Hey I loved your "becoming a stark" and love your "being a stark" series. You are a very talented writer and are fixing my broken Tony heart bit by bit. (still missing Nat tho). Could you pretty please tag me on any further chapters of "Being a stark"? đ
I would love to, however I completely forgot to continue posting here, so thereâs actually many more chapters on my AO3 profile like at least 5 right now, but Iâm working on the next one too!
Synopsis: you fix Peters science project while heâs out on a date with another girl
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You walked by Peterâs room and paused in the doorway. The empty bedroom reminded you of where he was tonight and it send a sick feeling down to your stomach. The scent of his cologne lingered in the air as you looked at all the discarded outfits he had left on his bed.
âIâm not cleaning his stupid room.â You decided and walked away. You were barely halfway down the hallway when you turned and sprinted back to his room to start to put things away. You knew it wasnât your job to take care of him but you simply couldnât stop yourself from tidying up. You assumed heâd be getting back late from where he was and probably wouldnât want to clean up all his clothes just to get into his bed. As you folded a pair of his jeans, you looked up into his vanity mirror and sighed.
âYouâre so pathetic.â You told yourself through a groan.
âStop talking to yourself.â Your reflection replied and pointed at you with a scathing finger. You jumped and looked down to see your finger was pointed as well.
âRight.â You mumbled and left his room.
You then went into the living room and saw Peterâs science project sitting on the couch. He had been building a model of the solar system for weeks now for his astronomy class with a little help from you here and there. All you did was hold pieces together after he glued them but he still insisted that he could not have done it without you. You smiled at the memory of the two of you working on it together and picked it up.
âWhy would he leave it where someone could sit on it?â You sighed and moved it to the bar counter in the kitchen. You left the living room to use the bathroom just as Thor was entering the room. He stepped onto a bar stool with ease and took a seat on the counter to eat the apple he had taken from a lunchbox labeled âSamâs: do not touchâ. He munched his apple for a moment before feeling something digging into his back. He sat up a little and pulled a small ball out from under him that was painted to look like Mercury.
âHm. Thats strange. I donât remember putting that up there.â Thor frowned as he rolled the planet between his fingers. You walked back into the living room and smiled at Thor until you saw what he was holding. Your heart stopped at the same time your feet did and you let out a dramatic gasp that sent you into a coughing fit.
âThor!â You exclaimed. âYou just destroyed Peterâs science project!â
âThese tiny colorful balls were his science project? What was it on? Tiny colorful balls?â Thor asked as he stood up to look at the science project he had completed crushed.
âNo. It was a model of the solar system. And you just crushed it. How did you not feel that when you sat down?â You whined as more parts of the project fell from Thors jeans and back into the counter.
âLady Y/n, you must be mistaken. Iâve seen the solar system with my own eyes. And then I had my eye cut out. And then I had my eye replaced and saw the solar system again. Peters little balls looked nothing like it.â Thor told you, making you roll your eyes up to the ceiling and stamp your feet like a little kid.
âI donât care about your optic history.â You groaned. âPeterâs been working on it for weeks and your giant butt just crushed it in seconds.â
âThank you. I eat a lot of yams to get these yams.â Thor smiled at the presumed compliment and patted his thigh. You watched him for a moment before letting out a deep sigh.
âOkay.â You was all you could stay in your effort to remain calm.
âI donât see what all the petulance is about. If he formed one solar system out of tiny colorful balls, surely he can do it again. All the pieces are right here.â Thor pointed out.
âYes, but that doesnât erase the fact that you ruined the project he spent weeks working on. Heâs gonna be devastated when he sees this. And who taught you the word âpetulanceâ? Have you been watching The Twilight Zone again? I donât know why you do that. It always scares you.â
âNever you mind.â He wagged a finger. âI do feel bad for the boy. Iâll collect the tiny balls since it was my behind that crushed them and then Peter can glue them back together.â
âHe canât. Itâs due tomorrow and right now heâs onâŚI donât know. Heâs just busy and he canât fix it tonight.â You sighed and started to collect the scattered pieces of the project.
âBusy doing what? Youâre here and his small balls were finished. What else could the boy be doing?â Thor wondered. You paused for a moment and felt that sick feeling in your stomach again.
âHeâs on a date.â You said for the first time out loud since Peter told you his plans for the evening. Youâd been quietly stewing all day over it and letting it settle in a massive dark cloud over your head.
âWell Iâm sure the man heâs with will be understanding that he has to come home to fix his balls.â Thor told you.
