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Summary: You are now officially a Stark
Part 6 of Dropping In
Two weeks later, Tony all but gave you a heart attack as you came down for breakfast. “It’s official!” He all but yelled as you walked into the kitchen. “You are now Y/N Stark!”
You had your hand on your chest. “Jesus Christ!” You stared at him. “How much coffee have you had already?!” Him being this perky in the morning wasn’t usual.
“A few, but I’m just so excited.” He beamed. “I’m a dad, and there were no diapers involved!”
That made you laugh. He looked like a big kid at that moment. “Would it make you happy for me to call you ‘dad’?” You asked, moving to get yourself something to eat.
“Go get dressed. I’m taking you out to celebrate.” He was all but bouncing in place. “And, actually it would.”
“Uh, sure. Just us, or the team?” You wondered. You’d be okay with either, but you were curious. So far you’d only gone out with the whole team, or just Nat. So if it was just the two of you, that would be very new.
“Just us. Unless you’d prefer the whole team?” It was clear he was hoping to get this time with you. “Because I can get JARVIS to get them to come.”
Giving him a small smile, you shook your head. “No, breakfast with just my dad sounds good.” You assured him. “Meet you in the lobby in ten?”
“See you there.”
Walking out of the tower, you were aware of the people glancing your way, but did your best to ignore them. You wouldn’t always have someone with you when out and about, especially as you were about to be an adult. You had your whole life ahead of you, afterall. Once in the car, you looked at him. “How did you get used to people always looking at you?” You asked.
He thought for a moment. “I’m a major extravert, who does what he wants, when he wants. People watching be damned.” It just didn’t bother him. “I’m confident in who I am, so whatever they’re thinking doesn’t ever bother me.”
“Lucky.” You sighed, letting your head fall back. “I wish that was something I could learn, but I think that’s something you’re born with.”
“You were the quiet kid in school, weren’t you? The one who kept to herself and hated attention.” His voice was soft, and kind.
You rolled your head so you could look at him. “I was the weird comic book kid. What do you think?” Of course you were the quiet kid! “I mean, I did have friends that I was able to relax with, but that was just a small group. That’s way different than someone taking my picture and selling it to a tabloid.” It wasn’t even in the same realm in your opinion.
Tony nodded at that. “Did you know I wasn’t always like this? So loud, out there, and so flashy?”
“I saw bits of you before that in the movies, but very little.” You admitted, thinking to when he showed how some invention of his could show memories. “Most of what’s shown is you being confident to the point of cockiness at times, sassy as all hell, and doing what you think is right.”
“Well, those points are wrong, either.” He laughed, clearly amused. “But it was all fake to begin with. It was my armor, before ya know…the suits.”
“Are you honestly telling me ‘fake it til you make it’?” You raised an eyebrow at him. That would sound so weird coming from him.
He shrugged. “More like act until you realize that people will think what they want. Then it’s not an act. It’s you being you.” If anything, he hoped this at least helped you come up with your own ideas on how to deal with the public life. “Or you can always just channel me. Think to yourself ‘what would my dad do’? You can either run with it, or do the complete opposite. Whichever you feel would work better in that moment.”
That honestly sounded better than ‘fake it til you make it’. “So, WWDD instead of WWJD?” You teased, making him smirk. “That might work.” You mused, rolling your head back so you were looking at the roof of the car. “There’s a slight problem with that, though.”
“What’s that?”
“You’re a ladies man. I’m sorry, I don’t take after you like that. I like guys.”
After a moment of silence, the two of you both cracked up at your lame joke. “Please don’t make me a grandfather anytime soon. Let me get used to fatherhood, okay?” He nudged your foot gently.
“Oh, because the guys are just lining up to court me.” You snorted. “And I’ll need to be extra cautious in this world. If I guy shows interest I won’t know if it’s for me or because of the Stark name.”
