#Tony mentioned

[berrys-hide-out]

Holiday feels

Summary; Peter is bored and feels left out. Holidays could be extremely draining sometimes..everyone was away, but did that really mean he was as alone as he thought? Characters; Lee!Peter Ler!Sam/Bucky

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A soft sigh left Peter as he laid over the table in the avengers lounge. Holidays were usually fun, playing with friends, texting, seeing new things.. but not this time. His eyes flickered to his phone. Two whole weeks had passed and he hadn’t heard of MJ or Ned. Both were on vacation, somewhere out in the world with their parents, and he was stuck in New York.. Aunt may was working overseas because of an emergency and if it couldn't get any worse.. His suit was hidden away, his aunt had forbade him to run around in it while she was gone.. a grimace fell onto his face.. and Tony? He was arguing with Steve about some weird incoming mission.

His eyes fell to the papers which he still had to finish for school. “Uuugh..” he bemoaned and melted even more over the table.

A yelp escaped him when fingers ran over his shoulder blades and his head snapped up. “Having issues kid?” Bucky asked with slight amusement at his reaction. Peter puffed his cheeks “No, not really.” He sighed and grabbed the pen again, twirling it between his fingers. Bucky raised an eyebrow and sat down at the corner by his side, “What’s the long face for champ?” He hummed, his amusement long gone. Peter shook his head but eyed his phone.

Bucky followed his gaze, “You waiting on someone?” Peter hummed, not meeting the soldiers gaze, rather staring back at his work. "Mj and Ned." he stated lowly. It was awfully rare that they were apart, specifically so that no one could muster up the time to talk to one another. It was like hell on earth,.. for a few days not a problem but so long…

A chime of the elevator announced a newcomer and ripped Peter out of his thoughts, Bucky looked up and exchanged a worried glance with Sam. The uncle of two frowned and walked to Peters side, opposite of Bucky. “You’re still sitting on those?” He asked lightly, raising an eyebrow. Peter sighed in annoyance and eyed him. Sam’s eyebrows raised at the stink eye he got before frowning “How about a break?” He offered “I was about to collect mister Grumpy over there anyways for a game marathon.” He offered with a playful grin as his thumb pointed at Bucky. Peter eyed the work sheets, hearing Bucky scoff before seeing him stand in the corner of his eyes.

The man hummed and promptly took the kid by the armpits “Decision time’s up, come on buddy.” He grinned. The sudden gravity change made Peter break into hysterical giggles in an instant, “HEY! Buhucky!” He gasped and kicked out, only for Sam snigger and squeeze the boy's knee in a playful manner. “Sahaham!” Peter giggled shrilly and kicked out at him, all sadness fogotten in a fracture of a second. Bucky chuckled and held him slightly higher “I think we might've found our first game” he commented as a smirk played on his features. Sam huffed, eyeing them both with a playful smile "And our first rule, no kicking the game master!" He growled playfully. Peter froze for a second at the lingering threat before his giggles returned tenfold and he shook his head, squirming over Bucky and out of his hold. Landing with a slight backflip and a low stance “N-Now hold on- I never agreed—“ Sam sniggered and formed claws, slowly advancing to the teen.

“Better run before this timer runs out as well.” Sam warned with a playful grin.

Peter frowned, hands in front of him “Sam- I don’t” “Pete..” Bucky purred making Peter’s half-growl falter and as soon as those words left the super soldier and he took a step back. Bucky smirked deviously “3….” Peter shook his head and lowered himself further with a nervous grin, getting ready for them to pounce. “2..” Sam grinned and took a step forward making the boy yelp and scatter out of the lounge. “OOH PETER!” Sam thaunted and dashed after him “BUCKYHYhe HAHASN’T COUNTED DOWN YEHEHEHET!” Peter yelped and giggled shilly when he barely side stepped Sam’s pounce, making the man slip over the freshly cleaned floor.

The boy laughed as he made it past the man, jumping over Sam who was looking at the wall down the hallway in disbelief. Bucky hot on Peters tail they continued the chase. “Careful! Ground’s slippery!” Sam called making both males up front cackle. Peter slowled slightly at the short distraction and Bucky caught up. The younger squeaked and let himself drop to the floor sliding along it before grabbing the doorway and shooting into the living room. He got up in a smooth fashion and with a rather proud expresion which was however short lived and he yelped when Bucky had followed his example, however undercalulated the force, making them crash into another. Peter let out a short scream as he got swept off his feet, barely having been warned by his spider sense. Bucky held onto him, both of them coming to a quick stop in what was almost the middle of the room.