âStop saying balls!â You scolded. âAnd the date is with a girl, for your information. A very pretty girl from our business class who smells like a vanilla and my broken dreams.â
âIâm sorry to hear that, Lady Y/n. I never knew why but I know that small boy means a lot to you.â Thor said sympathetically and put his hand on your shoulder. You gave him a sympathetic smile and patted his hand.
âSeems like a lot of things are broken tonight.â Thor continued. âYour dreams, Peters balls-â
âSay balls one more time.â You said through clenched teeth.
âWhat? No. Jesus Christ. Who hurt you?â You mumbled and pushed his hand off your shoulder.
âMy brother. And then he hurt me again. And then my sister hurt me. And then my brother once more before he died before my eyes. Enough about me, why are your dreams broken?â
âItâs complicated.â You sighed. âCan I tell you something personal?â.
âNo.â Thor replied and left the room without another word. You shrugged in defeat and wondered why you even bothered.
âWell that was a fine howdy do.â You mumbled and finished collecting the pieces. You laid out all the broken bits of Peterâs project on the kitchen counter and folded your arms. It would be a lot of work for Peter and you had no idea what hour heâd be getting back. As much as you hated the idea of him being on a date, you more so hated the thought of him coming home happy and his smile falling when he saw what had become of all his hard work.
âI need to fix these balls.â You whispered to yourself. You grabbed Saturn and one itâs broken rings and started to see how you could glue them back together.
âNo. I canât do this.â You said out loud. âI canât fix every little thing in Peterâs life just to make him happy. Iâm not his girlfriend. Iâm not the one he asked on a date. Iâm just a friend.â
You put the pieces down and folded your arms to keep your hands off it. You knew you should walk away, but you couldnât stop thinking about all the nights you walked past his room and saw him working on the project. Heâd put so much effort into it and now it was in pieces on the counter.
âA girlfriend would spend the next few hours working on a project that has no impact on me just to save Peter the trouble. A good friend would feel bad that his work got destroyed and offer condolences when he got home. And Iâm a good friend. Not a girlfriend. Itâs not my problem. So Iâm walking away.â You decided and left the room. You lasted all of three minutes before you ran back into the room with a tube of crazy glue.
âI gotta fix the balls.â You exclaimed and plopped yourself down at the table. Once you organized all the planets and parts of the solar system, you went to Peterâs room to get the sketched out drawing he had made of the project to use as a blueprint. You silently thanked Peter for being so meticulous and followed his sketch to rebuild his project.
Time went by slowly but your hands cramped up quickly as you worked on the model. It was around the time you glued on Saturns 30th moon, you understood why it took Peter so long to complete the project. All the moons and planets looked the same to you so you had to carefully study his drawings and rely on your memory of when you helped him with the project to guide you as you worked. You had to stop every so often to rub your eyes and roll out your wrists to keep them from getting stiff.
You drifted off into sleep at some point when staring at Jupiters moons became a little too mind numbingly boring. Peter got back from his date about midnight and strolled past you on his way to his room. He backtracked when he realized you were asleep at the table and frowned. His completed science project was beside you, save for one missing moon next to Jupiter. His eyebrows knit together in confusion over the sight so he gently shook you awake.
âHey. You awake?â He asked in a soft tone as he shook your shoulders. You shot up immediately and nearly knocked your head into his.
âIâm not snoring.â You blurted as you pulled the hair that was stuck to your cheek away.
âI know.â He chuckled. âWhat are you doing here? Why is Ganymede stuck to your face?â
âWhy is what?â You asked through a yawn. Peter smiled and pulled the missing moon off your cheek and held it out to show you.
âGanymede. The largest moon in the solar system.â He told you and put it in its correct spot on the model.
âThere is no way you saw a random gray ball stuck to my face and correctly identified it as Gammy meme.â You insisted.
âGanymede.â He corrected. âAnd I only know because I labeled them. See?â
Peter pulled the moon back off to show you a tiny G written on the bottom with the word âJupiterâ in parentheses beside it.
âTheyâre labeled?â You nearly shouted. âWell that wouldâve been helpful four hours ago.â
âFour hours? Thatâs how long youâve been here? What happened?â Peter frowned and took a seat beside you. You gave him a sheepish smile and looked at the model.
âIâm sorry, Peter. Thor sat on your project by accident.â You admitted. âIâve been putting it back together ever since. I think I got most of it the way you had it but I never found Pluto. I honestly think it went up his ass and he just didnât realize.â
âYou spent four hours fixing my project?â He asked with a surprised smile.
