up, and getting rid of Thor who is one of the strongest could prompt the Avengers to recruit not one but multiple heroes to fill his place. My theory us sadly also backed up by the fact that Thor/Chris Hemsworth is not yet confirmed for the following Avengers or Marvel movies. Perhaps he has signed a contract and they’re keeping it under raps because they know we look into that shit but that could also be my wishful thinking... 

6. Tony Stark / Iron Man 

*Collective gasps from the crowd* 

No, but seriously Marvel loves to build us up but then (hulk)smash us down. Think about how involved and intertwined Tony is with the whole MCU. He’s such a big character and he does a lot for the heroes. Plus, Marvel has launched a comic reboot storyline where Iron Man is now an Iron WOman. And let’s be honest, everyone is crawling over each other to get media attention over being supportive of women/races/LGBTQ... So, they would most likely kill Tony to bring in Riri Williams. Not only will this get them even more media coverage BUT it also allows them to send a huge shockwave throughout the MCU. With Tony being at odds with Cap and most of the Avengers, and him having a son-like figure in his protege, Peter Parker... He has people to leave behind and mourn in other movies. Tony Stark’s death would change the MCU a lot. But maybe too much? I’m still iffy on this one. 

7. Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

There’s no denying that Nat is a fan favourite. She’s also just about as much interweaved with the MCU as Tony. Appearing in several films, she is a huge supporting character but as much as we try, she's a supporting character and is in a group with heroes like Vision and Hawkeye where they are the most likely not to get stand alone films. She seems to always play a big role in the victory of the team we’re supposed to root for, An example would be when she helps Steve and Bucky get passed T’Challa in Civil War. 

Side note: I would love to link this to the fact that Bucky and Natasha have a history. In the Comics that is, it isn't canon in the movies but I would also like to link Nat saying “You could at least recognize me” to Bucky in Civil War to that as well. Considering Nat and Bucky were romantically involved briefly, that could be an interesting arc considering whatever she has/had with Bruce. Either way, I would love Red Room flashbacks or even a movie... 

It seems likely that Nat could get killed trying to help everyone with the war. Considering she is one of the team members who doesn't have powers... Thanos could easily, and regrettably rag doll the shit out of everyones favourite red head. 

8. Bruce Banner / The Hulk

MARVEL. FUCKING. WOULD. 

They would take Bruce “I know, I tried” away from us. One of Marvel’s biggest hard-hitters who also needs to be protected at all costs. For as long as he’s been in the MCU, Hulk has been seen as the tank. “We have a Hulk”. Perhaps during the Infinity War, our heroes over estimate Bruce and he goes up against Thanos and ends up dead because of it. 

9. Thanos 

Marvel has a tendency to kill off their villains before they necessarily should. I admit, I haven't even met MCU’s Thanos and I already want this mother fucker to get dropped but I would also love to see Marvel develop a villain. The only villain(s) they’ve really developed are Loki and The Winter Soldier and majority of us would argue that these two are not villains. They are pretty much the only two however who have been on the opposing side of our heroes and survived to come back and/or develop. Loki jumps back and forth between good and evil and Bucky was never truly evil, he was brainwashed. The other ones like The Red Skull and Obadiah Stane/War Monger die in fiery explosions before we even get to experience their full story. Although we spend most of their movies hoping and wishing for it. I just hope Marvel gives Thanos enough time to develop outside of the post-credit scenes before the Avengers and Guardians eventually bring him down, if they even do that in Infinity War. 

10. Steve Rogers / Captain America

The thought of losing Cap really hurts, especially since he just got his bestie Bucky back. Although we all know this is going to happen. Chris Evans has been reported saying that he has indeed signed one more contract with Marvel after reading it over and feeling that one more movie was needed to wrap up Cap/Steve’s story. My thoughts are, what exactly is stopping Marvel from offing him in Infinity War and just making him majorly flashback-type scenes in the next one. We all know both Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes have dawned the Cap suit and Shield but he true question would be exactly who is Marvel’s choice? Perhaps Cap will in fact die in Infinity War and it will be Bucky who takes up the mantle and the only reason we see Steve is through Bucky’s returning memories as he tries to handle being Cap? 

