Tired Tony
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"Hey Karen, can you ask Friday to open up one of the living room windows for me?" Peter asked the AI as he swung in a broad arc around a building, Stark Tower standing proudly before him as he shot off another web.
He flung himself forward, Karen's answer sounding in his ear. "Based on your trajectory, window number three on the living room floor will be opened, Peter."
"Thanks, K!"
The tower loomed closer, and Peter angled himself, aiming for the window.
"And Boss would like to remind you to slow down for your window entrances."
He soared through the open window, arms windmilling as he tried to slow down at the last minute. He miraculously landed on his feet and Peter almost breathed a sigh of relief until he realised that his moment meant he was still going forward.
"Shit!"
His right foot stuck on the edge of the running carpet, his legs slipping out from under him as he fell backwards with a yelp, all the while sliding across the smooth flooring.
He slid to a stop on his back, looking up directly into the eyes of none other than Mr Stark himself.
The man quirked an eyebrow, looking decidedly torn between amusement and concern.
"Peter."
"Mr Stark."
"How many times do I need to tell you to slow down before flinging yourself through windows?" Tony questioned, reaching down and pulling Peter to his feet.
The teenager grinned sheepishly, rolling his shoulders and stretching till he felt a satisfying crack, snickering at Tony’s wince. "Probably a few more times."
The man rolled his eyes but Peter could see the fondness in the action. He could see the tiredness, too, in the darker than usual bags under Tony’s eyes as well as the slight slouch in his frame.
Peter was used to seeing a tired Tony, but there was a different heaviness to it now. More exhausted than just tired from a lab binge, and Peter narrowed his eyes, thoughts spinning.
"Hey Mr Stark?" He asked, pulling his mask off.
"Yeah, Bud?" Tony reached up and ruffled Peter's hair, no doubt making his already messy curls even more messy.
Peter ducked out from under his hand, half heartedly protesting even as he laughed at the gesture. The moment soothed him, though. If Tony was still joking around and being affectionate, then it wasn't because of nightmares that he was so tired. Whenever he had a bad night as far as nightmares were concerned, Tony tended to withdraw and become even more self-deprecating than usual.
Peter let himself relax a bit, although he decided to go ahead with his scheme anyway.
"Can we skip the lab today?" He brought out the puppy eyes as he asked, knowing exactly how to weaken Tony's resolve. "I'm a little worn out mentally from tests this week so I thought it would be nice to just order take out and maybe watch a movie?" Peter continued, the excuse falling easily from his lips.
Tony hesitated, shifting slightly on his feet, and Peter refused to let his mentor go back to the lab when he was so visibly tired.
"It's okay if you have work you need to do, I can watch by myself or swing home?" He lowered his voice dejectedly towards the end of his sentence, all the whole smirking inwardly when Tony instantly crumbled.
The man sighed, but his mouth quirked slightly and the lines around his eyes softened. "As if I would do that. You think I'd work while you're here watching a movie and eating take out? If anything, you're giving me an excuse for Pepper, later."
"Now c'mon, lets go choose what to order and we can pick up where we left off in our movie list." Tony flung his arm around his shoulders and Peter stepped in closer to him. Although it wasn't exactly what he'd had in mind when he was swinging over, he knew he would enjoy a lazy afternoon with his dad mentor just as much as working together in the lab.
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The elevator doors sliding open and clicking heels brought Peter's attention to the penthouse entrance.
"Ms Potts! Help me!" He groaned dramatically, curls flopping over his head as his gaze swung around to rest on the woman.
Pepper's lips curled into an amused smile, her eyes shining, no doubt taking in the way that Tony was fast asleep, Peter pinned between him and the corner of the couch.
Tony had fallen asleep even before they'd reached the fifteen minute mark in their movie, takeout containers littered on the coffee table in front of them.
"I'm stuck." Peter commented unnecessarily.
"I can see that. You know who else would like to see this? May, that's who." Pepper grinned, holding up her phone and snapping a picture, sending it off to Aunt May before Peter could breathe a protest.
