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avengers--assembly · 3 months ago
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School mission
Summary: Some people attack Peter’s school. Take him hostage and so on. Irondad to the resue
Word count: 1355
Warnings: none
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Peter was in biology class when it happened, and really, he couldn’t be blamed this time. He had nothing to do with it, and yet that didn’t make anything easier. Peter was seated, half-listening to the teacher while scribbling a new web formula idea in his notebook. Some kids were whispering behind him about random nothingness, while the other sounds were just normal—the steady drip from the leaking bathroom sink, the hum from a neighboring classroom, and tiny movements around him.
Everything was ordinary until something disturbed his sense of normalcy.Heavy boots pounded against the floor. The smell of metal and the unmistakable scent that accompanied weapons—more specifically, guns—filled the air. A mixture of sweat and cologne overpowered Peter’s senses.
The door was kicked open, and a massive, screaming chaos erupted in the classroom.“Get down! Under the desks!” the teacher screamed the moment she saw the guns slung over a group of men’s shoulders. They were all clad in dark clothes and armor, with mean sneers and pleased expressions. Everyone ducked and scrambled underneath their desks, even Peter. He couldn’t reveal his identity here.
"Look at them all run and duck,” the leader mocked before his face twisted into a smile that made Peter cringe, a cold feeling racing up his spine.
"Now, let’s move on to business. Who’s the richest in here? Whose dad will pay the most to get them back?” The man turned his face to the girl nearest to him.
"Is it you, deary? Are you going to come out and play?” She let out a terrified scream that made the hairs on Peter’s arm stand up on edge.
"No, no, please,” she begged. “You don’t want me; I’m on a scholarship!”
Peter knew what he had to do. He was the hero. He was Spider-Man. It was his duty to protect every single person in Queens. That meant this petrified girl too. He started to rise from his crouched position.Ned grabbed him and sent a pleading look, silently begging him to stay down. Peter shook his head and stood up anyway.
“Let her go!” he exclaimed, his eyes glancing over all the shocked faces peering out from behind the table legs.
“Want to be the hero, boy?” The leader shrugged his shoulders. “Fine, what can I do to stop you?” The menacing look in his eyes said more than his words.
Peter advanced, and as soon as he was grabbed, the girl was left alone. Peter stood still as the arms tightened around his body. Even Flash seemed too scared to object to Peter claiming the title of richest, something that might have saved the entire class.
“Let’s move out, boys! We’ve got a rich little kid to do our bidding,” the leader sneered.
The teacher stood on shaking legs, her voice quivering with fright. “You can’t just do that! He’s under my supervision, just like all these kids!” The man sent her a smirk but otherwise completely ignored her.
“You laid out the bomb?” the leader asked one of the other men. Peter gasped, horror spreading across his face. A bomb? On school grounds? What about Ned, MJ, and everyone else? His situation seemed worse with every second. Peter had to find a way to disarm it or at least get away from these people without putting the other students in more danger. How much time was on the bomb, or could it go off at any time with the press of a button? Before Peter could say anything more, the man holding him marched out of the classroom and closed the door with a deafening thud.
One of the others stepped forward and, taking out a weird weapon—probably alien tech—began melting the doorknob into a sticky, piping hot mound of metal. That effectively sealed the door. The weapon guy gave the door a few kicks to make sure it was truly sealed before backing away with a nod. Peter’s eyes darted to the other doors in the hallway and saw they had met a similar fate. Just his luck that his classroom was the last to be visited and barged into.
“What do you want with me?” Peter asked, his voice steady.“Oh, the hero talks. Isn’t that precious? Mike, gag him.” This Mike guy pressed a filthy-looking but clean-from-drugs cloth to Peter’s mouth. He tasted the dirt and grime on his tongue. If he didn’t get sick from that amount of bacteria, he truly was immune to all sickness.
“You’re just a bit of extra money, boy. I’m sure your rich parents will pay our bill in a second, promised the return of their baby. And I promise, you’ll be valuable—the last survivor of Midtown School of Science and Technology.” Peter’s eyes widened, even though he already suspected the implied meaning. These people planned to kill the whole school, but why? Did that really even matter? Villains never needed a big reason. Some just killed to kill. Peter had seen plenty of those kinds of people on his patrols.
Peter was led outside, and his eyes widened as he took in the stationed police force behind their shields and all the pedestrians and news reporters. Somehow, this whole thing had leaked to the public. Peter scanned the crowd, searching for a familiar red and gold suit, and sure enough, he found what he was looking for. Iron Man stood next to all the policemen.
Peter lifted a hand to wave meekly in greeting.Tony almost immediately started to advance, but the leader shook his head.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you, Iron Man, or any of you,” he sneered at the police. “Lower your weapons or I’ll blow up the school.” The man showed off his tiny red button to the crowd.
Peter shook his head at Tony in a silent plea, but that proved to be a mistake. The leader caught it and narrowed his eyes.“Wait a minute. What if I just shot the kid instead, Iron Man?” Peter hung his head as
Tony let out a desperate roar of “No!” The man laughed with absolute joy.“Why is he important? Connections, Stark?” Tony said nothing, but that was enough for the crazed leader.
"I see. How lucky did I get? A school full of students, and I get this self-sacrificing hero. Like father, like son. Let’s bruise him up a bit for Daddy, shall we?” Peter saw the fist a few seconds before it hit, but he didn’t duck or shift out of the way. The leader struck him on his brow, and Peter knew the instant pain bloomed that it had made a gash. Blood dripped into Peter’s left eye at a slow pace.
Tony let out a cry before shooting one of his lasers at the man’s backside. As the man crumpled right in front of him, Peter lifted his arm and delivered his own punch, infused with a bit more supernatural strength. The already half-unconscious guy took a nosedive to the floor, the button knocked away by a mile.
Tony started aiming his weapon at the others, and Peter knew it was time to act, especially now that the school wasn’t in immediate danger of exploding. Wrestling his way free, Peter twisted the man’s arm, and the gun he was holding fell from his grasp.
“Shoot, Mr. Stark!” Peter yelled, falling flat on his stomach. He started crawling toward the remote as three more bodies, all unconscious, joined the leader on the ground. Peter stood and brandished the device in the air.
The audience began to cheer.
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Later that week, as Peter lay with his head on Mr. Stark’s lap, feeling like death warmed over and slightly high on fever medication, his name and photo were trending online as Peter Parker—or Peter Stark—and really, he didn’t even mind. His tired brain didn’t even process it when Tony went on an interview and confirmed that Peter was, in fact, heir to Stark Industries and all that. That was probably just the sickness talking again, as Peter learned that he was not, in fact, immune.
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clintbartonswife · 1 year ago
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it takes a village
Pairings: Peter Parker & irondad!Tony Stark Summary: tony gets a message from peter's kidnappers and makes a call. read part one first Whumptober prompt #6 : recording / 'it should've been me' Whumptober prompt #20 : 'you will regret touching them' Notes: brief descriptions of torture masterlist   || whumptober2023
"Sir, you have a message."
Tony wiped the sweat from his forehead, pushing his chair back and looking up to the roof of his lab. "Can it wait? I think I'm close to fixing the lagging issue in Rhodey's leg brace."
"You ignored their last message sir. This time they attached a video."
"FRIDAY, is that a yes or no?"
A few seconds passed as FRIDAY inspected the file, Tony stretching and wincing as his back made a loud cracking noise. DUM-E whirred at him with concern, going back to dusting when he shooed it away.
"No sir. It can't wait."
He sighed, twirling in his chair to face the nearest screen, grabbing his coffee from the table. "Put it up."
The mug fell to the floor, smashing and spilling the coffee all over the floor of the lab.
He was looking at Peter being thrown into a room, body limp and bruised. The angle suggested it was from a CCTV feed, though the resolution was surprisingly high. His heart dropped as the video skipped, showing the kid hammering at the door, yelling and screaming.
Tony couldn't tear his eyes away, tears gathering in his eyes as the video skipped forwards once more. Peter was curled in on himself in the corner of the room, rocking slightly back and forth in an attempt to self-soothe. Text popped up on the screen, stating that instructions would be sent in the next two hours.
As the screen switched to black he ran out of the room, grabbing the flip phone he had vowed to never use, dialling the only number saved on it.
"I need your help."
Tony paced across the tarmac, fiddling with the flip phone in his hands.
"They'll be here." Rhodey reassured, moving to place a hand on his shoulder, "Cap - Steve reached out first. He won't go back on his word."
Tony huffed, "I know it's just - they took the kid. I was so busy I didn't even think to -" He ran his hands across his face. "He's been there for three days already."
"We're going to get him."
Tony couldn't speak, settling instead for a tight nod.
His thoughts were stuck on the image of Peter. He was alone and afraid, curled up in the corner with bruised hands hugged in to his chest.
"How did May -"
"She's with Pepper now, at the tower."
"Pepper?"
Tony let out a self deprecating laugh. "No matter how she feels about me right now, she loves the kid almost as much as I do. May needs someone with her so..."
Rhodey just hummed, stepping back at the noise of an approaching quinjet. "We'll get him back. We just... need to get through this first."
Tony nodded, shaking his shoulders in an attempt to shake off some of the anxiety that threatened to choke him. Any dread that he had been feeling over this reunion was nothing compared to the last 8 hours, and with it came hope.
Hope was a dangerous thing, but goddamn did he need all he could get.
--
Tony cleared his throat, doing his best to appear put-together. It failed, horrifically, but he hoped that they wouldnt be cruel enough to point it out.
The quinjet door opened, revealing almost all of the old team. "Welcome back to the States."
Steve nodded in greeting, bearded jaw clenched and hands protectively crossed over his chest.
They stared at each other for a moment, unspoken words thick in the air. Rhodey broke it, stepping forwards.
"Thank you for coming. I'm sure we all... have a lot to say, but now is not the time."
Steve's eyes darkened with guilt as they passed over Rhodey's leg braces, offering another curt nod in response.
Natasha was the first to step off of the platform, offering Tony a tight smile. "Agreed."
"Just -" Tony's fist clenched by his side, "Please. I can't get him on my own."
"We wouldn't let you, man." Sam replied, "You got coordinates?"
"FRIDAY's working on it right now. So far she's narrowed it to Chicago."
"Then lets go."
Steve turned around, heading straight to the controls of the jet. Tony took a deep breath, looking at Rhodey for reassurance before following, door closing behind them.
--
The awkwardness of the jet was almost suffocating, Tony checking his phone every few seconds for any sort of update. Rhodey had positioned himself protectively in front of him, though not in a way that he was completely blocked from the view of the others.
Steve's body language was tight and guarded, eyes flitting over to Tony every few seconds before diverting to the floor, restraining himself from saying the words he had been sitting on for the past few months.
Tony's phone pinged, the man's face whitening as another video appeared on his screen. "They sent another one."
"Tony... you don't have to-"
He brushed Rhodey's concern off, jaw tightening. "No. I do." He clicked play with shaking hands, spare hand reaching up to cover his mouth in an attempt to withhold his shout of shock.
Peter was tied to a chair, head hung low. A woman was stood by a metal tray, picking up a cattleprod and jamming it into his stomach. A tear fell down his cheek at Peter's yell of pain, the other people in the jet jumping to their feet at the realisation of the nature of the video.
Natasha was the first to approach. "Tony -"
"Don't. I need to -"
The abuse continued, though Peter remained strong, refusing to let out another noise despite the attacks. Despite this, the pain was written clearly across his face, guilt eating at Tony like a disease.
"It should've been me" he whispered, throat tight.
Rhodey placed a comforting hand on his shoulder once again, grounding him and saving him from the anxiety spiral that was threatening to drag him down. He spoke in a low tone, attempting to hide his words from the rest of the group. "Breathe. You can't panic now. He needs you at 100%"
Tony choked out an agreement, placing his phone down on the seat and placing his head in his hands, willing himself to get it together. He had to be strong for Peter.
As his phone pinged again, he froze. Sam approached him carefully, picking up the phone and opening it when there was no argument.
"FRIDAY has a location," he said, "warehouse in Chicago, West Chatham. I'll give Steve the full address."
Natasha stood by Tony, close enough for him to feel her body heat, but keeping distance. "We'll get him. He's going to be okay. I promise."
--
The last twenty minutes of the journey felt like forever, Tony's mind racing with a million different possibilities. None of them were good.
As the quinjet began its descent, Rhodey moved closer to Tony, voice quiet. "You know I want to go in with you ..."
"I know. He - Peter will understand."
"Legs don't work the way they used to," Rhodey smiled, "But I'll get the meds out, ready for him."
"I appreciate it, Platypus. I mean it."
"I know its been a while since you've been alone with them, but they've still got your back. They won't let anything happen to Parker."
Tony nodded, fists clenching and unclenching as he pushed down the anxiety, willing himself to be strong. He wasn't allowed to be Tony Stark right now. His kid needed Ironman.
As he stood, he activated his armour, allowing the metal to give him courage.
"We go in quick and do this cleanly." Steve said, authoritative tone bringing Tony back to the prime of the Avengers. "We're still technically on the run. If we stay too long then -"
"They won't arrest you." Tony interrupted, keeping his eyes set on the door. "I've been negotiating since you went off the radar. I'm close to fixing it. Getting a pardon for your boy as well."
There was silence for a moment, uneasy and uncertain.
"Tony..."
He just waved them off. "Yeah, whatever. We don't have time to waste." Clearing his throat awkwardly, he pressed the release on the door.
--
The alarm blared through the building, Tony not stopping as he fought his way down the corridor, visor scanning for any sign of Peter.
"North east quadrant clear" Natasha announced through coms, "I found a map and am on my way to the control room."
Steve's voice sounded a few moments later. "North west quadrant clear. I'm heading towards you Sam."
"There's a lot of them here - I think they're guarding something."
Tony slammed his fist into the last man's face, kicking open another door and swearing as it turned up empty. "I've got nothing. He's got to be with you, Sam."
"The control room is barred from the inside," Natasha reported, exertion clear in her voice, "Door won't budge. The woman's gotta be in here."
Tony's footsteps faltered, not sure where to go. As if sensing this, Steve spoke.
"We're still making our way through this quadrant, we've got it under control. Go to Nat, Tony."
Pushing down the need to rebel, Tony followed the instructions, each step increasing with determination the closer he got.
"Stand to the side." He said, raising his hand and sending a powerful blast through the door once Natasha was safely out of the way.
Shouts of panic from the other side were ignored as he blasted away the rest of the door, barging in and hitting the first person he saw. Natasha was right behind him, carefully controlled fury powering her every move as she tore through the group of men.
Tony used this distraction to corner the woman, kicking her in the knees and sending her tumbling to the floor. "You will regret touching them" he growled, looking down on her in disgust, "Who the fuck do you think you are?"
She laughed, an obnoxious laugh, and attempted to sit up straight. "You know who I am."
He held himself back from hurting her further, the sane part of him knowing that Peter would never forgive him for lashing out in a rage.
Instead, he disengaged his helmet, looking her up and down with disinterest. "I've never seen you before in my life."
At her outraged shout, he stepped back, motioning for Natasha to incapacitate her. "You're going to jail now, where no one will ever know or care who you are. You are nothing."
"You cant - They'll never arrest me! You have nothing -"
"Shut up." Natasha sneered, hitting her once cleanly in the temple, and huffing as she crumpled. Sparing a kind look at Tony, she nodded towards the door. "Go get him - I'll make sure she's tied up and ready for the cops."
He nodded, hoping his gratitude was clear as he raced out of the room. "Cap? Do you have him?"
"We have him - on our way to the jet."
Relief rushed through him, speeding up even more in his desperation to see his kid. He burst out of the building, disengaging the suit as he stumbled up the quinjet ramp, colliding with Sam's chest.
"He's okay - he's okay." Sam reassured, "Take a breath, Tony."
He took a shuddering breath, eyes fluttering closed as he did his best to regulate himself. "Thank you."
"Of course."
Sam stepped aside, letting Tony rush to Peter's side.
"Mr Stark?"
His voice was weak and small, but so so alive.
Tony let out a tearful laugh, cupping Peter's cheek in his hand. "It's me, bud. I'm here."
"Knew you'd come" Peter smiled, blinking weakly, "Knew it."
"Always."
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butmomilovepeter · 6 years ago
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Tell Me Your Troubles and Doubts, Giving Me Everything Inside and Out
read on ao3?
lads,,,i did something, im not sure if it’s it, cheif. is it cash money? idk.
(imma dedicate this bad boy to @jackklinelovesstarwars lmao this discord server is wickety wickety whack i luv it)
~
Sam wakes up, and he hates it.
He hates how used to this feeling he is; the feeling of waking up on ground, hurt and disoriented.
His back aches, and it’s a harsh reminder that “middle age” is closely creeping up to him. His head throbs from the blow that the ghost him and Jack (god, he’s a baby) were hunting gave him. He hurts. He can feel the broken ribs, broken nose, concussion, and the broken glass sticking to his body. And the exhaustion from insomnia seems to catch up to him as he lays on the floor, his body not willing to catch up with his mind.
God, he’s exhausted.
And suddenly, a voice is speaking to him.
“-am! Sam! Are you alright?” Jack sounds so worried and young, and Sam half wishes he wasn’t even here.
“I’m good.” He groans and swallows the nausea.
“No, no, no. Dean said—”
“It’s fine, Jack. Let’s just—gah!” His attempts to stand were trampled by the way the pain flared in his sides and behind his eyes. He feels Jack steady him, and puts a hand behind Jack’s back for balance
“We should get out of here.” Jack whispers, as the ghost looks back at the two of them angrily. (And Sam can barely remember why this ghost is vengeful anyway.)
“We can’t leave just yet. Lemme call—”
But Sam can’t even finish before he notices the blood seeping from Jack’s back covering his hand.
Sam’s breath hitches and their eyes meet.
“Jack, that’s not…”
“Oh, I-I-” and Jack starts falling.
“Jack? Jack!” Sam scrambles to catch the boy despite his body’s protests. He brings them both to the ground, with Jack’s head in his lap.
“The ghost—I didn’t realize it—” Jack chokes out, blood dripping from his mouth.
“Shh, it’s okay—it’s okay.” Sam reassures through gritted teeth. The ghost snarls at them before disappearing, and part of Sam is grateful. His head hurts and he knows he’s seconds from blacking out, but now he’s got a bleeding kid in his lap so that’s out of the question.
“S-Sam?” Jack’s voice is soft.
“You’re alright, you’re alright. I’m getting you out of here.” Sam scoops up the boy into his arms (and oh my Chuck it hurts.)
“What about the-the ghost?” Sam hates how Jack’s voice wavers. Sam tucks Jack as close as possible.
“Don’t worry about the ghost. I can call someone or…”
He trails off because it’s getting harder to stay focused, but Jack doesn’t seem to notice.
As Sam sets the kid down on his side in back seat, he gets a good look at the wound.
It’s not too deep, and Sam knows he’ll probably survive, but he still is bleeding a good amount.
And it brings up memories he half forgot.
Hey, look at me. It’s not even that bad. It’s not even that bad, all right? Sammy? Sam!
“It hurts…” Jack sniffles. Sam rubs Jack’s shoulder before pressing a spare flannel up against the wound. Jack winces, and Sam pretends not to notice the tears.
“I know. I’m sorry.” Sympathy drips from Sam’s voice. “It’s gonna be alright.”
“You sure?” Jack sounds like he’s also on the verge of passing out.
“It’s not even that bad, kid. It’s not.” He cringes slightly. It’s been eight years. “Hang in there.”
Sam has never been the best driver, but god knows he should have been arrested for that drive back to the bunker.
~
“Dean! Cas!” Sam’s own body is screaming at him as he makes his way swiftly down the stairs, Jack’s body suddenly raging with fever.
Dean comes sprinting in, eyes widening when he sees the damage.
“God, Sammy, what happened?” Dean asked as he guides Sam to a bed for the kid.
Sam laid Jack on his stomach, tilting his head up to take care of the fever in a minute.
“Where’s Cas?” Sam asked, blinking away the black dots. Dean looked up skeptically at his brother.
“He was away with Rowena, remember? We talked about it before you left?” Dean prompted. Sam inhaled and tried to think, but the dots grew larger and his feet stumbled.
“No-no...I-”
“Sammy? Sam, you okay?” His brother’s voice was muffled. Sam shook his head, grabbing the wall behind him. “Sammy! Sammy?”
Sam felt his brother grab his shoulders, but his brain fuzzed out.
~
Hey, listen to me. We’re gonna patch you up, okay? You’ll be good as new. Huh? I’m gonna take care of you. I’m gonna take you care of you. I’ve got you. That’s my job, right? Watch out for my pain-in-the-ass little brother? Sam? Sam! Sam! Sammy!
~
Don't get mad at me. Don't you do that. I had to. I had to look out for you. That's my job.
And what do you think my job is?
What?
You've saved my life over and over. I mean, you sacrifice everything for me. Don't you think I'd do the same for you? You're my big brother. There's nothing I wouldn't do for you. And I don't care what it takes, I'm gonna get you out of this. Guess I gotta save your ass for a change.
~
I tried everything. That's the truth. I tried opening the Devil's Gate. Hell, I tried to bargain, Dean, but no demon would deal, all right? You were rotting in Hell for months. For months, and I couldn't stop it. So I'm sorry it wasn't me, all right? Dean, I'm sorry.
~
This is real. Not a year ago, not in Hell, now. I was with you when you cut it, I sewed it up! Look!
This is different. Right? Then the crap that’s tearing at your walnut? I’m different. Right?
Hey. I am your flesh-and-blood brother, okay? I’m the only one who can legitimately kick your ass in real time. You got away. We got you out, Sammy.
~
What happens when you've decided I can't be trusted again? I mean, who are you gonna turn to next time instead of me? Another angel, another -- another vampire? Do you have any idea what it feels like to watch your brother just-
Hold on, hold on! You seriously think that? Because none of it -- none of it -- is true. Listen, man, I know we've had our disagreements, okay? Hell, I know I've said some junk that set you back on your heels. But, Sammy...come on. I killed Benny to save you. I'm willing to let this bastard and all the sons of bitches that killed mom walk because of you. Don't you dare think that there is anything, past or present, that I would put in front of you! It has never been like that, ever! I need you to see that. I'm begging you.
~
He wakes up again, and it hurts more than before.
It’s not real awareness, more of a feeling than anything.
In the time he was out, he managed to dig up memories he had wished to forget.
And then he remembers Jack.
“Jack-!” He sits up and immediately regrets it.
“Easy! Easy!” Dean’s hands easily guide him back down on the bed.
“Where’s Jack?” Sam gasps. A better question was; where was he? A second look around, and he was in his own bed. There was a bandage wrapped around where his ribs were, an ice pack on his head and bandages covering his arms and neck where the glass had entered.
“He’s with Cas now. His fever just broke before you woke up.” Dean looked a bit hesitant.
“What is it?” Sam asks, trying not to think of the worst.
“You got him here just in time, Sammy. It was close.” Dean told him. Sam exhaled with relief.
“And Cas fixed him up?”
“Good as new. He’s on his way to help you too.”
“Why?” Sam swallowed a groan. Dean chuckled.
“Sam, you’ve been out for seven hours.” Dean removed the ice pack and replaced it with another. Sam pretended to not enjoy it. “You didn’t wake up once when I got all the glass out.”
Sam tried for a chuckle himself, but it hurt like hell. (Not actual Hell. He’s been there.)
“I’m getting old.” Sam responded eventually.
“You and me both, brother.” Dean smiled in his very Dean Winchester way. Then it dropped slightly. “You were dreaming, though. ‘Kept on muttering things I couldn’t understand. You’re not having nightmares again, are you?”
Sam avoided his brother’s eyes.
“There was never a time I wasn’t, Dean.”
Dean doesn’t answer, instead places a soft hand on his shoulder.
“Go back to sleep, Sammy. We’ll patch you up.”
~
“Sam?” Jack whispers in the doorway.
“Hey, Jack. Shouldn’t you be in bed?” Sam says, trying his best to sit up. Jack was dressed in his pajamas (Star Wars themed, they were a Christmas present.) He looks behind him in both directions before shaking his head.
“Castiel said that I was fine but should be resting.”
He pulled out a laptop. “But I’m bored. Can we watch a movie?”
Sam smiles and moves over as best he can.
“‘Course. Our little secret.”
Jack smiles and gently sat down next to Sam, and pulled up the Netflix logo.