The two sat there for a second, recollecting themselves. “Please ensure not to run on slippery ground Peter.” Friday suddenly chimed in making Peter growl at her yet before he could retaliate he felt the super solder breathing down his neck. “Buhucky!” He whined a giggle and scrunched up as he leaned away from the super soldier. The man grinned “What? I’m not doing anything!” Sam sniggered and walked over to join them. “Great catch Buck.” He smirked and loomed over the boy. “Anything you wanna say before the tickle monster takes over?”

Peter smirked back at him “You suck” “You little...” Sam growled and pounced. Peter squeaked and kicked his legs, practically pushing Bucky and him further away from Sam. Yet it was useless as hands dug into his sides and ribs "NaAhahAhao! SAhAham!"

The hands lifted in an instant at the hiccupy shriek. He met Sam's eyes which held uncontrolled mischief and surprise. "Did-" he smirked in glee and looked at Bucky "Did you hear that?!" he exclaimed. Peter flushed red with a soft groan but the low laugh behind him made him smile anew and giggle in anticipation. "I did." the smirk dripping heavily in bucky's voice. "Never heard him make that sound before." he sniggered making Peter groan yet again in utter embarrassment. "Will you- EhEhehehey!" he yelped and pushed at Bucky's hands which latched onto his sides, leaving him open. Sam filed that away for later with a grin as Peter's bouncy giggles filled the otherwise silent living room.

“Nahahaha! Cohome on!” He bemoaned playfully. Sam sniggered “‘Come on’ what Pete?” The male adjusted himself before squeezing Peter’s knee, making him kick out. “WAH-! NOhohoHohOhu!” The boy squeaked and reached for Sam’s wrist only for his arms to slam back down with a giggly shriek when Bucky scribbled along his higher ribs… threateningly close to his armpits.

“Buhuhuckyheheee!”

Sam huffed at the kicking limps and growled “Peter, what was rule number one?” He asked, yet not getting an answer aside form boyish giggles as Peter tried pushing himself up and away from Bucky’s silent threat. The male smirked, Peter had a soft blush on his cheeks which heated his ears, “Nohohoho! buhucky!” The kid warned through his giggles. Peter shook his head, oh he was doomed, these two weren’t going to let him get anywhere until they thought the game was over. A almost electric feeling raced over his whole nervous system, making him arch his back before leaning forth to his trapped leg. “SAM!” He squeaked out, reaching for the hand below his knee only for a very cold hand to slip under his shirt and scribble over his ribs “HeHEhEHEhy! BuHUHUhucky!” He laughed lightly, hands clasping back down in an X shape to protect his torso. Another flick up the back of his knee made him shriek and tug at it, getting it free with ease. Sam eyed the boy, their eyes locked and Peter felt a thrill rush through him at the silent threat, yet unable to get away from the Falcon who was yet again rushing after his leg, all he did was lean further into Bucky as if he could phase through the soldier somehow. Talking about the Soldier, Bucky was smirking down endaringly at the boy. Somehow he reminded him of Steve when they were younger, the captain would also be too ticklish for his own good, yet unlike Peters sensitivity, Steve's wasn't well known.

A dark chuckle left his lips and he explored his stomach a little, taking note of the hightened pitch in giggles and every reaction it sought from the spider. Peter meanwhile was loosing his little head as the two worked in an awful precision to make him flail and laugh back and forth. "Heh, poor kid. Too tickish for his own good" Bucky mused, Sam looked up at his friend with a hint of surprise, the guy wasn't always up for these kinds of games after all.

As quickly as the surpise had came it passed and a devious smirk played on his features. "yeah, poor Peter." he sighed dramatically as he yet again caught the limp and this time kept it in his lap. "I have to say, being that ticklish has to be maddening." he shook his head. Bucky hummed, his amusement leaking through as the two ignored the low giggly groan from the teen to "cut it out!" "Yeah, imagine.. I mean it would be a true shame if a villain would ever find out about this." he 'muttered'. "IHIhiHIhi'm RIhIHihight HEHERE!" Peter protested. Sam hummed "Did you hear something?" Bucky shook his head in feigened innocence. "No, must've been the wind." he said and smirked at his friend "getting so old you're already hearing nonesense?" he teased. Sam growled and his attack on the boys knee and occasional hip squeezes picked up.

Peter yelped and kicked Sam, only for his other leg to be caught as well. "What did we say about kicking?" Bucky growled onto his ear. "IHIHi DihIHIDn'T MEHEHAN TOAHAHA- BUHUCKY NAHA!" he cried out and squeezed his eyes shut, succumbing to the dreadful 'torture' that Bucky had unleashed on his armpits. Sam sniggered "thanks Buck." Bucky huffed in acknowledgement.

