A weird past few months indeed. To be fair, Tony's always embraced whatever life's thrown at him. He deals with it in ways that some people might disagree with, but he never complains. Not openly. That's what a glass of scotch is for in the middle of the night. He still isn't sure about the SHIELD thing. He was never sure about them, and he doesn't like being told what to do. They're on some strange ground of Scratching Each Others' Backs, but Tony's made it blatantly clear that, as far as the Avengers go, he wants to keep that as separate from SHIELD as possible.
And that's not very possible.
Still, Tony finds that he secretly likes having this weird group. Friends are easy to come by when you're filthy rich, real friends are not. Pepper had been a friend, Happy had been one - they are, Tony reminds himself. Just because they need a break from the life Tony's dragged them into doesn't mean they've left him
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They do make sense, which is why Bruce doesn't trust it. They kind of make sense like physics make sense to him, and he's immediately suspicious of that. Nothing makes more sense to him than physics. And Tony Stark, this billionaire genius, shouldn't be that person to Bruce -- right? How can he find a best friend in this guy, when Bruce barely feels like he belongs here? But the truth is, that tension almost always starts to relax when Tony walks in the room. All those troubled thoughts he'd been having slip to the back of his mind as he turns a wry smile up at Tony.
"That's your cologne." Hey, it probably is. Dangerous, by Tony Stark. Better than New Car Smell by Tony Stark, which he supposed would be equally appropriate.
"What's up?" Unfortunate side effect of being Tony Stark's best friend: Bruce always feels infinitely less cool. He just tries to embrace it. In what situation is he ever cool, anyway?
"Only The Brave." A pause. "My cologne. Men's fragrance. By Diesel."
He waves his hand around his neck, as if wafting the scent towards Bruce, and bites into his apple.
"Bored. Came by to be a pest and now I see maybe I'll get to play with hazardous chemicals."
Tony likes that. He likes that he and Bruce share the same knowledge, but that Bruce also knows thing that Tony doesn't. Tony likes being a wealth of information, and Bruce can teach him things. He bends over to inspect the various chemicals that are line up.
"What mad scientist experiment are you getting up to? Need an Igor?"
"I'm so glad you asked. I have this hump and a musty cloak in a closet over there. Walk this way." It's tempting, but he doesn't actually get up from his stool to model a walk because he tries not to care what people think about him, since generally it's never what he'd like them to think, but he does care what Tony thinks. Tony can think he's a genius or a nerd, but he'd like it if Tony didn't think he was lame
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And that's not very possible.
Still, Tony finds that he secretly likes having this weird group. Friends are easy to come by when you're filthy rich, real friends are not. Pepper had been a friend, Happy had been one - they are, Tony reminds himself. Just because they need a break from the life Tony's dragged them into doesn't mean they've left him ( ... )
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"That's your cologne." Hey, it probably is. Dangerous, by Tony Stark. Better than New Car Smell by Tony Stark, which he supposed would be equally appropriate.
"What's up?" Unfortunate side effect of being Tony Stark's best friend: Bruce always feels infinitely less cool. He just tries to embrace it. In what situation is he ever cool, anyway?
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He waves his hand around his neck, as if wafting the scent towards Bruce, and bites into his apple.
"Bored. Came by to be a pest and now I see maybe I'll get to play with hazardous chemicals."
Tony likes that. He likes that he and Bruce share the same knowledge, but that Bruce also knows thing that Tony doesn't. Tony likes being a wealth of information, and Bruce can teach him things. He bends over to inspect the various chemicals that are line up.
"What mad scientist experiment are you getting up to? Need an Igor?"
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