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bruce's pov
"i'm serious bruce. you've improved greatly" tony says
i roll my eyes again at his comment about me keeping my anger under control and the green guy hidden
"what's your secret?" he asks, smirking
my mind instantly goes to y/n, my girlfriend
although no one knows about her, because i'm just not ready to tell anyone, i'd be lying if i said she wasn't my rock
i smile "it's a secret for a reason"
he pouts "well it might come in handy sometime. just saying"
i shrug
"just tell me"
"no"
"come on" he nags
i shake my head, taking deep breaths
he doesn't stop
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y/n's pov
i'm watching tv at my apartment when i get a bad feeling
something tells me to find bruce and make sure he's okay
i drive to the avengers house, opening the door with a spare key that bruce gave me incase of emergencies
i hear crashes from a few stories up
i start to run towards it, but stop when i hear glass breaking and a giant thud from outback
i run to the backyard seeing bruce in full hulk mode
i don't even hesitate as i walk towards him
he hovers over me, grunting
i smile warmly, reaching my hand up towards him
hulk raises an eyebrow, making me smile wider
"hi hulk. my name is y/n. it's nice to finally meet you"
i see his lips turn upwards
"hulk likes y/n"
i smile "that's good because i like you too"
he smiles wider, showing his teeth
"can i please have bruce now?"
he frowns "you not like hulk?"
"no i do. it's just that he promised that we'd hang out tonight"
he crosses his arms over his chest, thinking for a moment
"pretty please" i add
he looks at me, rolling his eyes
i laugh, making him smile widely
"hulk give you him back"
i smile "thank you, thank you, thank you"
in minutes, bruce is standing in front of me, gripping onto the huge pants to keep them around him
he looks at the ground, upset
i place my hand on his cheek "it's okay. tell me what happened"
"i just started arguing with tony about something in the lab. i tried to control it, but i-i obviously didn't"
i smile, taking his hand, leading him to his room
once he's in new clothes, i pull him into me, pressing my lips against his
he kisses back, wrapping his arms around me, pulling me closer to him
when we pull away, he keeps his arms loosely wrapped around me
"y/n, i'm in love with you. you mean the world to me and i keep thinking that if i just told everyone that we're together, you can hang out here and have easy access if i need you like i did today"
"i love you too" i say, pecking his lips
he smiles "which is why i'm going to tell everyone the truth. if you're okay with it"
i smile "of course i am"
he wraps an arm around me as we walk to the lab
tony, steve, bucky, sam, nat, and sam are all cleaning up the mess, instantly stopping when we walk in
"everyone, this is y/n, my girlfriend" bruce says proudly
i blush wildly as they all smile
"she's so pretty" nat says, twirling a piece of my hair
"thank you" i say, my cheeks on fire
"damn, you're sexy" sam says
i feel bruce tense next to me
i rub his back, feeling him calm down again
"is she your secret to staying calm?" tony asks, smirking
bruce rolls his eyes, annoyed "yes"
"is that what you were arguing about?" i ask, looking up at bruce
he nods with rosy cheeks
i smile "cute"
his cheeks darken
"you're pretty ballsy for walking up to the hulk like that, y/n" bucky says
i blush "you guys saw that?"
they nod
"yeah, we wanted to make sure it didn't escalate quickly" steve says
i nod, understanding
"what did you say to him. i could only hear his thoughts and they were-um-i don't want to repeat them" bruce says, looking at me
i smile "i just introduced myself and he said that he liked me"
"yeah, he liked you all right" he says, rolling his eyes
i furrow my eyebrows
"i'll tell you later" he whispers
i nod, barely getting to wave goodbye as bruce drags me back to his room where he collapses on the bed
"i'm exhausted"
i smile, laying down next to him, curling into his side
"then let's take a nap"
"mm" he hums "good idea, babe"
i nod, yawning
he chuckles, wrapping the blanket around us before we both drift off to sleep
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