Peter laughed his heart out for awhile, the technique of scribbling and pinching around his armpit was driving him up the wall, where did Bucky learn this anyways?!

“AHAHA OHOHOKAY IHIHI’M SOHORRY!” He squeaked out between bouts of laughter and Bucky let up, feeling Peter relax into him.

Sam sniggered and gave the kid a second to catch his breath before he hummed innocently. “You know what we should do?” He asked making Bucky hum curiously. Peter also shook his head, slightly adjusting in Buckys hold to be a little more comfortable, maybe thinking they were already done yet Sam had a mischievious, almost evil plan... “Peter in biology you have the human organs right now, right?” Peter nodded “yeah..?” He murmured and raised an eyebrow “Why do you ask?”

Sam shrugged “do you know where the liver lies inside?” He asked and Peter opened his mouth to reply, his hand pointing at Sam's abdomen, then he pointed to his own and then he let it fall with a soft, concrentrated frown. It was easy on paper… “uh..” he murmured and Sam shook his head with a soft tut. “Here, see…” he said and moved his finger up between Peter and Bucky to Peter’s back and slowly moved down. Peter gasped softly and stiffed at the feeling. Sam slowly moved over his side to his front, feeling the muscles jump underneath. “And it goes along here…” he muttered his explanation and a grin fell onto Peters features, yet he held the giggles in.

Sam grinned. “And same here, it’s the other one, both go all the way over here.” He said, moving both his fingers around his back to his front. To his glee Peter let out a high pitched giggle and clamped his arms down.

Sam huffed “Pete you need to know this… Bucky help me out here would you?” “My pleasure.” Peter shuddered and anticipating giggles left his mouth, he tried swallowing them, only managing ever so slightly.

Sam smirked internally, once the kid figured out they were playing around he’d definitely kick their asses in combat training… or play one or two pranks but the soon to be realisation on his face was going to make all of this so worth it.

“You should show the kid the stomach too” Bucky chimed in making Sam hum in delight “you’re right..” he said and looked at Peter “know where it is?” Peter was about to answer, only for Sam to start tracing it “it goes from up here.. aaaaaaall the way over here and then back down heeere…” Peter giggled, playfully pushing at Sam’s hands “Stohohop!” He whined at the way too playful gesture “what why? Isn’t this important for your studies?” Sam smirked and Peter stared at him, his silly grin not leaving even when the realization was setting in “Noho!” He squeaked “We ohonly need to know it for the books!”.

Sam sniggered “well too bad!” He growled and latched onto his sides. Peter squealed and grabbed at man’s hands, wriggling in his hold with bubbly laughter. “Nahaha SAHahaham! Thihis iHIhisnt ahabout bihiologyhehee! Youhuhu Prihick!” He groaned the last part though it more so sounded like a whiny giggle.

Bucky sniggered and tased his hip, “Well come on then kid, show him!” He encouraged, making the boy finally wrangle with the two, turning sideways to fight off all found hands. Peter laughed as he wrestled with the two, giggling through and squeaking from time to time when one got through his defenses to squeeze or scribble. It was a silly display truly, it was fun to play around like that, but if you’d ask Peter about it, he’d never admit such a thing. "Naha, Cohohome on guhuys!" Peter sniggered as he pushed at Bucky’s hands again, “Saham called you old yesterday!” He squeaked out before Sam growled playfully and his back hit the ground, both men hovering above him with almost wicked smirks. Bucky then eyed Sam “Seriosuly?” He growled and Sam scoffed “No way!” Bucky’s eyes narrowed and Peter giggled “no he did!” He exclaimed. “No i didnt!” Sam growled down. “What? You calling me a LiHahahAHAHA!” Peter threw his head back and squeezed his eyes shut when Sam dug into his armpits. “Yes.” Sam growled down at him, searching for the one spot that drew the teen up the wall. Bucky watched and shook his head, with a well placed squeeze to Sam’s hip the man yelped and threw his arms down to protect himself “EY!” He squeaked in outrage. Bucky smirked and shook his head “You seriously need to take lessons from Nat about lying.” He mused smugly and before Sam could say anything Bucky continued “And we’ll talk about your little comment later.” He warned and Peter smirked at Sam. The man eyed him and growled. Peter giggled and pushed himself up onto his arms “Told you you shouldn’t have said that.” He reminded and Sam scoffed, “You’re not safe yet don’t even start becoming a smart ass.” He warned and Peter pouted at that “Not a smart ass.” He growled back. Bucky shook his head at the two “we just had him smiling.” He complained to Sam who smirked “then let’s get that smile back.” Sam grinned and formed claws. “After all, No sulking around the tower” he warned before his hands went for Peter’s hips. “NO- SAHAAM!” The boy screeched and went to catch the hands, surprised when they suddenly turned course and went to his sides instead. Too baffled and occupied with Sam's sudden evasive maneuver he didn’t notice Bucky latch onto his hips.

