avengers imagines

librarian {bruce}

"let me show you" he says, placing my book in the return pile before walking around the desk and leading me to the horror section, once again

he scans the titles before bending over, grabbing an even thicker novel before handing it to me

"this one is just as amazing, if not more" he says, brushing his fingers over mine for a second

i watch his cheeks heat up, feeling a pit in my stomach

"clark, i don't want you to get the wrong idea, but- i have a boyfriend"

"oh, ye-yeah, that's cool-i-i wasn't trying to like-ask you out or anything-cause that'd be silly and-" he stops rambling, staring at his feet

"i'm sorry if i led you to believe that i was flirting with you" i say, softly

i see his ears turn red in embarrassment "no, i'm sorry. i didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. i just-"

i give him a warm smile "it's okay"

he nods, still blushing wildly "friends?"

i smile "friends"

i check out the book and drive back to the tower, internally groaning, knowing that i have to admit that tony was right for once

i walk into the lab, book in hand as i walk over to tony's side of the room, dropping my book on the table near him

a smirk appears on his face as he looks at the book before looking at me

"so how's your new friend?" he asks, smugly

i roll my eyes, plopping down on a stool "you were right okay, he likes me"

tony laughs loudly "how did it go down?"

"i asked for another book that he recommended and when he handed it to me, he brushed his hand on mine and the got all blushy and- ugh- i felt so bad trying to let him down easily"

"who were you letting down, easily?" bruce asks, walking over to me, pressing a kiss to my cheek

i smile at the gesture, leaning into his touch

"i told y/n that the librarian who she just befriended had a crush on her and she didn't believe me. but today, she found out he did, and then she proceeded to let him down gently"

"i felt so bad. you should've seen the look on his face. it was as if i broke his heart" i say, a pout on my lips

"so you have to go to a different library now?" tony teases

"no, he offered to just be friends, so now we are"

tony's eyebrows shoot upwards as bruce stiffens next to me

"what?" i ask, confused

"that means that he hasn't given up on the thought of wanting to be with you, so he's saying he wants to be your friend just so he can still be near you" bruce explains

"yeah, and guaranteed that he's still going to try and make attempts to flirt with you and touch you and all sorts of stuff" tony adds