[rue came from a fucking magical faerie land and this still sounds like utter insanity

But the drama? The intrigue? The (obviously) unrequited love? Sign them up, this is way better than Rue's newest soap opera.]

What a tangled web! I must admit, I can hardly follow a thing you've said, but I'm deeply invested. So this Mr. Barnes is not in this world along with Steve? And neither is Tony's wife?