âOf course I did. I know how hard you worked on this. I didnât want you to have to start all over.â You told him. He gave you a fond smile and placed his hand on top of yours. Your eyes flicked to your hands and you gulped but said nothing.
âI really appreciate this but you really didnât have to do this. You should have called me. I couldâve come home and fixed it myself.â
âBut I knew you were really excited about tonight. I didnât want to interrupt your date.â You said without looking at him.
âWell that was very selfless of you. And I hate to tell you this after all the work you did, but the date was bad. I wouldâve loved an excuse to leave.â He admitted, making you smile involuntarily.
âIt was bad?â You asked and quickly cleared your throat to cover up your smile.
âWoah. Donât sound too happy.â He snorted.
âWhat?â You asked in a high pitched voice. âIâm not. Why would that make me happy? But please elaborate anyway.â
âIt was bad.â He grimaced. âLike, season 6 of Glee level bad.â
âThat bad?â You gasped. âSo many forgettable characters. So many odd couple choices.â
âThey sang Let it Go. They worked Let it Go from Frozen into the plot and made them sing it.â Peter shook his head.
âThat was not the worst for me. The worst was when Mr. Shue rapped Same Love. They let the straight adult rap a song about being gay when the entire cast of queer young people were right there. And wasnât there a child in the club for some reason? And twins who were lowkey dating?â
âYep. All of that. And yet, my date was still worse.â He shrugged. You looked down at your lap and smiled a little before quickly dropping it.
âIt was that bad, huh?â You asked and tried not to sound too interested.
âSo bad.â He sighed. âShe was a great girl, donât get me wrong. We just had no connection whatsoever. She didnât laugh at any of my jokes and then there were a few times where I thought she was joking so I laughed but she didnât and then we sat in awkward silence.â
âThatâs the worst. I hate awkward silence. I once pretended to forgot the word for âseatbeltâ just to keep a conversation going with an uber driver. I kept calling it a strap on.â
âWait, is that not what a strap on is?â Peter played dumb. âShould we Google it to make sure?â
âShut up.â You rolled your eyes. âKeep going. I want to hear more about this awful date with the girl youâll never see again.â
âThere was just no spark. We realized pretty quickly that we didnât have anything in common. At one point, she asked me if Star Wars was the âmovie with the things you canât feed after midnightâ. So I donât foresee a second date.â
âWow. She had to have a serious lack of knowledge about two major huge pop culture movies to ask that question.â
âI know. I told her yes and she believed me.â Peter replied, making you laugh. He laughed as well over how ridiculous the whole night had been before stopping to look at you. When your laughter died down and you realized he was staring at you, you smiled shyly and looked over at the project to avoid eye contact.
âWell, Iâm sorry it didnât go well.â You told him. âMaybe the next girl will understand you more.â
âYeah. I hope so.â He said in a soft voice and never stopped looking at you.
âYouâll have better luck next time. To be honest, I thought the date was doomed as soon as you told me you were going for sushi. You hate raw fish.â
âBecause Iâm not a seagull.â
âBecause youâre not a seagull, yeah.â You laughed. âI think of that every time I eat sushi. Iâm no better than those damn seagulls.â
âDonât say that. Youâre way better. A seagull would not have done all this for me.â Peter insisted and gestured to the project. You looked over at the solar system you had given too many hours of your life too and smiled as you realized something.
âI had to fix it. I didnât want you to be stressed.â
âBut didnât this stress you out? Designing this thing gave me gray hair and premature menopause.â Peter replied, making you laugh softly.
âA little.â You admitted. âBut I felt better when I remembered why I was doing it.â
âWhy were you doing it?â
âBecause Iâd do anything for you, Peter.â You said simply. You watched his ears turn pink and he turned his head so that you wouldnât see his smile.
âIâd do anything for you too, you know.â He said in a quiet voice.
âCareful.â You warned him. âYou already owe me big time for fixing this unnecessarily detailed solar system. If you tell me youâd do anything for me, youâre really at my mercy.â
âUh oh. Sounds dangerous.â He laughed softly. You shared another moment of eye contact and smiled softly at each other.
âItâs late. We should probably get to bed.â You suggested.
âYouâre right. Thank you again for this.â Peter said and picked up the project. You didnât know if you were sleep deprived or delirious from working on the project all night but you felt compelled to share every secret you had with Peter.
âHonestly, Peter, I was happy to do this stupid science project because it kept me from thinking about you on your date.â You told him as you got up and rubbed your tired eyes.