“It keeps recommending me The Breakfast Club. Can we watch it?” Jack sounds young again, but the good kind of young.
“A classic. I’m making you watch every John Hughes movie.” And despite his aching ribs, he pulled Jack close next to him. He tried to ignore the affection that filled his throat when the kid put his head on his shoulder.
“You scared me today.” Jack whispered, about a half hour into the movie. “You went down so hard and I didn’t even realize I was—”
“Hey, I’m okay, Jack,” Sam reassured. “And so are you.”
Jack smiled a small smile, and turned his eyes back towards the screen.
(Dean and Cas find them late at night, fast asleep while Some Kind of Wonderful plays in the background. The pictures will in fact be used for blackmail someday soon.)
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trashmouththeorist · 3 years ago
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mcu peter sucks, im sorry
in terms of the spider-men/women/pigs, i don’t really have a favourite. however, i do have a LEAST favourite, and that is the MCU Peter Parker portrayed by Tom Holland.
The integrity of Spider-Man comes from that fact that he is a working-class hero, fights for the little guy, and his origin story.
and all that was destroyed once the MCU got involved.
why did they not use his origin story? does oscorp exist? harry osborn?? what?? who tf is ned? why does he have powers? why does this movie suck so much? Why are there zero stakes?
-on the ‘who tf is ned’ point, to clarify, i know who he is. ned leeds, the abusive husband of betty brant. then they make this OOC Ned date this OOC Betty. Huh?
where did ben go? why is stark here? why does he like stark? why didn’t he make his own suit? 
why is he everything spider-man is not?
the writers obviously noticed the problem, because in nwh, they rapidly back-pedaled to him being poor, making his own suits, and not having a billionaire on speed-dial to bail him out of his problems despite the billionaire still being a manipulative jackass and treating him like shit, while representing everything he stands against.
also, i did NOT like the idea of ‘mj’ being a collective spider-man gf term and just changing up the name. zendaya could’ve been mary-jane watson. michelle jones just...
i don’t even care about the fact she’s not a comic character - it’s just the fact they made her mj instead? when mary-jane is mj? idk i just didn’t like that. there are SO many comic characters he could’ve fallen in love with. it didn’t need to be this oc mj. i know people hate sam raimi mj, but she was still cool with sexist writing. comic mary-jane is such a badass. why did they not replicate that? why not ask zendaya to play original mary-jane? ‘cus she’s not white? that shit ain’t a ‘homage’ to the og mj, it’s just awful.
irondad as a concept needs to die already. please. im so done. peter is manipulated and ignored - CONSTANTLY - by Tony. that’s not acting like a father, it’s acting like a jackass. and he HAS  parental figure - aunt May. and he had a father figure - uncle Ben. irondad is creepy and reeks of grooming.
plus, they stole a bunch of concepts (for nwh too, but im not specifically talking about that) from miles morales and itsv. they copied the spider-men meeting each other, and copied miles’ personality for mcu peter. and somehow, miles is STILL more likeable. i miss the days when you could scroll through the peter parker tag without seeing tom holland and r*bert d*wney jr.
but also, literally every other spider-man would’ve been team cap. plus, andrew also said so. they’re working-class heroes. to argue against that is to be wrong. i don’t blame tom!peter for being manipulated and blackmailed. i blame the writers for being assholes, and most importantly, robert downey jr for his 15 million dollar profit off of 8 minutes of mediocre (at best) acting. -(also, saying - he’s such a good actor, he’s tony in real life! - literally makes him a bad actor with no range. someone reviewed dolittle, saying that it was so bad that it seemed like rdj was trying to sabotage his own movie. and i agree.) peter was manipulated and misinformed into being team tony. there is no variation of spider-man that would EVER be team iron-man. unless they’re fckign crazy.
also, tom holland said that if peter parker could bring anyone back from the dead, it would be tony st*rk. no btich.
also howard stark was really hot i just feel like saying that
tobey’s and andrew’s are actually ACCURATE spider-men, and the mcu needs to take notes.
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this quickly turned into a tony hate post, but he is the root of mcu peter’s main issues, so.
anyways, stan miles morales
a true icon.
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thebigoblin · 3 years ago
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MCU Fic Recs:
Peter Parker's Identity Reveal - people find out about his vigilante persona.
There are only six fics here, and are all different so please read the [note] I've written for each fic and the tags on AO3 before moving forward.
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What Makes a Hero
[IronDad & SpiderSon content + Peter & The Avengers content + Peter & May content + Classmates find out the truth | Word Count: 7k]
Summary:
Standing in front of Mrs. Davis, handing over a stick of plastic and circuitry, he wondered how Tony even talked him into making the video in the first place.
“Thank you, Mr. Parker. You may return to your seat,” she said with a smile.
Peter nodded in response and turned to walk back to his desk, ignoring the feeling that he was walking to his death sentence.
He fought down wave after wave of nausea as she plugged the flash drive into her computer and scrolled through the files until she found the one that he titled ‘Hero Project.’ Neither Ned nor MJ even knew what he had done for his project. He had refused to tell them out of fear that he would lose his nerve.
Mrs. Davis casted her screen to the projector in front of the board and pressed the play button.
There was no going back.
A Step Toward Recovery
[Endgame Compliant aka Tony is dead + Harley Keener/Peter Parker + Flash goes too far in bullying Peter + Classmates find outthetruth | WC: 3k]
Summary:
He had only been back for two weeks, and he made it a point to lay low, never talking about why it took him so long to come back, why he looked so tired. He ignored every curious glance, every well-meant question.
How was he supposed to explain to people what he saw both on Titan and in the ruins of the compound when he wasn’t even sure he had totally processed it yet? How could he look his classmates in the eye and tell them that, no, he really didn’t understand why they were freaking out about the upcoming English exam because he still woke up in cold sweats, gasping for air because the feeling of his very cells being torn apart over and over again as they frantically tried to repair themselves plagued his nightmares every night?
How could he tell them that he’s had to bury every father-figure he’s had since birth?
He couldn’t.
OR
Peter isn't doing to well in his transition back to society, and Flash was never one to make his life easy.
The lack of noise (is more haunting than you'll ever know)
[Peter dies + New York finds out + Whole of NY mourns him | WC: 6k]
Summary:
They started calling him, Spider-man, the hero of the people.
It was a title that he had, in the months that followed, never fell short to uphold.
And…
It was a title he died upholding.
or: Peter Parker is dead. This is the aftermath
The Video
[IronDad & SpiderSon content + Peter & The Avengers content + Peter Parker Whump (he is kidnapped and tortured) + The world finds out | WC: 4.5k]
When Peter Parker goes missing, the media broadcasts a video he made, in case anything should happen to him.
You Can Rest Now
[Dead Tony Stark + The World Finds Out | WC: 1.5k]
Summary:
Peter had somehow recorded the fight with Thanos and it somehow got released to the public.
I. Am. Spider-Man.
[Dead Tony Stark + Field Trip to SI + The World Finds Out + Ensemble Cast + Canon Compliant till Endgame + Flash Thompson Redemption + MJ/Peter Parker (implied) + Suicidal Thoughts | WC: 101k]
Summary:
“What exactly do you see here?”
It is a calculated question. Jim Morita, Principal of Midtown Science and Tech High, is more than capable of answering. But he let his mind wander for a bit.
He sees his students, five years gone in a flash. All dark clouds, and bad grades, and empty smiles.
And when Jim Morita looked into the eyes of that one student, the one who seems the most harrowed by it, that kid, Peter Parker, he couldn’t just stand by anymore.
He knew he had to do something.
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Or, Peter’s school goes not only on a field trip but also on a two-day camping trip to the Stark Tower and Avenger’s Compound upstate, a year after the events of Endgame.
And Peter, well, Peter doesn’t want to go.
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These are angsty as fuck I know but they are seriously so good. Especially the last one. Do give these all a read tho!
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crisis34 · 3 years ago
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So I’ve had this irondad idea that I would KILL for someone to write. I’ve wanted to write it too but I don’t think I’ll get to it.
I started kinda sorta actually writing this in a few scenes 😂 don’t mind my weird idea writing style. Feel free to change what you want or add your own twist on things!! And please tell me if you do write this idea. I’ve had it stuck in my mind and I wanted to make it at least 10k-30k words.
I sadly, don’t have time for that though haha! Soooo hopefully someone wants to write this so I can read it lol
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The idea is that after Tony passes away the rest of the Avengers talk to Peter for about two years, since Peter spends time at the compound and all that.
But at a random point Peter notices he’s getting ignored by the Avengers for months, they won’t say anything on why they’re all stressed and won’t talk to Peter AT ALL.
One day one of them (most likely Sam/Rhodey) let’s it slip that they have an imposing threat on earth they’re trying to find and it’s so classified that Peter can’t get his hands on the information.
So Peters bummed they don’t trust him, probably gets a line said to him like “Look kid, we really don’t need your help on this. Trust me.” And it destroys Peters self esteem because he’s already 18 and they still see him as the kid.
He goes home one day after school/compound/work or something and when he walks in his spidey senses act up.
Looking into his apartment (moved away from aunt May assumingly) he sees nothing at first so he’s suspicious but not taking any drastic measures.
And then he walks into the living room, where he has a view of the kitchen. And who happens to be standing there eating the fucking blueberries?
Tony motherfucking Stark.
Peter flips out, because he saw Tony die. He’s rambling about how he thought he was dead and all that but then he sees something that tells him -it’s not his Tony-.
The Tony Stark eyes he always remembered were whiskey brown. This guy had glowing blue eyes.
And now Peter’s heart drops. He’s trying to get information out of the imposter and that’s when the guy finally speaks.
He tells Peter about how he’s been on this earth for a few months, the Avengers spotted him through satellite, and how he’s from an alternate reality.
Peter refers to the guy as Anthony since he isn’t his Tony Stark. But he also realizes this is what the Avengers were keeping from him.
Anthony explains how he was drawn here as first (which we later get a point of view from Anthony when he first got on this earth and he wasn’t drawn there, he was told to go there. By Tony Stark whispering in his head).
Anthony also tells Peter that there’s a bigger threat than him on their way, and the Avengers are so caught up looking for him they’re ignoring the other threat.
Peters skeptical, he really is. (If you do end up writing this please don’t make this another Quentin Beck. I don’t want Peter being too gullible or getting used by Anthony because that kinda ruins the plot/already been done in far from home)
Peter has close to no trust for Anthony, especially since he has no information at all from the Avengers. But he still partially believes the guy that there’s another threat.
And he knows he’d have a lot of guilt if he turned him in and there was a threat he could’ve stopped.
So him and Anthony team up.
They look for the bad guy, maybe go through goons/hydra agents for information. But now Peters stumped.
Because Anthony isn’t afraid to use a gun or kill. Anthony’s moral meter isn’t like Tony’s was, especially in front of the kid.
Peter scolds him, tells him that he won’t be killing around him or else he’s shutting the whole operation down.
After that Anthony only kills a few more times, and Peter tries to yell at him for those but he sees rage behind Anthony’s eyes.
Especially since the guys Anthony had killed almost hurt/killed Peter. Peter kept quiet for those deaths and they end up back at his apartment to sleep maybe.
Peters silent after he realizes that it seems Anthony cares about him. This is the night before they confront the big bad guy.
For reference they’ve been together looking for information for weeks!! Keep that in mind cause then you can add your own cute scenes in those weeks of maybe Anthony being protective or helping Peter with homework.
In the middle of the night Peters spidey senses go off, he wakes up and immediately looks for Anthony. He walks into the living area to see the guy peacefully sleeping on the couch.
His eyebrows scrunch together and he decides to go back to bed but can’t fall back asleep.
And then the Avengers break down the door of Peters apartment.
Peter freaks out l, hearing it and Sams familiar footsteps along with whoever else you want to be there. Rhodey would make the most sense with the rest of the Avengers waiting at the compound.
Peter runs back to the living room to where they’re already handcuffing Anthony and Anthony isn’t saying a word, but Peter is trying to convince them to stop and there’s a bigger threat out there they need to be after.
Rhodey or Sam would tell him sternly to get to the compound.
Apparently they had found out the two of them were working together while trying to find out where Anthony was after figuring out he was on this earth.
When he’s at the compound he finds out Anthony has been out in an interrogating place at the compound and each of the Avengers try to crack him but he won’t say a word.
Now(preferably Sam but you can have Peters main Friendship be with someone else, lol but this part of the friendship will be a bit rocky) Sam confronts Peter.
Goes something like this:
“Peter you knew better, why didn’t you contact an Avenger? Huh?”
“Because I knew you guys would do this shit Sam!! There’s a threat! I’ve seen it, we need to stop the threat.”
“Peter, there have been no signs of a threat against earth. At least nothing like he seems to be telling you. Because he won’t tell us anything. I need information on him! Because that damn well isn’t Tony Stark.”
“I know that, of course I fucking know that. You just.. you don’t know him Sam. I swear he’s a decent guy. Anthony is telling the truth.”
“No. He’s manipulating you, he knew you were an easy target and that’s why he went to you!”
Peter pauses for a second, tears catching up with his emotions as he begins to cry. “That’s what you think? That’s what you all think.. of course.”
Sam seems to realize he messed up, but he keeps his mouth shut and let’s Peter talk.
“You guys don’t trust me. I don’t even know why I hang around here, I’m obviously not welcome.” Peter laughs, pained.
“What? Of course we trust you.”
“That’s a god damn lie!! Because if you did this wouldn’t have happened.” Peter yelled.
Sam stays quiet again, remembering how he told Peter that he couldn’t tell him about the threat they were all worried about. Each of them didn’t trust that Peters reaction wouldn’t cause a hurricane of events, it seems it did anyway.
“Do you know.. how scared I was?” Peter whispered this time, wiping his tears away.
“What?”
“Do you know how fucking scared I was when Tony Stark ended up in my apartment! He died two years ago right in front of me and then there he was!! Eating blueberries in my kitchen with glowing blue eyes as if it never happened.” Peter said, watching as Sams face dropped.
Peter shakes his head and continues. “I’m going home, maybe think before you decide I’m to be untrusted next time.”
Sam doesn’t stop Peter because he’s already pissed the kid off.
Either way it was 2am and he assumed Peter wanted some sleep. The whole night Anthony doesn’t say a word.
The next morning the Avengers decide they need Peter to clarify what happened.
When one of them goes to Peter’s apartment, they can’t find him. At first they assumed he went somewhere but the tracker on his suit the compound has access to has been clipped. (If you can figure out a better way that they figure out Peter went after the threat on his own go for it).
After Sam figures out Peters gone he hurries into the cell that Anthony is in, guilt putting in his stomach because what if Peter was right and he was against a threat much larger than himself.
“Where is he?” Sam immediately asks after slamming the door shut behind himself.
Anthony stares at him, obviously planning on not saying anything.
“Where the fuck is Peter? C’mon asshole, you told him there was a threat and now I can’t fucking find him. Where is he?”
Sam watches as Anthony’s face pales and he looks down at the ground with his eyes wide.
Sams stomach churns. “Please? Come on, I don’t know your intentions but please tell me. He’s only 18, I-“
Anthony gets the watch as Sam regrets every word he ever said to Peter and holds back tears because there was a chance they wouldn’t find Peter and it would be Sams fault.
“Get me out of here.” Anthony tells Sam.
Sam stares at him, there’s a darkness behind Anthony’s eyes at that moment he’s only seen on Bucky when he had to act like the winter soldier with Zemo.
Sam thinks back to Peter voguing for Anthony and makes a decision. This time, he would trust Peter.
“Alright.”
None of the other Avengers had been consulted during this decision, but Sam leaves the tracking of his wings on just in case.
He and Anthony would go together to help Peter.
“What are we doing?” Anthony asked while Sam walked into his room at the compound.
“I don’t know what we’re up against, I gotta suit up.” Sam said.
Anthony hummed and nodded, leaning against the doorway while Sam picked up something familiar.
“Is that Captain America’s shield?” Anthony asked, raising a brow.
“Yeah, Steve gave it to me before he retired.” Sam nodded, picking up a duffel bag.
“Which makes you Captain America.” Anthony smiled.
“Yup.” Sam chuckled.
“Alright, grab your suit. You can change on the plane.” Anthony decided, already walking off.
“What?” Sam quickly slung the duffel bag over his shoulder, carrying the shield and jogging to catch up with Anthony.
“What do you mean, plane?” Sam asked.
Anthony lifted his hand, holding a pair of keys in it. “Snatched it before you guys locked me up. You should really have an AI looking over this place to tell you things.” He suggested.
Sam felt some deja vu, remembering when Tony was alive and the voice of Friday could be heard everywhere. Rhodey shut her down, unable to listen to her voice and be reminded of his friend.
Anthony takes them to where Peter is currently trying to get a good vantage point on the threat, he’s only getting minor goons outside the building(maybe? The antagonist is up to you).
Sam stays back for a bit, getting a call on his phone from Rhodey who he knows is pissed.
He hesitantly answers and listens to the scolding but gives them their location anyway, having more Avengers on their way.
Anthony and Peter are talking and planning as well as joking. Peter seems pleased that Sam decided to trust him.
The three of them start to infiltrate the threat, Anthony has a wrist gauntlet that’s ice blue and silver he uses as well as a gun.
The Avengers arrive rather quickly to help the fight, all very wary about Anthony.
Here’s the thing, they all know Anthony’s moral is messed up and he isn’t afraid of killing or anything like that. They know he isn’t Tony.
So when Peter gets injured/almost dies they are all very surprised to see Anthony freeze as Sam tries to help the wound on his body.
The threat is gone at this point and the Avengers are trying to help Peter while he’s screaming out in pain, and Anthony is unfamiliar with the liquid rolling down his face.
(You can also make it where everyone thinks Peters dead and he kinda wakes up in the middle of their mourning lol)
And then Anthony snaps back into it, rushing forward and sliding through The small crowd and leaning down next to Peter with Sam on the other side.
“Hey hey hey, you’re alright kid. You’re alright.” Anthony said, forcing and smile and putting his hand on the side of Peter face.
Peters crying while Sams trying to get the bullet/clean the wound.
Anthony grabs onto Peters hand and squeezes it, Peter squeezes back.
“You’re gonna be okay Peter, I know it hurts, Underoos.” Anthony whispered in Peters ear.
Peter looked like he was gonna say something but then looked up and locked eyes with Anthony.
“What?” Peter whispered.
For Anthony, that moment too felt unreal. Memories began to blend with his own.
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‘There’s this crazy car parked outside!’
‘Mr. Parker.’
‘Umm. What, what are you doing? Hey.. I- I- I’m Peter.’
‘Tony.’
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‘If you’re nothing without the suit, you shouldn’t have it!’
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‘I don’t want to go, please, I don’t want to go Mr. Stark.’
‘I’m sorry.’
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‘Hey! Holy cow! You will not believe what's been going on. Do you remember when we were in space? And I got all dusty? And I must've passed out because I woke up and you were gone. But Doctor Strange was there right. And he said 'It's been five years. Come on, they need us.' And he started doing the yellow sparkly thing that he does. Anyway...’
Tony hugged Peter, feeling as the teens excitement wore down.
‘This is nice.’
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‘Mr. Stark, hey, Mr. Stark?’
‘Can you hear me? it’s Peter. Hey..we won. Mr.Stark. We won, Mr.Stark. We won, You did it sir, you did it.’
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“Anthony? What did- what did you just call me?” Peter asked, sliding up against the wall nearby after Sam finished making sure his wound was okay.
The Avengers looked confused, Rhodey glancing at the Tony lookalike uneasily.
Anthony and Peter looked at each other, both pale and scared.
“I- I don’t understand.” Anthony muttered.
Peter seemed to be staring at Anthony’s eyes the whole time, tears going down his face.
“Your eyes, Mr. Stark.” Peter held his hand to his mouth, staring in disbelief.
“What?” Anthony asked, new found emotion for the kid and everyone around him.
“Your eyes, Tony. They’re brown.”
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lucky-katebishop · 3 years ago
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I spent a month reading harry potter fanfics and here’s what I learned
So for the past three and a half weeks, I’ve been doing basically nothing but reading Harry Potter fanfics and now I kind of just want to talk about them. No one cares but future me will! I tend to get caught in obsessions fairly easily (for instance, two months ago was comic books and last month was video editing and then k dramas). I’m feeling like my Harry Potter obsession is fading which makes me really sad cause it was a fun ride. I went from Drarry to Hinny, time travel to alternate realities, obscuris Harry to Dark!Harry, MCU AUs to Doctor Who AUs. I must’ve read more than 50 fics.
I’ve learned that I hate Dumbledore
Snape makes for a great mentor but I will only like him with proper character development
also where did Snape being Draco’s godfather come from? I don’t think this was in the books? I’m not angry, just confused
I read a fic that was so sad that I was physically unable to finish reading it -- actually I read two of those, one of them was a DID fic and the other Voldemort adopted Harry
the Voldemort one is quite possibly the most tragic thing I have ever read and even though it’s been two weeks I still haven’t been able to recover -- I was only halfway finished too GOOD LORD
another fic I read that was so fucking depressing was a time loop situation where Harry literally couldn’t get out of and it ended tragically
obscuris Harry is interesting but I really only like the ones where Newt is actually involved but I couldn’t find any finished ones
I don’t like it when Harry’s appearance changes, it throws me for a loop
there was this one where Harry got sent back in time and his figure got disfigured and so he didn’t even appear like himself anymore
I just find it odd for Harry Potter not to look like Harry Potter, idk
I also have a headcanon that his hair is very curly rather than shaggy
I haven’t been able to find a fic where Harry goes back in time to the Marauders era and has the right amount of angst but the right amount of fluff
I’ve read some good ones where the Marauders travel to Harry’s time but like,,, it isn’t quite what I’m looking for? I’m gonna have to write it, aren’t I? 
this doesn’t happen with irondad fics, literally everything you’ve ever wanted you can find it there
I read one where Harry did go back in time but she (fem!Harry) didn’t really interact with her parents or the Marauders that much, she became friends with Regulus instead
Regulus should’ve been in Gryffindor
I’ve not only read fics where Draco has been a Ravenclaw, Slytherin, but also a Gryffindor. I haven’t found one where he’s in Hufflepuff
I’ve read fics where Harry’s in every single house - the Ravenclaw one might be my favorite so far, it had to do with him going to a different timeline where there’s another Harry and he’s a major dick
Hufflepuff Harry one was funny, but it got distressing cause Dumbledore didn’t trust him and tried to get him expelled
actually the Hufflepuff one made my heart hurt cause Harry was put in the body of a Harry who isn’t the boy who lived and barely spoke and was basically like an even more traumatized Neville
Slytherin Harry is everything to me and he should’ve been in Slytherin
Ravenclaw Draco is something that can be so personal
I’m tired of reading Year One fics, I get it, there’s a stone, let’s move on
Year Four fics are my favorite however, there was one (which is my favorite) where Harry’s a necromancer and in the graveyard scene he calls corpses from the graves alive to help him get out of there it was so cool
I am partial to Harry/Draco but Harry/Luna is cute
there was a Pokemon Harry/Luna one that’s adorable and I’ve read it twice already
I like when there’s a ton of lore involved
especially Hogwarts lessons - like ancient runes can fucking get it, I love runes fics
there was an MCU AU one where I read Harry didn’t have his magic anymore, not as potent as it was, but he did have ancient runes
LISTEN I tried to get into Dark!Harry but after that Voldemort adoption one I can’t do it anymore, I will start crying literally right now -- he just wants to be fucking useful! He just wants to be loved! Is that too much to fucking ask for? 
however Harry doing dark!magic but isn’t actually on the dark side is cool
Death Eater Spy Draco! It makes me distressed but also I am so here for it!
Jenkins if you’re out there I love you (if you get this reference I love you)
I read a ton of Avengers adopt Harry when he’s younger but I don’t care for younger Harry fics, I prefer when he’s a teenager and I don’t have to read the first few years at Hogwarts, it can get repetitive
Give me all the angst with Harry being a horcrux please, I’m living for the drama
Lily is not a fan favorite weirdly enough, when the Marauders are in fics she’s usually not there which is unfortunate because I just really want a good Harry/Lily bonding moment
one of the saddest fics I read was where harry, luna, hermione and neville find themselves in an alternate dimension where Lily and Remus are married and alive, James is a dick but has other kids, and every single person that had died in their world is alive
I don’t like it when there’s Ron bashing, he’s one of my favorites, but if I have to, I’ll read some of them
there was this Sherlock fic (listen, I went in fucking deep, it’s been a weird month) where fem!Harry is on the run from the Ministry because I don’t actually understand and Ron and everyone is out for blood for her
Eleventh Doctor/Harry is a pairing I was not aware of but I actually kind of love?
