"The only person you've got to prove it to is yourself," Tony replies, leaning against the counter. "Howard and Peggy aren't going to forget the stuff you did. Hell, Thor and I only ever knew you as Captain America." Not entirely true - Tony feels like he creepily knows a lot more than he should about Steve Rogers, thanks to how often Howard talked about him. But that was beside the point. "If you want to 'prove yourself' or whatever, fine, but you don't need to do it for them, and honestly, they've got a ridiculous amount of faith in you."