"You have not had this kind of care. Most of us don't seem to...know what to do with this. Steve might be familiar, but he's also displaced and distressed by that. Stark is entirely unfamiliar to the point of being allergic. You and Natasha are far more accustomed to gestures of care being used to mask ill intentions. And Doctor Banner? Does not trust himself enough to accept such things easily." He's- not so unobservant as to not notice these details. He doesn't catch as much as Clint, perhaps, but he understands this.

He saw similar shades in Loki as they got older.

Not that he'll mention it but- he understands.

"I'm...learning to be better at showing that I care. It feels simpler in Asgard and I wish to be a better friend to you but- I am not certain how? But if you will accept this- this is how I intend to...show it."