For a moment Steve was surprised when Bucky suddenly pulled him into a hug, but then he spoke and Steve couldn’t help but smile. He could have known nothing would escape his notice. Bucky had always had something of a sixth sense when it came to him. Even when he was brainwashed by Hydra and trying to beat his brains in they had been connected. “I’m okay Buck, promise.” He clapped him on the shoulder. “You know the same goes for you. About anything.” Steve knew Bucky still struggled with what he had done as the Winter Soldier. Finding out he was the one that killed Tony’s parents had almost caused a rift between Tony and the two of them, but thanks to Phil and Bruce they were able to work past it. But Steve knew it still bothered Bucky. Steve could understand where he was coming from, even if he didn’t deserve that blame. He hadn’t been himself, so he couldn’t be held accountable for any of it. Even Tony agreed that it wasn’t his fault once he processed everything. But Bucky had always been stubborn.<br/><br/>Bruce didn’t hesitate to pull Tony into a hug. “You’re doing great,” he reassured. “You mean the world to that kid, and you being there for him is helping more than you realise. You’re not going to fuck up. There’s nothing you could do to change that kid’s mind about you.” Tony had always been the type of person to hide his pain behind jokes and bottle it all up. He still had a habit of doing that sometimes. Bruce didn’t blame him. With the way he had grown up and spent most of his adulthood, how could he do any different? But Tony always opened up to him, and had recently started doing the same every so often with other people. Seeing Tony take care of Peter like that and not hide his own struggles behind jokes filled Bruce with a rush of affection and pride. He tightened his arms around Tony. “You had no time to prepare for any of this, but you stepped up and took care of Peter. I’m proud of you, Tony.”