#Tony stark x kid!reader

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show you the stars - tony stark

PAIRING: Tony Stark x Kid!Reader; Avengers x Teen!Reader

CONTENT: Angst; Death; Set in Age of Ultron (although i changed a few things lol); Dad!Tony content (but sad); Unedited

WORD COUNT: 1k

A/N: honestly, i don't know what i think about this. i enjoy the concept, but idk if i executed it properly. anyway, enjoy!!

Tony Stark wasn't a very sentimental guy. At least, it never seemed like he was. It always felt as if he had other priorities, other things that took up his mind that weren't useless memories.

No one knew, however, just how much of a sap Tony truly was. He's a man with a striking intelligence, so not only could he keep as many memories as he wanted, he could hide it very well. One moment, years ago, has never left Tony's mind since the night it happened.

--

"How do the stars stay in the sky?" you turned to him, eyes wide as ever as you awaited an answer. He bit back a smile.

"You tell me," Tony leaned back on the grass. You followed him, copying his every move as you always did. "How do you think they stay up there?"

He was told to challenge you; make you think for yourself. He almost scoffed when he read that in the parenting book he bought. Surely, a kid could already think for themselves and he knew you definitely could, with or without his help. Still, he implemented it, challenging you when it almost wasn't needed, when it wasn't important -- when there was no pressure to be right. He knew too much about that to force you to go through that at such a young age.

Your eyebrows were furrowed together and Tony could swear he could see the mini-cogs turning in your head.

"I think they stay there because they want to." you said finally. Tony wasn't sure how to respond.

He looked at you curiously. "Care to explain?"

"I think...they like it up there. I know I would," you admitted. Your eyes were glued to the sky, amazement shining along with the reflection of the moon. "I wanna see the stars."

"You can see them now."

You shook your head, turning to him, face determined. "No. I wanna see them closer."

Tony smiled softly before nodding, gaze now turned to the sky. "Then you will. One day, I'll show you the stars, the whole universe, even. How does that sound, cupcake?"

You smiled widely. You hugged his arm tightly, head resting on his shoulder. And for the rest of that night, the only thing coming out of your mouth were questions and theories about what the stars looked like (up-close. You made sure he didn't forget that part).

--

Tony couldn't help but think back to that as he looked at you, sitting just outside of the meeting room. Ultron was loose, two unnecessarily powerful HYDRA soldiers had just beat their asses, and your safety was now jeopardized.

Tony's leg bounced up and down as his mind went over every scenario where you could get hurt, and then every precaution he could take to prevent any of them from happening.

Everyone's voices were drowned out. His mind was running at 100 miles per hour, and he needed it to run faster. For you. For your safety.

A strong hand clapped his shoulder. He turned around, looking up at Steve.

"We're heading out." Steve said. Tony nodded, looking back down at the table once Steve's hand left his shoulder. He could feel Steve's body behind him. Tony groaned lightly.

"Do you need something?"

"We won't let anything happen to them, Tony." Steve said softly. Tony swallowed and bit the inside of his cheek. He looked up at him again.

"I know you won't." With that, Steve left the room, leaving Tony by himself.

He's made plenty of promises in his life, but one he swore to himself to keep was the only one he's made to you. And he wasn't going to give up until he's shown you the universe.

--

You weren't even supposed to be there. You were supposed to be in a safe house, hidden, away from Tony and everyone else, protected by people he trusted. You were supposed to be safe.

He didn't know why you showed up, but you did. You did, and now you were just as much danger as he was in, if not more.

"Go, Y/N!" he yelled before being struck down by one of Ultron's soldiers. You stayed frozen for a moment, staring at him. He had always taught you to be brave, to fight for what you believed in, but right now, he needed you to just run.

And you tried. Ultron caught you before you could run out the door you came in, holding you up by your neck. Tony screamed, using one of his blasters to fend off all of the other robots attacking him. He lifted his arm to get Ultron, only to have it get knocked down again.

