"Come on, I feel like I'm the only one eating."
Pushing the plate forward, Bruce continues.
"Try some of that. Have some eggs."
I stared in amazement, turns out I wasn't the only one.
"I'm so confused." Scott stated.
Bruce lookee different. Not only was he big and green, he was like a Professor Hulk. However, with a more serious tone, Bruce replied.
"These are confusing times."
"Right. No, no, that's not what I meant."
Bruce dropped his act.
"No, I get it. I'm kidding! I know. It's crazy. I'm wearing shirts now."
"Yeah! Wh...How? Why?"
"Five years ago, we got our asses beaten. Except it was worse for me. Because I lost twice. First, Hulk lost, then Banner lost. Then, we all lost."
"No one blamed you, Bruce." Nat spoke.
"I did. For years, I've been treating the Hulk like he's some kind of disease, something to get rid of. But then I started looking at him as the cure. Eighteen months in a gamma lab. I put the brains and the brawn together. And now look at me. Best of both worlds..."
Three children behind Bruce walked up to him tentatively.
" Excuse me, Mr. Hulk?"
" Yes?"
" Can we get a photo?"
" 100%, little person. Come on, step up."
Bruce held out the phone to me.
" You mind?"
" Of course." I smiled
" Thanks. "
He turned to the children.
"Say "green"!"
I took the photo as all four of them shouted 'green'.
" Did you get that?"
I leaned forward to hand back the phone to Bruce, offering him a smile as I did so.
"Don't you wanna grab one with me? I'm Ant-Man."
I turned my attention to Scott.
"They're Hulk fans, they don't know Ant-Man. Nobody does."
Immediately feeling bad, Bruce spoke.
"Wait, no, no, he feels bad. No, he wants you to...he wants to..."
He turned to the younger of the three.
"You want to take a picture with him, right?"
I laughed silently as the boy shook his head vigorously while saying 'stranger Danger' .
"He's even saying no he doesn't. I get it. I don't want it either."
"But, come on, the kid! But he...but you..."
"I don't want a picture with them."
He spoke to the children.
"He's gonna feel bad."
He turned back to a defeat lwd Scott
"Sorry. They said they'd do it."
"I don't want it anymore."
"No, no...you feel bad."
"Just take the goddamn phone."
I patted his shoulder.
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The King: T'Challa.
Fanfiction•Captain America: Civil War• •Black Panther• •Avengers: Infinity War• •Avengers: Endgame • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Trust me when I say, T'Challa, you will be the greatest King Wakanda has ever known." *mild language * *I do not own Marvel's plots...