11. Loki

Loki is another one of my favourites, only due to the fact that I’m weak when it comes to misunderstood villainy... *cough* Jason Todd *cough* It’s not just me who has succumbed to the seduction of the God of Mischief and his constant knack for well... Mischief. Loki has died in the MCU but he always seems to come back. If Marvel is planning on keeping Thor around, having Loki actually die just might break him if they want to pro sue a more serious angle, we’ve seen what Loki’s death does to Thor. Perhaps having Loki die after he presumably gives over the Tesseract may fuel Thor with enough rage to be one of the potential people to take Thanos out.. 

12. Nebula 

Nebula is a likely casualty of the Infinity War. Simply because of her role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. 

Or, perhaps she plays a much larger role in Infinity War. In one storyline Nebula steals the Infinity Gauntlet and sabotages Thanos betraying him. If Nebula does this, Thanos could easily kill her. After she was humanized in GOTG Vol. 2, this might be an emotional trauma Marvel could want to inflict on Gamora. Gamora has a possibilty of playing a big role in the destruction of Thanos but having her lose her sister who she kinda patched things up with... That could give her the edge she needs. Despite how much I want to see more of Nebula and have more development for her, this seems possible. 

13. Sam Wilson / Falcon

Sam Wilson would honestly in my opinion, be a tragic loss. His character was amazing from his first 30 seconds on screen. He has heart and humour and it’s hard not to love his character but that’s also a moth to flame with Marvel. They might kill off Sam to not only hurt Steve but also promote Bucky to have something to avenge after Steve dies and he has to become Captain America. We’ve already seen Bucky throw himself in front of Sam to take the brunt of a hit from Spidey so maybe, just maybe there’s some sort of friendship there and killing one of them might trigger Bucky’s need to become an Avenger kicking off a storyline that could support Marvel’s 9 contract deal with Sebastian. 

14. King T’Challa / Black Panther 

Why T’Challa? You ask... Well, as much as I would like to say it’s because Chadwick is just too precious for this world and be done with it, I must make a point.. Marvel probably won’t want to have two multi-billionaire badasses with equally badass suits in play. This is assuming they don't kill Tony, perhaps they will kill T’Challa? Again, this goes back to my theories surrounding Sebby Stan’s  9 contract deal. I think it’s very likely they have chosen to follow the storyline of Bucky becoming Cap after Steve is gone. From the Infinity War trailer, it looks like Bucky is settled in with T’Challa and the Wakandans. Or is that just me? Perhaps Bucky decides to stay in Wakanda. After all, the world isn't exactly welcoming him with open arms at the moment.. How do they get Bucky out of Africa so he can become Captain America? They kill off T’Challa. His only tie to Wakanda. 

I don’t know a lot about Chadwick Boseman’s contracts and I can’t seem to find anything but this again is one of my more iffy theories. I hope it doesn't come true, I love T’Challa, or what we’ve gotten so far, I hope we get a lot more.

15. Peter Parker / Spider-Man = Tony Stark Version 2?

I know, I know.. The thought kills me too. We just got our MCU Peter Parker and I think it’s safe to say, everyone loves having him. 

I have Peter on my list not as a death though. I just think he’s going to get seriously injured. Marvel might just be baiting us with that whole trailer “Tony, I’m sorry.” snippet but at the same time, Peter getting injured makes sense to carry a certain plot line. *cough* Tony’s death *cough*. Tony stated in Spider-Man: Homecoming “And if you die, I feel like that’s on me. I don’t need that on my conscience.” Tony’s compassion and love for the people in his life is a special thing. Something I honestly love about Tony. But, it could be his downfall. In Ultron, we saw that Tony’s worst fear is the Avengers dying and the fact that he “Could have saved us. Why didn’t you do more?”. Tony is a protector. So, having Peter around during the battle could be dangerous and potentially fatal for Tony. Peter has sort of become Tony’s surrogate son/protege and I don’t think he would let anything happen to him. If/when Peter gets injured in Infinity War, I think it will throw Tony off his game. He may feel guilty or worried about Peter and being distracted like that while facing someone like Thanos? Let’s just say if anything happens to Peter, we shouldn't just be worried about him, we should also be worried about Tony. 

