[ he didn't know he was going to leave until a few hours beforehand. she'd been in brazil at the time, and they'd taken him on a mission that required the hulk and left bruce a raw husk of himself. a few days later he'd recovered enough to tell them all to go to hell. he'd scrawled a hasty note addressed to tony and fled.
months later, he'd almost regretted it. he thought maybe pepper would worry. thor wouldn't know how to cook the vegetables. jessica wouldn't keep up on her linguistics. but these were minor concerns. at the core of it all there was his safety to consider, and with the republican party calling for the hulk's identity to be revealed, bruce thought it prudent to lay low until he stopped being a campaign slogan. it's months since he's heard from anyone, and he knows part of that is tony's doing. the avengers could contact him at any time, if they pleased, just like SHIELD had.
still, the package surprises him. his birthday passed without recognition because he hadn't told anyone; the culture here gave special preference to the day, and he really wanted to avoid that attention. bruce recogizes the handwriting at once and tears into the package. the supplies she's left him are invaluable here. for a moment, bruce has trouble breathing. this will mean lives saved. this will be the difference between his village suffering and surviving.
he pulls a few strings with tony and gets her new number. ]
i love it, all the time, forever.
months later, he'd almost regretted it. he thought maybe pepper would worry. thor wouldn't know how to cook the vegetables. jessica wouldn't keep up on her linguistics. but these were minor concerns. at the core of it all there was his safety to consider, and with the republican party calling for the hulk's identity to be revealed, bruce thought it prudent to lay low until he stopped being a campaign slogan. it's months since he's heard from anyone, and he knows part of that is tony's doing. the avengers could contact him at any time, if they pleased, just like SHIELD had.
still, the package surprises him. his birthday passed without recognition because he hadn't told anyone; the culture here gave special preference to the day, and he really wanted to avoid that attention. bruce recogizes the handwriting at once and tears into the package. the supplies she's left him are invaluable here. for a moment, bruce has trouble breathing. this will mean lives saved. this will be the difference between his village suffering and surviving.
he pulls a few strings with tony and gets her new number. ]
thank you.