But Daddy I Love Him
PAIRING: TASM!Harry Osborn x Stark!Reader
SUMMARY: You are dating Harry Osborn, the guy your dad forbade you from interacting or relating to in any form or way, but after hearing a conversation of Peter, he knew you’ve been lying to him.
GENRE: Fluff
WARNINGS: Swearing. A little bit suggestive (if you really squint). All characters (Peter, Harry, and Y/n) are 24 years old.
WORD COUNT: 1.9k words
NOTE: Just ignore the fact these characters are from 2 different universes. Enjoy!
Harry Osborn managed to steal your heart. You don’t really know when or how, but you couldn’t help but fall in love with the Osborn heir. He was smart, a gentleman, sweet (with you, of course), and he was also such a good friend to Peter, who’s basically your brother after your father took him under his wing all those years ago.
You could say your life was great, more than perfect if you ignore the fact that your father despises everything involved with Norman Osborn, which, of course, includes his son.
He was pretty vocal when he found out you and Peter went to the same college as Harry and basically forbade you to get near him, knowing damn well - thanks to Peter- that Harry had a thing for you. But would you really be your father’s daughter if you followed his rules? Or any rules? You’re a Stark, after all.
The plan was simple: hide from your father that you and Harry started dating at college, and once you lived on your own, make a name for yourself, and stop living with your parents, tell him about your relationship. But with Tony Stark as your dad, things don’t usually go your way, but his.
Peter, of course, knew. He was not only your best friend but Harry’s, and you literally spent all your college years with him, so hiding this from him felt wrong. The night he found out, he promised he wouldn’t say anything to your father, as he was able to tell that you really meant something to Harry. The way he looked at you was the same way he looked at Gwen, and the way you always spoke about Harry was enough for Peter to understand that you two weren’t fooling around. He was happy that you finally met someone who loved you (romantically) for what you were and not for being Tony Stark’s daughter.
You always made sure to be careful. Never sneaking out to see Harry when you were home, making sure nobody was home if you wanted to talk to him via phone. At first, it was easy. With you being at college, your father basically had little contact or knowledge about your personal life, normally more interested in your academic life. But after you graduated and returned home, it became harder to hide and/or lie to your father. He wasn’t stupid, he knew you were hiding something, but he couldn’t really come up with what you were hiding.
Until one night, when he, by mistake, heard a little conversation Peter was having.
“Dude, I promise I will tell her you want to see her, but not now, not until Mr. Stark leaves.” Tony didn’t know who Peter was talking to, but knew he was talking about you. So that’s what you were hiding, a boy? Why didn't you tell him? You’ve always been so open to him that this kinda hurts.
“Yes, Harry, god, you can be a pain in the ass, you know. And by the way, why are you asking me to see her instead of, I don’t know, sending your girlfriend a message?” And that’s when he understood. You were hiding it from him because you were dating Harry fucking Osborn. He didn’t know what hurt him the most, you not trusting enough in him to tell him you already had a partner or the fact that you were dating an Osborn.
“Of course she did. Fine, I will let you know once Mr. Stark leaves so you can come and see her. Just be careful.” Peter hung up and sighed. He didn’t really like to hide and lie to your father, but you’ve been so happy with Harry for years now that he couldn’t help but do it for your happiness.
Tony made sure Peter left the compound’s main area to come out of the shadows. He couldn’t believe his own blood; his sweet girl had been lying to him.
As the hours passed, he knew he had to make you tell him the truth. But how?
“Kiddo, I’m leaving. Are you sure you don’t wanna come? Morgan would love to see you and have you for a weekend.”
“I’m sure, Dad, I still have some stuff to do here, but I will go on Sunday, I miss Morgan and Pepper too.” you smiled. God, you were really good at lying or, well, hiding stuff from him.
“Fine, don’t overwork yourself. Love you.”
“Love you, Dad.” He kissed your temple and made his way to the compound’s main entrance. After your dad left, you couldn’t help but feel guilty. You really wanted to tell your father you were dating someone. He was like your best friend. Yes, he was your dad, but he always made sure that you knew you could always count on him and trust him since you were little. It hurts to hide him the other most important part of your life.
“How’s my beautiful girl?” you heard Harry say as he made his way to the couch. He embraced you in a hug, and you swear you could die just there. His hugs always made you feel safe.
“I'm good.” Harry raised an eyebrow. “Fine, I’m just thinking.”
“About..?” Harry made himself comfortable laying next to you, and you rested your head on his chest.
“I hate lying to my dad.” Harry started playing with your hair. He knew what you meant. You didn’t even wait for him to answer when you spoke again. “By the way, how did you know my dad was gone?”
“Well, Peter is such a good wingman.” you laughed. “Here’s your phone. You left it in my car this morning.” Harry took your phone from his jean’s left pocket and handed it to you.