He nodded knowingly. “Yeah, I know how that goes.” He sighed. “I think that’s part of why it’s just easier to date models and never get too serious.” At least being Iron Man kept him busy. “Hey, I’ll do background checks on any guys that come around. Deal?”
Smiling over at him as the car stopped, you nodded. “Deal.” You agreed, but knew that really wouldn’t tell you if they were just after you because of the Stark name.
You rolled your eyes as you ate. People were taking pictures of the two of you and not being sly about it. “Should I start caring about how I dress?” You asked. “I’m usually a graphic-tee and jeans kind of person.”
“Don’t change what you wear.” He said firmly. “You dress in whatever makes you comfortable. Hell, you might start a trend. Y/N Stark wearing graphic-tees and jeans might make everyone start wearing them more.” He recalled seeing covers of magazines covering them before. “If you decide you want to play with your style, go ahead.”
“Thanks.” You smiled. “For what it’s worth, you’re already a pretty damn good dad in my book.”
just scheduled an ask for next month with more baby stark x kate bishop but I got way distracted and made this fun lil thing for all my fellow stark children!!!!
choose your outfit fem ver: going to some fancy gala in Milan with your dad (who has to make an iron man appearance)
copy of text at bottom of pic: Important note!! hairstyles can be any texture, color, or length (or can even be wigs) so don't let that throw you lol. Love you!!!
also all the accessories, nails etc are optional, you are more than welcome to mix and match or whatever you vibe with, THERE ARE NO RULES SHIRT BROTHER!!!!!
anyway lemme know if yall are into this and I'll make more!!! I'll do a masc/androgynous/not feminine version and reblog it for extended options. (also PLEASE let me know if I forgot to include anything in the hair/head scarves section!! I tried to get a good variety of hair textures, hijabs, and turbans, but I ran out of room lol. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL EXCLUDED!!!!!! I LOVE YOU BABES!!!!!!!!)
also one more note: if you wear a hijab, turban, veil, or any other kind of head covering for religious/cultural/personal reasons, Tony FULLY fucking supports that!!!! he thinks you look just adorable in it!!!!!! he loves to see it and he thinks of you any time he sees someone else wearing one!!!!!! also this part is especially applicable if you wear a hijab or any religious head covering - Tony has a special drone trained to follow you at an undetectable distance and notice if your hijab or covering starts to fall off. It automatically creates a holographic privacy shield that no one (and no cameras) can see through to give you coverage to fix it without having to worry. When I say Tony Stark Supports His Motherfuckin Kid, I mean TONY STARK SUPPORTS HIS MOTHERFUCKIN KID!!!!!!
stop im obsessed with how you write Tony!! I love how capture him as a dad!! <3 also i haven’t been able to stop thinking abt how Tony would act if reader was dating pietro maximoff or maybe how the dynamic with the 3 would be😭 (even if pietro barely had any screen time in the movie💀) I would really like to see how that would play out
OH FUCK YES. FUUUUUCK YEAH BITCH. WE SHARE A MOTHERFUCKING BRAIN CELL FOR REALLLLL.
No bc first of all ALL I can think about are those cute couples online where they’re from different countries and the cute little culture clashes and stuff. Like those tiktoks like “get ready with me to take my european boyfriend to waffle house for the first time! Hope he doesn’t die!” that type of shit. That’s SOOO you and Pietro.
Your dad and his coworkers aka your aunt and uncles all get back from Sokovia with two newbies in tow, and the first thing you do (after making sure he’s alright OBVIOUSLY you were fucking worried sick about him and all of them) so after you give everyone bear hugs and probably give Nat an extra one because you know she has a soft spot for you, and also force Bruce to let you give him a hug too because “YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE TO BEING CARED ABOUT!!!!” something you started saying as a joke when you were younger but really struck a cord with him.