16. The Stark Era/Legacy

I swear to you, I don't hate Tony or RDJ. I just can't shake the thought that we’re going to have to say goodbye to him. 

The MCU started with Tony, even if the earliest events take place in the 1940′s with Cap. It was a Stark that made Steve Cap. The Starks are rooted in the MCU and are the basic foundation of it. They’re heavily involved with all of the events of the MCU. This theory isn't entirely the death of Tony Stark but the death of Stark involvement. 

Let me explain/paint a picture... 

Captain America: The First Avenger: Howard Stark develops a serum that can turn an ordinary man into the ultimate soldier. Thus, creating Captain America which in turn saved America from destruction. And well, German rule. Howard’s super soldier was the one that took down The Red Skull before he could develop and distribute deadly weapons to Hitler and his Nazis. In doing so, the Americans and their allies were able to stop Hitler. Also, it was Howard who built that iconic shield and thought to build it from Wakandan vibranium. 

Iron Man: Tony is running his father’s business seemingly where he left it. Using intellect no doubt inherited from his father, he develops weapons and other tech to continue to protect the world that Howard had helped protect in the 1940′s. The plot of Iron Man is showing Tony not only becoming Iron Man but Obadiah, becoming greedy with power and wanting to overthrow Tony. It was Stark tech that ended up saving Tony and America from terrorists and Obadiah.

Skipping forward to the Avengers... 

The Avengers: It’s obvious that Tony had been playing with the idea of the Avengers with S.H.I.E.L.D. He doesn't say something like: “What the hell is that?” When Pepper mentions it. It also seems like it was Tony who had been talking to Pepper about it in the first place when she says “Which I know nothing about...” So obviously Tony had been part of coming up with the idea. So, we can thank a Stark brain for the Avengers too??? 

Avengers: Age of Ultron: No one lets us forget that Ultron was Tony’s fault. Especially Tony. “And then Ultron.. My fault.” (Civil War). Tony was scared for the safety of Earth and more importantly it seems, his team mates. After his vision of the Avengers laying dead and Cap accusing him of not doing enough Tony gets the idea to create the synthetic being that is, Ultron. His intentions were good but his execution faltered. 

Captain America: Civil War: I won’t say that Civil War was Tony’s fault because it wasn't, it was equally Cap’s too for not wanting to sign the contract just as Tony did want to. It was a Stark who opposed the title character which carried the plot. And when all of the basic plot lines were complete, the big finale drawing the movie to a close for the final climax battle was because Tony found out Bucky had killed guess who under HYDRA’s control?? 

Howard and Maria Stark.

At the end of that fight, we see Cap give up his mantle to continue protecting Bucky. What was the reason to give up his mantle? 

“That shield doesn't belong to you.You don’t deserve it. My father made that shield!”  

(Oh, yeah.. a little side note.. Go back to watch that fight scene and at the end when Steve helps Bucky up, Sebastian’s groan in that scene holy fuck, jesus on a tricycle it’s HOT.)

Spider-Man: Homecoming: Tony was the one who built Spidey’s new suit. He was also the one that gave Peter the idea that he was capable of a lot more than stopping “grand theft bicycles”. I mean he held his own against THE Captain America. In one scene Peter and Tony start to argue and Peter’s reasoning for all of his behaviour throughout the movie was because: “I just wanted to be like you.” So, Peter’s mistakes and actions throughout his movie were rooted from the fact that he just wanted to be like Tony. 

Avengers: Infinity War: This movie hasn't even come out yet so I’m not going to act like I know Tony’s full involvement or whatever, but we do know that Peter is prepared for the war because of his brand new Iron Spider suit curtesy of you guessed it, Mr. Anthony Stark. 

Also, Marvel might lean more towards this option because keep in mind, RDJ is getting hella expensive because even he knows how important he is to Marvel’s cinematic universe. They might lean more towards offing Tony to save themselves some cash..

Therefore, if Marvel really decided to kill off Tony, that would be the end of heavy Stark influence. Of course, the Starks would still be present but only as a memory and a company. There wouldn't be an actual Stark to back everything up or come up with new ideas. Unless Pepper is cooking up a little Stark bun in the oven, Tony’s death would mark the end of the Stark line, thus, lessening his influence in the MCU.