“God, thanks. I thought I lost it. What would I do without you?” you kissed his neck since it was the closest part of him. You felt his breathing hitch.
“If this is going to be my reward every time you lose something, I’m going to start hiding things from you and act like you lost them.”
“Shut up, Osborn.” he chuckled. You continued kissing him, slowly making your way to his mouth.
“God, I’m so in love with you,” you whispered, and Harry smiled. Harry was going to answer you, but something, more like someone, interrupted him.
“Well, look what we got here.” Fuck. Please be Peter, please be Peter.
Of course, it wasn’t Peter, but a girl can dream.
You quickly sat down, trying to look as less guilty as possible, and so did Harry.
“Dad. I… I thought you were going home. What are you doing here?” you cleared your throat.
“I have a better one. What is he doing here?” he pointed at Harry. Fuck this wasn’t supposed to happen like this.
“Uhm… Dad, this is-”
“I know who he is. I don’t understand why he is here with you.” You could see your dad started to turn into a tomato, which under other circumstances was funny, but right now, you just wish this wasn’t happening. If the universe loved you, you would just disappear.
“Harry Osborn, sir. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Harry gave his hand out to your dad, but he ignored the gesture.
“He, well, this is such a funny story.” you had nothing. Not a single excuse. You facepalmed yourself mentally. You normally were careful whenever Harry came to the compound, always making sure to have F.R.I.D.A.Y warn you if your dad was close. In the end, being in charge of the compound’s security had its advantages. But this time, you just forgot.
“You’re grounded for the rest of your life. Oh, and you’re leaving him,” you scoffed.
“I’m not a child anymore. I’m not doing what you say, Dad.”
“Well, you’re still under my roof, which means you have to follow my rules.”
“Technically, this isn’t your roof,” you said, and Tony was in disbelief. You still had the guts to answer him.
“What did you just say? I’m sorry I think I just heard you answer back to me.”
“Then you heard right. You’re out of your mind if you think you're grounding me, and even more, if you think I'm going to leave Harry.”
“You…”
“Hey, Mr Stark is coming… Oh.” Seeing Peter somehow relieved you. Tony sighed.
“For how long?”
“What?”
“For how long have you been dating him?” This was going to hurt.
“Three….. Years.” you whispered the last part, trying your best not to tell your dad that you’d been hiding this from him for so long.
“YEARS? I thought this was something new. How could you-”
“Dad, let me explain.” You interrupted him. “I know this is such a huge and kinda insane thing. But you have to understand me. I was scared, ok?” you felt a lump form in your throat. “He… I… I know you were straightforward when you told me about having any type of relationship with Harry. But can you blame me? He was the first guy who actually liked me for being me and not for being a Stark.” You could feel tears prickle your eyes. Harry’s hand grabbed yours, and you smiled through the tears.
“Don’t get me wrong. I love being your daughter. We have the brains, the looks, the status… But do you know how it feels, how I’ve felt for years whenever someone wants to be my friend just because I’m your daughter? Because THE Iron Man is my father?” You could see your father slowly starting to relax his whole body.
“I didn’t know you felt like that.” He understood. After all, his father, your grandfather, also made a name before Tony even existed.
“When you recruited Peter, I was so happy to finally have a genuine friend, and when I met Harry, he was just… perfect. He didn’t care that I was your daughter. He knew you really didn’t like anything relating to his dad. Well, everyone on this planet knows that, but because he’s also an Osborn, he understood me, and he knew I wouldn’t use him either just because of that.” You let go of Harry’s hand and approached your dad.
“So, can you please forget he’s Norman Osborn’s son and just think of him as a normal person?”
“If it helps Mr. Stark, he’s good when it comes to her. Always takes care of her.”
“Pete…” Tony hated seeing you cry. When you came to this world, he vowed to give you everything he could and whatever his little girl wanted. He didn’t want to be the reason you cried.
“I guess I can try.” you squeaked in excitement and hugged him.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
“But just don’t ever hide this type of information from me. I don’t want you to think you cannot trust me.” Harry’s and Peter’s hearts melted at the sweet scene that was unfolding in front of them.
In the end, your dad will always make sure you are happy, and if Harry Osborn made you happy, he could try and put his hatred aside for your sake.
“Tony Stark. I’m your girlfriend’s dad, who’s also Iron Man, so be careful.” you hit your dad’s arm playfully.
“Harry Osborn. And please be sure I won’t let anything happen to her. She’s the love of my life, sir. I would do anything for her.”
“Good.”
Peter and you smiled. Well, this was just the beginning, and you were relieved the two men you loved the most finally met each other. Of course, this wasn’t how you wanted to tell your dad, but at least you would stop sneaking around.
Maybe being reckless and forgetful wasn’t that bad after all.
A/N: And the saga of me using Taylor Swift’s songs as titles continues.
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