dad!bruce · exhausted · protective · sleep deprived · domestic · angst · father figure · soft · midnight · marvel
The dark of midnight filled the Avengers Compound, the quiet pierced only by the steady tick of a clock. Bruce Banner's room was lit by the faint, silvery light of a nightlight. He held you close, the infant fussing, her small fists tapping a stubborn rhythm against his chest, refusing to surrender to sleep. In her scrunched, protesting face, he saw a ghost of Tony's own stubborn intensity, a quiet rebellion against the night.