Pepper's touch on him is a surprise, one that Bruce doesn't expect, and it shows on his face all too clearly as he looks at Pepper with wide eyes, staring at the way their hands are linked. He doesn't think about it as he curls his fingers around her hand, a gesture he always did with the Pepper he knew - the Pepper in his time. He always did it to comfort her, but for the first time he couldn't help but wonder if it was actually for her - or if it was more for himself.
"I didn't save the world," he says after a pause, voice so quiet, nearly inaudible even in the silence. It's an admission of sorts, and there are many things he will never want to speak of but with his end so close its hard to keep them. Bruce closes his eyes and exhales slowly, tightening his hold on Pepper for just a moment. "I just saved my own world."