unknownunseenunheard:

So, I was reading the terms of the Accords and found something rather… odd

It specifically states that prosthetics, even if they give you superpowers, don’t count.

Why would they add that it?

Then, I realized something:

Tony’s suit is powered by the Arc Reactor.

We, as the audience, know he no longer needs this to live.

The public, however, is not aware of that, meaning the Iron Man suit technically falls OUT of the jurisdictions of the Accords because, in the most literal sense, it can be considered a prosthetic, and legal jargon is all about the most literal sense.

…

Tony Fucking Stark wanted everyone to sign a goddamn document that had a clause specifically designed to keep him from having to go along with the Accords written right in them.

He wanted to force Steve and Wanda to sign something that would specifically infringe on their rights when he knew damn well the Accords could not be applied to himself.

Accountability? Give me a break.

No wonder he broke the damn thing several times before the ink had even dried…