Authors Note: LONG have I been a FAN of the MCU I grew up with them and I adore ALL of them.
I am NOT Team Captain America and I am NOT Team Iron Man
I'm team AVENGER
I am Anti ACCORDS
That's right I love ALL the Avengers in some way or another...but there was one point I wondered in an Endgame scene...an idea...
An idea formed...what if...TONY is the one getting chewed out by a surprising source.
The Avengers had gathered gazing at the pictures...it had been 23 days since Thanos had accomplished what he said he would...planning their next step.
Steve was currently asking if Tony had been given any clues.
Tony brushed him off.
"Tony I need you to focus." Steve gently tried to rouse him.
"I Needed you!" Tony snapped but before he could continue...
"We needed you too. And next thing I know your flying off gun ho onto that damn spaceship"
Tony's tirade was cut off dead stop as they all turned to Bruce Banner, who was staring silently at Tony AND Rhodey.
Stumbling up, clutching his IV, Tony said "well we needed the Big Guy too and he didn't show up Brucey did he?"
Bruce just stared at him "...tell me what really happened that caused us to split Tony. I want to hear it from you."
Tony stumbled a bit and said "what the hell does that have to do with anything!? The Purple fuck threw a moon at me-"
"DID YOU GET INTO BED WITH THADDEUS FUCKING ROSS!?"
Suddenly Tony was thrown back into his wheelchair staring wide eyed at an enraged BRUCE.
Not an angry Hulk.
An Angry Bruce.
Steve tried to step in "Bruce that's not the pro-"
Bruce went over him, pointing at the Armored Avenger as he stared wide eyed back...Bruce's eyes turning a familiar green "I trusted you. WE trusted you Tony...you gave me a home, you respected me...you saw me as more then a time bomb waiting to fucking go off any goddamn second...and when I was gone...what do I hear? I hear you became BFF'S with the man who HUNTED ME LIKE A FUCKING ANIMAL!"
Tony stared back weakly "Bruce we needed to-"
"'Be put in check' right right by Mr Congressional Medal of Honor Winner." Bruce looked scornfully at Rhodey, who didn't meet his gaze...then Bruce turned back to Tony hissing "it was never about that it was about your own fucking guilt for Ultron...you didn't think I felt guilty for helping you? For the lives the Big Guy took? But I never sold out and became a lap dog to that fucking bastard. I...I TOLD you about what he did...what he DID to me...wanting to cut me open like a lab rat, unleashing that lunatic Blonsky and you SIDED WITH HIM ANYWAY! YOU! The man who told the government to kiss his damn ass when they asked for the Iron Man suits!"
Tony gulped, gasping.
Steve cut in, giving Tony a concerned glance and ordered "BRUCE! THAT'S ENOUGH!"
Bruce looked at Steve...then back at what was perhaps his closest friend...
Or at least that's what he THOUGHT he was.
"...We're done."
With that the Radiated Avenger stormed out of the conference hall with a heartbroken Avenger...and a concerned team...after a nod Natasha followed Bruce out while the rest sat in silence.
Not sure if I wanted to do just a Oneshot or several parts to this, focused solely on the Bromance or recovering Bromance of Bruce and Tony.
MY Headcanon is that Bruce lived in the tower after Avengers till Age of Ultron...he felt a great deal of debt and trust in Tony. He gave him his life back, a home, a family (in the Avengers)
And then when he realized that Tony stood side by side with the man who pretty much DESTROYED his life in Thaddeus Ross?
That must have been for Bruce the ULTIMATE Betrayal of trust.
What do you think?
CHEERS!