#soopernerd

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Peter doesn’t have very many friends. Tony doesn’t understand why— he’s very easy to love.

So when Peter describes Tony as his friend to the lady at the front desk to explain his visit, Tony wears that like a badge of honor.

“He’s my friend” to reassure Aunt May over the phone before a particularly dangerous mission. “He’s my friend” to warn his kidnappers that hell’s coming to them. “He’s my friend” when someone asks why he trusts Tony Stark, someone who got rich off of destruction, off of apathy.

Among the many, many things he’s been in his life— CEO of Stark Industries, Iron Man, an Avenger— being Peter’s friend is one of the things Tony’s most proud of.

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tony learning how to parent by mentoring peter is so important to me.

tony the bad influence. tony who didn’t have any good parental influences in his life. tony who, afraid of messing up, ran away to india as a means of distancing himself from peter, peter the good kid, the scared kid just looking for someone to guide him.

tony the mentor. tony who steps up despite himself. he reads parenting books on “breaking the cycle of shame”. he learns peter’s little mannerisms and peeves— things that make him laugh, things that scare him, things that hurt him. he learns to understand peter, and as he does, he learns to understand himself.

tony the father. even after peter is gone, he’s reminded of him constantly in the ways he cares for morgan: he’s made a special spot for her out in the garage for times when she stays in there just to be with him. he remembers which stories and snacks are her favorites. he stays with her when she has a nightmare, reciting familiar lines he used to say to a kid he used to know.

peter taught him all that. how to realize his potential to love, and be loved, and not be afraid.

peter taught him so much without even trying. peter changed his life.

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One of my favorite headcanons that I almost forgot about: Peter is allergic to bug spray. In small doses, it just gives him a rash on his skin and an itchy throat, but if overexposed to it his airways can close and he can go into anaphylactic shock.

Tony may not be aware of this…

(this is a long winded way of saying write me some angst/hurt+comfort)

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headcanon that peter prefers environments that are dark, quiet, and just a little chilly, partially because of the spider dna and partially because of how it gives his senses a break

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Peter is very mature for his age. Most people who say that mean it as a compliment.

But there are things Peter misses that he didn’t even have— school dances, mundane responsibilities, a good night’s sleep. The chance to be a kid. To be dumb and mess up. To not care.

It’s something Tony understands— he graduated MIT at 17 and became CEO of a global company at 21. It’s a type of grief that’s difficult to explain to other people; mourning simple things you weren’t meant for, simple things erased for the sake of something “greater”.

So he tries to go easy on him, whenever he can. He tries to give him small and simple things— all the little scenes he skipped over when he was young, when he was being rushed into the future.

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headcanon: there’s a mini fridge in the lab and Tony always keeps it stocked with Peter’s favorite snacks for when he comes over.

It’s Tony’s little way of encouraging the kid to eat enough.

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peter parker would pull a push door

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