âReally? Why didnât you want to think about that?â
âBecause whenever I did think about you on your date, I wanted to throw up.â You admitted. âAnd then rip out my hair. And then eat my hair and throw it back up. And then kill my self or something.â
âWell,â Peter said slowly, âI see your urge to rip your hair out and raise you the fact that I only said yes to this date because she wears the same perfume as you. And I needed a night off from staring at the ceiling and thinking about what would happen if I just told you how I felt.â
You stopped mid yawn and gave him a confused look. His eyes were darting everywhere except for your eyes and you could see the rosy glow on his cheeks even in the dim light of the kitchen.
âOh? And how do you feel?â You wondered and crossed your arms. Peter gulped before sitting up straight in his chair.
âI donât know. Why did me being on a date make you so upset?â He challenged you. You narrowed your eyes at him and he looked nervous but didnât back down.
âI asked you first.â You shrugged.
âWell I asked you second.â He replied. âAnd as Aristotle or whoever once said, first is the worst. Second is the best. Third is the one with the hairy chest.â
âEw, what?â You grimaced. âItâs treasure chest. Third is the one with the treasure chest.â
âThat makes no sense. Why would a person in third place, the very last place, be rewarded with a treasure chest? Theyâre the loser so they get a hairy chest. Now thatâs sensical.â
âNo itâs not.â You scoffed. âIt makes even less sense. If I come in third place, does that mean my chest will grow hair? Or does it mean I will be given a torso with a hairy chest? Or, hear me out, does it imply that my chest is already hairy. And thatâs why I came in third.â
âYou did what in third?â Peter mumbled.
âShut up. Can we get back to what we were talking about?â
âYouâre right. We should go to sleep.â Peter said and tried to walk past you. You placed a hand on his shoulder to keep him in place and he gulped.
âHold up.â You told him. âIâm cashing in that favor you owe me right now. We gotta talk. Sit back down.â
âIâm sat.â Peter said quietly and sat back down in his seat. You pulled your chair up to be across from him and sat down as well.
âIâm going to ask you again and I donât want to hear another single reference to chests or placement.â You prefaced. âHow do you feel?â
Peter scratched the back of his head to spare some time because he knew he was caught. He suddenly got a shy smile on his face suddenly and looked over at his project.
âCan I show you something?â He asked you as he pulled the sun off the center of the project.
âDude.â You sighed. âI just glued that.â
âI know. And Iâll fix it. But look.â He said and turned the sun over. You looked at him in confusion and leaned forward to see what he was talking about. On the bottom of the sun in Peterâs hand writing were your first and last initials.
âMy initials? Why? You smiled in surprise and looked up at him.
âBecause the solar system revolves around the sun.â He explained. âBut my solar system revolves around you.â
You stayed quiet as he put the sun back on the model and took your hand. A look of skepticism stayed on your face as he looked into your eyes.
âI know I do a good job of hiding it. But there is a piece of you in everything I do.â He said. âThere always has been. This was just one of my more obvious ones.â
âWow.â You said after a beat. âI really shouldâve looked at the bottom of these.â
âYeah. You shouldâve.â He laughed and leaned in a little.
âYeah. I shouldâve.â You cracked a smile and leaned in as well. You stared into big brown eyes for a second and decided this was the last night you and Peter were just friends.
âCan I ask you one more thing?â
âIs it about the solar system?â
âNo.â You rolled your eyes. âDid you kiss her tonight?â
âI donât know. Ask me that question again one minute from now.â Peter said as he closed the gap between you and kissed you. You wrapped your arms around his neck to pull him closer since youâd been waiting for this for a while. And it was everything you imagined it would be. When the kiss started to heat up, Peter slipped an arm around you and picked you up with ease. He hastily placed you down on the counter and you jumped apart when you heard a crunching sound.
You pulled out of the kiss and looked down to see that Peter had placed you directly on top of the science project that you had just spent hours fixing. You both stared at the scattered pieces in stunned silence for a moment before he gave you a sheepish smile. You didnât smile back and instead stared daggers at him while trying to explode his head using your mind.
âI can fix it?â He said through a nervous laugh. You held your hands up in defeat and hopped off the counter without a word.
âWhat? Thatâs how this night ends? Come on.â Peter whined and followed you as you left the room and continued your silent treatment towards him.
âYouâre seriously going to walk away after that? We had something going there. Donât go now.â He whined some more and trotted after you like a puppy.
âGo get something going with the planets I spent the last four hours glueing back together.â You grumbled and held up your middle finger for him to see as he trailed after you.
