When Tony gives up is when Bruce's anger abates, and he always feels guilty when it moves back to where it usually sits, a constant presence but one he's learned to work around. He sighs and drops the tension from his body, letting his arms hang and his shoulders relax as he moves back through their argument in his mind.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I thought of it as lying for them, not lying to you, but I see where that was wrong too." He brings his hands together in front of him, tangling his fingers together and then squeezing them.

"Do you really think I love you less because of this?"