"You offered her CEO, and she accepted it. Pepper wanted the job, because she knew she could be amazing at it, and she is. She seems like the type of woman who makes her own life decisions, albeit with some suggestion from people she cares about." Bruce could see her tolerating some things for Tony's sake, but she had her own ambitions and goals outside. He didn't want this to be another thing Tony blamed himself for, like he forced her into the life. Then again, he couldn't control what Tony blamed himself for. If he could, his friend would be a lot less hard on himself.
Being in any kind of spotlight was basically a nightmare for him. He felt exposed and anxious about it when he was part of the Avengers, always ready for something to go wrong and wreck his new life. Bruce preferred staying in the tower and out of the public eye as himself. The Hulk was the public face, and what a face that was. But that too was a choice he made. He weighed the pros and cons, and then said to hell with it and walked into Stark Tower. For better or for worse.
Bruce glanced over at him and saw the chain, the glint keeping his eye there, and he slid a little closer. "That could still all be in our future. It might take some finagling to change what Thanos did, mad science and then some, but it's possible." Their positions were reversed now, with Bruce believing things could be reversed. He wanted to believe it, so he did. "Tony, you and me, just us alone is proof that crazy things can happen. We should've been dead a dozen times now, but somehow we keep going." Past the end of the world. "The Hulk crashed on a planet in the middle of no where, on the far end of the galaxy, and Thor showed up. None of what happens to us makes any sense. So it's not that insane or impossible to think we can reverse things, and you can have your Italian wedding and I'll be there."
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Being in any kind of spotlight was basically a nightmare for him. He felt exposed and anxious about it when he was part of the Avengers, always ready for something to go wrong and wreck his new life. Bruce preferred staying in the tower and out of the public eye as himself. The Hulk was the public face, and what a face that was. But that too was a choice he made. He weighed the pros and cons, and then said to hell with it and walked into Stark Tower. For better or for worse.
Bruce glanced over at him and saw the chain, the glint keeping his eye there, and he slid a little closer. "That could still all be in our future. It might take some finagling to change what Thanos did, mad science and then some, but it's possible." Their positions were reversed now, with Bruce believing things could be reversed. He wanted to believe it, so he did. "Tony, you and me, just us alone is proof that crazy things can happen. We should've been dead a dozen times now, but somehow we keep going." Past the end of the world. "The Hulk crashed on a planet in the middle of no where, on the far end of the galaxy, and Thor showed up. None of what happens to us makes any sense. So it's not that insane or impossible to think we can reverse things, and you can have your Italian wedding and I'll be there."