She slipped her phone into her pant suit pocket, and walked over to the couch, toeing her heels off as she did. She ran a hand over Peter's hair, pressing a kiss to his forehead in greeting as she smiled down at him and Tony.
"You're incredible, Peter. Friday showed me your little ruse against Tony." Pepper smirked at him before her expression softened again. "Thank you. He's been running on empty and refused to rest. It wasn't even over anything important, he just got hyperfixated on his work and all logic left his mind. So thank you. I'm glad he listens to you."
Peter smiled sheepishly at her. "It's not a problem Ms Potts. He makes me rest so I thought it was unfair if he refused to do the same. I just had to be sneaky about it."
"He always forgets that you can be just as sneaky as he can. I can't wait to see his face when he realises that you tricked him. Rhodey and Happy will never let him live down falling for his own trick." The businesswoman laughed quietly, her eyes alight with fondness and mirth.
She petted his hair, glancing at her watch. "Do you mind staying trapped a little longer while I get changed into something comfy?"
Peter shook his head. He was comfortable and more than happy to be cuddled like a teddy bear. "Nah, I honestly might just take a nap too. It wasn't too bad, but last week's tests did actually leave me pretty tired."
"Okay, I'll be back in a bit." She stood before pausing and looking at Peter. "Thank you, Peter."
He knew it was more than just a thank you for this, that it was for all the other times that he and Tony had helped each other, had laughed, bonded. Become family.
So he nodded, and leant his head back down against Tony’s chest and shoulder, drifting off with the comfort of the irregular yet steady heartbeat under his head
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Post-Mission Offer
Rating: Teens
Universe: Marvel Ultimates
Pairings: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Characters: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark
Warnings: Implied (Future) Sexual Content, Swearing
Major Tags: Tired Tony Stark, Post-Battle
Word count: 100 - Drabble
Summery: Tony's had many things offered to him, but he never expected he'd be offered this.
For the:
✦ @stevetonygames - Fuck|Marry|Kill; prompt “Proposal” [O1]
(Team: Fuck 🍆)
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Tony's never going to move again, ever. Fuck any world-ending disasters. The world can fuck off and end, as long as it didn't happen around the chuck of tarmac he was currently laying.
He hears the familiar steps of Steve walking over to him.
"Dead or alive?" The man asks gruffly.
"Alive," Tony sighs.
"Good," Steve says. "Wanna fuck?"
Tony blinks his eyes open and stares at Steve.
He's dead, apparently.
This is too good to be a dream.
But everything hurts too much for this to be the afterlife.
Looks like he has a little energy left after all.
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Peter Parker is a photographer at heart, which means not only is he stealthy (even more so than the Spider-Man powers allow) but he’s a nosey bitch and I will stand by this fact forever.
The boy has super-hearing and (one of my headcannons is that he) has a great memory, the info and blackmail this kid has could put Fury to shame.
No one suspects him, he’s an innocent kid who’s a bit hyper, but it’s apart of his charm. What very few notice is that during his constant movement, he’s matching it with constant surveillance. Taking in every detail, every bit of data, info and gossip he can.
Later he will use this as bargaining chips. “Please sign this and I won’t tell Nat that you accidentally joined a cult when you were 16 :)” “If you don’t take me to get ice cream I’m going to open twitter and randomly announce that you’ve been lying about your birthday for the past 105 years” “Mr.Stark if you don’t let me help with Cap’s shield I will reveal the real amount of sleep you’ve had in the past week to Pepper”
He’s an evil genius. He’s incredible. He’s a dumbass, but he’s good at his job.
Of course he does regret it a bit when he tried to listen in on Sam and Bucky hanging out one night and hearing something no teenager should ever hear from the men he thinks of as uncles. He has yet to be able to look them in the eye. They have no idea why.
Natasha and Him are terrifying together.
Clint is scared, Tony is scared, Steve is tired.
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