The screech and belly laughter that followed made the two men laugh along with him. “NAHAHA COHOME OHON! IHIHI’M SMIHILING! GUHUYS!” He cried out through his laughter, head thrown back with messy hair and a soft blush along his cheeks and nose. Bucky sniggered adoringly at the boy and Sam sighed “finneeee, I guess we can let up.” He said ‘sadly’ but the smile on his features showed just how pleased he was with the work.

Bucky hummed and followed Sam’s lead, letting up on the kid.

Peter giggled and closed his eyes. They shot right back open when his shirt got lifted and he looked right at Bucky before- “NOHOHOAHAHAHA!” The boy squealed as the man placed a raspberry on his stomach. Bucky leaned back with a smirk and pat his tight. “That one was for good measure.” He stated making Peter send him a giggly middle finger.

“Woahahaha, careful, don’t let Steve see that.” Sam laughed. Which earned him a smack to the knee “youhu’re the worst!” He growled.

A knock interrupted them and they looked up. Steve and Tony. “Are you bullying my intern?” Tony huffed and Peter got up squeaking when Sam pinched his side. He barely side stepped and raced to the other two men. “Thehey’re being mean!” He said, practically hiding between them.

Tony sniggered and gave his trainee a soft neck tickle “mihister staahark!” He whined and ducked out of it “ehenough!”. Tony grinned and shook his head in adoration. Steve hummed “Leave the poor kid” he mused and patted Peter’s shoulder. “Go get a board game. I’ll join you in a second.” He said, his tone of voice however hinted mischief.

Peter raised an eyebrow and smiled, looking at the man curiously “okay…?” He nodded nonetheless as Steve turned to Bucky and Sam.

“So, which of you two bullies want to go first?” He growled and slowly inched forwards. Bucky and Sam’s grins turned to blank surprise and disbelief, Sam gasped when Bucky scrambled “Hey! Wait up!” He growled and raced after him “don’t you dare throw me under the bus now!” He called after him and Steve rushed after them.

Tony and Peter sniggered at the display, hearing the three yell about it being mighty unfair with two super soldiers and one soldier.

Tony smirked “how about we play a round until captain tickle monster joins us?” Peter flushed red at the name and rolled his eyes with a smile “yeah yeah, let’s go.” He huffed.

Tony smirked and poked his trainees back “bet I’m faster in the lounge then you?” Peter smirked at his mentor “bet I’m first?” Tony huffed “as if. On three”

1…..2……..3! And the two were off, racing down the still slightly slippery hallway, with one promptly overshooting the lounge while the other managed to slide in perfectly fine.

And the two who were getting chased around the compound? Let’s just say they’re still running. ;)

[dreamsofg0ld]

25 years honey, just in one night

929 - halsey // camden - gracie abrams // peter - taylor swift // memento mori - lindsey cherek // dancing with our hands tied - taylor swift // first love / late spring - mitski // upon turning 25, a small nervous breakdown - megan williams // 25 - veruca salt // tar baby - toni morrison // 24/7 - the neighbourhood // all my daughters (demo) - dodie // a praise chorus - jimmy eat world // kozmic blues - janis joplin

[lena-thinks-too-much]

It is so, so important to me that people understand that Tim didn't figure out the bats because Dick was a "Show off". Like yes, Dick Grayson is the most flamboyant, dramatic ass man you will ever meet.

But the quadruple somersault? There's no way that was because dick was just showing off. Because you're telling me Bruce Wayne, who's so committed to hiding his identity that he literally acts like a completely different person out of the mask in public just to ward suspicion, would miss the fact that Robin regularly uses the flying Grayson's trademark move? There's literally no way.

In the comics we see Tim explain his deductive process to Dick and Alfred and they're both surprised impressed whatever. We don't see him explain it to Bruce. I think Bruce would be surprised and shocked that a 9 year old was able to put the pieces together but I don't think he'd be surprised that the quadruple somersault gave it away.

So if Bruce was possibly aware of such an obvious give away, why let it continue?

I'll tell you why.

It really comes down to the physics

So Dick was 9 when he started out right? That means the most he'd have likely weighed was 43kgs or roughly 95lbs in freedom units.

But Dick and both of his parents are gymnasts who tend to be smaller. So he was likely less than that.