âCome on.â He half laughed, half groaned. âYou canât send me to bed after a kiss like that. We need to at least talk about it. Letâs go back andâŚâ Peter trailed off when you passed his bedroom and he caught a glimpse of his clean floor.
âWait, did you clean my room too?â He asked, knowing he had left it a mess before he left for the date. You froze in your tracks for a moment but decided to keep the upper hand instead of admitting to Peter that you were so down bad that you had in fact cleaned his room.
âI donât know. I donât have all the answers, Peter. Goodnight.â You said and slammed your door in his face. He barely had time to react before you opened your door back up and grabbed a fistful of his shirt.
âGet your ass in here, loser.â
âDonât you mean get your anus in here? Because it sounds like Uranus?â He said with a proud smile. You stared him dead in the eyes and didnât crack even a hint of smile.
âDo you want to come in here or not?â
âI already unzipped my pants, yeah.â He admitted as he dashed through your bedroom door.
Least Favorite Only Child (2)- Peter Parker x Own Character
Triggers for this chapter: Eating disorder talk, physical abuse, self harm referenced but not depicted. If I missed any triggers let me know and I will update this.
Normally, lab time with Peter means conversations that are nonstop, ideas flying around the room, and just Peter being well Peter. But today thereâs silence as Peter stares at the screen. ItâsâŚ. Unnerving. Peterâs never this quiet. Something has to be running through his mind, hundred of miles an hour, for him to not be his normal talkative self, Tony canât help but realize. They work in silence until Peter finally speaks.
âMr. Stark, if you knew someone was in trouble, would you help them?â
âYou remember that weâre superheroes, correct?â
âThis isnât a superhero type problem though. Itâs an adult type problem.â Tony setâs the screwdriver down and gives the teenager his full attention.
âWhatâs going on?â
âThereâs this girl I go to school with, Charlieâ Charlotte, I think sheâs in a bad situation. Her mom sets off my spidey senses, but like Charlie wears really baggy clothes to school every day but I saw her walking from school a few weeks ago and had Karen take vitals and then again like today, because I like to make sure she gets home safe you know because sheâs my friend, and sheâs dropped a lot of weight in a short amount of time. âConcerning amountsâ Karen said. She also came to school today with like all her hair cut off. She tried to hide it under a beanie. But when people tried to tell her it looked cool, she looked uncomfortable about it, like it wasnât her decision. And I think the other day I saw marks on her arm when her sweatshirt, like she wears these sweatshirts all year round, the sleeve pulled up when she was reaching for something. I worry sheâs going to hurt herself and her mom doesnât seem to care and she doesnât really have anyone else andâŚâ Peter trails off for a moment, collecting his thoughts before saying, âshe deserves so much better.âÂ
Tony knows he should do something. Peter clearly cares for this girl. And from the sounds of it, this is truly an adult problem. A sixteen year old canât step in if Charlie is dealing with an abusive parent type situation.Â
He and Steve could step in. He should talk to Steve. His husband and him had always talked about adopting at some point, or looking into a surrogate. But somewhere in his mind, the only kid he had ever thought of as âhis'' was Peter. So if this was the most he could do to help make him happy, he would do it. But he needs more information, if heâs going to bring this to Steve. âWhen you say marksâŚ?â
âI only saw them for a second, but there were all sorts. Bruises, these marks that looked almost like burn marks from something small, and thin cuts, some newer, some healed over.â Thatâs definitely concerning. That sounds like someone is hurting the girl and sheâs hurting herself possibly.Â
âYou stay here and keep working on that. Iâm going to make some calls ok?â Tony makes his way towards the door before turning back to Peter. âWhatâs her name again?â
âCharlieâ Charlotte Latimer.â
Tony nods. âIâll be back.â
Climbing up the stairs, Tony tries to collect his thoughts. Heâs not sure what to say to his husband. But he knows they have to do something. Captain America and Iron Man canât not do something. No-- Steve and Tony canât not do anything.
 Steve is exactly where Tony expected to find him, sitting on the couch with a book, one of the books he called âhis old friendsââ the authors who had been publishing when he went under the ice. He looks up when Tony enters the room.Â
âFinished with Peter already?â He glances at the watch on his wrist. âYouâve only been down there for thirty minutes.â
âWe have a problem.â
âAvenger problem?â
âNo, but a problem that you and I can help with.â
âWhatâs going on?âÂ
âPeter has this friend, this girl he has a crush on if I had to take a guess. But heâs concerned for her wellbeing. From the sounds of it, it might be an abusive parent situation, on top of a possible self harm situation.â
âThat still sounds like something the Avengers could help with.â Tony thinks about it for a second. His husband isnât wrong, but the Avengers canât be breaking down the door of every bad parent in the city.Â
âI was thinking more like, we apply for an emergency foster parent license and try to get her out of the house. Call the cops, all that jazz.â Tony watches the minute changes in Steveâs face. He wants to help, save the little guy and all of that, but also Captain America is there trying to see the overall plan.
