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[selfantagonized]

[The feed comes on and someone may or may not be a little more open to showing his face this time. He still wrings his hands, but his composure for the most part is relaxed, despite the shoulders that are up and attention.]

Seems we're getting to that time of the year, huh? [A sigh as he looks out the window - he's wearing a scarf of his own, in

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[ironfail]

private text

[So. Time for possibly the most awkward text Tony's ever sent in his whole life. And that's saying something.]

You hardly need to apologize, doctor.

[selfantagonized]

[The response is delayed, but.]

... Are you calling me doctor, really?

[1/2]

[ironfail]

[Aw crap he already fucked this up. Way to go, Stark.]

I didn't...know if you

[ironfail]

[Fuck premature enter key. Somebody's nervous.]

Shit. I mean, we're okay? You're not mad?

[selfantagonized]

I'd hope we were. I don't remember all of what happened, but I remember most of it.

And I hope you realize I didn't mean what I said.

[He's mature. He's calm. He can handle this. ... Better than Tony can, at least.]

[ironfail]

[Wait, he doesn't remember all of it? What if - ]

Most of it?

What you said! How about what *I* said? I was even worse than usual.

[It's not hard handling this stuff better than Tony, don't feel too good about yourself.]

[selfantagonized]

[What if what, Tony?]

And I only encouraged it, from what I can recall. Either way, it happened, and neither of us meant it. Right?

[.. When does Bruce feel good about himself in anything?]

[ironfail]

[What if he didn't remember how they made total fools of themselves in public /sobs]

Right. Yeah. [Except - oh fuck this, he can't keep doing this through text. Switching to private video.]

Except I did mean one thing I said.

[selfantagonized]

[.. well then someone needs to remind him. Bruce follows suit with the video, and tilts his head just barely at that.]

- And what was that?

[ironfail]

[Aw what the hell, time to throw in for all or nothing.]

You're not a bad kisser.

[selfantagonized]

1/--

Well, that's-

[selfantagonized]

[Wait. What?]

[selfantagonized]

[SERIOUSLY, WHAT? Flustered confused Banner all at once - wide eyes and everything.]

We actually... really?

[ironfail]

[He winces a little at that.]

Yeah, ah, apparently being incredibly antagonistic was also an incredible turn on. [He chuckles weakly.] Who knew?

[selfantagonized]

[Bruce's face twists a little at that, and it's something between dry and looking wry.]

We both do now, apparently.

[ironfail]

[To be honest, Tony's not that surprised.]

So, yeah. That happened. [And thank god Bruce apparently didn't remember the details.] Everything's still cool, right?