“A lot of sentient beings hate me. That’s nothing new. In fact, it’s probably proof of sentience in the first place.”

Tony knows that he isn’t the most likeable of people. He’s also well aware that that’s a personal choice and that he could stop being a dick if he wanted to. The problem is, he doesn’t. People are going to dislike him anyway. He finds that he can live with it a hell of a lot easier if he’s disliked because he’s an ass than just because he has money or good looks or a brain that he knows how to use.

“If I stopped bringing people home who hated me, I wouldn’t bring anyone home at all.” Not that the tiger is people, exactly. But whatever. Steve gets the point.

“It’s in my room. I didn’t know where else to put it.”