Once hugs have all been doled out and everyone’s sitting in the conversation pit in the penthouse decompressing over some really really really strong coffee (matcha in Bruce’s case, and decaf for Clint because Laura doesn’t want him drinking as much caffeine) Wanda and Pietro are kind of awkwardly sitting nearby. The first thing either of them hear you say is actually incredibly iconic.
“Hey, dad.” you start, a little too calm for what you know he just went through, and he braces himself for whatever very in character sass bomb you’re about to drop.
Tony puts down his coffee cup and gives you a playfully attentive look.
“Yes pumpkin?”
You sigh softly, biting back a knowing smirk.
“...Do you remember what you promised me for my 11th birthday?” You recall.
Tony blinks once, mentally rewinding.
“That was during the Dolly Parton obsession, if I recall.”
“You do.” You nod. “You promised me two things that year. You promised we’d go to Dollywood…”
“Great place.” He adds. You momentarily get distracted by the fond memories of traipsing through Dolly Parton’s theme park with the woman herself on your birthday.
“It really is.” You sigh, before remembering your point. “You also promised me…”
You trail off. The rest of the team look like they’re watching a tennis match, glancing between the two of you with growing interest.
“That none of your robots would turn evil.”
Bruce is the first one to crack, nearly choking on his matcha. Nat struggles not to fall into giggles, and Steve, who’s been uncharacteristically quiet, lets out a noise that screams WELL WELL WELL… I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO TOLD YOU SO.
You and your dad descend into comedic bickering driven by your matched wit and Stark flavored pride. And somehow seeing someone around their age winning an argument against the great Tony Stark makes him seem way less threatening. Not only that, but Wanda and Pietro… they kind of instantly trust you. You’re not scared to call your dad out on his shit. You’re not on his pay roll, you’re not a subordinate, you’re not some member of government who needs to keep him happy.
You’re his kid.
Which means you are MORE than capable of telling him when an idea is bad, or when he needs to let go of something he’s stubbornly holding onto, or when he needs to slow down and be a little more gentle with people at times. So yeah. Safe to say you become the Maximoff whisperer within minutes of their arrival.
Moving onto how Tony would act when you’re dating Pietro, first and foremost expect a LOT. LOT LOT LOT of dad jokes. “Be careful, kid. I heard this guy moves pretty fast.”, “Quicksilver? So you’re second place to some guy named Quickgold?”, “You’re bringing Speedy Gonzalez as your plus one to the banquet in Paris this weekend, right? So do we need to fly him out with us or is he going to save time by running there?” “Yeah, make sure you tell Speed Racer that he still has to use his ID badge instead of zooming past the security checks in the lobby. Happy’s been blowing up my texts about it all week.”
And don’t forget when you, Peter Parker, and Pietro Maximoff are all in the same room together. “Well great. I’ve got two Peters, two kids, two Maximoffs. How do you expect me to keep any of you straight?” He points at Peter. “You need to get yourself a new name, kid. We have too many Peters, it’s just… it’s getting confusing.”
Which of course leads to Peter missing the fact that he’s joking because he takes EVERYTHING your dad says so seriously (until it’s Tony saying “DO NOT. I REPEAT NOT. DO THE THING.” then suddenly it’s a “suggestion”.) and following your dad around trying to convince him that if anyone should change their name it should be Pietro, since Peter’s been there longer even though it’s as an “intern”. Tony considers this and points to Pietro for a counterpoint.
Pietro looks at you while you hold back a laugh.
“Uh… I am basically your son in law, no?” He tries off the cuff with his Sokovian accent that always makes your heart flutter a little. “And… eh- family comes first.”
Tony looks at him for a long, silent moment.
“I like this one.” Tony smirks, kissing your head as he passes by. “You’ve got great taste, kid. I mean, you get it from me so obviously you have great taste.”
