Patchwork Road
By Rey
Chapter summary: Loki and Bruce aren't all that different, Betty thinks.
32. Murky
The problem of going – or at least trying to go – to Jötunheim is not with the weather, and not so much with the people, Betty decides; after all, humans have long been able to survive in very, very cold and harsh climates, such as the Antarctica and a few Arctic cities and settlements. Humans are also generally adaptable and mild and peaceable – at least most of them, compared to people such as Thor and Loki.
No, the problem doesn't lie with either of those, she knows, because she can detect eerie similarities between Loki and Bruce.
Dear Bruce. Who abhors his own self in the form of Hulk. Who ever seeks to destroy that part of his makeup. Who cringes away whenever Hulk is mentioned or even praised. Who broke up with her all those years ago because he one-sidedly decided that she should not marry a monster such as he.
The problem isn't a clear-cut thing, unlike most of everyone thinks, although Bruce is beginning to realise it… and get sickly – not Hulky – green in the process.