“All the more reason to keep him on his knees. He should not gaze at you as such,” Thor intones, which has an effect of rattling the entry way to the observatory. Heimdall doesn’t appear to mind, though he has already retreated back to open the Bifrost for the humans to return to their planet.

Seeing one little room in a newly expanded cosmos just isn’t going to do it for Tony, though. As Steve picks himself up, gazing at the new awakened Bucky Barnes with too many emotions, Tony does so as well. It’s just much less graceful, and he uses Banner’s arm to give himself the needed boost.

“Hey.” Most eyes turn towards him, but he’s only interested in the Avatar right now. “We just got here. You’re not really sending us back already, are you? We haven’t even been properly introduced. Tony Stark. Hi. And yes, I was calling you attractive. Your boyfriend is a lucky, far too muscular linebacker.”