So that’s the story of how Pietro keeps his name (Peter does too, don’t worry) and also the story of how your dad decides he approves of your boyfriend.
edit bc the hellsite ate some of my tags:
Wanda and Pietro will have hushed and animated convos in Sokovian talking about how weird America is. "And have you seen the- the cheese where they wrap each slice in plastic-" "THE FUCKING CHEESE COMES WRAPPED IN PLASTIC I KNOW". Wanda ends up actually having an outlet for her deep female ache for her children by helping out around the tower's daycare center (free childcare for any Stark Industries employees, and other people at the tower for business or work or basically any other reason). The little kids and babies and toddlers fucking LOVE her. She's just this cool weird eastern European lady who gives them bandaids even when they don't really need one and sneaks them extra treats and uses her magic to make toys move around. She teaches them Sokovian nursery rhymes and uses the toys/her powers to put on puppet shows that are just the plots of her favorite sitcom episodes.
And Pietro surprisingly LOVES how much space there is to run around. He will literally run up and down EVERY GODDAMN BRIDGE IN THE CITY every day. Not even for exercise. He just does it for fun. To "stretch his legs". oh my god. you'd think it would (eventually) drive Sam fucking crazy because Steve is fast but this guy is LITERALLY a blur. Nope. Sam loves it because now STEVE is the one hearing "on your left, my friend!" every morning when Pietro slows down just enough to be visible/heard so he can pass Steve. Steve... gets it now. he gets the psychological warfare of being tormented by a cocky jogger.
Hi hi do you have fix reccomendations where Peter hands tony things and he actually takes them :3?
I really don’t know of any fics like this and it doesn’t seem like anyone else does either, but I hope our “Dad!”Tony list might have something close?
EDIT: @kudoatemyfries someone gave us a recommendation
Trust (sometimes takes a while to realise) by LittleMissAgrafina
"You should know by now that only Rhodey, Pepper, and Happy hand me things, Birdbrain."
Hearing those words, every head in the room whipped around to face Tony, and he looked back at them in bewilderment.
"What? Why are you all looking at me like I kicked a puppy and then denied that I did?"
Natasha stared at him. "Peter hands you things all the time. It's not just Pepper, Rhodey, and Happy."
Tony's expression became even more bewildered if that was possible. "What? No I don't. I'm pretty sure I would have noticed."
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"5 times someone noticed Peter handing something to Tony + 1 time that Tony noticed"
Comfortember Day 15. Scars + 25. Mental Health
Hey.. Any fics where Tony letting Peter hand him things, others noticing
I really don’t know any like this. But maybe our “Dad!”Tony list will have something close?
EDIT: @dracomalfoyy07 someone rec one for us
Trust (sometimes takes a while to realise) by LittleMissAgrafina
"You should know by now that only Rhodey, Pepper, and Happy hand me things, Birdbrain."
Hearing those words, every head in the room whipped around to face Tony, and he looked back at them in bewilderment.
"What? Why are you all looking at me like I kicked a puppy and then denied that I did?"
Natasha stared at him. "Peter hands you things all the time. It's not just Pepper, Rhodey, and Happy."
Tony's expression became even more bewildered if that was possible. "What? No I don't. I'm pretty sure I would have noticed."
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"5 times someone noticed Peter handing something to Tony + 1 time that Tony noticed"
Comfortember Day 15. Scars + 25. Mental Health
I feel like tony is the type of dad who has no filter. He truly doesn't give a single shit about what topic yall are talking about (whether it's romance, intimacy etc) you could talk about the weirdest or kinkiest thing and he's unfazed (he loves that you trust him so much that you talk about anything)
OOOOOH MY GOD YES ANON YOU ARE SO SO CORRECT ABOUT THIS. We've got a long one here so buckle up bitches
Tony’s the type of dad to have no boundaries in the HEALTHIEST WAY possible. You could start ANY conversation with “hey dad, is it normal-” and he’s already FULLY prepared for wherever this is going. He doesn’t even need to know where it’s going, he just knows he’s going to get you to your destination safely. You head into his workshop with one of those “I have a question but I feel weird about asking it” looks and you drop the “can I ask you something? Is it normal-”
He’s already dropping his tools and giving you his full attention.
