LET’S GET SOME FATHER’S DAY HEADCANONS UP IN HERE
Peter and May have a Father’s Day tradition
It started when Peter was young, and living with Ben and May
He was sad, because his dad wasn’t with him on Father’s Day and he couldn’t hug him or give him a card or anything because his dad wasn’t coming back
Ben and May were hurting with the kid, the loss of his parents still raw, but they come up with something
It’s for him, but it ends up helping them too
They tell stories about all their fathers - Peter’s, Ben’s, May’s
They tell stories until their cheeks hurt from smiling and their cheeks are wet with tears
The three Parkers spend the day honoring their dads by sharing old memories
Through stories, all their fathers are celebrated and remembered, and their legacy lives on
And so the tradition begins
When Ben passes away, Father’s Day hurts again, but Peter and May still tell their stories
This time, they tell stories about Ben too
Time goes by, and Tony comes into the picture
He learns about the Father’s Day tradition when Peter tells him about it one afternoon, after the kid surprises Tony by mentioning plans for the holiday
Cut forward, Tony ends up on a mission and gets knocked around a lil too much and ends up in the infirmary
It’s nothing serious, but he’s out for a little while
He slowly wakes up to the sound of voices
The first he recognizes is Pepper’s
His foggy mind vaguely remembers the second voice enough to be surprised they’re here, but doesn’t register who the person actually is
Then a third voice laughs and says something, and Tony recognizes them immediately
He slow opens his eyes to see Peter, May, and Pepper sitting around his hospital bed, smiling and laughing as they exchange stories
It takes him a minute, but the story they’re telling right then, the one that’s making them smile and happy… he knows it - it’s about how he hides blueberries in all of his conference and meeting rooms
It’s him that’s making them happy
Peter notices Tony is awake first and lights up, grinning so widely Tony is surprised his face doesn’t split
“Morning, Mister Stark! Welcome back to the land of the living!”
Tony tolls his eyes. “Ha ha, very funny. Thanks, kid.”
Pepper chuckles and stands, saying she’s going to go let the nurses know Tony is awake
Peter offers to do it instead, insisting she stays, because she’s Tony’s fiancé and all (he’s so awkward about it, it’s cute)
And she smiles and sits back down while Peter runs out
With Peter gone, the small counter in the room for bags and flowers and stuff is visible now, and Tony notices something on it
It takes a minute, because part of him is still waking up, but when he realizes what it is, he’s shocked to the core
He blinks several times before looking at Pepper and May, silently asking them
Both women smile, and it’s all the answer he needs
Peter comes back in with a nurse in tow, and Tony is grateful for the distraction, so he has a chance to get his emotions under control before he talks to Peter again
Because it’s the third Sunday of June
And on that counter is a shiny red card with bold letters, propped up for him to see
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