âWhat all do we know?â
âLosing weight rapidly, a concerning amount in a short amount of time according to Karen, burn marks on her arm that sound like cigarette burns, self harm cuts possibly, bruises on her arms and who knows where else, she came to school with her hair all cut off today, seemed really uncomfortable about it, you know saying it wasnât her choice, wears long sleeves all year round. Thatâs all I got from Peter.â
âBut all of that could be simply self harm and eating disorders. Thereâs nothing to say thatâs definitely her parents. But maybe, we do some research, we spend some time looking into this. And figure out the next best step. Before we run in and blow our cover.â Tony knows that Steve wants to do the right thing but also wants to protect this girl. âMaybe picking up Peter from school the next few days would be a good option?â
âYou read my mind.â Tony knew his husband would have a solution. Itâs one of the many reasons he loves him.
âBut Tony, if it's a situation where she isnât in an abusive situation, you know thereâs not really anything we can do right?â Steve knows his husband and knows he likes to try and take control of situations that he canât.
âI know.â
âAnd youâll be able to just walk away?â Tony shrugs, not really giving an answer.
âWeâll find out if we get there. Right now, Iâm following Peterâs spidey senses about the mom.â
âWhat do you mean?â Tony realizes he never mentioned that.
âApparently Peterâs senses go off when sheâs around? He didnât go super in depth about it, but you know Peter. He doesnât feel like that about just anyone. I trust him.â
âI know you do. But heâs also a kid who wants to see the best in everyone. If this is a crush, he might just feel too deeply for her that he would rather imagine anyone but her hurting herself.â
âHe canât fake spidey senses.â Tony argues lightly.Â
âIâm not disagreeing. Iâm just pointing out that he might be a bit biased.â Steve is trying to keep Tony level headed on this, but he can see that Tony is already pretty set on this. âBut⌠maybe while we start researching her life, we also start the applications for foster care as well? Then⌠if god forbid the situation is what we think it is, we can do more than just get her out of there?â
Tony places a kiss on his husbandâs lips. âThank you.â
âDonât thank me until we actually do something.â Steve says, rolling his eyes.
The next day though, itâs easy to see why Peter was concerned about this girl. Even walking out of the building next to Peter, she looks terrified. âShe really is skinny.â Steve comments. âLike me before the serum skinny.â
âYeah, but that doesnât look like her body is meant to be like that.â
âAnd whatâs that supposed to mean?â Steve teases his husband.
âThat Iâve seen your medical records from before the serum. But I donât think she has half the conditions even that you had.â
The girlâs eyes are terrified as she searches across the school grounds, on the lookout for someone or something. Tony sees Peter talking animatedly, trying to keep her from walking off for as long as possible. But eventually she tightens her arms around her abdomen and Tony thinks she mouths something along the lines of should get going Parker. Peterâs face falls ever so slightly as she walks away, her swaying ever so slightly.Â
âIf Ma was here, she would want to make a Sunday roast and give the whole thing to her.â Steve says softly. Itâs not super common for him to mention his mom, one of the people he misses often, but hearing him talk about her makes Tony think Steve is feeling the same as he is. They need to do something to help this girl.
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I just read âLeast Favorite Only Childâ and I hope you are doing alright. The reactions and thought processes of reader are too real, and I recognize them from my own. I hope you werenât treated in that way but know if you are/were it wasnât/isnât your fault and one day everything will be different. And also good for you! Fiction and art are wonderful ways to cope and heal. And if you werenât treated that way then it is impressive to write so realistically. You are a talented author and I hope to see more from you đ
Hello! First off I am doing well:D I need to post chapter two, but parts of this were based off of situations in my life but like most authors do, I have exaggerated parts of it. But, while I am using writing to cope with some of my feelings and past trauma, I am more importantly in therapy to help with it. So this is more therapeutic and writing what I wish could have happened when I was going through some of this.
I really do appreciate the message and I hope you like what I decide to do with the rest of the story
Watching Tom Hollandâs Peter, whoâs always been a very sweet and gentle character, absolutely clobber the ever-living daylights out of the Goblin was a life-altering experience.
