Tags: PART ONE TAGS: Infertility, strained marriage, Betrayal, Marriage is forever, Infidelity, Humans make mistakes, Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Shunned Parent, Major character death - Freeform, Death of Loved One, James “Rhodey” Rhodes is a Good Bro, Bruce Banner doesn’t have time for your nonsense, Lonely Steve Rogers, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Pepper Potts Needs a Hug, road to recovery, Anger, Anxiety, Angst and Tragedy, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags, Sorry Not Sorry, Depression, Eventual Happy Ending, PART TWO TAGS: Families of Choice, Kid Fic, Kid Natasha Romanov, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Domestic Avengers, Protective Steve Rogers, Parent Tony Stark, Parent-Child Relationship, Teenage Drama, Multiple Relationships, Changed Natasha’s Name Since She’s not Russian, Sneaky Natasha Romanov, Misunderstandings, Forgiveness, Eventual Moving on, Family, Family Feels, Revelations, Matchmaker Natasha Romanov, Uncle Happy Hogan, Medical Procedures, Unrealistic Injury Recovery Time, Unrealistic Hospital Setting, Steve is hopeless with women, Happy Ending
Summary: Tony and Pepper have been trying to have a family for years. It turns out, families come in all shapes and sizes, in spite of mistakes or heartache.
As various avengers teach Tony, sometimes the things that break your heart the most also become the most important things in the world.Or: Civil War: Soap Opera Style.