“I’m sat.”
His abrupt use of slang instantly breaks the tension and you find yourself laughing. You give him a withering look.
“And I really regret teaching you what that means.”
He doesn’t even blink, he just shrugs and states matter of factly, “I would have found out anyway.”
And it’s true, he would. (Someone pLEASE remind me to go into how in touch Tony is with slang and memes and youth culture and how surprisingly influential he is with gen z and gen alpha because I have a LOT to say on the matter.)
If you’re a boy or amab, Tony can confidently promise you there is NOTHING you’re going through or worried about he hasn’t already seen. He’s been around every rodeo at least twice. The freckle on your sack is not cancer, you’re totally healthy (but he’ll have Jarvis run some tests just to double check), or just because you need to shave more or less often than you thought you would right now doesn’t mean you’re broken or your hormones are out of whack. If you got a random weird boner it doesn’t mean you’re suddenly attracted to the squirrel you saw outside a bodega. Tony can and will confidently tell you that it’s okay, sometimes a random boner is just a random boner.
If you’re trans this man is CONSTANTLY reassuring and affirming your gender. Doesn’t matter if you’re his son, his daughter, or just his kid. The point is you’re his kid. No one in Stark Tower EVER misgenders you (because they’re nice and you’re basically their Eloise/Zack and Cody. They literally ALL love you.) and if they say anything shitty about you even if it’s behind your back??? OH. BOY. OH MY GOD WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT. You know when he’s yelling at Peter and he’s like “no because this is where you ZIP IT. THE ADULT IS TALKING.” Dad wrath + CEO OF YOUR COMPANY WRATH??????? UNMATCHED. Any issues you have with hormones or first puberty or second puberty or anything to do with your transition including any parts or pieces that you want added or removed, he has NO fucking restraint in his support. He is so, so deeply there for you. There’s not any topic “awkward” or “embarrassing” enough that his dad instinct doesn’t immediately override. He just hears my kid needs something. My kid has a problem so I am going to fix it. It goes without saying that he gets you the BEST care team on the entire planet for gender affirming care. No that is not an exaggeration. You’ve got a whole team of doctors and specialists from Iceland, Belgium, Thailand, Malta, Germany, and Canada to name a few, some of your doctors are even trans themselves so they really get first hand what you’re going through. And among his other work as Iron Man both globally and to provide relief for innocent civilians all over the middle east and africa, and other dangerous or active war zones, you know what he does?? He launches a campaign called Operation Nest Egg. You know what Operation Nest Egg does???? It gets at risk trans youth in transphobic or dangerous places out safely, AND provides access to excellent gender affirming care. Of course Tony always cared about looking out for marginalized and oppressed groups, but now that he has a trans kid??? It’s really fucking personal.
And last but DEFINITELY not least, do not get me STARTED on how much this whole topic applies to girl dad!tony. I still struggle to wrap my head around how much of a feminist this man is when it comes to you. I feel like there’s still a lot of stigma around girl dads that they can’t or don’t participate in stuff like period talk, shaving, relationship questions, all that girl stuff (or if there’s not a stigma there’s not nearly enough representation for involved girl dads yk) and the thing is Tony is SO wrapped up in how big his little girl is getting, he still sees you as his baby, so when it does come time to start preparing for puberty talks and stuff like that, he feels totally blindsided for a moment. Like it’s only just NOW dawning on him that his brave brilliant little girl is going to end up as a brave brilliant little woman in just a few years. And does that actually make him want to choke and sob and throw up??? Yes!!!! Of course!!!!! He could barely handle it when you started walking and didn’t need him to carry you anymore, you think he’ll be able to cope with seeing his little girl fill out her first voter registration form?????? Absolutely not!!!!! But he’s going to!!!!!! Because he keeps reminding himself, this is what he signed up for. Raise you better than his dad did with him, end the generational cycles, and enjoy every minute of it. And he’s doing a damn good job so far.
