#post: queue

[betterthaneinstein]

[betterthaneiinstein]

For Your Information

When Bruce was just barely born his mom gifted him a stuffed animal, as mothers do, Quickly it became the only comfort young Bruce had. Between his mom and dad constantly away and his ‘nanny’ just as cold and distant (and aggressive) as his absent parents, the stuffed alien was Bruce’s best friend. 

He named it Guardian, took it everywhere with him, talked to it as though it were real. The above and below panels are Bruce setting Guardian up to watch his back so he could sneak a peek at his Christmas presents. 

(The green lines are because the comic talked about how the Hulk was always a part of Bruce)

Not many things managed to stick with Bruce through his entire life but this is one of them. Which is why I’m posting about it. This is in his apartment (should anyone ever be welcomed inside. Guardian will still have prime seating in Bruce’s bed, almost as if put on display, he treats it very well and definitely still talks to it. However, at the age he now, Bruce recognizes he shouldn’t be doing these things and will deny them. (You’ll get further with Bruce if you don’t even address the stuffed animal) 

(Bruce upon meeting Betty Ross, just freshly moved in and working on the gamma bomb. General Ross rips Guardian’s arm off on the next page}

Because of the circumstances, Bruce has little left of his mom. Add that to this being his first and for the longest time only friend, Bruce is going to hold on to Guardian for as long as he can. 

(Irrelevant to the group but that is the gammabomb in the background, it’s the Hulk being born. But I just really love this panel so I’m including it. Fight me.)

[betterthaneiinstein]

Home   Lab   Aesthetic

images from around google

[betterthaneiinstein]

For Your Information

This is one of the things that’s not a headcanon but it’s not anything else? It’s needed information with no place. 

When Bruce was eight, almost nine, his father was found guilty of uxoricide and sentenced to a mental institution. (Though one comic does say Bruce was four when it happened but the majority say eight) 

I could only find one piece of information on the length of the sentence, in a character encyclopedia of all places. It says Brian Banner spent 15 years in the institution. This lines up well enough for the canon story. 

This means that Bruce is about 25 when his father is released. Which also means that in regards to this particular AU, Brian is still alive. 

We all know it’s not like he’s going to come knocking on Bruce’s apartment door or anything, it was never said he tried to escape in the comics and I don’t see him being the type to attempt it. However, it is canon (from one of my favorite little series where we get to see teen Bruce) that Brian sends Bruce letters. Aunt Susan typically intercepts those but she’s no longer around to do that. 

I do not put it past Brian to keep tabs on his son. 

It’s not at all likely that anything will need to come of this information. This falls under things that excite the mun and probably just me. However I wanted to get something out, the things I know and what is fact. It all plays a part in things and there would/could be low key stress on Bruce’s part over his dad potentially just showing up. That’s nothing more than fear of the man though and didn’t go away for a long, long time after Brian died.