I don't/won't speak for Tony. You know why I retired. I'm incapable of being anything more than a science experiment turned battering ram. And everybody fixates on me. I wasn't why the Howling Commandos succeeded, or the Avengers. I was the point they all failed in the end. I failed and nobody understood I wasn't a cornerstone.
I know you're mad, but I also know you've respected my choices. And that I'm always, always here for you. I just can't be what people need. I screwed up too much trying to be.
I stopped caring about my path a long time ago. I know you know I'd have been there when you called, just like you knew I wasn't looking to come back from my next mission. At least, I thought I knew. Cap died way before Thanos got his magic fingers. I thought you knew.
I'm sorry. I'm here, now. I'm just Steve, but I'm here.