Spiderman No Way home encompassed everything Spiderman is. He's the guy who cares about you getting to the airport on time. He'll take just a few seconds to clean the cobwebs and dust out of the your ceiling corner. He's a high school kid pulling off incredible feats of science in a condo with scraps. He'll sacrifice everything that matters to him to save everyone else. He's broke. He helps the supervillains because they deserve a second chance. He makes horrible mistakes. He earns the awe and respect of heroes more than twice his age. He helps you do the right thing, even when it's so hard and you're so angry and so hurt. He's an utter nerd. He's Spiderman. He's Peter Parker
Authorâs Note: so....... did I die? No. Did school take over and make me forget to update.... quite possibly.
You flip over the quiz you had just gotten back in Chemistry and grimace at the red ink at the top of the page. A fifty three on a pop quiz was less than ideal. You hate pop quizzes. At least on quizzes and tests that you know are coming you can at least study for it and try. But pop quizzes are really hard because you donât do well with testing already.Â
âWow, for being Tony Starkâs kid, youâre a dumb bitch arenât you? Daddy must have paid a lot to get you into school here.â You glance over at the boy you havenât really paid that much attention to since the year started. Kendall, Kevin? Something like that.Â
âYou donât know anything.â You say sharply, hoping that you can shut this down before it gets worse.
âMaybe, but at least my dad didnât have to pay to get me into a school whose focus is science and technology.â
âKeiron, Y/N, if youâre done chatting, we can get on with our lesson,â Mr. Dellâs voice comes from the front of the classroom. You shove the quiz into your binder, not wanting any more focus on it. You donât know what Keironâs problem is with you, but you try to focus the rest of the lesson on anything but him. But apparently he wants the last word, right as the bell rings.
âBetter tell Daddy heâs going to need to pay for you to pass this class this year.â He says before walking towards the door. You take your time picking up your books. You donât honestly want to be anywhere near him in the hallway, so the longer time you take, the longer heâll have to get away from you.
âSince when do you talk to Keiron?â Bettyâs voice is beside you, waiting to walk with you to the language hallway.
âI donât? Today was the first time Iâve talked with him and hopefully the last time.â
âGood. I know you like to make new friends and all, but I havenât heard particularly good things about him from, well, anyone.â
âIâm just trying to make it through this year with the friends I have. Trust me.â You say as you walk through the hallway towards German.Â
Across the way, Peter is leaving his Spanish class after having to stay behind a few minutes to get some clarification about an assignment. Knowing you have German next period, his eyes are searching the hallway for you or Betty. That would just be an added bonus. Plus his Mechanical Energies class is only a two minutes walk from here, so he has the time to kill, especially for his favorite girl. Hearing Bettyâs voice, he knows youâre not that far off. âI just donât get why you would get in trouble talking to him.â
âHe was talking to me. Not the other way around.â You run a hand through your hair. âCan we just let this go, please?â You ask your best friend as Peter makes his way over to you. Betty spies your boyfriend making his way over to the two of you.Â
âSure. I think youâre about to be distracted anyway. Iâll see you after Spanish.â She says as she starts to peel away from you. You look at her confused until a very familiar arm pulls you into him.
âHi.â Peter whispers into your hair.
âHi. Donât you have class to be heading to?â
âIâm fine. Got time to kill. Especially for my best girl.â You relax in his arms and he canât help but wonder if Chemistry was worse than normal. âWant to talk about it?â He asks.
âNot at all.â You lean into his arms, tilting your head to place a soft kiss on his lips. He smiles into the kiss. âMaybe later.â You mumble against his lips. âIâm busy.â Slips out before another kiss lands on his lips. The five minute bell rings. âYouâre going to be late.â
âWorth it.â
âNot if you get detention. Go.â You push gently against his shoulder. âIâll see you at lunch.âÂ
âFrauline Stark, class is starting soon.â Your German teacher calls to you as you watch Peter start to walk away, turning back to wave at you. One more period and then you can just spend lunch being distracted by Peter and your friends. Right now you just have to conjugate some verbs and youâll be ok. German isnât one of the classes you struggle with, so youâll be ok.
Sitting down at the lunch table, youâre not surprised that Peterâs arms find their way around your waist the moment you sit down. âBabe you saw me not even an hour ago.â
âThat doesnât mean I canât miss you baby.â Peter says as his lips land on your cheek to kiss you.
