IMMORTAN

It transitions gradually away from their little quid pro quo arrangement of visitation to a general sort of... traffic back and forth. Bruce Banner woos Lucifer into gooey compliance with variety, inventiveness, imagination, debauchery, and not a little tantric energy and meditation. And with a very softly pointed out 'don't you want to see what happens when they meet?' to boot, which he doesn't share with anyone else.

But long story short, the Bruces are off entertaining Lucifer and each other, teaching him the finer points of zen rope bondage, and Tony is left to wander, door to Bane's home propped quietly open.

Bane is cross legged on the floor the next morning, dealing with lengths and lengths of rope, focusing on the texture of each and the idea of Bruce's skin.

He'll be there when he comes in.

There's a mercenary, working for a member of the board of Wayne's company, lubricating concerns overseas, helping the man amass wealth and power.

When Bruce checks into it, he won't quite find anything. A ghost of the movement of men across borders, a plane ticket to Budapest in April.

Ghosts.