[there's no burning, no rejection, not initially, because that wave has crested, water under the bridge. However, that's not to say what greets Steve is anything close to pleasant. All that water? It's currently a roaring whirlpool, a vortex of fierce emotions. It might not have you in its crosshairs, but it's indiscriminate, thunderous, and there's always the danger of getting sucked in. The soul Steve reconnects with doesn't turn towards him as much as back into him, as one would a wall in a fight, for leverage, for vantage. Here there are a few flareups of searing rejection, intense bursts in Steve's direction as choppy feelings ebb and spike, sorting themselves out towards you, your return. Hulk doesn't really forgive, or forget, but he lives in the moment, and - if Steve can tolerate those outbursts, ride them out - at that moment he'll accept Steve, in his readiness, his solid presence, and what comes with it]
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