The intern and the first prodigy
Characters: Peter Parker, Harley keener, Tony Stark, Ned, Mj,
Ship: spiderlad/kennker/parley/peterharley
"Are you gonna go back?" Ned asked as him and peter were walking down the hall to the lunch room.
"I have to. Tony's my one way ticket into MIT. Sure I have my second job but I wanna get a degree you know." He says and rubbed his forehead grabbing a tray as they got in line.
"Well I mean yes but it is really worth going through this?"
"What are we talking about today nerds?" Mj asked as she came up behind them. Peter sighed and explained what happened. "Damn, Peter 2.0?"
"No we are not calling Harley, peter 2.0." Peter says as he grabbed a few things he deemed suitable for lunch. Michelle watched and sighed putting extra things on her tray. Knowing he was gonna complain about being more hungry after he finished his food.
“Whatever you say the original.” She teased. They paid for their food and went to their table. As they sat mostly discussing study materials for an upcoming tests. They decided to go to peters after school to study. Although they all know study will turn into them on their respective laptops playing online uno.
As the bell ran they got up. Peter having eaten everything plus the stuff Michelle got for him. “See you guys later.” Ned waved going to math class.
Peter and mj went to English. Sitting next to each other and mocking Macbeth as they were doing assignments on it. Peter couldn’t lie when it came to how he felt about mj. He still loved her, that’s why he opened up about his sexuality and being scared. He was blessed that she understood and still wanted to have him in her life. No matter how much of a hero he was he didn’t deserve mj’s kindness. He made sure to let her know what she was having bad days or mood drops. He always made sure she knew how highly he thinks of her.
Peter was laying on the couch with his head on mjs lap while she played with his hair. It was late. They gave up studying a long time ago and ended up watching a movie instead. Ned was on the floor sitting in-front of peter in arms reach so he could show him memes and other things he found on his phone. The three were taken out of their peaceful trance when peters phone started ringing. He sat up to answer it. The other two looking at him.
“Oh hey mr.stark did you need something?” Peter asked as he looked down. He hasn’t called him since he met Harley. Nearly 6 days ago at this point.
“Yeah, me and Harley wanna get a second opinion on some things to do with his suit. Could you come in tomorrow?”
“I have school.” Peter responded quickly. Lying it was a day off. Teacher work shops.
“No you don’t, come in around 10 you can bring along your friends if you really want.” He says and hung up. Peter sighed and rubbed his face.
“What?” Michelle asked going to rubbing his upper back. The way she did when he had panic attacks around her.
“Do you guys wanna go to the stark tower tomorrow ?”
The three were standing in the elevator. The only friends who knew about him being Spider-Man. Mj and Ned chatted. No doubt tony would give them stuff to be entertained last time pepper just taught them how to make cupcakes. They were excited to hang out with iron mans wife also the richest woman in the USA.
“Hello peter, Michelle and Ned. Peter shall I inform Mr. stark you’ve arrived.”
“Yes please Friday.” He answered back. And stepped out of the elevator.
“That’s so cool.” Ned says and looked around as if this is his first time in the stark tower.
“You can talk to Friday.” Peter tells them. “She’s like Siri but more sarcastic.” He smiled as Ned started asked Friday questions. He went off to the lab while the other two were off to the kitchen where pepper was gonna teach them how to make pizza.
“Oh perfect right on time.” Tony says as he was wearing a dark t shirt and jeans but he had oil and grease stains all over him. Peter couldn’t see Harley and he felt kinda bad for being happy about it.
Peter went over to tony. “What did you need my opinion on?”
“Right here, we were playing around with new energy sources and as much Harley thinks my nano tech is cool, he seems to think that it’s taking up too much the power source. Which can only be recharged so many time before we have to discard it and get new ones.” He went more in-depth in explaining. Telling him about all the tests they’ve run. When he got to the end he finished up with just. “And his left booster in his foot will only stay powered up for so long.” He took a breath and peter stared at the suit and also looking at the blue prints tapping his chin as he went to get a sheet of paper and started working.
Tony let him work in peace knowing what peter got into this trance it was better to leave him to it that interrupt. Over an hour passed before peter spoke up.
“Reroute 40% of the power-“ he started and went over to the suit and just started doing that he was talking about rather then keep explaining. Tony watched peter and handed him tools every now and hen when he asked for it. Peter was just wearing jeans and a t shirt not wearing anything nice. Knowing it would get ruined. “There.” Peter says stepping back. “Just some design flaws. As much as Harley wanted it to looks cool it was getting in the way of some critical wiring and needs.”
Tony ruffled peters hair. “That’s my boy.” He says smiling at the youngling. “Sometimes i forget how smart you are kid.” He says.
“If I didn’t know better i would think you were bashing my design.” Harley says as he stepped into the lab. Changed and showered looking rested. Clearly having worked for hours straight.
Peter shrugged a bit smugly. “Too bulky. If you wanted to use less power you’d keep it as sleek as possible to avoid over heating.”
“Yeah yeah, pretty boy I can see why tony made you his intern now.” Harley crosses his arm as he looked at the suit more closely. Peter blushed bright red at the nickname. “Oh what’s wrong? Not used to be complimented?”
“What no no.” Peter says shaking his head. “Mj calls me pretty all the time.” He says.
“Ex.” Peter responded. “Kinda. It’s complicated.” He crossed his arms turning back into the shy and nervous boy.
“Funny wouldn’t have pegged you for a “it’s complicated.” Looking like you do, I figured people would be scooping you up left and right.”
“I uh um.” Peter looking down stumbling over his words.
“I guess I must be wrong.” He says “but a darling boy like you might just be oblivious to people around him unless they make them self known.”
“Did she ask you out or did you ask her out?”
“Ah so She asked you?” Harley smirked. “Shy scared and probably a bottom.”
Peter was bright red and turned his back to Harley. “I’m gonna go check on Ned and Mj.” He announced and left the lab quickly.
“You had to go right to call him a bottom really?” Tony asked and slapped Harley upside the head not hard. Just enough to get across how stupid Harley was being
