He can't think of a single better way to ruin his friendship with Tony than to let this go any farther than it already has. Everything outside this tub is cracked and hanging on by a thread, and it's still going to be there when they get out.
"This would have made for a hell of a honeymoon." It's the best he can offer.
The second best he can offer. On a split second's impulse he decides to offer the best, too. He twists and catches Tony's face between his palms to hold him while Bruce leans in to set the balance teetering crazily between them. He kisses Tony knowing that they can't go anywhere with this, and knowing that if he doesn't do this, they'll both have different, uglier regrets later. At least with Bruce's mouth on his, teeth lightly grazing Tony's lip where Tony had been biting it earlier, he'll know that Bruce is about to get out of the hot tub for Tony's safety, and not because Tony had overstepped where he's unwelcome.
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"This would have made for a hell of a honeymoon." It's the best he can offer.
The second best he can offer. On a split second's impulse he decides to offer the best, too. He twists and catches Tony's face between his palms to hold him while Bruce leans in to set the balance teetering crazily between them. He kisses Tony knowing that they can't go anywhere with this, and knowing that if he doesn't do this, they'll both have different, uglier regrets later. At least with Bruce's mouth on his, teeth lightly grazing Tony's lip where Tony had been biting it earlier, he'll know that Bruce is about to get out of the hot tub for Tony's safety, and not because Tony had overstepped where he's unwelcome.