#bio dad

I’ve read... a lot of fics recently, and mostly irondad. I hope my spiraling into the deep depths of ao3 can profit you guys! 

Oh Christmas Lights, keep Shining On by ciaconnaa 

Tony isn’t one to hash out the differences between a house and a home. Those kinds of cheesy sayings are better left to soccer moms and Hallmark cards. But standing in the middle of Peter’s kitchen with his sleeves all sudsy, surrounded by pictures, evidence, and history of a house well lived in, Tony can easily define that this is not a house, it's a home. Peter’s home.

There’s no way he can take Peter away from his home for Christmas. Not when he doesn't have his aunt anymore.

He makes a decision. A split decision, really. All the details explode in his head like a supernova, like they always do, but it’s a plan. And he’s gonna stick to it.

or;

Tony, Peter, and what it means to be a family.

This is my favorite irondad fic ever. Ever. It’s what made me start this list in the first place. Honestly anything ciaconnaa writes bowls me over and I strongly recommend just sitting down and reading everything they ever wrote, but this one. It shows Tony reacting to Peter being orphaned in a unique way, accommodating to his life in a way that isn’t really shown in most other fics. Really awesome imagery, and characterization, and everything. 

on speaker by sapphirestark 

“Parker! Is that your phone?” Mr Davids whisper-yelled, as if that did anything in a completely silent classroom. His classmates looked up from their tests to watch the exchange, and Peter couldn’t blame them.

He could only think of one person who would call him while he was in school, and it was the same person with both the power and the intent to program Karen into never fully silencing his calls.

“Uh, no?”

I love this one! Short and funny with on point banter. It’s also part of series that centers around Peter and his friends from decathlon finding him weird, which I also heartily recommend!

Popsicles and Playgrounds by ironfamjam

Tony Stark: MIT student, tech prodigy, SI inheritor, "world's funnest baby-sitter."

According to Peter anyway.

Or, the college baby-sitter AU no one asked for

This one is so good!! I reread it frequently. It’s such a unique concept and College Tony and Kid Peter have my entire heart. It’s also the first part of an equally good series, because we have been blessed by the fandom gods (and the hard work of fanfic authors everywhere). 

built from scraps by peterstank

“Everybody needs someone. That’s what you said, right?” Pepper meets his eyes and he’s struck by the way she’s almost pleading. “We both lost. We can help each other.”

Her hand, palm up and open, stretches into the space between them.

Peter hesitates.

Then he takes it.

or: the one where tony was dusted instead of peter, so he and pepper try to figure out the whole ‘family’ thing together.

(oh, and it turns out that the man who died in peter’s arms on an alien planet is his biological father. who knew, right?)

Technically this is more Pepper & Peter than it is Tony & Peter, although that does appear further in the series. You’ve probably read this already, considering it’s nothing short of the Holy Grail. Really, really awesome characterization and a fresh look into relationships. We see Peter grow up into a young adult and it’s very cool. 

in an empty moral space by blueh

“Bring Spider-Man to us, Mr. Stark,” High-heels says and rattles off an address. “If that bug isn’t here in the next twenty four hours, then your intern gets it. We are not going to ask a second time.”

There’s a pause.

Then, “You want Spider-Man?”

“In exchange for your intern,” High-heels affirms.

“Spider-Man,” Mr. Stark repeats. He sounds more amused than worried for Peter’s apparent safety.

also known as: Peter Parker is held hostage…in order to get to Spider-Man. Throw in some Accords reconciliation and, well, Peter’s life just got a whole lot weirder.

Genuinely funny. Awesome banter and BAMF, weird gen z Peter, with a Tony who trusts him wholeheartedly. 

what do i look like to you, a clearance rack? by peterstank

It happens once and then it keeps happening. It starts with a hoodie, and then slowly Tony is sacrificing more and more items of clothing in the name of a clumsy, irresponsible Spider-Baby with no sense of self preservation.

But honestly, he can’t bring himself to mind.

or: 5 times Peter steals Tony’s clothes + the 1 time they share.

Grade-A banter. A fun, fluffy read where Tony has clearly mentally adopted Peter. 

S.O.S. (Somehow Obtained Son) by madasthesea

Tony blinks. “You know Morse Code?”

C.L.E.A.R.L.Y.

“You can’t be that sick if you’re still capable of sarcasm, kid.”

