buckyxbcrnes:

in avengers: infinity war, the titan thanos was required to sacrifice the thing he loved most in life in order to wield the soul stone, which led to the demise of his adopted daughter gamora. later in the film when he finally finishes his plan of wiping out half of the entire universe, we see some of the main characters of marvel cinema disappearing before our very eyes, and the eyes of other wellknown characters. based on the aforementioned sacrifice that the soul stone requires, it is suffice to say that the characters who did disappear were most loved by the characters they disappeared in front of. groot disappears in front of rocket raccoon, who’s already had to lose his best friend once. t’challa disappears in front of okoye, and he is a physical representation of the country she loves and has pledged her life to above all else. peter parker disappears in front of tony stark, who has taken him under his wing as a pseudo father figure. bucky barnes disappears in front of steve rogers, finally reaffirming that he is indeed the most important aspect of the captain’s life, and at this point in the marvel cinematic universe, truly his greatest love. in this essay i will