TONY/BRUCE.
I hoped it would be because we're friends, and all that time we spent working together and in general hanging out meant something.
Your version of being fine is hiding behind a wise crack and a false smile, and trying to fool the outside world that everything is cool. All the while, you're torn apart. The problem with that, is that there's only so much a person can take of that before they start to break down. Captain Persistent might've been trying to help, the same way I am.