âI missed you too.â You roll your eyes at him, already letting what happened in Chemistry fall to the back of your mind. Maybe today was just a weird day that you would just need to forget about as the rest of the year went on.
By the end of the day, youâve basically forgotten about what happened. Walking out the front of school, you look for the black four door that Happy usually picks you up in. But the paps going wild should have been your first sign that Happy wasnât the one picking you up. The BMW sitting waiting for you isnât one of your dadâs favorite cars, but if youâre remembering correctly, it isnât a manual car, unlike a lot of the other cars he has. You canât help but smile at your dad being here to pick you up.Â
âWow, perfect time to tell your dad that the dumb bitch needs more money given to the school since she canât do Chemistry.â Keironâs voice calls out softly from beside you as he smiles almost sinisterly at you.
âKiddo, letâs go.â Tony calls from the rolled down window.
âDaddyâs calling.â Keiron jeers as he walks in the opposite direction. You bite your lip as you sit down in the front seat of the car.
âNew friend?â
âFar from. Just a kid from my chemistry class.â You turn away from your dad as you buckle in. âAre you even allowed to drive?â You ask, changing the subject.
âAs of my appointment yesterday, yes. As long as I feel comfortable.â
âWhy didnât you say anything at dinner yesterday?â
âWanted to surprise you.â
âColor me surprised.â
âWe got a letter in the mail today.â Your dad says like itâs a big piece of news, like your family doesnât get mail every day.
âWow. Exciting.â
âIt is exciting. It was from TrialNet.â
âWait really?â This catches your attention. Youâve been waiting to find out about Morgan and her antibodies for about two weeks now and you wanted to know. âWhat did it say?â
âZero antibodies.â For the first time since you had the thought about Morgan getting Type One, you feel like you can finally breathe again. She canât get it unless something goes really wrong with something else. She doesnât have the antibodies.Â
âSheâs safe from it.â
âThat she is.â
âShe can have a normal childhood.â The one you should have had. You donât say it but youâre pretty sure, you and your dad both hear it.Â
âAs normal as it can be with being a Stark.â
âTrue. Being a Stark, itâs weird for sure. Especially that Tony guy.â
âHa ha kiddo. Donât make me make you walk home.â
âYou would never. You love me too much to make me suffer like that.â
Your dad nods. âThat is very true. I do love you too much to let anything hurt you.âÂ
You force a smile, but you know that if he knew, if he heard the things Keiron had said, he wouldnât be happy. Even if it is true. But the last thing you need is Tony Stark causing national news by fighting a teenager. You know you can handle it without saying anything to your parents. Youâve dealt with things before, you can deal with them now. No need for anyone to be a knight in shining armor when they donât need to be.
Plus, itâs not your dadâs fault that God made a mistake with you. Sure God might have made the sun and the moon, but there was only so much time for creativity and smarts. Not everyone can have that. Also, with genius inventor and superhero Tony Stark as a father and a kickass CEO Pepper Stark as your mom, thereâs no way you can be as good at things as they are. That would be too much for one family. Oh. Wait, no biologically, Mom isnât your mom. Your mom was a druggie. Guess she had more of an effect on you than you thought. She may have died on the streets, but maybe any chance you had of being a Stark, a smart Stark like your dad, died with her.
Luckily, before your dad can call you out on the fact that youâve gone silent, your phone goes off. Weâre All In This Together, your group chat with Ned, MJ, Betty, and Peter, has new notifications.
BB: Did you all see that Spider-Man crashed into a building while he was swinging around Queens yesterday?
MJ: He did what now? [crying laughing emoji]
PP: That⌠that doesnât sound true. He would never do that. [wide eye emoji]
BB: [sends video clip]
BB: Apparently, there was a news team filming locally and caught it in the background.
NL: Maybe heâs having an off day?
MJ: Seems like it. Iâm pretty sure that Spider-Man is supposed to have really good swinging abilities.
BB: you should see the memes that are already happening. Look!
BB: [sends a couple memes and a tiktok of Wrecking Ball but Spider-Man edition]
You canât help but laugh out loud at the video. Clearly Peter was having a bad day, but the memes are top tier.
âWhatâs so funny?â
âSpider-Man had an off day, but the memes created from it are too good.â
âWhat did our spiderling do today?â Your dad asks as he swings the car into park in the garage.
âWell he swung into a building yesterday. But meme culture got a hold of it and created some masterpieces. Like this,â you turn your phone to play the video for your dad. And he laughs just as you had. How could he not?
Maybe today wasnât the worst day after all.
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