"Aw. He looks so little."
"Who does?"
"Spidey."
"Spidey?"
"Yeah. He fell asleep on Bruce."
The avengers looked over at Bruce who was cradling Spiderman toward his chest. He gave the team a look threatening them if they woke him.
"He wasn't exactly prepared for this."
No one was. Fury had gathered the team to stop a psychopathic villain from leveling the city. Spiderman was already there and got wrapped up in the nonsense. He had been battered and bruised by the time the team got there and afterward was sporting a shield sized bruise curtesy of Captain America, a knock to the head from Thor and a cut from Hawkeye's arrows. He didn't say anything at the time but with every injury Hulk kept closer to the arachnid hero.
Not that Spiderman complained... A lot.
The team all watched as Spiderman shifted closer to Bruce still asleep. Bruce stroked his head, mask still in place.
"Spidey okay?" Clint asked. It was rare to see Bruce so... Protective.
"He'll be fine. He just needs some rest. A little R&R that I'm sure he won't do," he smiled.
"You sound like you know him."
"Sort of," Bruce muttered. He knew about Peter. Hell, he had helped with his web shooters. Peter would have done hero work anyway. Not even his dads could stop him. They still had no idea. So for now it was just Bruce watching as he swung around the city.
"Nice. Think you could convince him to stay long enough to meet Pete?" Tony jokingly asked.
Bruce shook his head, "I can't say. He doesn't interact with people all that often."
"So he's like you then?" Clint stated more than asked. Bruce nodded slightly glaring towards Tony who looked like he was going to try and decode Spider-Man's DNA to learn who he was so he could meet Peter. Tony looked sheepish as he walked back toward Steve planning something for Peter's birthday.
Bruce inwardly smiled. This wouldn't stop Tony, but it would give Bruce more time to help Spiderman truly become his own hero.
Nyx811 gave me this idea and I agree. This was hard to write as I am unfamiliar with tablets and prefer a keyboard. Nonetheless this may be continued if reviewers demand. However, this was just a cuddly scene for our favorite Spider-bug hero. Please review.