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daydreamerdrew · 3 months ago

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The Incredible Hulk (1968) #268 and The Avengers (1963) #7

even though this is a terrible moment for him, upsetting Steve and being harshly rejected from a role he really wants, I have to wonder if, in addition to that, some part of Rick felt good about Steve saying he would be so affected by Rick dying.

The Incredible Hulk (1962) #1

it is a part of his feelings towards Bruce that, in addition to feeling guilt over Bruce becoming the Hulk, Rick also feels gratitude that Bruce would risk his life to save his.

#also not Steve ripping off Rick’s mask because at this point he can’t bear to look at Rick's face when he looks /that/ much like Bucky #and I hadn’t noted before the phrasing that ‘the great American Southwest seemed to draw him back no matter how far he drifted’#that + the fact that Rick being reckless at the bomb testing site was fueled by his issues about his worth and lack of role in life #adds an element of fate/sense of doomedness #similar to that Bruce’s upbringing led him to working on the gamma bomb project and caused the mental issues that manifested in the Hulk #despite the incredible coincidence that Rick looks very similar to Bucky and met Steve the day he woke up from the ice #I don't feel a sense of fate around their relationship because it gets so cut short #like something could have happened there but then it didn’t #they were able to simply walk away from each other and then not get drawn back in #my posts

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