alphabet challenge - e

 E - Love

 

A lot of people think Tony doesn’t know much about love. Bruce knows Tony will be the first to say so–“stop being sentimental, what was that again, you know, that one person, a cellist I think”–but Bruces watches, and he knows that Tony’s lying just as much to himself as he is to everyone else.

 

When Steve shows up, Tony’s there before the rest of them are even aware there’s something that could possibly be wrong.

 

And Bruce knows just whose townhouse it actually was that Tony gave to them with a wave of his hand and “what, oh you know, just laying around, I wasn’t using it, go ahead, take it, you two will use it more than I ever will.” Tony knows when their anniversary is, birthdays, and every other date that means anything to them, knows Loki’s favourite foods and Steve’s favourite beers and when liberal application of one or the other is required.

 

Tony might claim not to love, but Bruce has been around long enough to know better.