Master of Death Harry is fucking OP and I love him for that
mcu aus is something I never knew I needed
Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis is fucking everything
So is On Punching Gods and Absentee Dads, I realized it was the same author when I read in the author notes that the author was going to some volcano convention thing and I was like this is way too niche for it to be a coincidence
I’ve read Tony is Harry’s dad, Loki is Harry’s dad, Harry is just weird friends with Thor, ones where Natasha is Harry’s aunt
listen everyone is related to this boy
I will not read a fic if it doesn’t involve Harry, he’s my boy, he’s my love, I care only about him and him only I’m so sorry
you know that meme where people say nobody’s favorite character is harry potter, the titular character? Well meet me! He’s my favorite!
in battle of hogwarts fics, Remus almost always dies. Why is that? Why do you guys hate him so much? It’s always half and half for Fred, I never know if he’s going to live or not
In all of the good fics I’ve read I saw in the collections area of ao3 the same collection and I was like! You get me! 
if it says Gammily’s Bookshelf on the fic, it’s gonna be a really fucking great fic let me just tell you that right now
Parseltongue gets me so riled up, I fucking love Parseltongue, it’s so cool
there’s a reason I usually filter out non/c*n but I decided to let it flow and I ran into a few that fucking d e s t r o y e d me why do you guys read shit like this, it broke my heart
that being said I read one that was really nuanced and actually really good but it’ll never be finished and I’m very mad about that
Either we have a better understanding of how goblins could be utilized  than JKR or we’re just ignorant of how powerful they can be
weird coincidence that I’ve read two completely different fics where Harry thought having a threesome meant kissing three different people
Dumbledore’s a bitch and I hate him, every fic I’ve read so far agrees with me
there is a person out there that is CARRYING the bucky barnes/harry potter pairing on their back and I hope whoever that is knows how much I appreciate them
remind me never to click on a fic that hasn’t been updated since 2015 ever again, C’est La Vie I will miss you so
this is just a fucking quarter of the harry potter fics I’ve read but thanks for reading if you did, let me know if you want to know some of the titles
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madasthesea · 3 years ago
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I’ve sort of accepted that all those Irondad WIPs I have are never going to get finished, not only because Marvel has pretty effectively killed my interest in the MCU, but also because I haven’t felt like writing in over a year now (not cause anything’s wrong, I just haven’t really wanted to). 
HOWEVER. There’s a fic that I was going to write about Venom Peter and while the story as a whole is definitely not even close to presentable, there’s a scene I really, really love and still want to share with people even though it has little to no context. It’s under the cut if you’re interested :)
(A bit of backstory for anyone who wants a bit of context. This whole story was supposed to be based on season 3B of Teen Wolf, with Nogitsune Stiles, for anyone that watched the show. Basically Stiles is possessed by an evil trickster spirit, but it takes a little while for it to take over and only comes out in bursts. It gets to the point that the audience, and the characters in the show, never really know if it’s Stiles or the Nogitsune pretending to be Stiles. 
There’s a scene where Scott, Stiles’ best friend and a werewolf, is stabbed through the stomach with a sword. They get away from the bad guys and Stiles soothes Scott like he’s going to take out the sword so Scott can heal with his magical abilities. He puts a comforting hand on Scott’s shoulder, grabs the sword handle, then twists it in deeper instead of pulling it out. This scene is based on that.)
Peter looked down at Tony’s arm, the skin already swollen and red.
“Does that hurt?” he asked, his eyebrows furrowed in concern.
It did, but Tony had had worse and telling Peter that it hurt would just make him feel even guiltier than he probably already did.
“Not much,” he said with a small smile, trying to catch his eye. But Peter was still looking down at the injury.
Peter stepped closer, his head tilting to one side. “That’s too bad.”
Tony’s head jerked up, teeth snapping together in surprise. Faster than Tony could blink, Peter’s hand shot out and grabbed his arm, his grip tight enough to bruise. Looking Tony dead in the eye, he began twisting it, sending white hot agony racing up Tony’s arm as his elbow popped out of place, the broken bones grating.
“How about now?”
Peter’s eyes were alight with curiosity, a childish sort of fascination. He tilted his head to one side as he watched Tony’s face contort in pain. He looked like Tony had just shown him something new in the lab, like they were tinkering with the Iron Man suit.
Tony swayed and Peter put his other hand on Tony’s waist, supporting him.
“Whoa, I’ve got you,” he murmured in that soft tone he used with Morgan, with May, with Tony when they were talking late at night. Tony was going to throw up.
He swallowed convulsively and he tried to even his breathing.
Peter smiled. Then wrenched Tony’s arm again. A hoarse scream clawed up his throat and even that hurt. His eyes watered uncontrollably from the pain.
Looking like a scientist observing a mouse in its cage, Peter reached up and wiped one of his tears away with his thumb, fingers brushing almost tenderly against Tony’s jaw.
Then he raised his thumb to his mouth and licked the tear away. Tony’s nose wrinkled in disgust.
Peter made a sound of appreciation. “You’re afraid. But not for yourself, right?”
Tony eyed the creature in front of him, the one that had taken his kid and used him to wreak havoc and sow destruction in the lives of everyone who knew him. The one that had no intention of letting Peter come out on the other side of this alive and whole. No, he was not afraid for himself.
Peter stepped away, letting Tony stagger backward until he hit the counter, pain still radiating throughout his body.
“Did you know,” Peter said, casually circling to the other side of the island, looking through cupboards as if searching for a snack after school, “that he can smell emotions? Only if they’re particularly strong or he’s really tuned into the person. Like you. That’s how he finds people to help sometimes, he smells their fear. Amazing, isn’t it?”
Peter lingered near the knife block for a long moment, thin fingers dancing over the handles in a reverent manner that made Tony’s stomach clench in anticipatory fear. Then he moved on, peered into the fridge.
“I didn’t know that, when I chose him. It was merely providence.” Peter pulled a carton of orange juice out of the fridge, squinting at the ingredients. After a moment, he wrinkled his nose and dropped it on the floor. Tony heard liquid spatter over the wood and huffed.
“My kind, we are... hungry. Starving. All the time. A bit—” he shot a grin over his shoulder at Tony “—like a teenage boy.”
“If all you needed was a burger run, you could have just said so,” Tony snapped, watching as Peter sniffed the jar of mayonnaise. “So, what, I get a few thousand calories in you and you’re on your way?”
Peter laughed; a familiar snort of amused teenage sass that made Tony’s teeth hurt with how almost-right it sounded. “Not quite,” he murmured. “Some of my kin are satisfied with mere food,” he said with disgust and a cup of yogurt was also carelessly tossed to the ground. “But I require something a little more filling.”
“If you say human flesh I’m gonna spontaneously combust,” Tony warned, his mouth dry.
His injured arm bumped the counter as he shifted his weight and his world briefly whited out. When he opened his eyes again, panting, Peter was suddenly right next to him, eyes fixed on Tony, inhaling deeply. He looked half mad, desperate. Hungry.
“All that feeling and you let it go to waste.” Peter leaned even closer.
“Ok, seriously, back off.” Tony retreated until his heels hit the stairs. He clenched the railing with his good hand.
Peter smiled, a sharp glinting thing and for a moment Tony felt all his animal instincts kick in, half of his brain screaming run and the other half yelling save Peter save him savehimsavehimsavehim. But Peter just turned, meandering toward the sink.
“I’m not a vampire, I’m not going to drink your blood,” Peter said, rolling his eyes. “I eat what you feel. The stronger the emotion, the better.”
He paused in front of the pictures on the shelf.
“Like the anger of a child whose father never loved him,” he murmured, picking up Howard’s picture. Tony grit his teeth as the frame was flicked over Peter’s shoulder, shattering into pieces on the floor. The creature controlling Peter picked up the other frame, the image of Tony and Peter together. The photo that had saved the galaxy.
“Or the grief of a father whose love for his son was stronger than the laws of the universe.” He turned back to Tony.
Tony jumped as the frame was brought crashing down against the marble counter, splintering the wood and tearing the picture as shards of glass exploded outward. A sliver caught Peter on the cheek, cutting him.
It was instinct to reach out to him, to attempt to calm and comfort and protect. Tony didn’t stop himself fast enough.
Peter’s smile suddenly looked much less like Peter, much more like an alien wearing his skin. His laugh echoed off the kitchen walls.
“Imagine your grief when I kill him in front of you. Imagine what it will taste like.”
Goosebumps erupted over Tony’s skin, his heart tripping in fear at the very thought. The memory of ash on his hands, of Peter begging filled his mind and he choked on his next breath. Peter’s grin widened, something feral and foreign.
“Why,” Tony gasped, “Why would you kill him? Don’t you need him?”
“For now,” Peter agreed, casually stepping over the mess on the floor, closer to Tony. “But I’m afraid he’s wearing a bit thin. I’ve almost used him all up.”
Tony’s knees went weak.
“He’s almost too exhausted to fight me, now. Still won’t shut up, though,” he hissed, closing his eyes for a second as if hearing a very loud, unpleasant noise.
“What?” Tony asked, his head spinning. He sat down heavily on the stair behind him. Peter tilted his head, humming.
“You should hear how much he’s screaming.”
“He’s—” Forget throwing up, Tony was going to pass out. “—he’s screaming?”
Peter came closer, a predator stalking his prey. Tony knew he should pull himself together, knew that the thing enjoyed his distress, his pain, but he couldn’t fight the image of Peter, locked inside his own mind, screaming at the parasite controlling him.
“Oh, yes,” Peter murmured, his voice low. “’Not him, please,’ he’s saying. ‘Don’t hurt him, don’t you dare.’ He likes to threaten me. Not very intimidating, but I do admire his creativity.”
“Stop,” Tony whispered.
Peter reached a hand out and seized Tony’s chin, gripping with bruising fingers. Tony stared at him, hatred and love in every cell of his being. He could never hate Peter. He could never forget the way Peter’s face looked as an alien stared down at him, intent on nothing but destroying everything he loved.
“’Please, I’ll do anything,’” the creature continued to narrate. “’I’ll stop fighting. I’ll stop. Don’t kill him.’”
“Peter, no!”
The thing went silent, as if listening to something Tony couldn’t hear. Then he straightened, smiling down at Tony.
“What’s he saying?” Tony asked. “Peter?”
Peter considered him for a moment, glanced around at the cabin around him. “I think we’re done here.”
“What? No,” Tony argued. Peter ignored him, turning and disappearing out the door in the blink of an eye. Mind still trying to catch up, Tony rushed to the door, looking out at the trees and lake. There was no sign of him.
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cblgblog · 4 years ago
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So my issues with Irondad are well documented at this point, starting from their very first scenes. Specifically the utter tone deafness of Peter’s recruitment, by both Tony and the writers. Tony starts the movie being blamed for the death of a 20-year-old kid who was in the wrong place, wrong time in Sokovia. That accidental death that can be put down to negligence on his part, is pivotal to what happens next. So pivotal he uses it in his pitch for why the other Avengers need to sign the Accords.
Tony, midway through the movie, deliberately brings a 15-year-old child into this conflict. A child he blackmails into going with him, because if you don’t, I will tell your aunt.
Charles Spencer was an innocent civilian, wrong place, wrong time in Sokovia. He died. That tears Tony up, as it rightfully should. And yet, in the midst of his crusade about following laws and accountability, he lies to May Parker about taking her 15-year-old nephew out of the country and into a warzone. Ignoring some well-established laws about child soldiers.
Tony blackmailing a child who’s had his powers for 6 months into participating in this conflict makes no sense. Ever. It especially makes no sense in the context of Charles Spencer and his mother. Yet neither Tony nor the writers seem to comprehend this. Which is why Irondad has been bullshit from the start. Blackmail and kidnapping are not sweet, father-son moments, even if you ignore the fact, as the MCU wants to, that Peter had a father already, in Ben Parker. He has a loving adult parental figure in May Parker. Both of whom cared about him before he had spider powers that might be helpful to them.
All of this, I’ve said before, so have others. And then I realized that I actually hate Irondad more than I thought. That Feige and co. mishandled it even more than I thought, and why? Because of this.
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We know the story. Peter was, supposedly, this kid Tony saved at the Stark Expo in Iron Man 2. Started out as a fan theory, and then was confirmed that yes, this is true, this is exactly what we intended.
Now, we know Civil War had different writers/directors than Homecoming or FFH did. We also know that, for all the lip service of, ‘It’s all connected,’ we know that the creatives in these different franchises do not always talk to each other, and that they often blatantly contradict each other.
Taking all that into account, acknowledging that…the dumbasses at Marvel did not think up the idea of Peter being the Iron Man 2 kid. They heard the theory, thought it was cool, then took credit for having meant that the entire time, yes, that was totally us.
We know this because it is never mentioned in canon. All those Tony and Peter interactions, all those times of yes, Mr. Stark, I just want to be like you, Mr. Stark, and Peter never mentions that? When Tony takes he suit from him in Homecoming and Peter says that he just wants another chance, wants to be like Tony, would he not mention that hey, you saved my life, Mr. Stark. You saved my life and I just wanted to be like you, and now I can be, now I can save lives like you, just please give me another chance.
If the Iron Man 2 theory were true, would he not say that? In FFH, when he’s all guilt-ridden, I didn’t save him, would he not mention that hey, he saved my life before I was Spider-man, before I was special, before I was anyone?
Now I know what you’re thinking. The Iron Man 2 thing isn’t that big a deal. It’s not a crucial thing. And you know what, you’re right. It isn’t, it’s just always annoyed me, in an eyeroll way, that the same people who couldn’t count properly between 2012 and 2017 (8 years later flashing in giant letters across our screens means that Homecoming was meant to take place in 2020), that these same people who let something so blatantly timeline breaking get through then took credit for a kind of cool, kind of clever fan theory. It’s annoying.
I’ve now realized, however, that it is far more than annoying to me. Because TPTB at Marvel did not think of that idea for themselves, but if they had, and if they’d run with that idea? If they had, it would’ve made Peter’s recruitment in Civil War so much more fucked up than it already is, but so much more interesting. So, so, so much more interesting.
I’ve talked about why Spidey’s own movies (as much as you can call them that given the level of Tony infiltration) prove that the theory isn’t true. Now let’s go to Civil War. Different writers, yes, but let’s talk anyway about why we can tell from CW that Peter was not that kid.
He gets home. May is like, look who it is, Tony Stark. Not, look who it is, the hero who literally saved your life. When Tony locks himself in Peter’s room with him (still fucking gross, Jesus Christ), Peter is just, nope, I got no idea what you’re talking about. That’s—no, I’m not a superhero, no. He’s defensive. He’s apprehensive. He’s trying to figure out what fresh hell this is. He’s trying to hide stuff from Tony. If this is the guy who saved him at the Stark Expo, why this reaction? Why not, oh my god, you saved my life, I thought I’d never see you again, not, not up close I mean. When Tony asks him to do a thing, why is it not, well yeah, duh , you saved my life, where do we start? Or even, okay, I don’t really wanna do this, but, you saved my life, I owe you?
So, nobody wrote a fucking word of any of Peter and Tony’s interactions under the theory that he was the Stark Expo kid.
But what if they had?
Tony shows up at May’s place. He does not know who Peter is, in relation to their “meeting” before. He’s expecting to have to do some level of smooth talk to get in here but, nope. May’s just, oh my god, you saved my boy’s life, come in, come in!
We don’t know for sure that Peter was orphaned by the time of the Expo, but if we base it on comics and prior films, he likely was. Most versions seem to have him fall under Ben and May’s care between 2 and 6.  O1’ birthday means he would’ve been around 9 at the Expo. So, more than likely, Ben or May or both were the ones there with him. They may credit Tony with saving their lives as well.
So, Tony starts the movie being called out by a grieving mother. Going down this route, we’re at the midpoint…and here’s a different mother telling him how great he is. How he saved the most important thing in her life. How if Ben were here (May’s wearing her wedding ring around her neck btw, you can see it in the scene), Ben would say the same thing. Shake his hand. Hug him.
Now, Tony’s got a sharp ass mind, when it’s not clouded with booze or drugs or the like. Since he wasn’t wasted at the Expo, there’s a good chance that, given some details, he remembers saving this kid. He remembers how small this little boy actually was. He remembers how light this kid was when he grabbed him. It was a few seconds in a long ass night, that he hasn’t thought about in years, but to May Parker, it’s everything.
So maybe at this point Tony’s rethinking this. He’s remembering that little boy, realizing how young he still is. He pulled that boy from danger. And now here’s this woman who invited him into her house, told him how her husband just passed recently, things have been hard, especially for Peter but God, he’ll love to see you. Maybe Tony’s rethinking this, coming up with a way out, when Peter shows up. And then, aw hell. The kid’s just a mess of excitement and shock, possibly tears…okay now it’s just gotten harder to make an exit.
Let’s pause here to say that May Parker is not fucking dumb (“Cut the bullshit. I know you left detention. I know you left the hotel room in Washington. I know you sneak out of this house every night.”).
May is not dumb. Letting the 50-year-old dude go into her nephew’s room with him, alone? Arguably dumb, even if it is Iron Man. Letting him grab the kid for some Stark…thing, and take him wherever Tony said he was taking him on 12 seconds notice? Even more arguably dumb.  CW as it’s written dumbs down May’s character for the sake of an already questionable plot point. Especially since she literally says she’s not a fan of Tony in Homecoming. Yes, her comment there comes after the “internship,” her noting Peter’s distraction and stress because of it. But still, it’s fucking weird that she’d let this man take her kid out of the country, alone, in CW. It makes her dumb for the sake of plot.
But if Stark saved Peter’s life not so long ago? It at least makes a bit more sense. He’s a hero. Peter literally wouldn’t be here without him. Why would Tony hurt him now?
So, back to the scene. Peter’s probably less paranoid about showing his stuff to Tony. Probably not spilling everything himself, but when Tony notices things, Peter’s probably less panicked over it, more willing to confirm. Yes, he’s got these powers, okay? And he hasn’t had them for long, but he’s trying to do good, like Tony. He’s trying to do the right thing, like Tony.
Now, this kid has such literal hero worship going, and he’s so damn inexperienced, he admits that. And Tony’s still got Charles Spencer’s mom in his head. He’s dead, Stark. And I blame you.
Can Tony really take this kid—actual minor kid younger than Charles was—take him and put him on the field against the goddamn Avengers? That woman out there with the dead husband and the ring around her neck, what’s he going to say if Peter gets hurt, or worse? Sure the kid obviously has skills but, can he risk another grieving mom?
So, maybe Tony’s rethinking this. Maybe he can still get out of this, improvise a Plan B. But then there’s a text from Nat or Ross. Where are you? We’ve only got a few hours, what’s the play?
Special circumstances, nobody in that group is really gonna fight to kill…it’s special circumstances, and he can keep the kid mostly sidelined.
This time, he doesn’t have to blackmail Peter. He doesn’t have to threaten to expose his secret. Peter’s willing, either because he genuinely wants to, or he feels he owes Tony a debt. So there goes the dick factor of Tony literally blackmailing a child. And the lack of questions Peter seems to ask about what he’s fighting for, the acceptance of vague answers, that’d also make more sense in this context.
In this version, Tony is both more and less of a dick. He’s doing less active threatening and manipulation…but he’s also being doubly manipulative. His genuinely good deed gives him an easy in with the Parkers. He’s playing on the credibility of an earlier, at least somewhat better version of himself. One who saved Peter Parker and hadn’t yet ended Charles Spencer.
Look, I won’t lie, I legit don’t know what I’m saying anymore, except that Marvel sucks for taking credit for a thing that they definitely do not have credit for. Which isn’t particularly new for them, and wouldn’t particularly matter if the thing they took credit for (and didn’t do anything with) could’ve offered some interesting story possibilities.
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superherotiger · 4 years ago
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A Guardian Among Us (Irondad/Among US Oneshot)
Rating: Teen and Up // Warnings: Violence and minor death // Relationship: Tony Stark & Peter Parker // Characters: Tony Stark, Peter Parker, Quentin Beck // Ao3 Link
This might be the strangest AU I’ve written yet, but please enjoy this Irondad/Among Us crossover with a healthy dose of angst and protective Tony! It was pretty fun to make, and if you enjoyed reading it, please like/reblog/comment, it means a lot to me! Hope you have a great day!
-Superherotiger
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When Tony boarded the hull of the Skeld and watched the stars begin to drift by through the viewport, he only had one task on his mind:
Kill all crewmates.
It was a simple mission. One he shared with the green suited figure on the other side of the waiting bay, Beck, who sat casually amongst their fellow, unsuspecting crew mates. The thick, dark visors over their faces hid most of his features from view, but for a moment Tony thought he could see those light blue eyes flash red as he met his gaze. Then the lights flickered, and his eyes were back to blue, chuckling at something one of the others had said like he wasn’t going to kill them all by the end of the journey.
Tony wasn’t quite as keen to mingle with his future victims however, staring out at the expanse of space and planning his next moves meticulously. He’d done it a dozen times before, and this would be no different. Take them down one by one, manipulate them into turning against each other, and if things got bad, let Beck take the fall for all their crimes. It was an ironclad plan; destined to succeed.
But what his plan didn’t account for was the small, young astronaut that came barreling up to his side, eyes practically beaming behind his helmet that seemed far too large for his stature. His suit was a rich, deep blue, but black strings wrapped around his arms and waist to keep the oversized material tied around his scrawny frame, almost resembling a spider web.
“Isn’t it amazing?” he asked Tony suddenly, staring out the window.
“Uh… yeah,” Tony nodded, trying to ignore how young this kid sounded. How young he looked.
“The stars, they’re even more... more beautiful from up here.”
“Sure are…” Tony muttered quietly.
“I always hoped I’d get to see them but this,” the boy pressed his hands against the glass and leant forward with awe. “This is some something else…”
Turning slightly, Tony watched as the boy -surely no older than fifteen- stared out at the galaxy with an innocence he hadn’t seen in many years. Something heavy settled in Tony’s stomach at the sight, like a rock sinking to the bottom of the ocean. It took him a moment to realise that cold feeling in his bones was guilt.
“This is my first time travelling to a different planet,” the boy continued obliviously. “I was supposed to be with my Aunt, but there wasn’t enough space on the other frigate. She said that the Skeld was one of the safest ships out there though!”
Oh shit, Tony thought, grimacing behind his helmet.
“Sorry- Sorry, I haven’t even introduced myself,” the boy chuckled, fully turning to face the man and holding out his hand bashfully. “I’m Peter, by the way.”
Tony stared down at the kid’s gloved hand for a moment and thought about ignoring him. It would make it easier, wouldn’t it? He shouldn’t even be talking to the kid, not when he was going to… to…
Suddenly Tony gripped Peter’s hand and shook it, saying shortly “Tony.”
The teen grinned up at him, the whites of his teeth beaming through the visor. “Nice to meet you Tony!”
They could have left it at that. Tony should have left it at that. Instead, he released Peter’s hand with a gentle smile of his own and asked casually “So what’s with the cross-wiring on your arms, kid?”
“Oh, um… it’s- the suit’s a little big still so I had to, um, improvise,” Peter chuckled, and Tony would bet money he was blushing fiercely under that helmet. “I’m an electrician’s apprentice back home so I had some spare wires and… yeah, here we are.”
Tony couldn’t help but smile at the slightly flustered shuffle Peter made, before forcing himself to stare out the window again when looking at the teenager made his nerves twinge. Like he could feel the danger he posed just by standing near him.
“Well, nice meeting ya kid,” Tony said gruffly in an attempt to cut off the conversation.
“Yeah! Nice meeting you too,” Peter grinned. “I’ll see you around later?”
God I hope not.
“Yeah kid, maybe…”
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Tony purposefully avoided the young cadet as everyone was given their tasks and dispersed around the ship. Some small, sick part of him hoped that Beck would cross off Peter first -and please, let it be quick- so that Tony wouldn’t have to. Selfish? Maybe. But Tony wasn’t sure he could watch the life drain out of those wide, youthful eyes as a result of his own hand.