In physics, rotating objects build up angular momentum (this is how bikes stay up right for example). The more rotation, the more momentum. And objects with less mass build up that momentum much faster than those that are heavier.

Robin constantly has to fight people who are nearly 3 times his size. I teach 8 year olds, they're tiny. A quadruple somersault for a small boy that weighs less than a hundred pounds is a brutal weapon. Especially if you add in the acceleration from gravity as he drops in from above.

And I can guarantee you this logic tracks because Dick literally utilizes this idea, without the somersault, in the 2009 teen titans cartoon.

Yeah, that's right. We're talking about the infamous knee drop.

Like it is borderline savage. Add in a quadruple somersault and the resulting force is nearly fatal. It's likely the main reason Batman would ever allow him to do it with the cape on.

Also, Dick landing feet first on the penguin in the first image probably gave the guy severe back issues

[prokopetz]

Weren’t you the dude who invented groney ? If so your a fucking legend.

Yes and no. As far as I'm aware, I was the first to propose that "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a breakup song performed by Tony the Tiger. However, it was fanart of that shitpost drawn by @iguanamouth and the now-deactivated @altadude, as well as @randomslasher's now-memetic banana bread monologue, that popularised it. (Both can be seen here, for reference.) Let's give credit where credit is due!

[indestinatus]

NCIS: Tony & Ziva (2025) - teaser trailer

[ironshieldchild]

i saw somewhere once a post that said "if tony stark was still alive he'd love making fun of john walker in steve's honor" and yeah i absolutely think that is true. and tony would be the most upset out of everyone, actually

[leclercari]

"Henry’s still looking up at the statue, but Alex can’t stop looking at him and the sly smile on his face, lost in his own thoughts. “And James’s son, Charles I, is the reason we have dear Samson. (...) One of the most beautiful pieces we own, and we didn’t even steal it. We only needed Villiers and his trolloping ways with the queer monarchs. To me, if there were a registry of national gay landmarks in Britain, Samson would be on it.” Henry’s beaming like a proud parent, like Samson is his, and Alex is hit with a wave of pride in kind." — Red, White & Royal Blue, Chapter 10

[aldenparkers]

#true love

[haveihitanerve]

That scene- where Clint makes more trick arrows… 😭 please just imagine for me Tony Stark and Clint Barton, the two insomniacs of the avengers team, huddled in the lab at four in the morning, Tony leaned against Clint, half draped over him, laughing at something he’s said as they both fiddle with tech, cracking jokes and coming up with more and more outlandish trick arrows to create, toasting marshmallows over the small fire they accidentally started and sharing thoughts and space and… just Clint and tony friendship for me please 

[onepiecethingsilike]

I have been SO devastated over Chopper changing his hat, but it turns out he just stuck a helmet over his little top hat to protect it and now everything is right with the world again

[phoenixyfriend]

Tony Stark & Natasha Romanova, now in Star Wars

IDK if you folks were ever MEGA into crossovers but did you ever engage with the kind that can more or less be summarized as "isekai but the person 'hit by truck-kun' is a character from a different canon?"

Because that's what this is.

Tony Stark isekai'd into Star Wars (random planet) after dying in Endgame. He knows the movies, but not the supplemental material, as even by the time TPM came out, he was thirty and fucked up and making a name for himself in war. Bad times.

Tony wakes up sixteen and with Nothing to his name but his skills. He does not speak the language. Mostly gets by doing shit like skinning potatoes for a kitchen and pulling weeds and whatnot while he catches up on Basic. (He is apparently fluent, or at least conversational, in French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, and Dari. So Basic would be his Seventh language, and while four of those can be lumped into 'if you learn one, the next will be easier,' Dari is wildly unrelated, so I'd say he could pick up Basic a bit faster than average, especially with 16yo brain elasticity.)

A toddler, two years old with intensely red hair, runs into his shins one day and yells his name very clearly. He looks down, is a little confused, and then a nearby carer from an orphanage jogs up yelling "Nat!" The toddler is Natasha Romanoff. She remembers everything, including dying, but is about twenty-five pounds soaking wet and NOBODY will take her seriously.

It takes some… effort, to explain the situation to the carer. Yes, Tony knows Nat. He worked with uh…. her 'older brother, a man named Clint.' Tony does not currently have the resources for anyone to legally give him custody of a toddler but he's got some motivation to secure housing and a stable income.

He does that. Gets Natasha with him because of course he has to do that. It's the one person he knows. It's Nat.

Turns out she's Force Sensitive, though. A 'natural extension' of her more skillgrinding abilities to read/manipulate people. Tony is not Force Sensitive but he DID recently have a medical episode that took him to a thankfully-government-funded clinic that informed him he has a Bad Heart and will require a pacemaker despite being seventeen.

