"What are we talking about?" asks Marc. "What happened? Why was Jake angry at a synagogue?"

Before Steven can figure out a diplomatic way to say ‘bad guys were closing in on Dad, and Jake wanted to let them,’ Jake dumps the whole memory on Marc. Complete with Steven begging him to switch, and Jake digging in his heels until almost the last second before giving in.

"You did what?" yelps Marc.

Jake is full-on shaking now, but he braces himself for whatever blow-up Marc is gonna have...

"Jake." Marc pulls him closer, voice cracking. "Jake, babe, come here."

Then Jake is collapsed against him, sobbing against his chest, while Marc drops kisses on Jake's hairline and Steven kneads soothing circles into Jake's back.

"Thanks," whispers Marc, catching Steven's gaze. "For stopping him. You were right -- I would not have coped if you didn't stop him.”

I know why this part of the scene was cut — they’ve got enough to deal with! — but wow <3 Thanks for sharing it here.

Three masked figures in white drop from the sky to land behind the monster, two in flared capes that give them crescent silhouettes, all landing in three-point stances with military precision. Elias has a vivid memory of news footage of Loki, summoning the first wave of his army of Chitauri...

Then the non-caped figure falls over with a soft "oof," while the middle one stands and orders, "Khonshu! Knock it off.”

Steven is cute <3

"Can she just...do that?" asks Marc hoarsely. "Is that how gods work? Can anybody do that?"

"Anybody? No," says Khonshu. "Her? ...If she chooses.”

I love this.

He's afraid the answer will be ‘sometimes our god hits us in the head with a pillar, and we think we have to put up with that.’

A valid concern!