"You knew where I was," Tony pointed out, glancing over at the other man. He shouldn't find him so attractive. He was short and mousy, nerdy and literally impossible to be with. The trouble was that Bruce put up with him. Even cared for him. That was always a danger, even before their intimate moments of friendship.

Making a grand gesture with a handheld welder he'd made for himself, Tony rolled his eyes.

"I was hosting a teenage alien princess. That's not avoidance. She was in my lab as soon as I got back from the reception, rifling through all my stuff. You'll have to forgive me for not hanging out with you while babysitting."