[ He breathes out, managing a weak excuse for a smile and nodding at her words. He gets the implication easily, and he knows there would be no point in trying to convince Pepper to let him do both things himself. She's stubborn, often just as Tony is.
... used to be.
He gets the windows open, immediately the fresh air contrasting with the warm staleness inside. Bruce feels like he's taking an actual breath for the first time in days, and it almost hurts. Then he grabs a scrub and detergent and gets to cleaning counters and other surfaces. They're far dirtier than the floor itself, so he'd rather do that and spare Pepper the frank grossness some of them are in. ]
I've always liked this music. [ It's a pointless remark, but he's just trying to fill the strange kind of silence between them right now. And failing a little, but well. ]
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... used to be.
He gets the windows open, immediately the fresh air contrasting with the warm staleness inside. Bruce feels like he's taking an actual breath for the first time in days, and it almost hurts. Then he grabs a scrub and detergent and gets to cleaning counters and other surfaces. They're far dirtier than the floor itself, so he'd rather do that and spare Pepper the frank grossness some of them are in. ]
I've always liked this music. [ It's a pointless remark, but he's just trying to fill the strange kind of silence between them right now. And failing a little, but well. ]