Oh, believe me. I'm aware. The fact that you don't have to worry about me as much as you do or try to protect me when I am more than capable of looking after myself is an argument we have many, many times in every universe.

[ oh, it's something. probably doesn't really help that she hasn't seen any bruce in a while, because all she wants to do is kiss him again. she settles for pressing the palm of her hand to his cheek for a moment before letting the hand fall away. ]

Sorry. This whole thing is a little weird, isn't it? I've thought about you so much these last few days and now you're here but you're not. I shouldn't be surprised, it's like some kind of metaphor for the entire relationship. The timing's never right.