woohoo! I agree, Bruce!
I'm late in finding this story, but after Endgame I think this is even more powerful. I wish there'd been a moment like this in the movies where we could have seen just one team member show that they understood who Tony really was and express appreciation for everything he did for them. Sigh.
I'm glad that I got to see that happen here :)
Thank you for writing!

Too his credit, Steve doesn't pretend, he intends, he just has to work at it. I imagine Tony would tell Bruce as much.

O.o ... Brucey's peeved. ... I can see Tony being touched, if a bit embarrassed, at Bruce defending him/being so angry on his part. 'Cause he IS capable of being enraged and NOT turning into Hulk, as various scenes from various movies have shown us; the most popular one being, "Oh, we're WAY past that. (being angry) I could choke the life out of you and never change a shade."

Thank you! I needed this like you wouldn’t believe. Finally someone genuinely standing up for Tony and without any ulterior motives.

I like this!

Excellent! Wonderful! Thank you for writing this *cries eternally*

now if only this conversation had happened in cannon

This is chilling in its honesty.

¡Zas en toda la boca, Capi!

¡Tony y Bruce hermanos!

You know those little ficlets you find in the dead of night, that you never knew you wanted, and suddenly can't remember not having... This is one of those. A little snippet that just slots right in as if it always lived there.
Love this :)

Great story. It's so true. And he knew that he would show up in the battle too.

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I sooo needed that ! Thk xD

Self-righteousness and trying to overcompensate is an overwhelming, almost alien culture generally at peace will do that. Nice!