A Jedi finds Nat while passing through and they Discuss Their Options. This is when Nat is about four. There is a heavy discussion about how her mind is older than her body, so the Jedi would need to be ready for that, but also Tony needs to discuss this with Nat, who was like thirty-nine(?) when she died and thus more than capable of making her own decisions.

Despite fandom generally painting Tony as the most selfish of the Avengers and Natasha as the most coldly practical, they are still heroes who put in some Fucking Effort to become better people, and they come to the conclusion that Natasha would do much more to help this galaxy as a Jedi than as some kid in poverty on a no-name planet. So off she goes!

She's like five years younger than Obi-Wan, the story reveals.

Tony is a bit aimless and the work he's BEEN doing (probably laying down electrical lines or something at this point, IDK, he got into construction or something) gets sideswept by Damage To A Tool. He knows how to fix the tool, but he does not have a forge.

There is a forge in town. He goes to it and says that he can't afford to ask to have it fixed, but he knows how to do it himself, so could he borrow access for a small fee?

This is a Mandalorian armorer. They say no. In fact, they tell him, that would be significantly more expensive than just getting it fixed.

Buuuuuuuuuut for Reasons, the armorer decides that Tony (now 18-19 physically) can do it so long as the Armorer supervises. Tony is competent Enough that the Armorer gives him a datapad and tells him to read it and come back in a week to discuss the topic. Tony warns that Basic is far from his first language and he doesn't have a whole lot of free time, so he probably won't have read it by then. That's fine, they'll just discuss what he has read.

It's about Mando culture, in a mildly propaganda-y way, and Tony comes back to Argue About Religion more than anything. He thinks the Armorer is proselytizing, which they kind of are, but they are also more than happy to discuss the lines between the Mando culture as ethnicity and culture and religion and so on.

This becomes a regular occurence. Tony has made A Friend who has started offering him a side gig doing Basic Village Blacksmith Work that the Armorer deems too menial, like "horse"shoes.

Tony is offered an apprenticeship that he did not expect, on the condition of Becoming Mandalorian.

This is. A heavy decision.

However. Tony is a guy who is at least partly defined by his cool armor. Mandalorians are defined by their cool armor. He has been told, several times, that there are multiple ways to be a Mandalorian. So he accepts, because he decides it's worth for the chance to be somebody who can make a difference in a way he currently can't.

Ten years later, 'Initiate Romanova' goes up to Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon as they prepare to leave, and neatly informs them that she has a feeling they are going to have a Bad Time on their mission in Mandalore, and that if they need emergency shelter from enemies, to go to an Armorer by the name of Tony Stark, because that's her brother so she knows that he's going to be friendly to Jedi. (Tony has sent her a small handful of messages, through channels both official and not, about big life events.)

Of course, shit hits the fan and the two plus Satine end up finding Tony's forge and he hides them in his Underground Bunker, which actually has a tunnel to a cave system that is safer than the bunker itself. Because reasons. (IN A CAVE. WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS.)

He has helper droids! They are named indirectly after friends from the Past Life, things like Spangles.

On their way back after the mission they swing by to say hi and he asks them to bring something to Natasha and it's a matryoshka doll set he made based on the Avengers (it goes based on age so the outermost is Thor, followed by I think Bruce, Rhodey, Tony, Clint, Natasha, Steve, Sam, Wanda, Vision), as well as a plushie he had custom made by somebody in town of a Bird With Archery Gear, even though she's too old for that stuff.

Even among the Jedi, Natasha is WEIRD and SERIOUS and everyone's pretty damn sure she's going to be a Shadow, or at least do a HECK of a lot of undercover work.

IDK how this plays out but Tony is definitely keeping an eye on politics so he can figure out the Palpatine rise to power and remind Natasha in case she's forgotten because when they first split they didn't, either of them, know what to expect in regards to her memory given the whole Baby Brain issue.

"Why is Tony an Armorer"

Okay some more thoughts!

I think Tony's aggressively atheist and consistently watching whoever claims to be Mand'alor with a critical eye in case he has to step in, and does not take any references to ka'ra with any real seriousness. That said. He's an Armorer now. A weird one who refuses like half his clients for Ethics Reasons, but technically a cultural authority figure who's allowed to argue with the Mand’alor.

@penpalpixie:

fsr the initial meeting scenario with the armorer bugs me,like would they really just let him" but tbf Tony knows how to steamroll people and could probably dissect the forge in an instant.

