Tony is terrible at pulling a martyr - he never quite gets there. He tries and tries and ends up with a fried brain or a computer in his head, but he's still alive at the end of the day, because that's the status quo. His status quo, more than anything. And hello Extremis, I love you a lot and of course that's where he was almost dead, but nope, he's going to come back with real super powers, like actual not-just-his-intelligence powers.

Steve wakes up to himself in a coma, mouth slack and eyes shut, when he turns his --Tony's-- head on the SHIELD medical bed and stares and stares and stares.

Gahhhh omg that is so perfect. I want to wrap myself up in this.