Give us a scene

"Hey hey! I offered to give you a read, so here I am. I only know the bare bones of Avengers lore, so I probably wasn't as well oriented as I might have been, but I still enjoyed it. Regarding technicalities, you have a couple places where the subject/verb agreement or maintenance of the same tense is a little off, but nothing major. I would also say you could go through and mark all the places where you use "had"; it can be easy to overuse, and it makes the reader feel like they're being told the story instead of shown. That last is actual my primary criticism. I feel like there's a lot of thick background in the beginning, with most of the events or shifts being told instead of shown. For example, you tell us that Tony is moving through these difficult stages of emotion, but it might be more effective to put him in a situation that is directly related to or otherwise prompts his thoughts. Otherwise, I think you're moving along really well, and I enjoy your phrasing in a lot of moments. I look forward to seeing more of your work! Dovetails and dragon claws, The Hatter"