Which, yeah, in my defense, I put this together in about two hours so some of it's a bit wonk? BUT. @threebea had a good suggestion for how/why the Armorer had Tony actually do things in the forge instead of telling him to scram:

Maybe Tony has been doing some 'crafting' on the side maybe droid repairs or modifications which is how the Armorer first sort of hears about him and then one day there's the kid that people have been mentioning the Stars aligned here's a pamphlet. He can't make a living off gizmos in his situation since most of what Star wars has is advanced tech and to do anything impressive he would need more resources and more of an understanding of the mathematics of this universe (Stares at ceiling one night trying to figure out if the law of relativity would be a thing here). That might slow him down just like… his math doesn't actually work here so on top of language he would have to learn things to do complicated stuff that he could already buy for a credit. But with armory it's concepts he knows well and adding weapons to armor especially no lethal ones is something he also knows. Mandalorian armor with UNI BEAM

When it comes to canon, he knows THE big thing (Palpatine is Sidious) and basically nothing else. He thinks he remembers the clones being Mando? but he's honestly not even sure he remembers the original Fett's first name correctly. He knows the guy is a Fett, because Boba was a cultural mainstay for Tony's childhood, so like, it was nice to have some backstory, but he's honestly not sure how likely "that baby Mand'alor that went missing" is to being Boba's plot-relevant dad. Could be an uncle for all he knows, or just a guy with the same last name.

@firebirdeternal:

I feel like to keep things fair Tony should be able to scale up a little harder than the average Mandalorian. Yeah all his tech knowledge is a bit out-dated and he isn't likely to get an arc reactor running in a way that'll be more powerful than anything locally available, but I feel like he'd adapt pretty darn quickly to available tech and start Improving Things Nat's skills all translate extremely well, once she's not got stumpy toddler body she's basically back to her old level PLUS telekinesis and wibbly force nonsense although I understand if that's also not the focus of the fic, being less "And now there's some Avengers Here (Powerset)" and more "And now there's some Avengers Here (Attitudes and Characters)"

Nat is very excited to Break Into Tony's Cave.

NGL this was initially going to be a Tony Raises Nat thing but I couldn't ultimately justify her NOT going the Jedi route after I realized I wanted her to be Sensitive.

There was also a discarded plot idea about her being a little older and having gone undercover in death watch, because Tony got kidnapped to work for them and got through to her, where she gets to use her Bites as a teen but I scrapped it.

I do think she successfully argues to her Master to visit him at 14 to get light armor though.

Nat's the sneakiest little initiate and also. Very, very controlled in the scary way during spars.

Bea:

Natasha as a Jedi is so good. Like, she would probably have a bit of dissonance between Jedi training and the training she received as a child, and it might help her work through some things. Nat: I've known Yoda for three days but if anything happened to him I would kil-- wait uh (pivots) I would be very sad. She would try to sneak up on council members. It is like a kitten stalking a cat on the outside, but also she's a grown woman and wants to be that good. (AU of this If Quinlan ever saw this he'd adopt her: Quinlan: Tholme I found a new padawan sister. Get training Tholme: [literally just finished with Quinlan. Had planned to take a vacation. Meditate. Drink. He loves his kid but needs literally a moment here] Tholme: She's seven. Quinlan: I was four. Tholme: … Quinlan: She has a secret tragic background toooo I know you like that 😄 Tholme: [Sigh] Nat: …wait is he supposed to be Sherlock Holmes. I think he's space Sherlock Holmes. Need to ask Tony if Star Wars had Sherlock Holmes? lol yeah Tholme just feels like he could blend well with an avengers story, and a Black Widow story in particular)

Not joking when I say I considered if I could squeeze Tholme into the timeline.

Tony sends her music files that he thinks sounds Particularly Ballet to her because he remembers how much she liked dancing, as the main or even only positive thing from her Red Room training, and how she once said that if she hadn't become a spy, she thinks she'd have liked to be a ballerina.

The first time they see each other in person in years is her visiting for baby armor at 14 and is hesitant to hug him because like. Yeah he's her "brother" and there were a few years where they were acting as such and he was helping her with Basic Tasks that she doesn't like to think about too much because it's embarrassing, and they cuddled THEN, because she was Physically Baby, but they're just coworkers in reality, right? Should she hug him? If only to sell the bit to her Jedi Master?

Tony is also not the most huggy person and isn't sure if HE should hug Nat because he remembers jokey stabbing threats from when they were Avengers and like. Does she still feel that way, now that she's not a bumbling like tot?

They are both unsure of if hugging is on the table and it's the Jedi Master who says "you know, you're allowed to hug, if you want" under the impression that they aren't sure if the Jedi would allow it. And then the hug is very tight and loving because at least subconsciously they DID both want that.

