"It's because he likes to watch you work," Steve says confidently. "And because he wants to make sure you eat a real, square meal." He would have done that for his Tony if not for the fact that he was always away in California, somewhere Steve was decidedly not.

"Is this your way of asking me to come be in your lab more?" he asks, waving his fin a little, until Hulk shows up. He looks on, fascinated, because he'd always marveled at Tony's inventions. His designs.... maybe sometimes left something to be desired, but the actual technology behind it was always impressive.