Thor knows self-loathing. And he hopes against hope that Tony doesn't feel it even half as much as he does when the memories rise to the surface.

"You're not," he says, when he's finally able to find his voice again. It occurs to him, briefly, that he might not know what he's referring to. This carcass or the sloppy seconds. Thor doesn't bother to clarify.

"You're not," he says again.