Avengers Imagines

The Only Voice Bruce Banner X Reader

Requested by Glamour_Beauty16 Thank you!

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Working in S.H.I.E.L.D as a scientist never gave you much time to explore any other aspect of your life except for the sciencey part. You were put in working mode full time, all around the clock. The other scientists joked that the agency was putting something in their food to keep them up for hours on end. Why S.H.I.E.L.D was working you guys to death was beyond you, as they never told you what you guys might have been researching or building.

But there was a little light that kept you going. And his name was Bruce banner. He kept to himself, only talking to others when necessary, never focusing on anything else except for the project. But you were fascinated by this man, you only knew his name, but you knew that hid secrets the world was better off not knowing about. You would get closer and closer to his work station until he finally pointed out your little schemes.

"Dr.(L/N). I know your not one of the head gamma radiation scientists, you work in almost a completely different field, yet why are you over here?" Bruce spared you a quick glance, but continued on with his work.

"Is it wrong to want to learn something new?" You quipped.

"But I can tell the subject is not gamma radiation, now is it?" Bruce still didn't look at you, but pushed his glasses up his nose.

"How do you know?" You raised your eyebrows, full on staring at the man for any hint of a reaction or facial expression.

"You watch me oh so carefully from that lab over in the opposite corner of the room, not focusing on yours or my work. You want to learn more about me." He explained, sighing as his screen read "Failed Experiment".

"Of course I do. All I know is your name, Dr. Bruce Banner. You are a mystery to me, and a scientist loves a good mystery." You smiled.

"Perhaps your thinking more of a detective, Dr.(L/N)."

"Either way, there is no harm in learning about a new person."

"Yes there is, their secrets can hurt you, (Y/N)."

You swore you saw a flash of green in those eyes.

"You would never hurt me though, right? You don't have a reason." You tried to argue.

"He doesn't need a reason."

Bruce never fully pushed you away, but he never exactly invited you in either. He let you in on his own terms, he allowed you to work by him, which gave you all the more studying time on this man. Everyday you learned something new, basic facts started turning into more personal experiences, and those turned into secrets only his Avenger friends might have known. You saw him smile more often, and they weren't the forced ones that he wore around his co-workers or bosses, something genuine that you were graced with.

As the months went by, you were relativity only seen with Bruce, the both of you calling on one another for comfort or help or just as a friend. Tony teased his Science Bro that maybe you were more than just a friend or co-worker, and then continued to give his friend embarrassing ways to ask you out. 

But Bruce did what he felt was right, on his own terms. Late one night you were still in the lab, having a project due the next day and you procrastinated so much, well more distracted by Bruce, hat you completely forgot about it. Bruce walked up to you, and could obviously tell something was up, but you didn't have the brain cells to think twice about it.

"(Y/N)?" Bruce asked quietly.

"Hmm?" You hummed in response, showing a small smile towards the man.