So when he starts preparing to help you through your tween and teenage years, he starts like a goddamn doomsday prepper. He’s already having Jarvis compile an almanac of any and every single issue and problem and question that girls could possibly go through during puberty, he’s making himself a fucking teenage girl OSHA manual. It’s this. It’s literally this.
The odds of you feeling nervous or awkward or weird about talking to your dad about girl stuff are low, just because of how deeply supported you feel by Tony all the time. But if you do, you can GUARANTEE you’re in for what will become one of Tony’s top Iron Dad talks of all time. It starts a little quiet, a little awkward, and after a moment of silence he gives you a look.
“Would you rather talk to Pepper about all this? Cause we can get Pepper up here to walk you through it.”
He dead pans the question, but there’s an underlying current of sincerity. Of course if you wanted to talk to pepper instead he’d respect that, but his heart would also break a little knowing that there’s something that he wasn’t qualified to help you with. But he doesn’t have to worry about that. The moment he even suggests asking pepper, your eyes go wide and you shake your head adamantly.
“No. I definitely do not want to talk to Pepper. About like… filing taxes or something, sure. But not this.”
And he laughs, because he knows exactly what you mean. Pepper is great, really. She’s great at what she does. And what she does is keep Stark Industries running like a machine, excelling in her role as the notorious ginger corporate shark. The Stark Shark, if you will. Tony did try to talk her into an investment program called Stark Tank. That was shot down quickly, but he’ll bring it up again at some point.
You let out a weepy laugh and continue.
“One time I went to Pepper because I scraped my knee and she dropped me off at a first aid station in the R&D labs, and said that I can take it from there.” You recall. “I am not asking her for a tampon. Like, ever.”
You’re both laughing now. Tony feels a deep sense of catharsis, of rightness that you don’t trust anyone but him to help you when you’re confused or in a fragile, delicate moment like this. This is a really huge moment for both of you, because it shows you first hand that there is nothing and I mean nothing that you cannot talk to your dad about. If for whatever reason you’re particularly upset or uncomfortable and you feel like you can’t get the words out, you can always write it down. He probably whips up some cool program with a snarky anagram like SAWTRAP. Sensitive Anxious Worries Text Read Articulation Program. Yes he did name your puberty guide ai thing after a jigsaw trap. Probably your idea because “it’s gonna be years of blood horrors, just… dressed cuter. And with lip gloss.”
So the way SAWTRAP works is that if you need to talk to something but you don’t want to say it (which is rare) you can type it out and Tony gets pinged (if he’s not already in the room with you, which he usually is). He connects to an earpiece so you don’t need to worry about someone overhearing, and so do you. Your question is played for him in an AI modulated vocode of your voice, he types out an answer, sends it back, and you hear his AI voice reply through your headphones. It’s deeply encrypted for security and privacy, and it feels personal and reassuring with an added layer of slight distance for you to process without feeling awkward or anything. And lemme tell you, this shit WORKS. It works so well you rarely have to use it. It actually makes you feel more secure knowing you have options, that for little questions body hair, random aches or pains or twinges, ways to keep your skin clear you can even just ask Jarvis. Ask Jeeves?? I don’t know her. Jarvis is your robot friend, and Tony is your dad and your number one supporter and SAWTRAP is your dad box.
The point is that there is nothing in this goddamn world, or any of the other ones that you can’t Talk to Tony about. Also, part of him is still like “wait wait. You scraped your knee and pepper sent you to an eye washing station in the R&D labs???? Where the hell was I during this??? They had to have been merchandising all the Avengers stuff, you know I always keep Iron Man bandaids around for you.”
Screaming sobbing throwing up!!!! Truly delicious and truly true. Girldad!Tony you have my heart <3