Unfortunately for him though, when the first body was reported and everyone rushed into the cafeteria for a meeting, Tony caught sight of the blue suited teenager standing directly across the table, looking even smaller next to the captain -Steve, Tony thought his name was- and his second in command Bucky. When one of the crewmates stepped forward and explained how they’d found their friend dismembered in the comms room, the air seemed to cool and Peter’s whole body went rigid with shock. Tony couldn’t understand why his own muscles tensed at the sight of his fear.
But thankfully, the meeting went by without a hitch. Beck had been smart with his first murder, and though the crew was now aware of an imposter on board, they had no evidence they could act on yet. The dark glare Beck sent over his shoulder as they went their separate ways was a clear hint to his teammate to hurry up and join in though, and Tony made his first move on the poor unsuspecting soul doing wiring in the electrical room. Thick crimson blood painted the walls and wires they had previously been working on, and a white suit became stained red as the body laid lifelessly on the floor.
Tony didn’t know their name. He didn’t care too either, so he moved towards the vent without ever glancing back, disappearing behind the cover to wipe the blood off his hands in the shadows.
But then- footsteps from across the room. Light and quick and bouncing every second step.
Tony froze when he heard the voice that echoed from the doorway.
“Hi Coulson, I got those spare wires you were-”
The voice halted abruptly the moment the footsteps rounded the corner, and through the grates of the vent cover, Tony watched as Peter collapsed onto his knees beside the body with a strangled gasp of terror.
“Oh my god, oh my god,” he muttered as he pressed his hands against the figure’s blood-soaked suit, searching for a heartbeat. “Oh god- Coulson? Coulson wake up! Please!”
Something strange stirred in Tony’s inhuman chest as he watched the teen begin to break down into tears before him, Peter’s breath stuttering as he pulled his hands away to find them stained as red as the ground beneath him. He stared in horror at the blood, and after glancing one last time at the dead figure on the floor, Peter scrambled to pull out his comm link and practically shouted into the receiver “Help! Someone help! Coulson- Coulson’s dead!”
A myriad of replies chimed back ranging from alarmed to concerned to terrified, and Tony watched, unable to move, as Peter cried out his location to the crewmates with blood smeared down his gloves and far-too-big sleeves. Tony should have been moving away by now, trying to establish an alibi, but he couldn’t seem to tear himself away from the scene before him. Couldn’t seem to stop the sudden energy pulsing beneath his veins that urged him to move forward, help him, help him-!
Steve burst into the electrical room flanked by several others, and Tony felt that foreign energy slip away just in time for him to disappear further into the vents.
Another emergency meeting was called following Peter’s discovery of the body, and when Tony arrived -suit clear of any blood or evidence-, he noticed that one of the other crewmates hadn’t arrived either. Judging by the slight glimmer in Beck’s eyes, Tony knew he had made an undetected kill as well.
But what truly drew Tony’s attention was the boy sitting shakily on the bench, eyes staring blankly into the void while a female astronaut in an orange suit wrapped a blanket over his shoulders. The blood had dried over his hands and knees from where he had been kneeling beside the body, staining his once pure jumpsuit with the memories of something horrid and foul. Tony couldn’t help but feel responsible for the deadeye stare the boy held. In fact, he found himself missing that awe-struck gaze from before, and wondered if he would ever get it back.
The meeting was civil at first. Most of them were just trying to support Peter as he stammered out the story of finding the body in electrical, but when a scout came back and reported the second body in storage, tension rushed into the room like water flooding from a dam. Everyone began listing off their tasks, where they were, who they were with, and gazes filled with suspicion began drifting across the table while Tony watched in mild satisfaction at the confusion that ensued.
But then Beck opened his mouth, and his subtle smirk fell immediately.
“Listen, I hate to say it, but the only person we know for sure was in both locations of the bodies was the kid,” the man said with false remorse, sending a crackle of electricity through the air as everyone turned to face the traumatised teen.
“W-What? No… No! I- I didn’t, I swear-!” Peter stammered out. “C-Coulson told me to get spare wires and I- and I-“
“And you just so happened to miss the dead body lying right beside them?” Beck pressed on, which made Tony’s jaw clench unknowingly.
“No! No I swear, there- there wasn’t a body when I went in there!” Peter said, his voice shaking as fiercely as his hands as he looked around pleadingly at his crewmates. Some met his gaze sadly, while others turned away, conflicted or convinced by Beck’s sly tongue.
“It is… concerning, that no one else was in storage or electrical at that time, Peter,” Steve said cautiously. Like he was trying to calm a wild animal.
Peter swung his mortified gaze to the captain and quickly realised that everyone was looking at him with some level of worry or condemnation, and in a last desperate attempt, Peter’s eyes met Tony’s own. Begging. Begging for him to save him, because he trusted him. Peter trusted Tony, but he shouldn’t, because Tony killed that man and Beck was going to make Peter take the blame-
“Actually, I saw the kid.”
All eyes now snapped to Tony at his sudden admission, feigning casualness even as Peter and Beck stared holes into his visor.
“Yeah, I… I saw him as I was on my way to admin,” Tony continued on. “He was collecting a bunch of wires and had no blood on him at all.”
Peter visibly sagged in relief, but Beck’s body had gone as stiff as a board, his voice icy cold as he said “Doesn’t mean he’s not the killer. He could’ve done it after you left.”
“Maybe, but Coulson would’ve heard from electrical if Peter tried to kill someone in storage. They’re right next to each other,” Tony defended again, unsure why he felt so certain about his position despite knowing who the true murderers were.
Beck was glaring daggers into his skull now, the question clear in his cold-hearted gaze.
What the hell are you doing?! You’re wasting a free kill!
But Tony didn’t want to kill the kid. Something inside him, something he didn’t understand, just- wouldn’t let him do it.
And it was that something that had him moving to Peter’s side, a gentle hand resting on his shoulder as he said confidently to the group “I’m almost one hundred percent certain that Peter is innocent. No offense, but he doesn’t exactly give off a ‘murderous’ energy, now does he?”
At that, the others seemed to finally loosen their suspicions, nodding along and finally remembering that there was a kid right in front of them who had just witnessed a gruesome murder. Empathy was back in their faces within moments, and the meeting with resolved with no further action. Hesitantly, everyone went back to their tasks, throwing pitiful glances at the shaken boy on the bench as they passed. All except for Beck of course, whose narrowed eyes were transfixed on Tony with such hatred that he was surprised he didn’t just lash out and snap his neck right then and there.
As everyone disappeared into the hallways again, the orange suited lady who introduced herself as Natasha hung around for another few moments to check that Peter was alright, attempting to wipe away the blood on his clothes only to find that it had already dried. “It’s gonna be alright kid,” she said, squeezing his arm lightly.
“M-May said this ship was the safest out there…” Peter murmured, though it seemed mostly to himself.
“Usually, but… sometimes unexpected things happen,” she said simply and rose back to her full height.
Peter just nodded numbly and stared down at his scuffed boots, swinging them back and forth to distract himself from the blood on his knees. Slowly, Tony grew aware of a new gaze fixed on him and turned to find Natasha staring back at him with sharp, calculating eyes. Like she was dissecting him with her vision alone.
But then she pulled away with a friendly goodbye to the young cadet, her eyes soft as Peter thanked her before turning back to Tony with a blank stare. “Take care of each other,” she remarked in what was supposed to be a casual tone, but Tony saw right through it. He had seen this strategy before. Pair people off and see who dies, which meant if Tony or Peter died, she would know whoever was left alive was the imposter.
The joke was on her though, because neither of them were going to die on Tony’s watch.
Natasha left without any more preamble and left Tony and Peter sitting in the eerie silent cafeteria.
“Thank you…” Peter murmured after a moment, turning to gaze up at Tony’s visor with tired eyes. “Thanks for… y’know, defending me back there…”
Tony lifted his shoulders in a half-hearted shrug, saying “It’s fine kid. I knew you were innocent.”
“No one else did,” Peter muttered as he stared down at his boots again, ashamed.
“Well, they’re idiots,” Tony said simply, smiling when it drew a small chuckle out of the boy.
Peter lifted his head again and peered up at Tony with a watery smile, seemingly understanding how close he had been to an unfortunate demise of his own. He looked exhausted, and after the day’s events, Tony couldn’t blame him -though he certainly blamed himself. If this were a normal ship then Tony would tell him to go sleep it off in the medbay, but this wasn’t a normal ship, and this wasn’t a safe ship either.
Tony had made an enemy of Beck, and so Peter would become a target not only for blame, but for murder as well. It was Beck’s mission to kill them all, and once, it had been Tony’s mission too.
“Mr Tony?” Peter asked hesitantly.
“Yeah kid?”
“Can I… can I stay with you…?”
But Tony’s mission had changed.
“Of course kid.”
~~~~~~~~~~
Peter stuck to Tony’s side like glue for the next few hours, working in tandem on their assigned tasks even though Tony was supposed to be sabotaging the ship instead of fixing it. He didn’t care. Not when Peter finally started easing up again and a spark of that familiar light shone through weak smiles and electric eyes. And when Peter leant his head on Tony’s shoulder as they waited for the download to come through, the man felt something light and warm flutter against his ribcage, conflicting with the heavy guilt that had settled in his gut like a boulder.
Deep down, Tony knew he had made the right decision.
But suddenly, the artificial lights cut out and the two were enveloped in darkness. It only took Tony a few blinks to fully adjust to the new lighting, but as a normal human being, Peter was left in complete shadows, his hand flying out wildly in search of the man he could no longer see.
“Tony? Tony-!”
“Right here kid,” he hummed, gripping onto the teen’s hand and drawing him to his side protectively. Light sabotages were a dangerous time for crewmates, and after Beck’s death glare from the cafeteria, it was probably a dangerous time for him too. Better safe than sorry…
“We should go fix the lights,” Peter said eventually, his helmet bumping into Tony’s shoulder.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea kid,” the man muttered.
“Somebody has to fix it, and I know my way around the wires.” Peter elbowed Tony gently in the ribs and added fondly “Besides, we’ll protect each other right?”
Reluctantly, Tony glanced down at the teenager beside him and stared into his shimmering eyes, eyes that couldn’t meet his own in this level of darkness. There were hints of fear in his gaze, but mostly it was overruled by a sudden determination. A drive to be helpful and good, which felt the opposite to Tony in almost every way, and yet somehow incredibly endearing.
“Alright Pete,” Tony murmured against his better judgement. “We’ll go, but you’ve got to stick with me alright?”
“Of course!”
And with that they were on their way to electrical again, Tony guiding Peter through the halls while trying not to make it obvious that he could see everything in their path. As they approached the doorway to electrical Tony felt Peter tense under his touch -probably remembering what had happened last time he came here- and squeezed his shoulder in reassurance, which the teen returned with a grateful hum. It was strange for Tony, comforting someone instead of terrorising them. It felt almost… wrong for his biology- his nature.
But then Peter smiled at him through the darkness, and Tony thought it might just be worth it.
The moment they reached the fuse box Peter got to work, just managing to see the wires through the shadows and rearranging them as needed. Tony stood guard behind him with his eyes transfixed on the entrance way for anyone who dared pose a threat to them both, muscles keyed up in anticipation for a fight.
Silence consumed the room for the longest time as Peter worked. Sometimes the teen muttered to himself in frustration, but then it fell back into that empty quiet again.
Then, out of the blue, Tony heard a strange noise from the hall. Like something metal scraping against the floor, which sent adrenaline flooding through Tony’s veins within seconds. “One sec,” he muttered back to the boy who was too enraptured in his work to notice Tony step away.
He just wanted to take a quick look out the corridor. Just a quick look.
Tony had barely stepped over the doorframe when he heard a startled shriek from behind, spinning around like lightning to be met with the most horrifying sight of all. Beck -eyes blazing, teeth gleaming- with Peter trapped tightly against his chest, a knife pressing against the boy’s heart. The helmets were metal so imposters like Beck -like Tony- always went for the torso where the suit was basically fabric and insulation. Nothing that could protect them, and everything that made for an easy kill.
Peter whimpered under the man’s fierce grip and a growl crawled up Tony’s throat in response.
“Should’ve voted with me and none of this would’ve happened,” Beck said, grinning like a maniac through the shadows. “Now I’m gonna kill this kid like you should’ve hours ago, and you’re gonna get your shit together and join me or I’ll send you out the damn airlock!”
A strained gasp escaped the teen as Tony’s secret was let out into the open, his brown eyes widening behind the visor but the rest of his body only able to struggle in Beck’s inhuman grip. Fear and guilt and shame swelled in Tony’s chest all at once, wondering what Peter must be thinking. How he must hate him now that he knew the truth.
But then a fire seared through the dread and replaced it with fury, levelling Beck with a glare as hot as the sun as he spat “Shouldn’t have done that.”
“Why not? Scared he won’t like you anymore now he knows you’re a murderer?” the man sneered.
“No,” Tony growled, shifting into a fighting stance. “Because now I get to kill you my way.”
Beck’s eyes sprung open in alarm the moment he registered his enemy’s words, but by then it was too late, and Tony had already pounced forward with his own set of unhuman skills and biology to wrestle him to the ground. The first priority was saving Peter, so Tony made sure to rip the boy out of Beck’s arms first and shove him away from the monster’s grasp, catching a swing from the knife as a result but not caring one bit as he turned back to Beck to finish his revenge. Fists and knifes and teeth and things that no human could describe were unleashed on each other, but Peter was safe and that was all Tony cared about. In the back of his mind, he was thankful that the lights were still out, because the battle happening before him was nothing short of a bloodbath.
Finally, when the metaphorical dust settled and Beck was nothing more than a carcass in the corner of electrical, Tony stumbled to where Peter sat huddled beneath the fuse box and whispered hoarsely “Kid… Peter. Are you- are you okay?”
Peter’s head snapped up with terrified eyes, the same eyes that Tony hoped he would never have to see again, and the man stopped his approach abruptly.
“I’m sorry kid, I just… I couldn’t let him hurt you,” Tony said weakly, though he knew it was no excuse for what the boy had witnessed.
Peter didn’t respond at first. He was shaking too hard to do anything other than breath, and even then it was strained and uneven.
After a few more moments of silence though, the teen mustered his voice and whispered “You’re… you’re one of them, aren’t you?”
Tony’s head dipped to his chest. No point lying now, he figured. “Yeah… yeah I am.”
“Are you… are you going to kill me?”
Snapping his gaze up within seconds, Tony met Peter’s petrified gaze and felt something invisible tugging in his chest again, the sensation more painful than anything he had ever felt before.
“No kid, I’m not,” he said, his own voice quivering with agony. “I don’t want to kill anyone… especially not you.”
Peter didn’t blink, barely even breathed. He seemed to be assessing him the same way Natasha had been earlier, but unlike her, Peter could only rely on Tony’s voice for an answer. Slowly, his hand lowered from where his knees were tucked up to his chest and settled over the comm link on his belt.
Tony’s expression softened and the aching in his chest intensified. “I get it… you can report me now,” he murmured. “I… I’m sorry kid.”
The hand froze over the radio, and Tony allowed himself to hope, just for a moment. But then Peter unclipped the comm and raised it to his mouth, eyes never leaving where Tony sat heavily in the shadows as he began speaking into the receiver.
“This is Peter, I’m reporting in because I’ve found the imposter.”
Even though he couldn’t see it, Tony tried to smile at the boy one last time before they threw him out the airlock. One last bit of encouragement to last him the rest of the journey.
“Who was it, Peter? Are you safe?” Natasha’s voice echoed across the line.
Here it comes.
“It was Beck. H-He tried to kill me while I was fixing the lights,” Peter said, voice shaking a little near the end.
And then, youthful brown eyes met traitorous red ones, and Tony felt something shift in the air like the electricity running through the walls.
“And yeah, I’m safe… I’m with Tony.”
Tony blinked in surprise, his spine going as stiff as a board as his brain tried to process those words. Words that didn’t make sense because if they were true, that meant that Peter was protecting him and that just couldn’t be reality.
“That’s good, that’s good,” Steve’s voice chimed into the tension of the room. “Is Beck restrained?”
“He’s dead,” Peter answered bluntly. “Tony… Tony killed him to save me.”
Something finally clicked in the man’s mind with those words, a clarity that had been withheld through his confusion, and Tony felt his eyes begin to sting and dampen under the cover of darkness.
“Alright son, where are you now and we’ll be there right away,” Steve said, his voice surprisingly gentle.
“We’re, uh, we’re in electrical.”
“Good, stay there and we’ll see you in a moment,” Natasha assured before Peter lowered his comm back to the floor.
For a good few moments, Tony and Peter just stared at each other, drawing in shaky breaths like neither of them could believe what just happened.
“You… you didn’t tell them,” Tony finally mumbled.
Tiredly, Peter unfurled his legs from his chest and said, “You saved my life.”
“I took lives too,” Tony felt the need to remind him, but the sharpness in Peter’s eyes told him he already knew that.
“And so long as you don’t do it again, I’ll keep your secret,” the teen offered.
Tony couldn’t believe it. This kid -this sweet innocent kid- had witnessed murder and betrayal and carnage on a level that no teenager ever should, and yet he still trusted Tony. He still saved Tony after everything he’d done.
That warm feeling that had appeared in bursts and flickers now bloomed fully in Tony’s chest, and he felt his first genuine smile in years lift at the corners of his lips. “Thank you Peter,” he said, imbuing all the gratefulness into his voice in the hopes the teen know how much this meant to him.
Peter smiled back, and Tony thought it must have worked.
“We’re a team now, okay?” the teen said, leaning forward to where he must have assumed the man was sitting and reaching out his hands, a little bit hesitantly.
“Right, a team,” Tony repeated softly.
But then Peter’s hand grazed his shoulder, and while the teen seemed to finally get a sense of his bearings in the darkness, Tony felt his eye twitch in alarm, terrified of chasing him away. But Peter couldn’t see the struggle in his expression, or the fears running through his head. All he saw was Tony. His protector and his friend.
Peter didn’t hesitate this time, wrapping his arms around Tony’s shoulders and holding him in a firm embrace.
“So we’ll protect each other,” Peter murmured into his shoulder, easing the panic in Tony’s chest. “You and me…”
Awkwardly, Tony lifted his own hands and placed them around Peter’s shoulder’s, mimicking his hold and practically melting into the gesture. “Yeah…” Tony breathed in utter relief, and for the first time in his life, true happiness.
“You and me…”
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The time Peter should have FIRST called Mr. Stark “Tony.”
By @universemarvel for @sdottkrames
Rating: general audiences
Relationships: Tony Stark & Peter Parker
Characters: Peter Parker & Tony Stark
Summary: an irondad one shot where Peter gets... hurt., and handles it in a Peter Parker Way™️. Tony is honestly just trying his best okay?!?
Part of the @friendly-neighborhood-exchange
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“Peter!”
The kid jumps and his head snaps towards his mentor. He smiles sheepishly. “Yes, Mr. Stark?”
“What are you doing?” Tony held his coffee mug up in front of his mouth in a poor attempt to hide the smile on his face.
Peter looked down to his messy table, which was occupied by empty blue and silver snack wrappers, drinks, and his Spider-Man suit, which he was currently scrubbing with a sponge. He picked up one of the wrappers that still had some did in it. “I’m... trying all the pop tart flavors,” he said, taking a bite out of the pastry.
“You feeling alright?” It’s not often he could walk up unnoticed upon Peter.
But Peter just smiled. “A little lightheaded from the sugar rush, but otherwise fine;” his smile disappeared as quickly as it had come. “Why?”
Tony rolled his eyes. “Why are you scrubbing your suit with a sponge? I’m sure there’s a dishwashing machine somewhere in this building,” he finally revealed his smile.
Peter’s eyebrows scrunched together. “Is the suit dishwasher safe? Because that would actually be great.”
Tony laughed. “I’m not answering that. What happened? And please don’t tell me you’re hand scrubbing your multi-million dollar suit because you forgot to put on deodorant.”
Pink painted Peter’s cheeks as he smiled and shook his head. “No, I just got something on it and it stinks. Do you want to smell it?” He offered the suit up, and Tony took a step back reflexively.
“No thanks, kiddo, I’m rather enjoying my coffee at the moment. However, I do have a decontamination gadget for a reason, so let’s throw it in there for a few hours so we can go back upstairs for dinner. That is, if you’re still hungry after eating New York’s entire stock of pop tarts.”
“Of course I’m hungry,” Peter smiled, “and if your cleany-box doesn’t work, can we try the dishwasher?”
“Absolutely not.”
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After dinner, the pair found themselves scrolling through Netflix. Peter’s lightheadedness from earlier had slowly been developing into a headache, but he didn’t want to bother Tony with it.
He didn’t feel like watching a movie, which he figured was a red flag, but he picked a Star Wars movie to avoid raising suspicion.
“Are you sure?” Tony’s voice pulled Peter from his attempts to distract himself from his headache.
“Am I sure...about what?”
Tony eyed him suspiciously, and Peter tried to think of what he did that was out of the ordinary so he could reverse it.
“Are you sure you’re feeling okay?” Tony squinted his eyes.
“Of course.”
“Correction-“ his mentor rolled his eyes; “do you have any pain at all?”
Peter shook his head, still trying to figure out what his giveaway behavior was. “Why?”
Tony crossed his arms. “Because we watched this movie last night.”
Peter’s breath caught, and he reached for a lie. He shrugged. “I feel like you didn’t appreciate it enough the first time.” His mind replayed the evening before. “Aaand you fell asleep, so technically you can’t say you watched it last night.”
Tony’s mouth was still pressed in a thin line, revealing his doubts, but he just shook his head. “Okay,” he gave in, “but don’t make me regret this.”
Peter smiled, hoping the well-known noises from the familiar film would minimize his headache’s growth.
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Still in the process of waking up, he was glad the room was so nice and quiet. He knew he was still at the tower because it was always loud at his apartment. His headache was gone, and realizing he was in his room at the tower, he wondered with a start how he’d gotten back here from the living room; he figured he must’ve been pretty tired last night to have been so out of it.
He waits for the noises of the tower to reach him, but they don’t. He sits up quickly, somehow quietly. Too quietly. He looks down at the sheets, and runs his hands back and forth on them. He can’t hear them, and his eyes widen. He can see his chest is moving quicker with his increased breathing pace, but he can’t hear that either.
He brings his fingers to his ears and snaps.
Nothing. He tries again, watching his hand this time to make sure he snaps correctly, still nothing.
He feels true panic swell up in his chest, and jumps out of bed. He rushes to put a shirt and a pair of pants on, and the silence of his movements scares him; he feels like he’s watching a movie on mute, except he’s never not heard at least his own breathing. He opened the door, and paused; the silence of the hallway greeted him like a wave, rushing into his head with an overwhelming ringing he feels rather than hears.
It hurts.
On second thought, he closed the bedroom door again, shutting himself off from the hallway. It had to have been whatever chemical was on the suit. The suit which was now decontaminated and as clean as it had been new. How helpful would it be going to Mr. Stark without any information? Maybe if he could retrace his steps from yesterday, he could find out what the chemical was. He glanced at the clock, and saw it was 7:15. Tony wouldn’t be awake for several hours still, so Peter could get a head start until then. If all went well, Peter could even analyze the sample and neutralize it before Tony was up for his usual weekend 11 am breakfast.
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Peter made it to the spot he’d been sprayed by the bad-smelling stuff by 8 o’clock. He landed, slowly turning around to assess the area. It was a bright alleyway, lit from the morning sun’s reflection off a nearby skyscraper, but was still secluded and generally ignored by passerby’s due to it being a dead end street, blocked off by a wall of brick apartment.
He realized that he hadn’t said anything to Karen, who had no doubt been talking to him since he put the mask on; he wondered what she had been saying, and felt partly guilty for what was probably perceived as him ignoring her.
He didn’t want to tell her he couldn’t hear, however, for fear of some hidden protocol that would alert Tony, so he did his best to try to sound natural, a difficult task given that he couldn’t hear himself.
“Hey Karen,” he said, and paused. What did she normally say to him? Ask him how he was doing? How he slept? She would have for sure commented that she was glad to see him, but her usual trail of discussion had probably been derailed by the fact that he hadn’t acknowledged anything she’d said throughout the entire trip thus far.
“Sorry for ignoring you,” he said after giving her a chance to talk, “everything’s fine, I’m just trying to find something. Here. For Mr. Stark.”