This fic is really cool! Morse becomes sort of their own little language. It’s short but part of a really nice series that I also recommend! 

What They Saw by yesyeshyes

The times when other people saw how much Tony and Peter cared about each other, the time when Tony admitted he cared about the kid, and the one when Peter realized it himself. Not necessarily in that order.

Basically: Have a bunch of Marvel characters tell you how adorable Peter and Tony are around each other!

Really cool. Just basically an endless supply of outsider pov. You’re very welcome.

Bargain Basement Legacy by ciaconnaa

“No.”

The word spills from his mouth without half a thought right after Morgan pulls back the curtain with dramatic flair. “You barely even looked,” she grouses.

“Spider sense,” he uses as an excuse. “I could sense the danger.” But this time he gives pause and actually looks over her outfit choice: a green monstrosity with unflattering sleeves. “You look like a radioactive lime.”

Morgan swears before she disappears back into the dressing room.

or;

Peter takes Morgan shopping for her Halloween Homecoming dance. It's only a little chaotic.

This is, technically, not an irondad fic but it’s just so good I couldn’t resist putting it in there. Peter & Teenage Morgan shenanigans and banter. 

Magic Tree House: Spiders at Sunrise by ciaconnaa

"Trust me, you’ll have so much more fun here," Peter tells his daughter. "You get to play with Gerald, swim with Morgan, garden with Pepper -”

“- build a toy airplane with me," Tony adds.

Peter’s eyes grow comically wide. He lets out a loud, dramatic, shout of anguish before he takes a few steps over and collapses onto the rug, AJ still pressed close to his chest. She starts shrieking with laughter at his theatrics. “No way! A toy airplane?! Tony builds the best stuff! I’m so jealous.”

or;

When MJ needs to study for school and Peter needs to do Official Spidery Things, their daughter gets to stay at Tony's for a week, much to his delight. They do fun things like eating ice cream and watching movies. They also fall out of a tree house, but that part isn't so fun.

Grandpa Tony!!!! Also awesome Peter & Terror Teenage Morgan. True sibling representation. 

our pages, flipped in reverse by ciaconnaa

Fifteen year old Peter Parker makes headlines when he's captured in a terrorist attack during a Sokovian science convention. Three months later, he's a household name when there's reports he busted out of a cave in some ridiculous iron suit.

With a miniaturized version of Tony Stark's infamous arc reactor in his chest.

Naturally, this means the two have to meet.

Ironson and Spiderdad!!! Really cool and original! I now frequently think of spider-bit Tony. The absolute disaster. Freaking out Rhodey and Pepper on a daily basis.

press one to procrastinate by mindshelter

Tony presses Accept and tries to school his embarrassing-ass beam into something less giddy as the call connects.

Peter’s entire grainy face fills the screen, staying silent for a few moments to let the choppy signal smooth out. In lieu of greeting, the younger man says, “One like and I will drop intro to operating systems.”

“Peter, this is a verbal conversation.”

Just Tony missing Peter while he’s in college! Cute, great dialog.

spider-shaped and dad-shaped by iron_spider

“I am,” Peter says. He tosses the pillow. “Indebted—no. Inebriated.” He winks, nodding. “Vocabulary.”

Tony narrows his eyes and marches over there, hovering above him. “Uh. Why?”

Now that he’s closer, Tony can see the bruises on Peter’s forehead, the cut across his jaw, and the new cuts slashing all over the suit.

“And you’re fucking hurt,” Tony says, his blood pressure skyrocketing. He kneels down, his knees immediately cursing him, and hauls Peter to his feet. The two of them straighten up—Peter sways and his eyes go saucer-wide and he laughs a little bit, like standing is a very new, special activity.

Cute, great banter, soft dad Tony. iron_spider is actually a champion at the funny inebriated talk, and I have another rec from the same series because it’s just funny to read. 

Metamorphosis by art_deco_deity

How Peter Parker changed Tony Stark; seen through the eyes of one Pepper Potts.

Awesome outsider POV where we can witness Tony get his Dad Skills. The sequel is awesome too!

Apartment 43B by ironfamjam

After Peter gets stabbed clean through, he knows he can't let May see. His genius plan? Sneak into his best friend's apartment and clean himself up.

The problem?

It's the wrong apartment.

Enter Tony Stark, the ex-CEO that disappeared off the face of the earth three years ago, armed with his handy little first aid kit, custom made coffee machine, and witty anecdotes.

