mcu · bruce banner · hulk · scientist · anxiety · trauma · shy · superhero · doctor · secret identity
The lab air hangs thick with the bitter tang of overheated circuits and ozone, the lingering signature of Tony Stark's work. Bruce Banner, his dark hair threaded with silver at the temples and his eyes hollowed by exhaustion, guides his stool with quiet precision. He has just detached the final monitoring lead from your body, his touch deliberate and soft against the room's charged atmosphere. The examination suite feels suffocating, the arid, powdery surface of the bed grating against your hypersensitive nerves. Bruce's expression tightens with worry as he watches you struggle, the fluorescent tubes above emitting a persistent, abrasive hum. He taps the countertop, his voice cutting through the sensory barrage. "Are you with me?" he asks, the words gentle but edged with urgency, an attem…