#stoward

I mean god forbid a man misses his boyfriend from the 40s and gets with his son after basically teleporting 90 years later because of unresolved feelings. I mean gosh can a man live?🙄🙄

bestie r u in my brain? I love angst like this.

I mean he's a man out of time, everything is unfamiliar—and then this piece of Howard comes waltzing into his life? And they're both flaming bisexual sarcastic geniuses??? with spiffy suits and sexy facial hair?? yeah Captain Rogers is gonna indulge in that ass. He doesn't even feel bad about it at first because Tony is annoying, and rude, and constantly on his nerves. Then it becomes less about sex, and their partnership on the team grows, and suddenly Steve Rogers is in love again.

He really should have suspected this, because Howard was too much at first as well. Instead of "Stark" he becomes "Tony", and he starts to admire all the special things that make him different from his dad. Then he stops comparing him to his dad constantly at all. Things are good, and happy, and then—

SHIELD files leak. Bucky comes back. All hell breaks loose. Somewhere in it all Steve's relationship with Howard is revealed and Tony immediately connects the dots. Steve doesn't even deny it, because yeah, he only got with Tony because he was still raw and aching after losing everybody—including Howard. And when he held Tony at night he could pretend it was still the 1940s and everything was okay.

Can a man live?!??? Can a homosexual beefcake LIVE?????

god forbid a dude dick down two of the most eligible bachelors and fall a little in love both times.

lab rat steve: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Steve Rogers, Howard Stark, Surgery, Gore

If Steve and Howard had hooked up during the war, his first thought in Avengers 1 when meeting Tony wouldn't have been "Why is this guy being such a dick to me?"—it would have been "Oh no he knows"

If Tony didn't actually know, it might have actually improved their relationship overall? Because instead of meeting Tony's hostility, he would have probably thought it was understandable and been more diplomatic with him. Meeting your dad's ex who is also 15 years younger than yourself? That's gotta be weird—Shield's pamphlets told him everyone was cool with homosexuality now, but no one is that open-minded.

Plus the sheer social awkwardness of the whole situation might have distracted Steve from some of his overwhelming sadness.

When would the truth be revealed? You could always have a story where they figure out their miscommunication pretty quickly, but I think it would also be very funny if it took years and years for it to come out. Because Steve wouldn’t want to talk about it and would assume Tony also didn’t want to talk (or even think) about it, and it would never in a million years occur to Tony to ask if Steve and Howard hooked up.

That’s assuming it’s not a Stony story, anyway. I think Steve would feel like they had to talk about what he thought was the elephant in the room before they started a relationship.

Best (funniest) time is maybe during their conference room argument in Civil War:

Tony: Dad was a pain in the ass, but he and Mom always made it work. Steve: Yeah, I know you don't like to think about Howard and I being together, but even when he was a handful it was worth it. I'm sure you can find that balance with Pepper. Tony: 👀 you and howard were what

You did beat her by a couple minutes! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for the ask!

I’m a hardcore Stoward shipper in the sense that Howard Stark being in love with Steve Rogers is very important to me. I consider it canon (and not just in a delusional way! It’s the most reasonable interpretation!)

There is something about the dynamic of

A genuinely sort of problematic person

Who hates themself

Meets someone who is everything they wish they were

And instead of being envious and bitter and resenting them

Falls in love instantly

that gets me every time.