don’t even front, sam wilson would be the BEST superhero because he would FUCKING LOVE IT
none of that batman existential angst shit, none of that peter parker weepy with great power
sam wilson LIVES to be a superhero. he could have a well-adjusted, perfectly fulfilling life doing anything else, but he puts on the wings, and the mask, and the tight costume (he LOVES the tight costume, he doesn’t do 500 crunches in the morning NOT to show it off) because he wants to help people and this is the best way he knows how and it’s AWESOME
sam wilson probably collects his own action figures, and gets SO EXCITED when fans recognize him, especially little black and poc children who look at him with wide eyes and sam gets a little torn up but tries not to show it because it’s bigger than him, it’s always been bigger than him