#spider-bites

[gracieparkerr]

Peter is actually the strongest avenger just because he didn’t immediately kill himself after Tony said “this isn’t a hug im just grabbing the door for you”

[starwarslovinglilguy]

I really hope brand new day gives us a flashback of Ned or MJ giving a valedictorian speech at what should've been all three of their graduation, and Peter is obviously not graduating with them and then we zoom out to see Spider-Man watching the graduation, in a parallel to how he was watching them swim in the pool during homecoming

[gracieparkerr]

Tony, absolutely baffled when he’s called to pick his intern up from school, because May can’t get out of work and Peter got in a fight with another student.

He shows up late, strolls into the office of midtown high, and his kid is completely untouched. No bruises, no bloody knuckles, no shiners. Really, he just looks annoyed to be there.

Tony does the obligatory sign out, gets as little answers as possible from the staff, and walks Peter outta there.

“So?” Tony asks him, once they were in the car. Because clearly there’s a story, and it’s one he wants to know.

Peter’s buckling his seatbelt. “Guy was being racist. I told him to shut up and he punched me. So I kinda tripped him, and he hit his chin on the floor. He’s fine, nothing broke. I would’ve heard it.”

“Right. Right. And why are you bruise-free?”

“Dude. I get hit by alien monsters and guys in massive tech-suits. You think a punch from a sixteen year old who only works out in gym class is gonna hurt me? He didn’t even do it right. He probably sprained his wrist.”

Tony’s really gotta look into how durable this kid actually is.

[gracieparkerr]

In another effort of breaking the cycle; Tony routinely tells Peter that he appreciates his company. That he not only loves the kid, but likes him. He just doesn’t say it in so many words.

They’re working in the lab and he’s looking at Peter’s corrections to a faulty design: “Wow, Parker, this is really impressive. You came up with this?”

They’re out ordering food and he’s piling on to the order, studying the way Peter bashfully shifts on his feet: “You sure that’s all you want? I’ll order you extra in case you get hungry. You like the number five, right?”

They’re in a bloodied hallway and he’s trying to hold Peter still, but the kid is drugged up and squirming, trying to look at the carnage behind him: “I know. Hey, it doesn’t matter. You did good, you’re real brave. Don’t look at them, look at me. Keep looking at me. I’m proud of you. Thank you for protecting us. You did a good job.”

You’re incredible. I remember. I love you. We’re almost there.

[gracieparkerr]

it’s a silly trope that peter’s fave hero is iron man in the MCU but I do quite enjoy when people say its bruce… little Peter parker printing out big fancy science papers and studying all the words so he can try and understand them..: Peter being star struck at Bruce and him being like “oh yeah sorry hulk can’t come out rn” and Peter being like “oh no sir I meant I was glad to meet YOU really like, your papers on blah blah blah are so—“ and bruce obv is like wow ok yeah. fifteen year old understands my highly scientific theses on gamma radiation. sure. and Tony doesn’t get jealous bc he’s just as in awe of this kid and he’s pleased someone else can be in awe With Him. also he loves Bruce so it makes him happy when other people appreciate that little nerd

[gracieparkerr]

Tony hated arguing with Peter.

One moment, he’s snapping at the kid for doing something reckless, dangerous, and the next, he’s eight, twelve, fourteen, biting his tongue and daring himself not to cry. We have a reputation to uphold, Anthony. This work isn’t something to toy and tinker with, it isn’t a joke. This is your legacy. Our legacy. You’re irresponsible, Anthony, these are future people’s lives on the line. No son of mine—

The first time Peter cried in front of him, it was after a really awful mission. The kid had gotten out unscathed, but Tony, scared shitless and fuming that Peter had ignored his orders to retreat, had gone off on him.

Ten minutes into his lecture, Peter had clenched his jaw and he’d sniffled, once, twice, and then. Tears. The sight of them had stunned Tony. Knocked his brain loose and his jaw slack and his heart tumbling out of his chest.

He’d apologized immediately, of course. Felt every muscle in his body vibrate with something sick, like the palladium was still poisoning him from the inside out.

He remembered thinking, God, I’d do anything to make him stop crying, and, how do I fix it, how do I fix it, how do I fix it?

It was such a visceral, tangible thing, the way loving something, a child, could make someone feel. Within the span of one second, Tony had full intention to rewire his own nervous system, rework his entire paleomammalian cortex, just to prevent this specific pain.

He’d change everything and anything about himself, because the kid was crying. Nothing else mattered. Nothing.

[gracieparkerr]

Tony gets clingy after Peter comes back. He’s drifting between consciousness and drug-induced sleep after each surgery, and he’s so out of it he can’t tell the difference from Peter disappearing and him closing his eyes.

He keeps reaching out with his good hand, keeps muttering “you’re coming back, right?” and “Pep, don’t let him wander off, just give me a second,” and “don’t go anywhere, wait for me.”

And Peter’s sitting at his bedside in the hospital. He’s smushed in a seat with a little girl he doesn’t know that propped herself up on his lap and promptly called him big brother. Pepper’s beside him, and they’re all weepy, and he doesn’t even feel like he really belongs there, but Tony is adamant that he stays.

He’s trying not to think about how he’s the first thing Tony looks for in the room when his eyes open. He’s trying to convince himself he’s not all that important, here, because maybe it’ll make it hurt less if Tony doesn’t end up pulling through.

[gracieparkerr]

you guys know how peter just climbs on people? like just straight up crouches on their shoulders and chills there like a weird little freak. yeah i think he sits on the back of tony’s chair while he’s workin in the lab. he’s just observing. real close and personal. stupid bug