And that, right there? That's a blow of a different kind, different from feeling as if he's pushing someone he cares for away, or he's disappointing that person. This cuts straight through to what he usually keeps private. People aren't supposed to see how angry the Hulk makes him, no matter how silly that notion might be; he doesn't like it when people see him angry at all. It's embarrassing.

His hands come together in front of him, and he starts wringing them without even noticing.

"And I'm supposed to accept a timeshare life with him?" he asks softly, shrinking in further on himself.