He waited a beat, hoping he wasn’t cutting her off or waiting too long to respond, but honestly he had no idea.
“Could you help me find any synthetic chemicals on the walls or ground here? I’m looking for the stuff I got sprayed with yesterday.”
If she replied, he didn’t know, but he was glad to see diagnostics pull up as Karen began to highlight a plethora of invisible substances in the environment around him. With each one that pulled up, Karen did a quick calculation as to what it was.
He scanned his surroundings; urine, vomit, urine, blood, urine, some more urine, a few unidentifiable splotches, but he could tell from their location and position that they weren’t what he was looking for.
His shoulders slumped forwards, and he frowned.
He saw a shadow grow forward into the alleyway, and jumped around in a twist to see what was there. It was just a garbage truck, but the fact that it was now looming over him in the alleyway without him knowing it was even there still had his blood running cold. He jumped onto the wall and started climbing. Halfway up, Tony’s face appeared on his display. He realized it was an incoming call, and too late requested, “Karen don’t answer!” As the call connected through.
He couldn’t hear anything of course, and knowing Tony was currently talking to him made his breath quicken. Also the fact that it wasn’t even 9 am, which was early — and therefore abnormal, for Tony.
“Hi Mr. Stark,” he greeted as happily as he could. “I’m, uh, climbing up this wall at the moment, can I, uh, can I call you back later?”
He hoped Mr. Stark said yes, and he wished he’d have video called so Peter could see his expression and attempt to read his lips, but he couldn’t. Instead he quickly exhaled “Karen, hang up,” and watched as the call disconnected. He climbed onto the roof, and hoped that Karen’s compliance to hang up meant that Tony hadn’t said anything too important. Besides, Peter should probably head back to the tower anyways to start figuring out what was wrong.
Now that he was on the roof, however, he was met with another wave of panic as the view of the skyline met him. He looked at the silent scene of a busy New York City morning, down the streets where he knew cars were still honking, people were talking, phones were ringing, and kids were yelling while they played on their weekend, a morning free from school. He knew it was going on, and he was missing it. Sure, this was every day for a lot of people, but he was Spider-Man. His job required his ears.
As if to prove his point, his spider sense flared up, and he fell to the ground. He looked around, not knowing why or where it had come from, but he didn’t see anything. Was he even the one in danger, or was it alerting him that someone else needed his help? After nothing happened for another moment, he ran to the side of the building and looked down. The scene he saw was normal, people walking, cars driving, even the alleyway he had come from was clear. His spider sense was still pulsing though, so he ran to the next side of the rooftop, frantically looking towards the street.
His eyes immediately found the scene, a car crash. It had just happened, and he wondered if he’d have been able to prevent it if he’d been able to hear. He didn’t know if they’d crashed before or after he’d felt the warning, although experience told him it was the latter. He swung down to the scene, and saw the driver open their door and fall out of the car. He ran up to her, seeing the passenger seat was empty, and helped her to her feet.
“Are you alright ma’am?” He asked, and not seeing any blood on her or problem with standing on her own, he thought so. Except her expression was still extremely worried, and she was talking, yelling maybe, but Peter couldn’t tell what she was saying. She then stumbled forward. Peter caught her, confused as to what she was going on for. She had just been in a motor vehicle accident, after all, so maybe a bit of odd behavior could be expected? He wished he could hear her to be sure.
She pointed back to the car. He looked, but didn’t see anything in the seats, besides boxes that had fallen in the back; other people were approaching the car now, too, trying to open the crushed back door. His spider sense was still calling, and he wondered what was in the back that could be dangerous. What everyone but him currently knew of. He turned back to face the woman, but she just grabbed his arm with a grip that told him that Something was Not OK and brought him around to the back, tears on her face now. The driver of the other vehicle ran up to them, saying something, before turning and walking anxiously with them. Confused, Peter cautiously followed them to the car, pushing past other people.
He suddenly saw behind the boxes in the back seat that there was a baby car seat, spider-sense screaming, and he was pretty sure he cursed out loud. He darted past the woman, pushed past the small, struggling crowd, and tugged the jammed car door, ripping if half off its hinges. He pushed the boxes out of the way to get to the baby. He tore the seatbelt in half to let the car seat loose, and handed the entire seat to the woman.
He glanced at the baby, happy and relieved to see her alive— crying but unharmed, and he let out a breath he didn’t know he’d been holding. The mother unbuckled her, smiling now, and seeing that the scene was okay to go on without him, Peter left.
He swung away, away to a rooftop surrounded by nothing but open sky, and crumpled to the ground.
His spider-sense didn’t stop. He didn’t feel safe anymore. His chest tightened, and he felt like his airway was closing. He closed his eyes tightly and focused on breathing in, slowly, breathing out, slowly. Repeating it. His fingers dug into the rough artificial ground.
Someone could be screaming right next to him, and he wouldn’t even know it.
He could see something flashing even through his closed eyelids, and opened his eyes to see this at his display had changed.
Next to a transparent box showing his elevated vital signs, Mr. Stark’s concerned face was on the screen. He said something, but Peter shook his head.
“I can’t hear you, Mr. Stark,” he said, hoping his voice was louder than a whisper, “I can’t hear you.”
Tony frowned, typing something on his screen and saying something else Peter hoped wasn’t supposed to be directed at him, and at once a new message popped up on the screen, all systems online and functioning correctly.
Peter just shook his head again. “I’ll be right there,” he said, “I’m heading back to the tower now. Please meet me there, please.” And he hung up before Tony could try to tell him something again.
He had to take four breaks on his short trip back to the tower, just to breathe. He felt like he was dying, but he hadn’t been hit by anything, so he couldn’t be. It painfully reminded him of an asthma attack like those he used to have pre-powers.
But, unlike those past times when he wouldn’t have even been able to stand, every time he caught his breath even just enough to stand up again, he forced himself to keep going. He was so afraid to see someone get hurt, or worse, without him being there to prevent it from happening. His never relenting spider-sense made him feel like people were getting hurt around him; it made him feel blind, like he couldn’t see things he knew were there.
It wasn’t even 10 am when he arrived back at the tower, but Peter fell into the tower window, gasping. He saw Mr. Stark stand up in surprise at Peter on the floor, before rushing over to him. Peter pushed himself up so he was sitting, and ripped off his mask. He felt the tears on his face and didn’t know how long he’d been crying for. He just wished he could hear the voice of his mentor as he stopped in front of him.
Peter reached forward and grabbed his shirt, seeing that the man was trying to talk to him.
Peter cried, “I can’t hear, Mr. Stark; I can’t hear you.”
Mr. Stark pulled him to his feet, touching Peter’s chin so that Peter could see his face, and tried to say something else. Peter shook his head. “I can’t hear you,” he repeated, “I can’t— I can’t hear anything.”
Mr. Stark pulled Peter into a hug, where they stayed until Peter could feel his heart rate slow and his breathing calm down. He pulled away to wipe his eyes. Mr. Stark gently took his arm and led him into the lab, where he handed Peter a metal device shaped like a pencil. He pressed a button and a nearly (but not quite) opaque holographic blank screen popped up in Peter’s face out of the long side of the not-pencil, making a sort of hand-held paper in Peter’s hand.
Suddenly the words, “can you understand me now?” Typed into the screen, and Peter looked up. Tony said something else, and the words, “it usually works pretty well, just let me know if something doesn’t make sense” appeared. Peter raised a confused and interested eyebrow.
“This is neat,” he said curiously. “Why do you have this?”
Tony shrugged, and started speaking. Then, “It’s not the first time I’ve had deaf friends hanging out in the tower, you know.” Peter didn’t know that, but didn’t ask further. Whoever it was had his respect, though.
“So do you have any clues?” Tony’s question popped up on the holographic tablet.
Peter shrugged. “Pretty sure it was whatever I got sprayed with last night.”
“Makes sense. You were pretty out of it yesterday you slept through most of the movie and didn’t even wake up when I carried you to bed.” Peter scrunched his eyebrows at the image.
Tony went on. “When did it kick in?”
Peter cocked his head to the side; “what do you mean?”
“What time did your hearing go away this morning?”
Peter shrugged. “Sometime last night.”
He looked at the screen, then at Tony when nothing appeared. Tony was staring at him with an expression Peter had seen before, usually when he’d done something wrong.
Tony spoke, and Peter was for once glad he had good reason to look away to understand him.
“So. You woke up. Your first morning missing a pretty important sense. And decided to go out as the crime-fighting, life-saving, danger-seeking Spider-Man?”
Peter didn’t know if the punctuation on the screen was intentional, but it helped give him an idea of how Tony sounded.
“Ummm, not exactly,” he replied, keeping his eyes on the screen; it was weird talking and not hearing your own voice, and Peter partially wondered if he was talking too loud. “I went to see if I could find a sample of whatever was in the, uh, the spray.”
Tony turned to the table beside him and pushed a button. Silent videos from social media popped up of Spider-Man helping a woman to her feet, then pulling a baby from a crushed car. He had to admit that even without sound, he looked a little lost.
He glanced back at Tony, he was now looking at him skeptically.
Peter shrugged. “I got distracted.”
Tony rolled his eyes, but Peter could see a hint of a smile on his face. He thought he was going to say something but instead he walked around the table to where Peter normally sat, grabbed a paper towel, then reached under the table and grabbed a yellow cube from the trash can.
Not a cube. The sponge from last night, that Peter had used to try and scrub the suit clean. Tony held it up expectantly.
A sample.
“Oh.”
Movement on the tablet caught his attention. “Oh indeed,” Tony said.
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They had the chemical’s composition within the hour. They had the antidote by lunch. They were waiting for FRIDAY to make the dose needed, when Peter saw Tony laugh.
“What?” Peter hadn’t said anything, and he looked around to find out what he was laughing at.
Tony’s words appeared, “I think it’s time for lunch. Friday tell us when the dose is ready.”
He laughed again. The words, “sure thing boss” followed on the screen.
Peter frowned. “Why is that funny?”
Tony smiled. “Because your stomach growling is more reliable than my alarm clock.”
Peter rolled his eyes, glancing down at his abdomen. “Traitor,” he jokingly accused.
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FRIDAY had the dose ready sooner than expected, so Peter brought the rest of his PB&J down to the lab with him.
He’d forgotten the talk-to-text tablet upstairs, so he didn’t hear anything Tony said and hoped there weren’t any urgent special instructions when Tony handed him a glass of blueish liquid.
Peter raised an eyebrow. “I just drink it?” Tony nodded and opened a can of sprite, leaning it forward for a toast. Peter tapped the cups, and they both drank. Peter made a scrunched face at the nasty taste after emptying the glass, closing his eyes as he coughed.
“So I’m guessing it wasn’t blue raspberry flavored?” Tony asked.
Peter shook his head and coughed, but froze when he realized he’d heard the question. He opened his eyes to see Tony smiling in front of him.
“We did it Mr. Stark!” Peter exclaimed, his voice sounding wayy too loud in his head.
“We did it,” Tony replied, and Peter visibly flinched.
“Everything’s so loud,” he said quietly.
Tony’s smile faded a little. “Hm.” He spoke softly, “whatchya say we stay in for the rest of the day and watch movies with the sound turned way down low?”
Peter grinned, “I’d love that, but then you won’t be able to hear it!”
Tony put his fists on his hips in mock anger, “are you saying I’m old?”
Peter laughed. “Maybe in spider years.”
Tony rolled his eyes and smiled. “That’s what I thought. Now, what’re we watching? And please don’t make me watch that same movie for the third time in a row. There’s only a certain number of times I can listen to the jar jar lizard, and we’ve already exceeded that.”
“Okay. So how about that old movie Predator?”
“Okay, now you are calling me old.”
“Of course, now that I can hear your reaction.”
 
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30 minutes, 2 buckets of popcorn, and 1 pizza later, the duo finds themselves back upstairs on the couch, working on pulling up Predator with subtitles for Tony.
“So,” Tony began, “going back to that topic of reactions. How about I add this: don’t go out when you’re injured, as if that’s a new rule. Or impaired in some way. And if something like this happens again, come to me first. Please.”
Peter smirked. “Of course.”
“Nuh-uh, I need a stronger promise than that, bud. I don’t feel reassured at all.”
Peter sobered up, then. “Okay,” he said, “I will. Seriously. I was so scared.”
“Me too, Kid. Me too.”
“I thought I’d never hear you again. Or anything.”
“Aw, you’d miss hearing me?”
Peter rolled his eyes. “Just the good stuff.”
“Like how much I care about you? And how great you are? And I’m so glad you’re my kid?”
Peter’s eyebrows shot up before he could stop them. He quickly turned it into a frown as if contemplating something. “Nah, I was thinking more about the times when you’re like, ‘do you want food?’ Or, ‘here’s some pizza,’ is a good one, too.”
Tony narrowed his eyes at Peter, who grinned. “But that other stuff you were saying is nice, too,” Peter added, feeling a blush rise in his cheeks.
“I’m glad you think so,” Tony replied, “because I mean it.”
“Oh,” Peter responded.
“Oh indeed,” Tony replied with a smile Peter could hear in his voice.
The movie started, and Peter rested his head into Tony’s side.
“I care about you too, Mr. Stark,” Peter said quietly. He knew Tony could easily hear over the movie’s volume. “And I’m really glad you’re here for me and that you’re my, uh, my mentor. Well, and like a father figure person, too.”
Tony wrapped his arm around Peter.
“Glad to hear it, Peter. You make a really great kid, you know. And I’ll always be here for you.”
”Thanks, Tony. And you make a really great dad.”
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littlemissagrafina · 3 years ago
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You'll be okay (Cause you're never alone)
(A female Peter Parker and irondad vent fic delving heavily into mental health. If any of the tags are triggering to you, please don't read it. Stay safe, loves.)
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Peyton knew she was loved, she did, but it didn't matter to her brain what she knew. It didn't agree with her. It never did.
When her body felt tired and her arms craved to wrap around her loved ones, her brain would be there trying to convince Peyton that her wants were a burden.
When her eyes wanted nothing more than to cry waterfalls of tears and her body shook with the shivers her anxiety left behind, her mind berated her, told her she was overreacting.
And when Peyton's heart ached with the burden of the sadness her mind bestowed upon it, her mind was there with thoughts of doubt of the love she knew from her family, with fears and losses amplified until she was drowning in a never ending sea of emotion. 
A deep ocean she never let out. All thanks to the words her mind spun around and around in her head, some with no foundation, and some that were all too true.
Peyton never was able to tell which ones hurt more. Those built from truth or those from doubts. It was something she didn't ever think she would know for sure.
What she did know, however, was that she couldn't escape from either kind.
Those borne from doubts could at least occasionally be rationalised far easier than those borne in truth.
But the ones that had a foundation of fact… they ached. They burned and twisted in a way that was different from the doubting ones. 
They settled into her chest and tightened until she couldn't breathe.
They couldn't be softened the way that doubt born ones could, and as such, they haunted Peyton far worse than any other.
They followed in her every interaction, every move, every word she spoke. It was what had forced her to hide herself away and for the weight to all start building upon her back in the first place.
They stemmed from May and Peyton hated that her aunt, her mother in all but blood, was the start of her spiraling that she tried so hard to hide.
Peyton loved May with all of her heart and she knew that the woman loved her just as deeply. They were so close and such a part of each other… but that didn't take away from the way May's views, misunderstanding, and ignorance had affected Peyton.
It didn't change the years of being told everything would be fine and that she was smart, she couldn't possibly be struggling with anything. 
"You just have to apply yourself more, Sweetheart."
It didn't change the countless bad days where all Peyton had wanted to do was curl up in her bed and not get up only for her aunt to say that she had no reason to be sad.
"I know things have been hard in the past, Pey, but we're fine now. There's no reason to be sad."
It didn't change the many times that May had dismissed her when Peyton had tried to bring up her thoughts on possibly being ADHD.
"You're not hyper, Peyton. You can't have ADHD."
And it didn't change the time when she finally said she battled with anxiety only for May to tell her, "Just don't be anxious then."
Moments like those were repeated over and over again for years until Peyton eventually gave up. 
She started hiding her fear of school.
Her depression was covered by fake smiles and countless jokes in a bid to be okay.
Lack of concentration and daydreaming was disguised as thinking about homework or a new idea for her lab time with Mr. Stark.
Shaking hands and anxiety hives were brushed aside as needing something to eat and her shirts or hoodies making her itch.
Slowly but surely, Peyton became a master of excuses. Although many of them she probably only got away with due to her aunt's decidedly bad observation skills.
Maybe that was one of the reasons she was able to get away with the occasional nights of blood slowly dripping down from her thighs to swirl down the shower drain. It had become her release, her escape.
An injury from patrol or her own general clumsiness used as an excuse for the bandaids that became more and more likely to disappear from their shared bathroom cabinet.
Through it all, May was none the wiser to the war her niece was waging on and within herself.
Tony Stark, however, he was a different case. He noticed things that most took for granted. He used his cocky and flashy media persona to distract from his eyes soaking in every detail he could from any situation he found himself in.
He was the one person that Peyton's own masks and acts didn't fool. He didn't always easily accept the excuses for the stray cuts that would appear on her arms or the dark, puffy circles under her eyes.
Tony wasn't like May in that way.
And so it sadly came as no surprise when he noticed after one too many weeks of Peyton being entirely too reckless with her pocket knife, when the cuts on her thighs became deeper than they had before and her healing took longer to stop the bleeding.
The constant craving for the pain had snuck up on Peyton until the escape she found was one she could no longer escape from.
Peyton had foolishly hoped that she could get away with it for a while longer even though she knew she had to be stopped, no matter how much she didn't want to.
Her hopes were for nothing and it was all thanks to a single pair of grey sweatpants.
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The second and fourth weekends of each month were reserved for Peyton and Tony to go upstate and spend the two day weekend (from the time Peyton left her last class on Friday to Monday morning when Tony would drop her off at Midtown) at the compound.
In the early days they had used to train in the larger, more well equipped gym as well as more complex suit enhancements.
Now, however, it was still used for those things at times but it had become far more of a mini getaway for the two of them. Occasionally they would be joined by Pepper or Rhodey but for the most part it was the two of them.
It was routine. Something familiar and comforting in the reliability of the twice a month escape.
As such, Peyton's self-harm habits had formed a routine around these weekends as well. It was one of the few times she restricted herself to not cutting at all apart from the friday morning before school.
Usually, those cuts would be scabbed over and partially healed by the time Tonh picked her up. 
Today was not a usual day.
Thanks to the sudden cold brought by an early winter cold spell, a lot of Peyton's energy was spent by her metabolism trying to keep her body warm and stop her from going into hibernation. 
Add that to the new depth and disregard of the far more frequently added cuts on her thighs and you get a healing factor that doesn't have the resources to work as it normally does.
Peyton hadn't thought of that when she had shakily re-opened the cuts in the hidden second floor bathroom after her last class. The only thing that had registered was the leftover surge of anxiety from Flash's recent bullying and the sudden single minded craving to split her skin open.
Realising the time when Tony sent her a message telling her that he was in the parking lot, Peyton folded up toilet paper and roughly bundled it between her thighs and pants to stop any of the blood from seeping through on her jeans. 
She could deal with it later when she changed at the compound.
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Unsurprisingly, she didn't deal with it, instead she flushed the wads of toilet paper down the toilet before changing into a pair of sweatpants and a hoodie so she could be comfortable in the lab.
Her first mistake.
Her second mistake came from forgetting that the sluggishly bleeding cuts would eventually start to coagulate and scab. And that they did. Against her sweatpants.
Her last mistake?
Well, that was jumping up after sitting in the same position for two hours. Two hours that had her cuts start healing before they were re-opened thanks to her sudden movement.
Peyton couldn't stop the wince at the pain of the scabs peeling back as her pants shifted on her legs.
She was unaware that her mentor (read: unofficial father) had been glancing at her at times as he tried to piece together the puzzle of her increasingly strange behaviour that had formed over the last months.
As such, Peyton didn't see the way his face paled when he noticed the blood on her pants. Fear and sadness filling his heart as all the pieces were put together. It had all been right there in front of him, sign after sign, and he'd missed every one.
"Peyton." The man said, getting up from his workbench and moving towards her.
"Hmm?" Peyton hummed, ignoring the fabric tugging on her thighs as she turned to face him.
The look Tony fixed on her made Peyton pause, her eyes following his when they subconsciously flickered to the red stain on her pants. In seconds she felt the blood drain from her face and her fingers get the tell tale tingling of her anxiety flaring.
Before Tony could speak, she was rising with a well practiced excuse on her lips. "I'm so sorry. I have my period and… lemme just go change and clean up and I'll be back in a bit."
She made it to the elevator before a hand on her shoulder stopped her in her tracks. 
"Don't do this, Peyton."
"Do what?" Her feigned confusion was almost believable but Tony saw the way her hands quivered slightly at her side as she shrugged his hand off and stepped into the elevator.
Tony followed.
"Don't lie to me. Make excuses."
The doors closed and it was silent as they moved up to the living room.
After a few moments, Peyton shook her head. "I'm not–"
Tony guided her to face him. "Your period was two weeks ago, the last time we came up here. I know because you were annoyed at your nausea and cramps keeping you from trying out the new aerial bars in the gym."
The doors opened and Peyton walked out, moving towards her room and trying in vain to think of an excuse, a protest, anything to get herself out of the inevitable. 
Before she could get out of the living room, Tony caught her sleeve, stopping her in place.
"You're not okay, I see that. If this is–" Tony cut himself off, drawing in a short breath. "You are hurting, Bambina, no matter the form. I want to help you but I need you to talk to me. Please."
It was almost as if the wind was taken out of Peyton's sails. Her head droped and she let out a tired breath.
"You're right," Peyton finally admitted, words spoken so softly that Tony had to strain to hear her. 
The admission hurt Tony to hear. He'd known, but he had still wished in vain to be wrong.
"I– uh. It's not– I don't…" She didn't know what to say, didn't know how to explain or to say anything at all.
None of the words were the right ones for what she needed to say and to finally get out after so many years of keeping them locked away.
And then it all came rushing in. The realisation that someone knew. The terror of the reality of Tony, the man who was practically her father, finding out what she had done, what she did, to herself.
"Roo." A hand cupped Peyton's cheek grounding, her from the flood of emotion and thought. She looked up, blinking through the tears building in her eyes and met Tony's own teary ones.
She let out a whimper, "I'm not okay."
And she broke.
She sobbed, and she hiccuped, the force of her cries sending tremors through her body but Tony only cradled her in his arms. He held her together so she could let herself fall apart, and fall she did.
Through her tears she explained everything. All of her doubts, her fears, her anxieties, sadness, and the expectations she felt she could never live up to.
She told him about the nights cried herself to sleep and the nights where she was too numb and tired to rest. She told him of the words said to her that she couldn't help but take deeply and personally, no matter the true meaning behind them.
And she told him about the anxiety attacks, about the dissociation, and (most heavily) about the self harm. How it was sometimes the only escape she felt she had, even above her patrols or her missions as Spider-Woman.
Through it all, Tony listened. He didn't try to interrupt, he didn't tell her she was wrong or making anything up, he only listened. 
For the first time, Peyton felt as if she was truly heard.
Her tears eventually stopped, only the occasional sniffle left behind. Her dad's arms never left their place wrapped around her. They only moved when Tony shuffled them across to the couch where Peyton immediately curled into his arms again.
"I'm sorry I'm so messed up. I know I'm not okay but I'm sorry that I just dumped it on you like tha–"
"Peyt, Bambina, it's okay. It's okay." Tony's eyes were earnest, nothing but love and truth in them as he looked down at her. "This is going to sound cheesy, I know, but it is okay not to be okay."
He sat up slightly, shifting until Peyton was facing him on the couch. "I'm not going to lie, this is going to be one hell of a time to get through and past, but we will get you help and I will be by your side to support you through all of it."
Peyton chewed on her lip, fingers subconsciously digging into the tops of her thighs before Tony curled her palms into his own.
"Talk to me, Pey, what's going on in your head?"
"I'm scared." Peyton hesitated before admitting it. She was silent again, almost warring with herself to get her next words out. "I dunno how to be different or who I am without the hurt or the hiding. And I don't know how to stop wanting to hurt myself or be clumsy so I get hurt on purpose. I know it's a bad and dangerous thing but I also don't want to stop. I don't know how to escape all of this."
