#midtown

[haikumaker]

Mr Peanut stalking someone in midtown Manhattan, 1972

[reald0wner]

Gabe saporta says he made out with Mikey way

[huariqueje]

Midtown I - Izzy Barber , 2020.

American , b. 1990 -

Oil on canvas , 24 x 11 in.

[ghostedmem]

Peter Parker who lets himself be seen as this nerdy, slightly self-conscious, anxious person. Peter Parker, who has been acting ever since middle school, because he refused to be seen as an egotistical 'genius'. Peter Parker, who, after meeting Tony, lets some of his confidence shine - and that shine only grows brighter as he becomes Tony's mentee, and starts properly learning the ropes around Stark Industries, starts meeting the interns, starts being introduced as Tony's Personal Intern, starts being taught everything there was to know in order to take over the company, eventually.

And then, his Decathlon team win nationals, or something, and they win a field trip to Stark Industries - and Tony tells him this is good, because;

"Peter, you're confident and brilliant, and I want to show them that you aren't someone they can walk all over. I want you to show them just how capable you are."

And Peter decided, fuck it.

FRIDAY greets him as "Mini-Boss," and declares his level 10 access to all of Stark Tower. Every single intern the team sees that day greets Peter with a grin, asking for his help on some equation or other, and Peter willingly helps. He's asked about a proposal for a project, and hands the intern his card, telling them he'll fund it with his own paycheck if he has to, because it could be something great.

Throughout the day his classmates and teacher(s) see a new side of Peter Parker. The confident, brilliant, 'takes-no-shit' side. They realise that, yes, while Peter is smart, he wasn't going to be one of the greats.

He already was.

[chloegoober67]

I mean I guess bro

[chriskotiesen]

I just finished moving and I really like my new apartment so far, but I am going to miss the view from the old place.

Looking out from the 25th floor every morning really emphasizes just how dramatically the atmosphere affects light over distance. Every day looked a little bit different.

[noconcessions]

[kiirbytunaa]

field trip to stark industries fic, but instead of the decathlon team going, it's one of peters' completely normal core classes. like. advanced english or something.

just completely normal kids, albeit on a higher reading level, going to stark industries.

everything stays the same as it would if it was a normal fic, too. the avengers might show up and do their usual "oh hi peter" thing, peter might get pulled aside to help with something the other interns are doing, tony fucking stark walks in and gives peter a kiss on the cheek and tells him theres thai food scheduled to come at 8pm, and natasha casually spars with him. and meanwhile his class is just standing there wondering why quiet kid #1 is getting noticed by the fucking avengers.

not in the flash thompson special "how can such a normal, quiet, LOSER penis parker be noticed by them" way, but in a "this dude literally never talks and he's getting his shit rocked by black widow. and he's fighting back. where the FUCK are we." way.

+1 if there's another kid named eugene in the class. he's like, the nicest kid ever. but tony mistakes him for flash and is a minor asshole to him the whole time. like not picking on him to ask questions during the QNA or outright ignoring him. poor eugene thinks he pissed off Ironman😭