just wanted to talk about the very real possibility that Tony might die. ive read almost all your posts on a4 speculation but honestly, its marvel, they may fuckup and kill Tony off & that sucks because Tony is literally the 1 thing thats getting me through anxiety and now just thinking about his future in the mcu is giving me anxiety. like i understand how childish and whiny this sounds but i honestly would not know how to continue if he does die. i just want someone to reassure me ig. thank u!

starkravinghazelnuts:

If you want reasons Tony will survive, here’s some: 

• Marvel won’t kill off their most bankable character. They’ll bench Tony in the event they need to pull him back out in the future for the cash grab. (I don’t think a lot of people understand exactly how marketable Tony is as a character; he’s huge overseas and a lot of people won’t even bother to go see a Marvel movie unless RDJ is in it.)
• Tony has been right about every prediction he’s made so far in the MCU (literally everything he’s said has come to fruition), and he predicted he’d have a kid (and he’d be the sole surviving Avenger).
• RDJ seems really attached to Iron Man and the MCU; it’s hard to fathom him shutting the door on it completely with Tony’s death as opposed to taking a seat on the backburner. (He could always do small cameos.)
• RDJ said he wants Tony to settle down and have a kid.
• None of the credible A4 leaks cite Tony dying. (In fact the most credible leak of possible partial A4 information cited that Tony most likely lives.)

If you want some sobering dark possibilities to ground you, here’s reasons they will kill Tony off:

• The SM:FFH “Field Trip” rumor from a few months ago, which said Tony is dead during the events of SM:FFH. Some of it has turned out to be somewhat accurate, some of it not-so-accurate, but it’s still a possible concern. It cites that Peter is in “mourning” after Tony dies in A4 (though admittedly it says it “appears” Tony is dead, which could simply be a deduction because RDJ isn’t in the cast listing).
• Marvel doesn’t want to pay RDJ anymore (he’s very expensive) so they’re cutting him loose.
• RDJ wants to close the door on Tony Stark for good so he can dedicate himself to other projects (plus he said he doesn’t want to stay attached so long it becomes embarrassing).
• While RDJ has said he wants Tony to settle down, he’s also said he wants Tony to go out in a “blaze of glory.”

If it makes you feel any better, I still am not convinced Tony is a goner. There’s plenty to say he will stick around (re: I think the reasons he’ll survive are more convincing than the reasons he’ll die). 

But, in the event he does die? We know they won’t have him die in some terrible way. If he goes out, it’ll be a big, glorious bang. A true hero’s ending. Whatever happens, it will feel earned. It has to, because he’s Tony Stark–the main character of this long journey. 

Hang in there, anon!