She looked at her dad, scared that she would find disgust at what she had now said in words despite it already being discovered earlier with her stating it. "I'm scared that you'll hate me or be angry or disgusted that I'm like this."
At her words, Tony's eyes hardened, a fierceness in them that wasn't as strong moments ago. 
"Peyton Parker, if there is one thing I Will never ever hate you, be disgusted, or angry, alright? Never. Not for one fuckibg second. Do you hear me?"
Peyton, do you hear me?" Tony repeated when she only nodded.
"Yes. I hear you."
Tony nodded. "Good because it's never changing. We're gonna get you the help you need, baby. I promise you."
Not knowing how to thank him, Peyton settled for hugging him again, smiling for the first time that evening when she felt a kiss against her hair.
"I love you, Dad." She said without thinking, freezing slightly when she felt Tony tense before he relaxed.
Tony murmured back to her, before she could apologise. "I love you too, Tesoro." 
It was quiet, then. Heavy from all that had been said, but not uncomfortable or awkward.
Things weren't okay. But okay could wait, because in these seconds and moments, after all that had changed and happened that evening, there was peace.
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Eventually Peyton would speak once more, her voice small and almost childlike in her need for guidance and assurance.
"We'll get through this?" She asked softly.
And Tony would answer, firm and sure. 
"We will."
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fatandnerdy30 · 3 years ago
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Screee!! You're story so far with the irondad g/t looks awesome! Can't wait for part two (No pressure, take your time). Thanks for writing it!
Well, it's been a while. I recently had my wisdom teeth removed, so I've been healing from that and my birthday passed, which I slept the day away xD. But, here's part two!
Tony Stark stood against the door frame, leaning his body against the door jamb. Peter panicked, shooting a web and swinging up into Doctor Banner's hair, hiding from his mentor. "I heard a big thud and a yell, decided to make sure no one was making you go all green, Brucie. Whatcha got there?" He took a step towards the doctor and looked into his now empty hand.
"Oh, that, I'm alright....but, um, there's something you need to know."
Tony's eyes finally settled on the webs all over the room, and his eyes went hard. "Where is he?" he asked angrily, pointing to the webs. "Peter?!" he called, his voice firm.
"Tony, calm down," Bruce placated, feeling the boy-Peter apparently- crawling around on the top of his head and tried not to scratch or wince. "It's not his fault. He's a kid who missed his mentor," he tried, which seemed to work, but not much. "Don't be angry with him...but, you have to know, something happened to him. He's alright," he said quickly when he saw the fear on his friend's face. "But...this is a kind of sit down and breathe talk."
Tony took a breath, staving off the fear of Peter hurt and sat down. "I think I'm gonna have a 'sit down on my boot so I can kick you back to Queens' kind of talk with that kid," he muttered, annoyed at the kid.
"Okay, before I say anything, I want you to know we're okay. I caught him sneaking into the lab tonight from the ceiling, of all places...but I think he should show you instead of me telling you."
Peter's hands tightened on the man's hair and he trembled. "No, Doctor Banner!" he whispered fearfully into the man's ear. "I can't!" Bruce sighed.
"Peter," he said in a firm voice. "Either come out on your own or I'm going to force you." He heard the boy let out a shaky sigh and felt him moving on his head before the feeling disappeared.
"Where is he?" Tony asked, looking around, eyes narrowing until he caught movement from Bruce's shoulder. It looked to be a spider coming down from the man's hair, but it was too big to be a regular spider, and it waved at him.
"H-hi Mr. Stark," Peter said, landing on Bruce's shoulder.
The billionaire sputtered for a moment, then took a deep breath, glaring at Bruce. "Explain," he demanded.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but, Peter here told me he met the giant guy from Germany. He'd sneaked into my lab and stole the disc you brought back, but Peter tried to stop him, and he wound up like this." He gestured to the shoulder he felt the boy on.
Tony frowned. "Great. Just great. I don't need this right now," he growled. Without warning, he reached forward, about the grab the now smaller boy, but stopped when he heard Peter cry out even before his fingers closed around the boy.
"Please, please Mr. Stark, don't grab me...I'm kind of sensitive right now. My senses keep screaming at me there's danger everywhere, causing me to be scared of everything."
"Oh, you should be scared right now," the man snapped. "Wait....what are you wearing?" He stood and got closer, cursing when he saw the red and blue suit covering the boy. "Where the hell did you get a suit?" he almost roared.
"It's my old suit, Mr. Stark..."
Tony's face started off shocked, then he rolled his eyes and let out an explosive breath. "I swear you're trying to kill me," he groaned. "How did the giant guy get in here, anyway?"
"I don't know," Bruce said with a groan. "He may have crawled through the vents, but he jumped out the window, which was open. I had stepped out of the room to get us a drink." This time, Tony's hard eyes landed on Peter, who took a step back and cried out when he lost his footing, falling off the man's shoulders, and if he weren't Spider-Man, he would have plummeted to his death. But he shot out a web that caught Bruce's shirt and hung there, shaking.
"Okay, that's it, I'm done," Tony stepped around his friend and grabbed Peter, ignoring his scream, but turned his hand so the boy rolled to the center of his palm.
"Mr. Stark! I told you not to grab me!" Peter ranted as he tried to stand, but Tony's footsteps kept shaking his hand too much.
"Watch the attitude, kid, or I will put you in a jar." He stared down at the boy, who paled and clamped his lips shut. Tony didn't say anything else, just closed his fist around the boy and walked out of the room. "I'll be in touch, Bruce."
Peter would have started to fall asleep, but the billionaire's hand was anything but comforting. He could feel Mr. Stark's anger in his pulse, which was racing. Suddenly he was dropped and cried out as he fell, falling into a world of dark grey, struggling to get out of the fabric. When he was able to turn over he saw Mr. Stark towering over him, his angry eyes locked on his small frame, making the boy terrified.
"Take off the suit," Tony said suddenly. He was too angry to even try and be nice to the stupid teenager who was staring up at him now the size of a damn Skipper doll. Peter gripped the suit in his hands.
"M-Mr. Stark, I don't have anything else to wear...and I'm only in my boxers under this!"
"Does it look like I give a shit, kid? Take. Off. The. Damn. Suit." Tony ground out, his angry eyes focused on Peter, who was shaking so bad he was struggling to stand up on the bed. He listened that time, quickly taking off the onesie looking suit and holding it in his hands.
"N-now what?" his voice was so tiny and pitiful that the billionaire forgot to be mad for a second.
"Hand it here," he told the kid, his hand shooting out, making the boy flinch, but he dropped the suit into Tony's hand. "Good. Now it's past your bed time." The man took a step, ignoring the kid's cry when he did, seeing him fall over as he walked into the bathroom to get dressed. He still held the now very tiny suit in his hand and he scowled, squinting at it. It really did look like underwear, especially compared to the one Tony had given him.
He left the suit on the counter and took his pants and shirt off, changing into a pair of clean pajama pants. When he came out, his eyes went to the bed and he saw Peter up by a pillow, his arm held straight out. "If you do what I think you're about to do, I'm getting that jar," the man warned, making the boy jump and spin around.
"I can't get up," Peter whined, wincing when he was supposed to sound like an adult around his mentor and that wasn't what an adult would do.
"Then ask for help." The man suddenly swooped down, scooping the kid up in one hand, then letting him go over the pillow, snorting when the boy just sunk down disappearing into the mass of fluff.
"Th-thanks," Peter stuttered, mentally yelling at his body to calm down. Mr. Stark wouldn't hurt him, no matter how angry he got, and he was pretty angry, which in turn made his senses scream, which made him feel anxious.
"What's wrong with you?" Tony sighed, laying down to stare at the ceiling.
"I-I don't know. It's been like this since that guy shrunk me. When Dr. Banner tried to grab me, my body reacted to his closeness and I threw him over the table."
At that the man's eyes went a little wide and turned his head to the talking pillow, which was now a little sad. "What do you mean you threw him? You mean before that guy came in?"
"I threw Dr. Banner over the table while I was this size! I mean, it was a little tough, like lifting a semi dead weight, but, I still did it."
Tony stared at the pillow, then rolled his eyes when he heard Peter grunt and saw the cloth moving, like the boy was trying to climb out. "Okay, I don't like talking to a pillow." He pressed on the pillow hard, seeing the boy roll down the side and land on the mattress with a small thud. "That's better, now I can see you. Tell me what you're experiencing."
Peter shook his head and got to a sitting position. He stared up at Mr. Stark with wide eyes. Sure the man seemed a lot closer than he did while the boy was in the man's hand. He could see everything from down here, including the expectant way the man stared at him, making him gulp. "W-well, it's like I'm feeling like everything is a threat to me and my skin is crawling, telling me that something is going to kill me, even the damn pillow!" He was now standing, pacing back and forth and kicked the large pile of fluff, feeling Tony's eyes on him.
"Okay, so because of your size now, your, what was it, spider-sense? It's going haywire telling you that everything is a threat, including me." Peter nodded, feeling tears in his eyes and the man sighed, ruffling the boy's hair with the blow. "Well, seeing as I've never been in your position, I can't tell you to calm down, but I think that once you get used to everything, your senses will calm down. Now, try and get some sleep, okay? Friday, turn the lights down seventy-five percent."
Suddenly, Tony shot up, scaring the boy so bad he screamed like a girl and fell back. "Easy, kid. I'm just going back to my lab. This room is yours for now." He began to walk out, but chose to look back at the now tiny boy. "Are you okay for the night?"
"Y-yeah, yeah, I'm fine," the boy replied, but his eyes were as large as saucers in the dim light.
"Don't lie to me, Underoos." Peter stared up at Mr. Stark with tear tracks going down his face and shook his head.
"I-I don't know, Mr. Stark....I'm terrified."
"Okay, and you were scared with me, so what's the difference?"
Peter shuffled his feet after standing. "Y-yeah, I was scared, but...I also felt...safe?" He chose to look back up at the man, who stared at him for a minute and then rolled his eyes with a groan.
Inside, Tony's heart sang from those words and he wanted to smile. "All right Spider-baby," he complained, this time when he got onto the bed and laid down. "You are such a child," he snapped playfully dropping his head on the pillow. "Pepper won't be here tonight, so stay on that side and get some sleep," Tony said pulling the covers over himself after telling Friday to lower the lights and burrowed into the blanket.
Peter, on the other hand, was wishing Tony would have given his suit back this way he would have something to wear. He was freezing! He knew mice and other small things had a fast heartbeat in order to keep warm, but Peter had no such thing because he wasn't supposed to be this size in the first place. So he just laid down in the middle of the side of the bed he'd been tossed on and shivered.
Until he felt a heat source. He lifted his head and his vision was drawn to Tony's body tucked under the blanket. Standing up, he began to move towards it, then his senses went wild and he stopped. What was he doing? It was dangerous to go near Tony while the man was sleeping. What if he rolled over and squished Peter?
Yeah, he threw Dr. Banner, but he was a twig compared to Mr. Stark. Maybe...maybe if he went up to the man's head? Yeah, it should be just as warm there, right? And he could probably lift his head off him if he did roll over. So that was decided. He would sleep by Tony's head.
Tentatively he made his way up the bed, stopping every time the man would make a noise, so it took him about twenty minutes to make it to the man's shoulder and that's where he stopped, because Tony started to wiggle, which scared Peter. So, he laid down next to the man's shoulder and sighed when he felt the billionaire's body heat envelope him, feeling himself start to doze off, a smile on his face.
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irondad-creator-awards · 4 years ago
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Final Nominations List
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Sorry for the delay, but the number of nominations that came in last minute was overwhelming and I also had to create the voting form as I went. Here is the final list of nominations.
Nine creators have asked to be excluded from the awards, and one creators chose to limit their nominations, so if there’s someone you nominated that’s not on the list, that’s why. There was no shortlist. Every creation/creator that was nominated and wished to be part of the awards, was included.
There are an additional two questions on the voting form for you to kindly fill out - one of which is optional though.
1. THE ONE THAT MADE YOU GASP! — A story which had a plot twist you didn’t see coming. Something that caught you so off guard that you had to stop a minute and take a breath before devouring the rest. What’s the story for you?
 5 Times Peter Parker Ignores Flash And 1 Time He Didn’t by Dorthea
A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360
A Broken Promise by Hanjihyun
A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud
A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99
Archetype by Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Chaotic Peter Parker by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So
Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst
Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider
Every Fifteen Minutes by Matter_Of_Loyalty
Fallen Angel by Musicheart08
Figure-Out-Able by  Aimaim94
Flying And Flips by  Myglassesaredirty  
Give Him The Life, That I Couldn't Give You by Superherotiger
Here Comes The Sun (Series)  by Motherkarizma
Identity Theft  by Kitcat992
If They Knew All About You by Mshermia
In The Dark Of The Night (Just Before Dawn) by Emily_F6
Inevitable by Annie_Walker
Irondad Ficlets by Ironxprince
Like Father, Like Son by An_Odd_Idea
Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum
More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider
No Longer In Service by Starryknight09
Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man.by Orphan-Account
Proof Of Concept by Flurrbee
Serenity by Jolinarjackson
Shock Therapy by Solstice
Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce
Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind       by Lansfics7
Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
The Case Of The Sinister Spider by Ironfamjam
The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle
Through The Oblivion  by Wayward_Avenger
Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse
Time Will Tell by Tonystarkissist
Unforeseen Circumstances by Jlmonroe1234
We're Here For You by O0citrusee0o
Worst Summer Vacation by Mysterycyclone
 2. THE MULTI-CHAPTER YOU COULDN’T PUT DOWN — A story which kept you up all night or calling in sick for work so you were free to read. Who’s the culprit?
  A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360
A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud
A Parent Apparent by Happyaspie
A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99
A Right Hand Grip by   Aebleskiver
A Sailor Went To Sea by by Yellowdistress
A Stark Contrast by Melodicrunes
Accepting The Tides by  Emma_Anacortes
Acolyte by Macabre
Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals
All The Devils Are Here by Yellowdistress
All The Senseless Scars by Notapartytrick
And You’ll Blow Us All Away   by Losingmymindtonight
Astronomy In Reverse by Pansley
Baby's Firsts  by Mainstreamelectricalparade
Breathe, Then Repeat by Thesecretuchiha
Come My Darling, Homeward Bound by Iamirondad
Coming Home by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Concentrated Capacity For Trouble And Love by Lemon_Meringue
Cycle Through by Ambivalent Angst
Ever In Your Favor by  Iron—Spider
Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth by Da_Moose
Exploding Head Syndrome by Foolscapper
Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum
Found Family  by  Thedisneyoutsider
Free Like A Broken Heart by Notapartytrick
He’s My Kid by              Jennylarner
Here To Help by Joyful_Soul_Collector
I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter
Identity Crisis  by Kitcat992
If They All Knew About You by Mshermia
In Unlikely Places by Looneylizzie
Irondad Ficlets  by Ironxprince
Just A Little Bit Longer by Mrs_T2019 (Allthehc2020)
Learn To Live Again, by Books_Entertain_The_Mind
Legacy by Docseuss
May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself
More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron—Spider
Mr. Parker Declined To Comment by Apisdn
Only For A Little While by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Pain Will Always Come Back To Haunt You by Kevy_Grayce
Permanence by Theexhaustedalchemist
Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man. by Orphan-Account
Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom
Proof Spiderman Loves Clickbait by Mauvera
Rise From The Ashes; Just To See You Again by Mintstream
Silent Screams And Surprising Saviors by Normalisoverrated
Sins Of The Fathers by Geekymoviemom
Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React by Gayplums
Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7
Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn by             Starryknight09
The Definition Of Family by Queen (Ramble)
The End Of Infinity by  Friendlyneighborhoodfangirls
The Guardian  by Emily_F6
The Haunted by Emily_F6
The Lost And Forgotten by Lizcraz
The Rattle Of Their Hearts by Iron_Spider
The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle
Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse
Time Will Tell by  by Rockinheaven
Transitions by Neuropsych
Turn Back The Clock (And I'll Try Again In The Morning) by Madasthesea
Wait, You're Spider-Man? by  Fritokays
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee by  by             Bergen
We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve by           Polaroid15
We Will Foresee Obstacles by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)
We're Gonna Have To Do This Together by Edibna,
With Great Care by Giggles96
You’re Killing Me Smalls by Phoenixhp5
 3. THE ONE-SHOT THAT THAT HAD YOU HOOKED — Some writers can cram more greatness into less words than a 100k monster. What’s the one-shot that did it for you?
 5 Times Peter Needed His Dad by Teaandtumblr
5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did by Losingmymindtonight
A Different Kind Of Surprise by Winterturtle
A Foreign Feeling by Imgoingtocrash & Savvysass
A Little Gray Area (Where I Can Keep You Safe) by Divineprojectzero
A Lot Can Happen In Approximately Two Years  by Soverysesual
Ace Of Hearts by A_Matter_Of_Loyalty
Adventures In Babysitting  by Victori
And If You Need A Friend, Then Please Just Say The Word by Frostysunflowers
Blessed Be The Boys Time Can’t Capture by Killerqueenwrites
Born Anew From Dust And Blood by Superherotiger
But I'm Stuck (On Cold Weather) by Parkstark
by Any Other Name by Emily_F6
Countless Ways To Say I Love You by Hopeless_Hope
Different Doesn’t Mean Wrong by Dorthea
Disappearing Bruises by Happyjuicyfruit
Everything I Wanna Say About You Is More Than Enough To Write A Novel by Magnetichearts
Familiar Faces by Happyaspie
First Wednesday Of March by Crowkag
Fitting In (Tiny Spaces) by Aloneintherain
For Good by Madelinedear
Give Hime The Life, That I Couldn’t Give You  by Superherotiger
Guess How Much I Love You by Jack_Hunter
Hear You Me  by Starryknight09
How To: Art  by Aijato
I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt
I Did It All For You (So I Can’t Lose You Now) by Another_Introvert
I Didn’t Ask To Be In This Family  by Webtrinsic
I Have A Nephew!  by Zimnokurw
I Just Wanted To Protect You by Sunflowerspideyy
I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron
I Promise You Kid, You're Safe Now by Bstarship
I Will Soften Every Edge by Losingmymindtonight
In My Heart There Was A Kind Of Fighting by Iron_Spider
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year  by Freyaatterton
Keeping Watch  by Oreoluvr13
Let Sleeping Heroes Lie  by Attackonomelas
Monkey See, Monkey Don't Do by Pokeydotes
Move Back Home Forever  by Chasingflower
New Dream by Writerllofllworlds
Of Flying And Falling by Polaroid15,
Parallels by Kianisabitch
Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man. by Orphan_Account
Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanic
Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Physics Class  by Fictionalworldsareexquisite
Place In Your Heart by Potrix
Quantum Mechanics 5010  by Pipgraham
Quaranteens by Blueh
Retrograde by Madasthesea
Someone To Want Me by Fritokays
Something Here Will Eventually Have To Explode by Madasthesea
That's Not How You Act by Opal_Earrings
The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer  by Ironmum
The Lightning Strike by Covo728
The Little Things  by Crowkag
The Primary Reason Tony Stark Would Throw Down With An Anti-Vaxxer In The Street by Caraminha
The World Is Not Kind by Trickster88
There’s A Fine, Fine Line  by Faerialchemist
Til The Fight Is Done by Jinxquickfoot
To Be Like You by Polaroid15
Turn Back The Clock (And I’ll Try Again In The Morning) by Madasthesea
Unauthorized Field Trip  by Duskblue
Voices Carry by Ferretshark
Waste Not, Want Not by  by Mttraspberrypie
What Do I Look Like To You, A Clearance Rack?   by Peterstank
What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120
Who Saves The Hero by Camelotqueen
You Got Lost While Getting Older  by Kuragay
You'll Always Get There First by Crowkag
 4. THE BEST THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES — A drabble (under 1k) can pack in all the goodness that you need in a coffee break read. What’s that story for you?
 A Scene In Space by An_Odd_Idea
Adopted Cuddles by Madasthesea
Asthmatic Spider by by  Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Buttering Me Up by Iron_Spider
Can’t Breathe (Unless You Are Here To Help Me)              by Kyu_Writes
Carry Me by by Shitforbrains
Clint II   by Captainstarspangled
Cramps by Thisrosehasanothername
Cuddle Bug by   Marvelous_Writer
Dressing Up As A Hero   by Madam_Sunflower
F.R.I.D.A.Y, When Did I Get A Son by iwritesometimes (Orphan_Account)
Food At Home   by Aimaim94
Home Is Where The Heart Is   by Wentrinsic
I Don’t Want To Rule My Own Country, I Just Want To Pass 10th Grade by  by Andromath
I Feel A Filth In My Bones (Wash Off My Hands Til It's Gone) by Madasthesea
Insomniacs In The Dark  by Littlemissagrifina
Irondad Cuddles by Lilacsoulw
Let The Mind Games Begin by Ironmum
Nice To Meet You, Peter              by Loubuttons
Nothing Like A Fresh Cup Of Humiliation In The Morning by Madasthesea
Of Christmas Lights And Car Chases by Marvelous_Writer
Of Masks And Memories.  by Littlemissagrafina
Outsider by Pinkeastereggs
Patterns  by Nokurde
Place In Your Heart bypotrix
Quentin Knows Best by  Undercover_Royalty
S.O.S. (Somehow Obtained Son) by Madasthesea
Safety Net by Baloobird
Sleeping At Last  by Webtrinsic
Spider Cooties  by The_Forgotten_Nobody
The Dangers Of Sleeping On The Upside Of The Bed by by Honorable_Mention
The One Where Peter Gets A Group Hug              by Icylightning
The One Where Peter Loves John Mulaney by Subarucrosstrekxv
You’re Always My Kid  by Cyn_Writes
  5. THE BIODAD THAT TOUCHED YOUR HEART — Some of the greatest stories flip canon and make Tony Peter’s biological father. Be it baby Peter taking his first steps or Tony dealing with the fact his son is following in his superhero footsteps as Spider-Man, which is the one you loved most of all?
 A Gift Of Blood by Theeclecticsoul
An Abstract Concept by Iron-Spider
Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark
Blood And Iron by Aliciamirza
Built From Scraps by  Peter Stank
Coming Home by  by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Congratulations, It's A Boy by Capiocapi
Happy Birthday - And Merry Christmas by Thequeenofwhump
Happy Hogan Never Forgets A Face by Jen27ny
Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade
Hydra’s Not A Home (Series) by Tempestaurora
I Hold You Closer Than I Ever Knew I Could Do by Yourgaydad
I Love You More Than Anything by Iron_Spider
I Told You To Be Better(And You Became The Best) by Haru_K
If They Knew All About You by Mshermia
Let Me Pave The Path Until You Come Back  (Series) by Elliahrose
Little Demons Like To Play by Raccooncati
Made Of Iron Born Of Fire (Series)  by Savvysass & Imgoingtocrash
Made With Love by Madasthesea
Move Back Home Forever by Chasingflower
My Little Bambino by Maicaly
Premature Love by  by Seeingthoughtsthroughwords
Pretty Maids All In A Row by Finny3120
Promotions Aren't Always A Good Thing by Agib
Rest Your Head Close To My Heart, Never To Part (Baby Of Mine) by 14million_Constellations
Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger
Slow Down, Start Again From The Beginning by Cassiecasyl
So Many Things Left To Say (Series) by Sarcasmismyweapon
Sometimes Goodbye Is A Second Chance by Ardenskyeholmes221
Sound Logic by Aytheria
Spiderson by Emily_F6
Stars, Hide Your Fires by Yellowdistress.
The Circle Of Life by Lansfics7
The Gift  by Uskblue
The Less Than Secret Life by Yellowdistress
The One Where Peter Is Related To Tony by Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Fan
The Ties That Bind Us by Winterturtle
They Say Boys Don't Cry (But Your Dad Has Shed A Lot Of Tears) by Tempestaurora
Tomorrow And Tomorrow by Yellowdistress
Tony Stark Vs. Babies "R" Us by Mainstreamelectricalparade
Twist Of Fate  by Karenninaaa
What We Are (Series)  by Yellowdistress
What’s In A Name? by Geekymoviemom
You Are My Sunshine  by Iamconstantine
 6. THE ONE WITH THE FIELD TRIP — The field trip trope is one of the most popular in the fandom. What’s the story that you think pulls all the elements together to make it great?
