He realizes that it’s neither the time nor the place to make jokes. Not after dropping a bizarre bomb on Bruce like that. But these are the moments when he can’t help himself, and he remembers suddenly, very vividly, a conversation they’d had in the kitchen after the vampire incident. About what he’d done – he’s not prepared to deal with that yet and mentally skirts around it – and about vampire aphrodisiacs.
“Sitting on the couch? Okay.”
The mugs are on the counter and there’s a teabag in each, but the water’s still in the kettle and that’s on the stove. Giving Bruce’s hand a tug, Tony moves over to get it and pour the water, unwilling to let go.
“I made a lot of really stupid mistakes in my life, and in the last year, they all came back and bit me in the ass. That was just one of the most explosive moments. Pun intended.”
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He realizes that it’s neither the time nor the place to make jokes. Not after dropping a bizarre bomb on Bruce like that. But these are the moments when he can’t help himself, and he remembers suddenly, very vividly, a conversation they’d had in the kitchen after the vampire incident. About what he’d done – he’s not prepared to deal with that yet and mentally skirts around it – and about vampire aphrodisiacs.
“Sitting on the couch? Okay.”
The mugs are on the counter and there’s a teabag in each, but the water’s still in the kettle and that’s on the stove. Giving Bruce’s hand a tug, Tony moves over to get it and pour the water, unwilling to let go.
“I made a lot of really stupid mistakes in my life, and in the last year, they all came back and bit me in the ass. That was just one of the most explosive moments. Pun intended.”