Somehow, the breaking in becomes a habit.

Tony-in-hiding still accidentally becomes a vigilante’s mentor. Peter inadvertently brings fun (and stress) into his life. Very cool! I always like to read about low-key, mechanic Tony, and this was very well written.

Hero by lady_oneder

Time travel is fickle, and Tony is busting out his dad moves. Peter just wants to take the physics test he studied hard for.

OR

Tony, Morgan, and Peter accidentally travel back and time and meet Howard and Maria Stark

I love this one! I love to think about Tony’s early family, including a younger himself and Rhodey meeting Full On Dad Mode Tony. Like hell yeah, Jarvis! Look at your influence. 

that’s amore, squirt by floweryfran

or; five times tony proves he’s capable as a father and one time peter proves he’s a good kid, thank you very much

———

He always wants the place to look good when the kid is over. The Compound is big and white and echoing and lonely with just him and Pepper living here full time, Natasha visiting when she isn’t babysitting the illegal Captains America and checking in on Frozone, and Rhodey only here when he’s not prepping himself to be the next goddamn president of the United States. He likes it when the kid stays, he looks forward to it, and wants him to see it as a place to be comfortable, at the very least. He sleeps there two nights a week, anyway—more if he’s been stabbed or tased or something else stupid as shit and needs to be observed overnight in the medbay. It ought to be some semblance of a home.

Peter!!! and!!! Tony!!! speaking Italian together!!!! This is not a drill!!!!

where the dogs of society howl by floweryfran

It’s Morgan’s crying that wakes him, but it’s Peter’s that worries him.

The porch light is on, he sees. But rather than the one little form he expected to see, there are two. Shrouded in nighttime shadow, wrapped in layers for warmth, hunched over, the smaller cradling the larger.

or, tony really needs to start working on a damn prosthetic. one-armed cuddles are really a pain in the ass.

Post-Endgame madness activated. That is Tony’s KID, ladies, gentlemen and gentlefolk. 

i'll find you in the drift by tempestaurora

Peter worried at his lip, the hologram blue glowing all around them. “What if I mess up?”

“You’re not going to,” Tony replied, eyes on the screens again. “We drifted fine the other day. We had a great Neural Handshake and we train together daily. We’ve got this."

Peter hesitated. “We have?”

“Yes, Parker. We have.” Tony stepped back from his screen and looked over to Peter. He looked so young behind his visor, and he’s a kid he’s a kid he’s a kid ran through his mind unbidden. “We’re a team, okay? I’ve got your back and you’ve got mine."

When aliens came to Earth, they came out of the ocean, not the skies. To combat them, humans created jaegers: monstrous robots so massive they needed two pilots to control them. Ten years into the war, Rhodey is knocked out of commission, and the Iron Avenger jaeger is in need of a new pilot. Tony isn't particularly happy about Peter Parker, a sixteen year old, joining the fight by his side, but sometimes you aren't given a choice in these things.

Pacific Rim AU! Hell yes. No need to have seen the movie to understand what’s going on. The characterization is so interesting in this one! Well contextualized! They are kicking ass and taking names, and it is Cool.

Oh, look at that. I’ve been impaled by madasthesea

“Um, I have a small problem over here,” Peter said without preamble when Tony picked up the call.

“How small?” Tony asked, standing from his stool, already on the way to a suit.

“Uh… about twelve inches long?” Peter’s voice trembled.

“… What?”

“I got stabbed.”

I love this one so much!!! Their relationship and the dialog is so cool!! Tony distracting Peter and cheering him up and comforting him! 

Peter Parker’s Super Secret Snack Stash by coconutknightshade 

"It's D, Peter. We talked about this."

“No it’s not, Ned. Because if it were D then I would be wrong and that would put me at a 65% already on this practice exam and we haven’t even gotten through it all. I can’t fail another history exam, Ned! This last one is worth 60% of our grade! If I fail this final then I’ll fail the class and if I fail the class then I’ll be kicked out of school-”

“You’re top of our year, Peter.” You can almost hear Ned’s eye roll as he talks over Peter.

“- and if I’m kicked out of school then I’ll be forced to live on the streets exchanging sexual favors for money and I can’t do that, Ned! I wouldn’t even know what to charge- I mean, what’s the street value of a blow job, Ned? Do you know? Because I sure as shit don’t.” At this point Ned is outright giggling over Peter’s theatrics.