 A Different Take by Cyberwolfwrites
Academic Commitment by Underoosstark
Air Force by Pomegranateboy
Bullies, Interns, And Secret Things by Thecuriousclockwork
Constant Internal [Spider] Screaming: Semi-Connected Scenes From A Graduating Senior’s Life by Isadancurtisproduction
Everyday Superhero by Stoneage_Woman
Field Trip by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Field Trip Flip by  Happyaspie
Field Trip To Home, Joy by Every_Fandom_Trash
From Your Perspective, The World Is Flat by Blueh
I Don’t Want To Talk About It Anymore by Bees_And_Wasps
I. Am. Spider-Man by  Lisa_Yo
It's Above My Clearance Level by Tsk
Living With Superheros? Not Cool by Groot_Is_God
Mr Stark Enough For You? (Another Field Trip Fic Bcs We Dont Have Enough) by Livinei
Ned Leeds And The Best Field Trip Ever by Aripotter
Neon Liar (Hiding In Plain Sight) by Isadancurtisproduction
No Reason To Go by Pokegeek151
One Fall Weekend by Marvelous_Writer
Open For All by Jointexisting
Patterns by Nokurde
Perhaps He's Not Missing Out After All by Notyocheese
Peter And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Field Trip by by Cazei
Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man by Orphan_Account
Peter's Disastrous Field Trip by Superfamilyfan
The Field Trip: Tony And Peter Reunion Edition. by              Moreofareaderthanawriter
The Worthiness Of A Spider by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Top Ten Anime Betrayals by Kernsing
Tower Of Donuts And Doubts by Platinumdollz
Who Is He? by Velarisstars
You're What?  by Shewritesall
    7. THE TIME AFTER TIME ONE — There’s some great time travel stories out there, but which is your favorite?
 Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It  by Savana_Marlark
Breathe, Then Repeat by by Thesecretuchiha
Don’t Look Back by Rowan_M
Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) by Da_Moose
Hero     by Lady_Oneder
I Have Time by Peterparkr
I’ve Learned To Lose You by Peterparkr
It’s Me, Remember?    by Nanixerka
Like You'd Know How It Works by Mshermia
Oh, Take Me Back To The Start by Theregularwriter
Peter And Morgan's 40-Year-Long-Day by Thismarvelouslife
The End Is Just A New Beginning by Tytach
The Other Mr. Stark    byjelly_Pies
The Rules Of Time Travel Do Not Apply To Peter Parker  by Baby_Spidey
The Time Traveler’s Mentor   by Iamirondad
Time To Pretend by Rowan_M
Time Will Tell by by Tonystarkissist
Turn Back The Clock (And I'll Try Again In The Morning) by Madasthesea
We Will Foresee Obstacles by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)
Whatever It Takes by Starryknight09
 8. THE ONE WITH ALL THE OWIES — Another massively popular Irondad trope is hurt/comfort, and there’s some amazing stuff out there. Which is the one that you love most of all?
 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360
A Day Off  by Icylightning
A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud
A Different Take by Cyberwolfwrites
A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99
A Scare In The Stark Household by Marvelous_Writer
Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals
Apartment 43B by Ironfamjam
Atlas by Polaroid15
Be Weak by Fluencca
Before, After, And Beyond by Mainstreamelectricalparade
Broken by My Own Hand (Put Back Together by Yours)  by Gwenoakley
Built From Scraps by Peterstank
But What Is Grief? by  Odd_1
Casualty Of War by Wolfypuppypiles
Caught In A Lie by Krystalpomme
Contentiously Ambiable by Ktoon
Control by Wolfypuppypiles
Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst
Danger Pizza by Alice_In_Ink
Darkness Will Be Rewritten by             Marveal
Didn’t Ask To Be In This Family by  Webtrinsic
Dude, Do These Tacos Taste Funny To You? by           First_Page
Faulty Lines Of Communication by Deancasdrodracohar
Five Times Peter Said "Sorry" To Tony Stark by Agentnerd
Follow The North Star Home  by Fallingforbees
Foolish, Fragile Spine  by Plnkblue
For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) by Ghostinthebau
Funeral by Mjscorner
Hammering Out The Dents by Webtrinsic
Held On As Tightly As You Held On To Me by Itsreallylaterightnow & Killerqueenwrites
If They Knew All About You by Mshermia
Lazarus, Come Forth by by Iron_Spider
Let Me Hold You Close, Until You Forget How Cruel The World Is by Maicaly
Lost Boy by Dorthea
Mercy by Wolfypuppypiles
More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron—Spider
Mr. Misunderstood     by Parkrstark
Of Flying And Falling   by Polaroid15
One In A Million by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Outnumbered by Heartofcathedrals
Peaches by Peterparkr
Peppermint Allergy by Carpediem369
Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanic
Popsicle Protocol by Marvelousbutterfly & Thisisnotourlasthunt
Project Pride by Thesleepingowl
Seeing Without Sound by Astronomical_Alien
Shelter by Unluckyolive
Skewed Perspective by Itsallavengers
Sometimes It’s Easier To Just Swim Down by Mjscorner
Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7
Statistically Speaking by Foolscapper
Stop, Look, Listen by   Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
Stuck by Jelly-Pies
Tell Me What To Do by Krystalpomme
The Adventures Of Spidy-Son And Iron-Dad (Series) by Eva7673
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn by             Starryknight09
The Little Things by Crowkag
The Past Is Knocking On My Door by by Maicaly
The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick
The Third Option by    Uncertainty_Principle
The World Is Not Kind by Trickster88
Thirteen Minutes by Solstice
To Build A Home by  Ashleyparker2815
To Save A Life  by Starryknight09
Too Much by   Peterstark
Wandering Child (So Lost, So Helpless) by Almond_Blossoms
We All Chase After A Few Dying Stars by Losingmymindtonight
Weak Spot by  Grilledcheesing
Weapons Never Weep by Mcsquishee
What I Have, I Give To You by: by Aatticsaltt
What If There Is No Tomorrow? by Iron_Spider
When My Body Won't Hold Me Anymore (Where Will I Go) by Madasthesea
You Better Watch Out by Ciaconnaa
You Got Lost While Getting Older by Kuragay
You’ll Always Get There First by Crowkag
Your Heart Changed (Mine Stayed The Same) by Loisselina (Loisselina)
Your Injuries Belong To Me by Duskblue
 9. THE ONE THAT HURTS SO GOOD — We all like a bit of angst sometimes, so what’s the story that you wanted to hide from but you had to keep reading to get to the happy ending?
 ... And When You Can’t Crawl ...  by Jolinarjackson & Shoyzzart
5 Times Tony Forgot Peter Was Just A Kid by Parkrstark
A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360
A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud
A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99
Between How It Is And How It Should Be by Frostysunflowers
Built From Scraps by Peterstank
Can't Part The Sea, Can't Reach The Shore by Forensicleaf
Caught In A Lie by Krystalpomme
Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst
Dear God by Krystalpomme
Don't Worry About Me by Chvotic
Ever In Your Favor by  Iron_Spider
Fifteen Years In The Making   by Potts89
Goodbye Mr. Stark, Thanks For Trying by Jelly-Pies
Held On As Tightly As You Held On To Me by Itsreallylaterightnow & Killerqueenwrites
I Do Listen To You by   Icylightning
I Need You (To Be Free) by Marveal
I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron
I Promise You, I Literally Pledge by Iron_Spider
I Want Go by Chvotic
I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter
Identity Theft  by Kitcat992
If They Knew All About You by Mshermia
If You Can't Catch A Breath (You Can Take The Oxygen Straight Out Of My Own Chest) by Losingmymindtonight
If You Listen You Can Hear The Ibis by Yellowdistress
Inevitable by Annie_Walker
Its Always The Little Things by Uncertainty_Principle
Jealous? by Chvotic
Let's Get On With Living (While We Can) by  Almond_Blossoms
Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum
May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself
More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider
Not So Friendly  by Ramble_On
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)  by Myglassesaredirty
Of Drizzly Skies And Saltwater Taffy   by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Of Flying And Falling   by Polaroid15
Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone  by The-Reverse-Mermaid
Please, Understand by Jipseebree
Protect  by Watermeloness
Reviving Peter Parker  by Yellowdistress
Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7
Standing On My Own Two Feet  by Minigigi
Stop, Look, Listen  by  Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
Stuck by Jelly-Pies
Sunlight by Ardenskyeholmes221
The Art Of Losing by Fluencca
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn by Starryknight09
The Missing 92 Days by Yellowdistress
The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick
The Third Option  by Uncertainty_Principle
The World Is Wide (But I Feel So Small)  by Buckets_Of_Stars
Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse
To Fall (And Get Back Up) by J_J_Underscore
Turn Back The Clock (And I’ll Try Again In The Morning) by              Madasthesea
We Forgot To Tell Peter by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
We Will Find Our Way Through The Dark  by Ashleyparker2815
What You Were Then I Am Today (Series)  by Madasthesea
When My Body Won't Hold Me Anymore (Where Will I Go)  by Madasthesea
When Trauma Comes Knocking by Kevy_Grayce
   10. THE ONE THAT SOOTHES THE PAIN — What’s The Story That You Go To When You Need A Pick-Me-Up After The Angst?
 5 Times A Spider-Baby Got Dad Smooched by Buckets_Of_Stars
5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud by Grilledcheesing
5 Times Tony Calls Peter Baby by Madasthesea
5 Times Tony Stark Protected Penny Parker   by Emily_F6
A Numb Road Forward by Whimsicalethnographies
A Stark Is Born  by PS_Nothanks
All Good Things Come In Threes by Bergen
Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It  by Savana_Marlark
Bedside Stories  by Wildwaveswhist
Bitch Better Have My Money by Neicy286
Career Day: A Short Story by Shewritesall
Congratulations, It's A Boy Capiocapi
Cuddle Bug  by Marvelous_Writer
Early Childhood Education by Thedisneyoutsider
Every Time by Aimaim94
Five Times Peter And Tony Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum
For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) by Ghostinthebau
Ghost Of Christmas Past by  by Ciaconnaa
Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade
Him Before You by Icylightning
I Can Hold The Weight Of The Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt
Instant Kill Mode by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So
It’s Quiet Uptown by   Sdottkrames
Keeping Watch   by Oreoluvr13
Kids These Days by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So
Leave Me Where I Am (I'm Only Sleeping) by Hopeless_Hope
Let Me Tell You The Truth (I Can't Hide From You) by Lovesfrogs
Macho Macho Man by Iron_Spider
My Boy  by Thisisnotourlasthunt
No More Lonely by Shewritesall
Nobody Understands Us And I Don't Understand It by Searchingforstars
Peter Revs His Engine by Punkybunny
Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man. by Orphan-Account
Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Pick A Place To Lay Your Head  by Bluesweatshirt
Proof Spider-Man Loves Clickbait by  Mauvera
Research And Disaster by Blueh
Sensitive  by Nhasablog
Storm   by Parkerxheart
Superheroes Get Scared, Too  by Little_But_Mighty
That's How You And I Will Be by Frostysunflowers
The Little Things by Crowkag
The Reinvention Of Tony Stark by Losingmymindtonight
The Road So Far  by Nicolemoon8
The Sun's Starting To Rise (These Are Beautiful Times  by Jelly-Pies
Titan's Lullaby by Starstepper
Too Pure For Your Own Good by An_Odd_Idea
Trapped In The Elevator  by Riseuplikeglitterandgold & Mainstreamelectricalparade
What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120
Whatever It Takes by Starryknight90
Where You Never Would Have Looked by Jwriter819
With Great Care  by Giggles96
You And Me Lying On The Tile Floor (Trying To Keep Cool) by Madasthesea
  11. THE ONE WITHOUT A HOME TO GO TO — There’s some wonderful homeless Peter stories out there, so which is the one you were blown away by?
 A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud
After The Landslide by Freyaatterton
Distracted by A Dime by Happyaspie
Home Is Where The Arc Is by Peer_Parker
Hope Is The Strongest Power  by Sarayin
I Told You I Had Issues by Bergen
I’m Lost (I Feel So Very Found)  by Cold_Nights_Summer_Days
In The End by Annie_Walker
Is It Too Much To Ask For Home That Lasts? Ft. Peter Parker by Wakandaforever2357
Living With Superheroes? Not Cool by Groot_Is_God
Make Way For Tomorrow by Hopeless_Hope
One Step Unto The Lonely Road (Has Scarred Me For Life)  by Hopeless_Hope
Paradise by Last_Of_Her_Kind
Reintroducing Hope by Fernandidilly_Yo
Taking Leaps (And The Falls That Come With Them)  by Kamomile_Tea
The Art Of Publicity by Xmypandabear
The Little Things (That I Miss) by Da_Moose
The Lost And Forgotten by Litcraz
The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle
Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse
To Find A Home  (Series) by Aceofstars16
To Have A Home by Doctorineandthreequarters
Unexpected (Everything I Never Knew I Wanted) by Moonchild2593
Unexpected Finds by Snarkymuch
Unwanted by Agib
 12. THE ONE THAT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD — There’s lots of imaginative AUs in Irondad fic. Whether it’s Steve and Tony as baseball players or Pepper being Peter’s mom, which one is your number one?
 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360
A Guardian Among Us by Superherotiger
A Just An Honorable Hand by Friendlyneighborhoodirondad
A Little Monument Of Stones  by Yellowdistress
A Long Way Forward by Rxcrcfllptrs
A Soul's Best Friend by Superherotiger
A Whole New World by Icylightning
Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys by Parkrstark
And The Band Played On  by   Bobee
Archetype  by Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Blood On My Hands (Beast In My Heart) by   Baloobird & Buckets_Of_Stars
Bouquet by Canonismybitch
Can’t Erase What I Wrote In Ink (Tell Me How Can I Change The Story) by Littlemissagrafina
Caring accommodations by Punyparker
Dear Fellow Traveler (Series) by Superherotiger
Engine 12 by Bethy_277
Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider
Have Patience, A Quick Wit, And A Gentle Heart by Ironfamjam
Hydra’s Not A Home (Series) by Tempestaurora
I Battle My Jerk Step-Dad by Andromath
I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter
In A Galaxy Far, Far Away (Series) by Madasthesea
It’s A New Life But Always The Same Love  by Wisterispidey
Like Smoke by  Adoraberry
Moulded Mind by Wingswithoutstrings
My Friends Are Ghosts by Firecracker121
Never Tear Us Apart by Imeanthatsprettysnazzy
No Matter What (You Keep Finding Something To Fight For)  by Rejectedmarvel
No Matter Where You Are, I'll Be There For You by X_Writingn_X
Nothing Left To Lose by  Notapartytrick
Oh, Bite Me  by Nanixerka
Once Upon A Reality by Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Only For A Little While by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Pilot by Cold_Nights_Summer_Days
Quantum Mechanics 5010  by Pipgraham
Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger
Riding The Waves by Jwriter819
Sea Spider by Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce
The Boy Who Would Be King  by Writerreadsstuff
The Day Peter’s Name Finished With Stark by Skyrocket25
The Phoenix Project by Geekymoviemom
The Princess Initiative by Sdottkrames
The Will Of The Force by Madasthesea
Though Everything Is A Miracle by Overtures
To Continue Being  by Censored
Tony Built A Son (Series)  by   Footloose_Poets
Triple Axel, Triple Loop by Jointexisting
Until It Disappeared From Me by Ashleyparker2815
Unto The Breach  by Melissabosquez
What I See In You I Hope You Find In Me by Frostysunflowers
What If We Never Were?  by  Ladylangst
What Occurred In Raychester Castle  by Fictionart
What We Grow To Be by Killerqueenwrites
When I Am On Your Shoulders by Ladyblackwater
Where Life Begins And Love Never Ends  by  Kitkatwinchester
Why Can’t The Past Just Die?  by Enchantingwriting
Written In Blue by Erica45 & Snarkymuch
You Got Lost While Getting Older  by Kuragay
You Mispronounced Spider by Lliblo
  13. THE TWEAKING THE SETTINGS ONE — There’s things we all wish we could change in canon — *cough* Endgame *cough* — so which canon divergence does it for you?
 5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud by Grilledcheesing
Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark
Beautiful Boy by Emily_Davison
Before, After, And Beyond  by  Mainstreamelectricalparade
Bittersweet by Kevy_Grayce
Breathe Again by Gwenoakley
Built From Scraps by Peterstank
Dear Mr. Fantasy by Iron_Spider
Every Breath Of Me by Doctornineandthreequarters
Exploding Head Syndrome by Foolscapper
Found Family   by Thedisneyoutsider
Home by Patrochilles_Trash
I Did It All For You (So I Can’t Lose You Now) by Another_Introvert
I Will Restore All That Was Broken by Killerqueenwrites
I’ll Make This Feel Like Home   by Ashleyparker2815
Idiot Billionaire Superhero Father by Killerqueenwrites
Invulnerable  by Imgoingtocrash
Keeping Watch   by Oreoluvr13
Like You'd Know How It Works by Mshermia
Living Proof by Arwenkenobi
M&M Paradise (Series)   by Galaxythreads
May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself
Moulded Minds by Wingswithstrings
One In A Million by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
One Thing I’ll Never Know (Is How You Could Be A Ghost)   by              Gwenoakley
Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man by            Orphan-Account
Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom
Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
The Battle by Oblossom
The Burning In My Bones   by Happyjuicyfruit
The Crack In My Voice by Happyjuicyfruit
The End Of Infinity by Friendlyneighborhoodfangirls
The More You Say, The Less I Know by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
The Rattle Of Their Hearts by Iron_Spider
The Returned by Nicolemoon8
The Thrill Of Hope   by Chasingflower
Titan's Lullaby by Starstepper
Up Came The Sun (Series) by Whimsicalethnographies
We Got Lucky   by The_Muses_Summer_House
We Will Foresee Obstacles by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)
What If: Peter Had Been Injured In The Ferry Scene  by Wolf5bane
What Makes A Family by Doctornineandthreequarters
What Was Missing Was You by Happyaspie
What Were The Words I Meant To Say Before You Left by Madasthesea
Whatever It Takes by Starryknight09
When Peter Forgot What Day It Was by Goldenambedo
When You Wake by Katierosefun
Where He Belongs  by Asherkoyal
 14. THE ONE YOU GO BACK TO AGAIN AND AGAIN — Some fics deserve a re-read or ten. What’s the story you go find yourself going back to?
  5 Times Peter Fell, And Tony Caught Him. And The 1 Time Tony Didn’t by Eva7673
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood by Ambivalentangst
A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud
A Guardian Among Us by Superherotiger
A Parent Apparent by Happyaspie
Age Regression Was Impossible... Right? by Chvotic
All The Devils Are Here by Yellowdistress
Am I Just A Shadow You Drew by Ironxprince
Apartment 43B by Ironfamjam
Archetype by   Bean_Reads_Fanfic,
Baby's Firsts  by Mainstreamelectricalparade
Back To Bed by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Beautiful Boy by Emily_Davison
Built From Scraps by Peterstank
Child’s Play by Spicyjarvis
Coming Home by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Constant Internal [Spider] Screaming: Semi-Connected Scenes From A Graduating Senior’s Life by Isadancurtisproduction
Dreams Don’t Scare You (They Ain’t Big Enough) by Jumpfall
Ever In Your Favor  by Iron—Spider
Family Is More Than Blood (It Is Light) by Moonchild2593
For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) by Ghostinthebau
Ghost Of Christmas Past  by Ciaconnaa
Golden Boy  by Sticksandinfinitystones
I Just Wanted To Protect You by Sunflowerspideyy
If They Knew All About You   by Mshermia
I'm At One by Patrochilles_Trash
Into A White And Soundless Place  by Weatheredlaw
Kangaroo Care by Tonystarkissist
Keeping Watch  by Oreoluvr13
Lean On Me by Parkerxheart
Let This Moment Be The First Chapter by Ephemeralstark
Moulded Minds by Wingswithoutstrings
Move Back Home Forever   by Chasingflower
Mr. Misunderstood  by Parkrstark
Mutants by Sameuspegasus
My Boy by Thisisnotourlasthunt
Never Gonna Let You Down by Emily_F6
Patient #2252   by Thesoulofstrawberry
Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man. by Orphan-Account
Play by Losingmymindtonight
Project Pride by Thesleepingowl
Reviving A Spiderling by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Rules Are Made To Be Broken by Ironmum
Sins Of The Fathers by Geekymoviemom
Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React by Gayplums
Stay With Me by Princelesstrashpanda
Superheroes Get Scared, Too  by Little_But_Mighty
The Closest Thing He's Got by Grilledcheesing
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn by Starryknight09
The Lost And Forgotten by Litcraz
The One Where Peter Gets A Group Hug by Icylightning
The One Where Peter Is Bucky’s Weakness by Jinxquickfoot
The Rise And Fall Of A Spider by Spidersoning
The Spider-Man Conspiracy by Tempestaurora
The Stars The Moon They Have All Been Blown Out (You Left Me In The Dark) by Madasthesea
The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle
The World Is Not Kind  by Trickster88
Things I Almost Remember by Icedaquarius
Tomorrow Is Another Day (Series) by Frostysunflowers
Trust Issues by Kianisabitch
Webcams And Webshooters (Series) by Losingmymindtonight
What You Were Then I Am Today (Series) by Madasthesea
When You Assume Wrong by Tentativetreason
With Great Care   by Giggles96
You're Killing Me Smalls by Phoenixhp5
 15. THE SERIES THAT SWEPT YOU AWAY — Some of us love to go on a long ride with a series, so which is the world of multiple stories that you binged or waited anxiously for each update?
 A Hero's Journey by Annie_Walke
Another June Day by Skeeter_110
Autistic Peter Parker   by Marvelousbutterfly
Chaotic Peter Parker by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So
Dear Peter Parker, What To Say To You by Littlemissagrafina
Family Business- Supernatural Au by Killerqueenwrites
Home by Glwilliams97
Hydra’s Not A Home  by Tempestaurora
I Kill Peter Parker Once A Month Of 2021 by Dorthea
I Love You More Than Anything (Bio Dad Au) by Iron_Spider
Identity Saga by Kitcat992
In A Galaxy Far, Far Away   by Madasthesea
Irondad NSAP by Chvotic
Kindred Spirits by Superherotiger
Learning To Parent  by Bowtiez
Lights To Guide You Home by Jolinarjackson
Like You'd Know How It Works And What Comes After by Mshermia
Made Of Iron, Born Of Fire by   Imgoingtocrash & Savvysass
Movie Aus  by Imeanthatsprettysnazzy
Mr. Stark & His Kid by Writerstrash
Nice Work, Kid by Madasthesea
Once Upon An Adoption by Kevy_Grayce
Out Of Darkness by Starryknight09
Paint It Black Verse by Queen Of Crystallopia
Peter Parker: Future Hearts by Xseshatx
Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom
Single Parent Peter Parker by Prettymalfoy
Soul Stone Realm by Marvelmusicmystery
The New Normal by Baloobird
The Room Saga by Iamirondad
Tony Built A Son   by Footloose_Poets
Tony Stark Is A Good Mentor by Happyaspie
Under Influence Writerstrash
Was That A Star Wars Reference, Dr. Stark? by Jen27ny
We Forgot Peter by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Webcams And Webshooters by Losingmymindtonight
What Makes A Family by  Doctornineandthreequarters
What You Were Then I Am Today  by Madasthesea
Whumptober 2019 by Iron_Spider
 16. THE IN-PROGRESS ADVENTURE — What’s the story that has you checking your email each day, hoping for an update?
 (Un)Breakable by A_Matter_Of_Loyalty
A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360
A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud
A Perfect Storm by Grilledcheesing
A Stark Contrast  by Melodicrunes
Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys by Parkrstark
All The Stars Align by Ashleyparker2815
And The Band Played On by Bobee
Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark
Beautiful Boy by Emily_Davison
Come Undone by Capiocapi
Contentiously Amiable by Ktoon
Dream In Colors Borrowed From The Sea by  by Buckets_Of_Stars
Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) by Da_Moose
Fifteen Years In The Making by Potts89
Fire With Fire by Agentianlegend
Found Family by Thedisneyoutsider
How Sharp by  Uncertainty_Principle
How To Repair A Broken Heart by Influentialpineapple
If They Knew All About You by Mshermia
If You're Going Through Hell, Keep On Going by Baloobird
In Unlikely Places by Looneylizzie
Irondad And Spiderson (Series) by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Is He Or Is He Not? by Omenthia_Arc
Lets Get On With Living (While We Can) by Almond_Blossoms
Lonely Generation by Prosperdemeter
Mr. Stark, Something Is Wrong by @Simping-For-Peggy
Not So Friendly by Ramble_On            
Only Going Over Home by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Outnumbered by Heartofcathedrals
Permanence by Theexhaustedalchemist
Peter’s New Step-Brother by Bowtiez
Peter's Hitchhiking Guide To The Time Heist by Randomsketchez
Priorities by Jlmonroe1234
Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger
Rewind by Losingmymindtonight
Ring Of Stones by An_Odd_Idea
Sleeping Through A Rogue Winter Storm by Pogokitten
Sound Logic by Aytheria
Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React by Gayplums
Survivors Guilt by Ember_Darla And Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Fan
Tech Of Nondestructive Yakking by Wabisabi
The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer by Ironmum
The Hero Of Our Own Story by Kingdomfaraway
The Many Adventures Of Iron Dad And Spider Son by Lbigreyhound13
This Warm Repair by Peterstank
Tune The Piano by Yellowdistress
Unforeseen Dangers   by Starryknight09
Unto The Breach by Melissabosquez
Wanting To Be Better by  Mz_Supermanfan
We Can't Have Faith For Everybody by Hale13
Webcams And Webshooters (Series) by Losingmymindtonight
What If We Never Were? by Ladylangst
What Occurred In Raychester Castle by Fictionart
What You Were Then I Am Today by Madasthesea
With Great Care  by Giggles96
You Are My Sunshine by Iamconstantine
You Stay, I Go  by Cinnamonrollstark
 17. THE COMPLETE FIC THAT YOU CHERISH — Whether Or Not You’ve Got The Patience For An In-Progress Or Not, There’s A Wealth Of Complete Stories You Can Devour At Leisure Or All In One Coffee-Fuelled Binge. What’s Yours?
