This is a wonderful post about “Tender Hulk” or “Gentle Hulk” from Marvel Comics. The Hulk can be protective, caring, and emotionally intelligent, but he is constantly overlooked and reduced to a big, dumb, strongman. But remember, gentle Hulk is canon. Here are just a few examples from the comic books:
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There is an absolutely gorgeous, though still wip, crossover between Avengers and HP where Harry is a little girl and is, for reasons, sent to the Avengers dimension. She is rescued by Hulk and just cuddles him before going to sleep in his arms; causing most of the other Avengers to go “HUH???”. https://archiveofourown.org/works/10902186