He could hear Ultron talking, probably to him, but he wasn't listening. All he could think about was your throat being crushed by his own creation.

He struggled to push the things off of him. Steve tried to get Ultron away from you once he saw his hold on you, so did everyone else, but it seemed they were all in the same position as he was.

Tony could barely see you beyond the soldiers attacking him. One hand was around Ultron's wrist, the other up and reaching for him. You were reaching for him. You needed him.

He sat up against the force of the machines. You needed him.

He blasted each away, one after the other, some at the same time. You needed him.

He was finally free, running to you on his injured legs. You needed him.

Your hand began to slowly fall, and it seemed as though you were getting weaker with each step he took. He sent a blast to Ultron, but it seemed to be useless the second your body hit the ground. The thud made his stomach drop, and the coloring in your face made his entire body crumple along next to you.

"You'll join them soon, Tony Stark." Ultron mused, leaving through the broken window seconds after his own words. Was that his goal? Only get you?

Tony removed his helmet along with the upper part of his suit. He cradled your head softly with his hands, lifting you up to meet his chest. His body shook. His chest hurt. You were gone.

He sobbed. You were gone.

He held you tighter, and as his body was shaking, he placed a soft kiss on the top of your head.

He could never keep his promise to you.

You would never see the universe.

[slowly-writing]

For the Best

Tony Stark x Teen!Reader

Avengers x Kid!Reader

Requested by: @ali-lie

Word count: 1272

Your parents had passed away suddenly. You were all driving home from one of your soccer games when a driver on the other side of the road swerved into your car. The car rolled a few times and when you woke up you were an orphan and paralyzed from the waist down.

Your world seemed to shatter around you as you sat by helplessly. The one shining light through all of this had been your Aunt Pepper. She was your godmother, and from the second she heard about the accident she never left your side. She sat at your bedside at the hospital and helped you through physical therapy. When the doctors finally gave up, she was there. She helped you adjust to your new life and your new normal, and she never looked back.

“Y/n! Come on, we’re gonna be late, I can not miss another meeting,” Pepper calls from the kitchen and you roll your eyes.

“Oh please, you’re literally the CEO. You can do whatever you want,” you tease as you roll your wheelchair into the kitchen.

“Not how that works kiddo,” Tony says and you shrink in on yourself. You hadn’t realized he was here, not that you should be suprised. He and Pepper were dating, you think. It’s hard to keep up with them.

“Sorry Mr. Stark,” you say quietly, grabbing your bag from the kitchen table and avoiding eye contact.

“No, kid I-nevermind,” he cuts himself off as he shakes his head. The two of you didn’t really know how to talk to each other. He was far too outgoing and you were far too shy. Even after all these years you still hadn’t been able to find a middle ground.

“I’m ready to go now,” you say softly and Pepper just nods.

“Alright love, let’s go,” she says, placing a kiss on the top of your head and the three of you head out the door.

xxxxx

“So, Tony built a new facility for the avengers,” Pepper tells you at dinner that night. There’s a level of nerves in her voice that tells you you're not going to like whatever she has to say.

“That’s cool,” you say tentatively and you notice she’s avoiding eye contact.

“There’s a few levels dedicated to housing so they can all stay there. He asked if we’d consider moving in with him,” she says and you almost drop your fork.

“You’re kidding, right? You want us to move in with Mr. Stark?” you practically yell and she frowns at you.

“Y/n, why are you so against him? He’s been nothing but nice to you!” she argues and you glare.

“He’s weird and he’s always so uncomfortable around me! It’s awkward,” you grumble and she sighs.

“It’s not that he’s uncomfortable, he just doesn’t have much experience with children. He really wants to get to know you better, and this could be a great chance to do that. I’ve already talked to him, it’s completely wheelchair accessible. This could be really good for us, y/n,” there’s so much hope in her voice, and you just nod. After everything she’s done for you, you can’t really say no.

xxxxx

“That’s the last of it. Do you need help with anything? Can you reach everything-”

“I’ve been in this chair for seven years now. I’ve got it,” you cut Tony off coldly.