 5 Times Peter Fell, And Tony Caught Him. And The 1 Time Tony Didn’t. by Eva7673
5 Wishes Peter Didn't Ask For And The 1 He Did by Alice_In_Ink
A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99
A Soul's Best Friend by Superherotiger
All Good Things Come In Threes by Bergen
Always Silent, Peter Darling by Lliblo
And You’ll Blow Us All Away by Losingmymingtonight
Because I Said So: Adventures In Parenting (With Commentary by Peter Parker) by Teamironmanforever
Come, My Darling, Homeward Bound by by Iamirondad
Coming Home by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Darkness Will Be Rewritten by Marveal
Engine 12 by Bethy_277
Everybody's Fine by Fluencca
Everyday Superhero by Stoneage_Woman
Five Times David Didn't Understand What Was Going On With His Girlfriend's Nephew by Bumblie_Bee
Five Times Peter And Tony Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum
Five Times Peter Was Tony’s Son And One Time Tony Was His Dad by Zojnks
Five Times Tony Stark Got To Be A Normal Dad by Captainstarsong
Good Publicity by Bergen
Heart Made Of Glass, My Mind Of Stone  by Princessironspider
Hydra's Not A Home (Series) Bb Tempestaurora
I’m Here, Always by    by Rosesandribbons
Identity Crisis  by Kitcat992
Identity Theft  by Kitcat992
If You’re Gonna Love Someone, Let It Be Me by  Ianalystark & Scooter3scooter
Intern Spider by Emily_F6
Let In Light (At Christmas Time by Josywbu
Let Me Pave The Path Until You Come Back (Series) by Elliahrose
Man In A Can by Jinxquickfoot
On The Other Side Of The Door by Iron_Spider
One To Ten by Jolinarjackson
Only For A Little While by Eccentric_Artist_221b
Pupper Parker by Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Sins Of The Fathers by Geekymoviemom
Starlight, Star Bright by Mainstreamelectricalparade
Stars, Hide Your Fires by Yellowdistress
Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
The 5 Times Tony Stark Helped Peter Parker’s Reputation. (And The One Time Peter Helped His.) by Deductioniskey
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn by Starryknight09
The Guardian by Emily_F6
The One Who Made It Out by Tiaylasglass
The Root Is Expectation by Yellowdistress
The Stars And The Moon They Have All Been Blown Out (You Have Left Me In The Dark) by Madasthesea
The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle
Time Will Tell  by Tonystarkissist
Too Pure For Your Own Good by An_Odd_Idea
We Are Family by Icylightning
What Do I Need? by Scooter3scooter
Your Heart Changed (Mine Stayed The Same) by Loisselina (Loisselina)
 18. THE ONE THAT GAVE YOU ALL THE LOVE — We all love Irondad, but some stories come with bonus bonds that give us just as much. Do you have a Peter & Bucky, or a Peter & Steve working alongside which delivers all the found family goodness?
 5 Times Happy Hogan Nearly Had A Heart Attack Because Of Peter Parker by Thespydersargon
Aiding And Abetting: A Peter Parker Saga by Floweryfran & Peterstank
Astronomy In Reverse by Pansley
Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark
Between How It Is And How It Should Be by Frostysunflowers
Bits And Pieces by Killerqueenwrites
Brighten Up, Sunshine by Iron_Spider
Can You Hold Me by Ironpengu & Parkrstark
Flame On, Dream On  by Marvelous_Writer
Give Him The Life, That I Couldn’t Give You   by Superherotiger
I Have A Nephew! by Zimnokurw
It Must Be Nice (To Have Mrs. Potts On Your Side by Sdottkrames
It Takes A Village (To Make Sure You're Okay) by Baloobird
Keeping Watch  by Oreoluvr13
Kingdom Come Undone by Killerqueenwrites
Let Me Pave The Path Until You Come Back (Series)  by Elliahrose
Living With Superheros? Not Cool by Groot_Is_God
Love Changes One's Views by Elisaphoenix
May I Have This Dance? by Canonismybitch
More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider
Not by Blood by Dorthea
O Blessed Child (Series) by Orionlady
Parallels   by Kianisabitch
Perfectly Parental  by Bergen
Popsicle Protocol by Marvelousbutterfly & Thisisnotourlasthunt
Project: Get Bucky Barnes A Dog by Ruxian
Road Work Ahead by Toniwilder
Rules Are Made To Be Broken by Ironmum
Sea Of Expectations  by Astro_Cat13
Something About This Kid by Eemolu
Stars In The City by Parkrstark
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn  by Starryknight09
The Definition Of Family by Queen (Ramble)
The Missing Lego Piece by Thedisneyoutsider
The Puzzle That Is Peter Parker  by Neuropsyche
Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse
Timshel (Series) by Justanotherblond
Titles    by Aimaim94
When In The Dark by Kevy_Grayce
Will You Be My Found Family?   by Frostyqueen
Worst Summer Vacation by Mysterycyclone
  19. THE PROLIFIC WRITER AWARD — Irondad has some amazingly prolific writers. Which are the ones you’ve subscribed to get at that fic-wonder goodness of 10 works or more?
 14million_Constellations
Aimaim94
Aimaim94
Ashleyparker2815
Baloobird
Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Bergen
Bowtiez
Buckets_Of_Stars
Capstar98
Cold_Nights_Summer_Days
Doctornineandthreequarters
Duskblue
Eccentric_Artist_221b
Emily_Davison
Emily_F6
Fictionalworldsareexquisite
Floweryfran
Frostysunflowers
Grilledcheesing
Happyaspie
Hold_Our_Destiny
Iamalystark
Iamirondad
Icylightning
Imgoingtocrash
Inkinmyheartsandonthepage
Ironfamjam
Ironmum
Iron-Spider
Ironxprince
Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So
Jelly_Pies
Jen27ny
Jolinarjackson
Joyful_Soul_Collector
Jwriter819
Killerqueenwritws
Kitkatwinchester
Littlemissagrafina
Losingmymindtonight
Madasthesea
Magicalyss
Maicaly
Mainstreamelectricalparade
Marvelous_Writer
Marvels_Blue_Phoenix
Mintstream
Motherkarizma
Mshermia
Myglassesaredirty
Nanixerka
O0citrusee0o
Parkrstark
Rosesandribbons
Sandyk
Scooter3scooter
Sdottkrames
Softdadironman
Starryknight09
Summerwolf
Superherotiger
Tempestaurora
Thedisneyoutsider
Thedumbestavenger
Turtle_Bean
Webtrinsic
Wisterispidey
Wolfypuppypiles
Xseshatx
Yellowdistress
 20. THE NEWBIE — New writers are joining the fandom all the time. Who’s the newbie (posting for 12 months or less) that’s delivering the good stuff for you?
 107thinfantry
Aijato
Anoddidea
Asherkoyal
Baymax_13
Bung
Canonismybitch
Carpediem369
Da_Moose
Dorthea
Eemolu
Emily_Davison
Fallingforbees
Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror
Freyaatterton
Fritokays
Frostyqueen
Imeanthatsprettysnazzy
Ironmum
Jinx_Frost
JinxQuickfoot
Just_Ppeachy
Kittybellestark
Krystalpomme
Lilacsoulw
Lost_lunar_wolf
Maicaly
Marvelousbutterfly
Mintstream
Omenthia_Arc
Patrochilles_Trash
Penny4yourThoughts
Peters
Peterspajamas
Polaroid15
Punkybunny
Revengewitch
Rosesandribbons
Silverdraconyx
Skiesbluetoday
Spagbol99
Sunflowerspideyy
Thedisneyoutsider
Theexhaustedalchemist
Theweirdpersonnextdoor
Thisisnotourlasthunt
Turtle_Bean
Winterturtle
Wolf5bane
 21. THE OG — Who’s the writer that’s been around for a while (12 months or more) that keeps you captivated?
 Aceofstars16
Aimaim94
Almond_Blossoms
Aloneintherain
Ashleyparker2815
Baloobird
Bean_Reads_Fanfic
Blueh
Bowtiez
Buckets_Of_Stars
Caraminha
Cold_Nights_Summer_Days
Doctornineandthreequarters
Duskblue
Eccentric_Artist_221b
Emily_F6
Evotter
Frostysunflowers
Geekymoviemom
Gremlinsr
Grilledcheesing
Happyaspie
Iamirondad
Imgoingtocrash
Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Iron_Spider
Ironfamjam
Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So
Jelly_Pies
Jen27ny
Jolinarjackson
Karenninaaa
Kevy_Grayce
Killerqueenwrites
Little_But_Mighty
Losingmymindtonight
Madasthesea
Mainstreamelectricalparade
Marveal
Mshermia
Myglassesaredirty
Parkrstark
Rejectedmarvel
Scooter3scooter
Shoyzzart
Snarkymuch
Spooderboyandtincan
Starryknight09
Summerwolf
Superherotiger
Tempestaurora
Tonystarkissist
Trickster88
Webtrinsic
Wolfypuppypiles
Yellowdistress
        22. THE WILD CARD STORY — The story that does (or doesn’t) fit into the above categories but you believe deserves the prize. Which one is that for you?
 5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did    by Losingmymindtonight
A Beautiful Lie  by Rayrox360
A Different Kind Of Surprise    by Winterturtle
A Fic Where Superior Iron Man Gets DECKED  by Nanixerka
A Peter Parker Problem, by Spagbol99
Aliens Really Are Out To Get You Aren't They? by Some_Sort_Of_Trash
An Uncomfortable Issue by Summerartist
Bank Robber by Purplecat7
Born To Cherish by Ironfamjam
Camping Blues  by Chvotic
Career Day  by Superhusbands4ever (Potterwatch97)
Chickpea And Bleach Curry by S0lstice
Coming Home by Inkinmyheartandonthepage
Doing Good by Thestubb
Everyday Superhero by Stoneage_Woman
Father’s Day Troubles  by Willienillieflys
Five Time Faculty Members Had To Call Peter's Emergency Contact + 1 Time He Shows Up Anyway by Kingdomfaraway
Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum
From Fraud To Father by Tonystarkissist
From Mr. Stark To Tony  by 1minute
Glittering Green  by Aimingarrows
Guess I’m Not Good Enough  by Freyaatterton
I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) by              Bluesweatshirt
I Exist In Two Places, Here And Where You Are           by              Mindshelter
I Will Soften Every Edge by Losingmymindtonight
I’m Not Telling Him. Period by Scooter3scooter
Iexist In Two Places, Here And Where You Are by Mindshelter
Inimitable by Ephemeralstark
Irondad NSAP (Series) by Chvotic
It's In The Job Description by Iron_Spider_Suit
Just A Normal Kid by Eye_Of_Purgatory
Kids Suck, But You're Great by Gymlily06
Long Gone | Marvel Au  by Strangerlyparker
Nothing Wrong With Being Yourself  by Kitkatwinchester
Play by Losingmymindtonight
Regards, Steve Rogers by Evotter
Research And Disaster by Blueh
Secret  by Aimaim94
Somewhere Beyond The Sea  by Andveryliterary_Theatricaltoo
Tall Skies by Black_Briar
Tech Of Non-Destructive Yakking by Wabisabi
The Case Of The Tyrannical Two by Ironfamjam
The Ghost Of Heroes by Enigmaris & Scarletnightfury
The Long Way Round  by Undeerqueen
The Peter Parker Conspiracy  by Tempestaurora
The Real Hero  by Jilycslove
The Reinvention Of Tony Stark by Losingmymindtonight
The Right Call   by Boleyn13
The Stark Family, by Tonystarkissist
Things That Make It Warm  by Dredfulhapiness
This Ride Is A Wild One             by Just_Ppeachy
Vouchsafe by Sagemb
We Are Family  by Icylightning
What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120
Winterturtle    by A Different Kind Of Suprise
Wrong Number Kid by Blackshadow030930
 ART 1 — DIGITAL MEDIA - Who has those PhotoShop skills, who makes the best mood boards? We have some wonderful artists in the Irondad fandom, and we’re here to celebrate them. Who's your favorite artist?
 @blackchessknight (Tumblr)
@broskepol  (Tumblr)
@dakt37 (Tumblr)
@itsybitsyspiderling (Tumblr)
@kitcat992(Tumblr)
@monireh (Tumblr)
@spidey-art (Tumblr)
@steviesboy (Tumblr)
@superherotiger (Tumblr)
Ellarie.png (Instagram)
  ART 2 — SKETCHES — Who has the skills with the original medium of art in sketches? Whose pencil can create the characters we love best?
 @broskepol (Tumblr)
@dakt37 (Tumblr)
@dchanberry (Tumblr)
@monireh89 (Tumblr)
Ellarie.png (Instagram)
  ART 3 — CARTOONS — Chibis, Manga, Anime, who can create the very best?
 @akira-akatsuki (Tumblr)
@broskepol (Tumblr)
@maryo274 (Tumblr)
@mjscorner (Tumblr)
@yes-i-am-happyaspie (Tumblr)
Ellarie.png (Instagram)
Ironkrispies (Instagram)
  ART 4 — FANVID — Some of the greatest creators are the ones that match the music to the mood, find the perfect scenes to make us laugh and cry. Who does that for you?
 All My Life || Tony & Peter (Father/Son Au) By Akapotatogirl (YouTube)
Ellaire.Png (Instagram)
Emsxworld (YouTube)
Mblaqminoz (YouTube)
My Dad's A Hero To Me By Msmorganstark (YouTube)
Tony Stark & Peter Parker (Adoption Au) || Home By Andrea D (YouTube)
Tony Stark & Peter Parker | A Stark Family Au | Home By Ineffable Films (YouTube)
Tony Stark & Peter Parker | Ashes By Mythicalroyalty (YouTube)
You Are The Reason L Tony Stark & Peter Parker By Chocolala
 ART 5 — BEST IRON FAMILY FANART — Who can create those feeling of Ironfam with their art? Who captures the characters we love in that iconic family.
 @broskepol (Tumblr)
@moonestaly (Tumblr)
@peterokii (Tumblr)
@spidey_art (Tumblr)
@superherotiger (Tumblr)
Ellarie.png (Instagram)
 ART 6 — MOST HEARTBREAKING FANART — Art can move us to tears. Who captures those moments and brings tears to your eyes?
  @cottoncandyofterror (Tumblr)
@eccentric_artist_221b (Tumblr)
@spidey-art (Tumblr)
@superherotiger (Tumblr)
Artinggrace (Instagram)
Cozy Paint (Instagram)
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 ART 7 — BEST HURT/COMFORT — Who captures the pain of the moment best for you?
 @broskepol (Tumblr)
@spidey-art (Tumblr)
@tonystarkissist (Tumblr)
I will always love you (no matter what...) by @monireh (Tumblr)
You Are The Reason by Chocolala (YouTube)
  ART 8 — THE WILD CARD ART— The art that does (or doesn’t) fit into the above categories but you believe deserves the prize. Which one is that for you?
 @cainternn (Tumblr)
@Iwritedumbshit (Tumblr)
@rhymewithrachel (Tumblr)
@superherotiger
Hannssm (Instagram)
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thwip--thwip · 4 years ago
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Angst 16 with irondad?
“Are you hurt?” “No.” “Then why are there bruises all over your face?”
Peter’s exactly thirty-seven minutes, forty-two seconds late when he finally walks out of the elevator into Tony’s lab.
Tony knows this because he had F.R.I.D.A.Y. throw up a timer, which has been running steadily on a holoscreen to his right for the entire duration of his wait. Tony’s frown has been getting deeper and deeper the long it goes on, with no sign of Peter - he’s not answering texts or calls, which is becoming more and more worrisome, which wouldn’t necessarily be a problem - but he’s not in his suit, either. The vitals screen that’s always on the bottom left-hand corner of any workstation Tony’s on is blank, inactive.
So what the hell gives?
He’s been working himself up to real irritation - Tony’s a busy man, with plenty of shit that’s not going to do itself. So what if he’s started looking forward to these little lab sessions? So what if he enjoys the excitement the kid brings to stuff that’s old hat to Tony, reminding him of his MIT days, when everything was new to him, too? It has nothing to do with the fact that he feels a little stood up - Tony’s a busy guy, okay?
Peter trudges in through the elevator, and Tony’s prepared, stone-faced, with his arms crossed. He opens his mouth to let the first chiding remark fly when he promptly loses all air from his lungs, as Peter turns sheepishly to face him.
“Are you hurt?” Tony demands, which wasn’t what he was originally going to say, but it comes out in the same harsh tone. Peter winces more at that than he does the obvious injuries, because of course he does.
“No.” Peter pushes his hood down and sets his backpack by the lab station, turning away from Tony. Now that won’t do. Tony circles around to face Peter, hitting him with a signature raised brow.
“Then why are there bruises all over your face?” And there really are, all over. He’s black and blue, already half healed, and Tony wonders if that’s why he was late, waiting for them to fade before realizing that they wouldn’t - or maybe he’d just decided this was good enough, which told Tony it must have been worse before -
“Would you - please stop?” Peter practically begs, shifting nervously from foot to foot. “I can see you panicking from here, Tony.”
“Panicking? Me? I’m not panicking.” Tony snorts, looking Peter over from head to toe for more injuries. “Why would I be panicking? My favorite intern shows up thirty-seven minutes and forty-two seconds late looking like he got into a fight with a steamroller - why would I be panicking?”
“You have it down to the second?” Peter asks, lips quirking into a small smile, and Tony stares him down, unimpressed.
“Shut up. You look like you saw the wrong end of a meat tenderizer.” Tony shoos Peter away from the workstation he’s inching towards, like he wants to open up his project and pretend he doesn’t have a concussion - because he must have something, Jesus, what the hell? “What happened? And don’t bullshit me, Parker.”
“Before you ask, I didn’t have the suit.” Peter raises his hands like he’s expecting Tony to shoot. Tony’s considering it, feeling the vein in his forehead start pulsing. Of course Peter would jump into a situation without his suit. Of course. “But I put MJ’s bandana over my face, and I had sunglasses on, so it’s not like they saw my face.”
“Yeah? Your disguise survived the beating?” Tony gestures to Peter’s person and Peter scuffs his shoe against the floor. He looks reluctant to elaborate, but there isn’t going to be any getting out of this one.
“That’s not from...that.” Peter hedges, shifting his weight from foot to foot. Tony stares, not easily dissuaded, until Peter sighs and slumps, defeated already. “I might have...run face-first into a billboard as I was trying to leave.”
“Pete.” It would be funny, if it hadn’t clearly fucked Peter up so bad. He must have been hauling ass; maybe he’d even broken his nose before showing up. “Kid, you gotta be more careful.”
“I know! I know.” Peter looks down at his feet, gaze nervously flickering up to Tony, then back down. “I wasn’t thinking I just - I had to jump in. I couldn’t ignore someone just - getting hurt, like that. Are you...are you mad at me?”
“Furious.” Tony blows out a long breath, closing the distance between them to clap Peter on the shoulder. “And proud. Aggravated, but worried. So many things, kid. You’re doing good, I just...wish you’d take care of yourself a little better.”
“Come on.” Tony musters up a smile, squeezing Peter’s shoulder. “Let’s get some ice on that shiner, huh?”
“Hey,” Peter starts, as they head back towards the elevator. “Am I really your favorite intern?”
“Can it, Parker.” Tony growls, without any real bite, and Peter beams, clearly thriving under the indirect praise. “You’re a pain in the ass, that’s what you are.”
“But I’m your favorite pain in the ass.” Peter clarifies, laughing as Tony’s eyes roll to the Heavens. Well, he can’t argue with him there.
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hailxhydra · 3 years ago
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A/N: Here is my first entry for the @multiverse-irondad-july event! It's sort of short, but I haven't written anything for marvel in a really long time so I'm easing back into it. Prompt: first encounter Warnings: Suicidal thoughts, nothing too graphic I think, but please stay safe and read at your own discretion! Words: 616 (I swear I didn't do that on purpose lol)
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A black figure slinked around the rooftops of Queens, making no noise whatsoever. The man in question was your not-so-friendly Peter Parker, whose suit made it possible for him not to make any sound so he wouldn’t alert the civilians and resident superheroes of New York that he was there.
Why was he being so secretive? Well, he may or may not have stolen a kinda, sorta, super important piece of technology from the lab at Stark Industries. In his defense, Stark shouldn’t have left it lying around in the middle of the room, waiting for it to be stolen.
And it wasn’t as if he stole it for nothing. The thing that he stole would revolutionize the medical field as we know it. It wasn’t fair that Stark was hogging the little piece of tech for himself, while there were millions of people on Earth who were dying whereas he was lounging around on his little private island or wherever the rich and famous spent their vacations.
The familiar sound of repulsors snuck up from behind him, the Iron Man suit landing on the roof with a thud.
“Hand it over.”
Well, shit.
He had to play it off cool. He wasn’t being suspicious at all. Didn’t normal citizens of New York go around quietly running across rooftops in totally black suits holding crucial and expensive and stolen things?
Okay, maybe he was being a bit suspicious.
He froze and turned around slowly, a bit of snark sneaking into his voice.
“Why hello, Mr. Iron Man! What brings you here to this rooftop tonight?” he said cheerfully while smiling innocently through his mask, though Stark probably wouldn’t be able to see it. Fortunately, he decided to play along with the game, giving Peter some more time to stall and think of a plan.
“Well, the view from up here is breathtaking, isn’t it? The weather’s pretty nice for this time of year. Thought I would go for a stroll, you know?”
The eyes of the suit seemed to stare through his mask into the depths of his soul. It unnerved Peter, as if Stark of all people knew all of his deepest secrets. Desperately clutching at straws, he sauntered around the place, finally deciding to casually rest his hands against the railway, ignoring the several thousand foot drop onto the bustling streets where the people were going about their business, completely and one hundred percent oblivious to the two of them standing right above.
Absent-mindedly, he wondered what would happen if he were to jump. Right now. Would anyone even care? In all, it wouldn’t be too bad of an end to his life. A pathetic end to a pathetic life. The wind rushing through his hair, the screams and shouts surrounding him as he falls through the air and lands on the ground. It wouldn’t be remembered in history, these things happened all the time. At times the only thing keeping him going was the desire to go out in a blaze of glory.
A hand on his shoulder jerked him out of his thoughts. There stood Tony Stark, in splendor, with a cold, hard look on his face. His lips were pressed into a thin line and his other hand was reaching out, palm faced up. A silent question.
Peter pulled off his mask to reveal wide eyes that were red and puffy from crying, dry tear stains on his cheeks, his face covered in pimples that made him look like he was twelve. He shoved the instrument into Stark’s arms.
“You can have it,” he mumbled, running across the rooftops, away from the shouts and pleas of the superhero he left behind.
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