---

Or in which Peter uses FRIDAY's system to have a conversation with Ned about AP History while he's sneaking into his super secret snack stash in the kitchen.

Or in which Peter's spidey senses betray him in the most embarrassing of ways.

Absolute chaos & savage Peter Parker. The best.

Is he or Is he not? by Omenthia_Arc

Five times someone thought that Peter was Tony's biological son and one time everyone thought it.

Everyone, everyone accidentally gets fooled. Very cool, a long relaxing read. 

peter wearing tony’s hoodie by killerqueenwrites

Tony’s used to his clothes going missing. His MIT hoodie doesn’t often leave his closet, though, which is why he notices its absence straight away. There’s a lifetime of safety and comfort in this old hoodie, for both of them, and that’s all Tony could ever wish to give Peter.

Another Post-Endgame soft dad feels! Banter and feeeeelings. Nice read!!

and stay out! by iron_spider

“Okay,” Peter says, and he grabs Tony’s wrist. “Okay but I’m actively escaping. At the moment. That’s what I’m doing, at the moment, and that’s what I’m doing. Right now.” He lets out a little huff. “So that’s what I’m doing.”

“Yup,” Tony says. “A bang-up job.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re really killing it.”

“I know.”

Tony is nervous, because the kid is slurring and he’s severely loopy and that can only mean drugs. Were they to keep him docile? Were they to fucking experiment on him? Tony’s not in the suit anymore so he can’t see his heart rate but he knows it’s probably skyrocketing.

The dialog in this!!!! Exquisite. It’s one from the same series that I’ve recced somewhere up there, but it deserved its own mention because it’s just that good. 

three words that became hard to say (i and love and you) by madasthesea

Tony likes giving gifts to prove his love, but they don't usually have four paws and a tail.

AKA: Tony, Peter, and a dog named Maggie learn how to be a family.

Awesome, awesome, awesome series! Probably my favorite take on the adoption trope. Realistic, with a soft, all-in-for-this-kid Tony. Genuinely one of my favorite fics out there.

 Bio Dad AUs

this is my kid by iron_spider

Pepper sighs heavily but doesn’t look away from him. “There is a woman on line one, her name is Mary Fitzpatrick—”

Tony feels like someone breaks an ice cold egg on the top of his head. Frozen yolk spearing down the back of his neck.

“—and she says she had your baby, Tony. Two days ago, she’s still in the hospital. She’s one hundred percent sure it’s yours.”

Tony stares at her.

Yeah, he’s had this happen before. It’s never panned out, always been a cash grab, and if he does have any biological kids out there, the mothers haven’t contacted him. All the ones that tried their hands were bullshitting.

But he remembers Mary Fitzpatrick.

And without picking up the call, without taking a test, without seeing the baby—he knows.

Probably my favorite bio dad au series ever. Very present May and Ben (Ben and Tony are friends! May kicks ass routinely!), Tony turned into absolute mush over baby Peter, the good stuff! Very slowburn Pepper/Tony. The series in ongoing and seeing notifs for it made me cheer aloud multiple times. 

iii. how can I hold your heart by peterstank

They are little beats, the aftershocks of his last moments in this house. She can picture him rushing from his bathroom to his closet and back again, his toothbrush hanging from his lips, his shirt untucked, maybe talking to Peter over his shoulder.

He had been here. A week ago, he had been here and he had been fine.

Now he’s just gone. All that’s left are the remnants of a busy morning, a ghost of Tom Ford cologne.

or:

tony is meant to be in afghanistan for three days. that’s all.

it takes him three months to come home.

Listen. This is the third fic of a series, but it’s the one I’m putting on the list because I think of the last scene nearly every day. It’s breathtaking and awesome and it reads like poetry. Really, really, really good.

Domestic Life Was Never Quite My Style by mainstreamelectricalparade

“Sorry, sir, but Miss Potts has been trying to reach you for fifteen minutes and overrode my Do Not Disturb setting,” JARVIS replied, at least managing to sound a little sheepish thanks to Tony's flawless programming.

“You're lucky I don't have time for a lecture,” Pepper said sternly. “I need you to come to my office right now, there's a bit of a situation.”

“Didn't I hire you to deal with those so I don't have to?”

“Not this one,” Pepper said. “There is absolutely nothing about this that you can pass off on me. Mary Fitzpatrick from our research department in New York is outside. She says she needs to talk to you.”