“Oh..uh okay then. I’ll just….” he trails off and you sigh.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Stark. I just don’t like being pitied,” you explain and he smiles at you.

“I’m not pitying you. I was gonna go offer to help Pep next. I just want to help,” he says with a grin and you can’t help but feel bad for snapping.

“Thanks. I could use some help making the bed...if you don’t mind,” you say and he nods.

“No worries, kid. And you know you can call me Tony, right?” he says and you smile.

“Yeah, okay. Thanks Tony.”

xxxxx

“This is…really weird,” you say, looking at the people sitting around the table at dinner.

“What makes this weird? It’s a normal dinner,” Tony says, but you can see him wince a bit at his own lie.

“You all are an odd enough bunch together as it is without adding your assistant and her kid into the mix,” Pepper says and you nod.

“Yeah, that’s a fair analysis. But Fury gave his orders, so Barton and I are stuck here for now at least,” Natasha says with a wink in your direction and you smile.

“And you’re not my assistant anymore Pepper. You’re the CEO,” Tony argues and you roll your eyes.

“It’s still weird.”

“Young y/n, I have been wondering, why do you sit in a moving chair all the time?” Thor asks and the room freezes.

“Point break, you can’t-” Tony starts but you cut him off.

“No it’s fine. He’s like...an alien right? He doesn’t get it,” you say and Tony nods. “I got in an accident a while ago and now my legs don’t work. So I have to use the chair to get around.”

It feels kind of like explaining it to a kid who didn’t understand, but it seems the best way for Thor to get it. He doesn’t understand earth, or humans really, so it makes sense that he needs a simple explanation.

“Ah, could you not use the flying suit like Stark?” he asks.

“That’s not-actually that’s not a bad idea. Obviously not an entire suit, but an exoskeleton for your legs could…” Tony starts rambling and you look between him and Pepper.

“What is he saying?” you ask and his head shoots up to meet your eyes.

“I think I can build a suit to help you walk again,” he says with a grin and Pepper cuts in.

“Wait a second. Is that even safe? I’m not letting you experiment on her! She’s a kid!” Pepper yells and Tony shakes his head.

“No no! I would never put her in danger. I’ll do all the first tests to make sure it’s safe, but it should be almost the same tech as my suit,” he says but she doesn’t look convinced.

“I’m not sure…”

“Come on, Pepper! Can we at least try? Think about how big this could be! Worst case it doesn’t work and nothing changes!” you argue and she looks at you for a few seconds before she breaks.

“Fine. But if she gets hurt I’ll kick your ass,” she says to Tony who laughs.

“I would expect nothing less.”

xxxxx

“Okay kid, you ready?” Tony asks and you nod.

“Let’s do this,” you smile as you take his hands. He’s been working for weeks on a suit for you. It’s pretty much just the bottom half of his ironman suit with some sensors in it. You don’t quite understand the science behind it. You're more focused on the fact that you’re about to take your first steps in over seven years. You take a few shake steps forward while looking at your feet, never loosening the death grip you have on Tony’s hands as he walks backwards in front of you.

“Holy shit,” he says and your head snaps up.

“I did it! Holy shit it worked!” you yell and he grins. You throw your arms around his neck. He pauses for a moment before pulling you closer.

“You ready to show Pepper?” He asks and you nod, maybe moving in with him was for the best.

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[slowly-writing]

Tony Stark Master List

She Knows

What if everyone who survived infinity war were the ones who got dusted and everyone who got dusted survived? Tony Stark’s daughter has to take his place

What Matters

Tony got there in time. That’s what matters.

For The Best

You and Tony don’t really know how to talk to each other, but maybe you just need to spend more time together

Football Game

You get overheated at an avengers BBQ

Mistake

you're having a hard time dealing with the outcome of the latest mission