Did you get a request for 6? Please can I have Science Boyfriends things you said under the stars and in the grass?
Bruce drug himself naked through the grass in a half crouch crawl trying desperately to speed his way forward to the place where a gleaming hunk of red and gold fell from the night sky without attracting any more attention to their location. Adrenaline still coursed through his veins, making his heart pound so loud he heard nothing but the suffocating sound of it in his ears as he moved. The whole mission was a shit show but if Tony was hurt — if Tony was hurt he’d never forgive himself.
After what felt like a year but was realistically only a few minutes Bruce found him, laying on his back in an indention of his own design, suit steaming and arc reactor flickering. Bruce’s heart skipped a beat as he crawled over to it, eyes darting across the alloy, unsure where to begin and scared to touch it because of how hot it must be after falling through the atmosphere.
But thankfully he didn’t have to wait long before every worst case scenario and all his fears faded away as the hood on the suit slid open and Tony was staring up at him, face pale and stricken but eyes shining with excitement and mirth. Bruce exhaled a huge breath he didn’t even realize he was holding and suddenly they were both laughing — huge, shaking laughs. All that stress, ask that tension and fear, all of it falling away with each contraction and then, suddenly, Bruce leaned forward and they were kissing.
Kissing because god he was just so thankful Tony was alive and how else could he show his appreciation for that? For him?
It was fierce and needy and Bruce wanted to twist his fingers through his hair and drag him closer, closer, so close their bodies were like one thing but he couldn’t and damn it was a shame. This was it, the only moment they would have, because once they were back at the tower it would be business as usual – just Tony and Bruce, best friends, nothing to see there but… Maybe it was time to reevaluate that policy. Bruce couldn’t take much more of this.
They were panting when Bruce reluctantly withdrew, oxygen deprived from adrenaline and laughter and making out and Tony looked at him, staring into his eyes, something in them asking if he was okay and Bruce’s lips quirked up just a little – confirmation. And Tony spoke a breathless command to JARVIS to relay their coordinates to HQ before his suit died and Bruce flopped down on the grass next to him, utterly exhausted.
He was sure they looked hilarious, a naked man laying there next to one encased in armor, but he could only grin a little as he drew in deep, labored breaths. Fuck. He was getting too old for this shit.
But as the sweat cooled on his body and he stared up the stars he thought – maybe it wasn’t so bad. He felt pretty damn alive right now, whole body humming with the thrill of it. Tony was there by his side, staring up at the same sky, also very alive and that was good. It was beautiful tonight and he got to see the stars with a man he loved and honestly? That was pretty rare for him so might as well appreciate the moment he was given, even if the timing could’ve been a little fucking better.
“Beautiful view,” Tony murmured and Bruce hummed an affirmation, amused by the way it seemed Tony was reading his mind.
But when he glanced over in Tony’s direction he realized that Tony had been staring at him the whole time and that was… His eyes slid back to the sky and he was eternally grateful for the darkness to mute his ridiculous blush. And yet still he heard Tony chuckle.