this made me cry a little and it is super wonderful. science angst and other angst and Bruce glimpsing that something dark behind Tony's play, and the way it ends with Bruce considering. that's the take on their relationship that i like best, the one where Tony invites, and Bruce considers, careful and unhurried, and says yes.

also this: there are so many other things he could say, and each of them makes him feel just a little like there's a weight on his chest, big and green, keeping him from taking a breath. wow. that is amazing. and totally whence the crying a little, btw.