The Jedi Master takes a pic.

Bea:

Jedi master: (aw) It's one of those "we've been in life or death situations together and also grew up together kinda sorta and also we're trauma bonded," and the first opportunity to solidify Family as their dynamic they both jump in feet first. And both of them were like. Extremely lonely children probably. In different ways but still.

(It's why the Hawkeye plushie didn't make her CRY, per se, but she does start keeping it in her bed even though she's Too Old for these things.)

When it comes to hugging, Nat is understandably concerned about overstepping and like. "Taking" Morgan's place. (I'm going with Tony and Nat being friends (or at least friendly) from A1 to A2, and during the blip she stopped by for dinner once in a while. Nat doing her best to bring Child Appropriate Gifts for Morgan (she misses being Aunt Nat for the Barton kids).) Or as Bea put it: Tony: Are you spying on me or are we doing people things? Nat: Can't it be both?

Anyway, their dynamic is a weird little midpoint once they're in Star Wars but then they get to a point in the armor making where Tony takes a break on a bench and she slips in under his arm to cuddle and it's just Nice (even though he's kinda sweaty and gross from the blacksmithing).

Bea:

Tony: ….. so……. is Yoda… does he look like… is he…. Nat: …???? Tony: You saw the Muppets right? Is he still a Muppet? Nat: [totally has seen the Muppets] what's a Muppet? Tony: You're killing your brother, Nat ;A;

Also the comedy of having MULTIPLE "secret languages" that nobody can translate.

It's handy, too. Between her and Tony, but also lots of languages to give different uses to. Can teach one to a specific faction for communication. OH, the poor Threepio units! She got stuck in a room with one once, and don't get my wrong, they can pick up a language fast, but they need to hear long enough sampling of it. Nat: I'm not teaching you stop asking I do agree too that Tony and Nat no matter their circumstances would be working towards stopping Palpatine. Like is this a real space is this a dream is this another dimension that just happens to be like a movie in ours? Doesn't matter the dictator is going down.

The Jedi Master is somewhat aware of the whole 'used to be an adult, sort of' thing. I don't know that they believe she's linearly matured but probably they think it's something like what I did in Jedi Babies It's definitely more explicit with a mind healer she got assigned soon after arrival.

She didn't decide whether to play it straight and "get help" or just try to game the system until she was actually sitting down. But she'd been having screaming night terrors about things she experienced in her first life, so.

Pixie:

She meets Anakin after TPM (if it's not avoided) when Obi-Wan's trying to settle him in and goes "ah, I know how to handle this kid." At some point Anakin and Tony end up sending each other various schematics.

[taw-k]

I love domestic Avengers with my whole heart. Showing that they're not just superheros but people too. People that make stupid jokes and love their families and get sick and fail and have parties and mess around and act like children sometimes.

[bangchansrose]

if my boyfriend started leading a group called the new avengers that worked with the government (and included the government appointed captain america) after i fought alongside the former captain america for the belief that the avengers should not work with the government due to fear of limitation and corruption AND was chosen by the former captain america to be the next captain america, i too would be fucking pissed

[dilf-in-peril]

admiration (bordering on an obsession)

[coffeeandjuice]

“Team Iron Man or team Cap?” TEAM I CANT PICK A SIDE BECAUSE BOTH SIDES WERE RIGHT AND WRONG!!!! NEITHER SIDE WAS 100% RIGHT ABOUT ALL OF THEIR ACTIONS AND THOUGHTS

I cant pick because it’s not black and white or good and bad, the entire movie is, ultimately, everybody trying to do what they thought was best for the Avengers and their friends.

[pinkpinkmermayyy]

unpopular opinion but I fucking hate when people write Irondad in a way where Tony is constantly disregarding Peter and only sees him as some stupid kid that can boost his ego as if he's some sort of glorified pet, meanwhile Peter gets infantilized beyond recognition and turned into a walking doormat for Tony to step on. Then these writers call it a wholesome "father-son" relationship, but if that's what you call a healthy relationship between a parent and child then your dad must've been the biggest piece of shit to walk the earth buddy.

Also, it's not even character-accurate? Like sure Tony isn't super polite and nice to Peter 100% of the time but he isn't a manipulative bully like y'all write him out to be either. And then making Tony do and say all these incredibly condescending and downright nasty things to Peter just to say "Aww look at their cute father-son relationship" is just really gross I'm not sorry. Also making Peter just always agree and rely on Tony even though we've seen him arguing with Tony and standing his ground is just soo gross too ughhhh

@lunadensmidnightprowl