"I want to," he answers. He doesn't know if he can stop. He always keeps coming back to him. It's beyond just wanting to get laid or even be near a friend. It's a pull, like a magnet, and Tony doesn't know what to call it other than an undeniable force.
"I'm not afraid and you don't have to be."
He says that because he believes it wholeheartedly. Whatever SHIELD and the rest of them might think, Tony doesn't doubt for a moment in who Bruce is. He's been denying himself intimate contact for so long that maybe he forgets how to accept it, but he damn well deserves it. And Tony's not going to let anyone keep Bruce from having that--not even if anyone is Bruce himself.
I didn't hurt you, did I?"
And there is genuine concern there, too, because it's stressful. He knows it is. "You can trust me, Banner. I've got you."
He doesn't let go. He keeps close to him, both hands in place on Bruce's body, stroking gently where they are sitting and trying to soothe the tension he's got beneath his skin.
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"I'm not afraid and you don't have to be."
He says that because he believes it wholeheartedly. Whatever SHIELD and the rest of them might think, Tony doesn't doubt for a moment in who Bruce is. He's been denying himself intimate contact for so long that maybe he forgets how to accept it, but he damn well deserves it. And Tony's not going to let anyone keep Bruce from having that--not even if anyone is Bruce himself.
I didn't hurt you, did I?"
And there is genuine concern there, too, because it's stressful. He knows it is. "You can trust me, Banner. I've got you."
He doesn't let go. He keeps close to him, both hands in place on Bruce's body, stroking gently where they are sitting and trying to soothe the tension he's got beneath his skin.