deepfriedtwinkie reblogged
Thanos vs. Tony, contrasting motivations
#I can't think of anything I've seen in a long time that's as deeply profound and affecting as this distinction. this story. any of it.#and let's add to it while we're here. contrasting fortitudes.#Thanos couldn't wield the stones without all-consuming agony. without erratic surges of unstable power. without chaos.#Tony is stronger than his pain. and the stones obey *him.* not the other way around. he is worthy. Thanos was not.#Thanos snaps at the stones' mercy. but Tony...he was always the Iron Man. inside and out. his armor isn't the immovable force. *he* is.#never getting over it#I'm so proud of you#Tony Stark#Iron Man#the hero we needed and NEVER deserved#my baby#favorite character#I will love him 3000 for the rest of my life and then my ghost will love him 3000#MCU#Avengers: Endgame#Thanos#also the synchronicity when the GIFs go white is fucking striking