( alternative versions is easy to explain. well. easy-ish. a lot easier than explaining what his wanda got up to and all of that nonsense. he supposes starting off slow is fine. )

I met you briefly, but we didn't talk much at all. I--do know the you from my world, though. ( even after all the nonsense that's happened after--their first meeting still holds the most meaning to him. the words she said (be yourself, and the keslers of the world can't touch you. stand your ground, see what happens) have stuck with him through the years. defined a lot of who he became. who he is. )

She's--you're--kind of my hero. ( even if everything has changed since then, even their relationship. ) My favorite Avenger, too.