"That's a reason. And it's not invalid." Obsessively controlling your loved ones movements so they could stay safe? It's not like Tony was a stranger to that.

Still, he couldn't fight the sigh that arose. How the hell did he say "I'm sorry for your loss but this is a no go" without sounding like an utter bastard? If he didn't resent it all before Thor's apology, he was sure starting to.

'I could hold how I'm trying to be chums with the man who attempted to kill me and the entirety of humanity over your head, Mr. Guardian of the Nine Realms. But I'm not gonna. Because someone in this goddamn equation has to keep from being shitty and evasive.'

A filter was sure a great thing to have. He should have tried years ago.

"But, you can't take Tony Stark without Iron Man. I'm sorry."