That didn't sound like something Tony couldn't pass off. “And?”

“She's pregnant.”

This is the first installment of one great bio dad au series. Genuinely nice and very extensive, the next fics of the series cover Peter’s early childhood. 

My father’s son by SparrowFlight246

When a mission goes wrong, Tony donates blood to Peter, because he can spare a pint and the stabbed kid quite obviously needs it more than he does.

It turns out they have more in common than just type A positive blood. Tony finds himself desperately trying to remember where he was, what he was doing, (who he was doing) sixteen, seventeen years ago.

Suddenly, he knows why Peter has always looked so familiar to him.

I love this one so much because at some point it talks about their similarities? How they have the same laugh, etc, and I just love reading about that. Fic is the first of a very good series! Awesome Rhodey in this, too.

These Small Hours Still Remain by Mogoona3000

Slowly but surely, Tony's life is nothing but a product of occurrences taking place around him, for him, to him.

But for the first time, he chooses what changes, when it changes and how it changes.

He chooses Peter.

These are the occurrences that dance around this new relationship. This is how choosing to raise Peter unfolds.

Very nice! A classic one, but there is a reason I read so much of them. Really cool! It spans on multiple years and we get to see Tony get his shit together and Pepper just adopt Peter from day one.

Rhodey Meets Peter

Decidedly dad-like behaviour by RandomRuth

“Something came up,” Tony says. “I had to make a detour on my way to our lunch meeting. I’m sorry you’re gonna miss those bacon sandwiches you like but…” Tony trails off and jerks his thumb, indicating the back seat.

Rhodey twists around and jumps. “Holy shit,” he says, just shy of shouting it.

(In which Tony is late for lunch with Rhodey and there's a good reason for it.)

(A one-shot that has turned into a one-shot series.)

I love Rhodey meet Peter fics, because he always has a lot to say about how Tony turned into a full on dad, and how surprising (or not) it is. This one is funny, and cute and nice! Awesome reading.

Wingman by sahiya 

Holy shit, Rhodey thought. Tony’s a dad.

My personal favorite Peter & Rhodey fic!! Tony takes care of a sick Peter and Rhodey tags along only to have some Realizations. The best. 

brighten up, sunshine by iron_spider

Rhodey doesn’t know what the hell to think, and Tony doesn’t give him any reason to stop as time moves on. The kid is always there, and he starts showing up at family dinners, Rhodey meets his aunt, and they actually pick him up from school a couple times when Happy gets sick. Rhodey pays close attention and no, Tony doesn’t treat any of the other interns like this, and Rhodey has to accept what his head has been trying to tell him all along. Actually, legitimately accept it. Visualize the word and link it to Tony and link it to Peter.

This is Tony’s kid.

Rhodey absolutely convinced that Peter’s Tony’s biological child, and when Tony doesn’t fess up he gets annoyed. Very cute & nice characterization.

carpool introductions by sapphire stark

“It’s - it’s nice to meet you too, Colonel Rhodes, sir. I’m Peter. Uh, Parker.”

“I heard.” Rhodey smiled. Well, teenage Tony had certainly never been this polite. “Just call me Rhodey, kid.”

“O-okay, Rhodey.” Peter’s timid smile transformed into a grin. Rhodey decided he would definitely rub that in Clint’s face the next time he claimed Rhodey wasn’t good with kids.

“Are you kidding me?” Tony interrupted from the driver’s seat. “He’s Rhodey after two minutes and you’re still calling me 'Mr Stark'?”

Very funny, kind of aloof Rhodey. Once again baffled by the soccer-dadness. 

Flour by ellyerin 

Peter is trying to make Tony a cake for his birthday.

Rhodey walks into his best friend’s kitchen to find a teenager standing on the counter.

Rhodey: “I see. Small child. Let’s bake.” Very nice read!!

Father & Son by peterparkr

Rhodey’s certain about two things. The kid is definitely Tony’s son. The kid is also Spider-Man.

OR

Rhodey meets Peter and tries to become the best uncle that he can be.

Another one where Rhodey comes to the very logical conclusion that Peter’s Tony biological child and gives appropriate advice. 

identity reveal by killerqueenwrites

The first time Rhodey meets Peter Parker, it’s barely six months after the whole shitshow in Germany and he’s checking in to make sure Tony isn’t drunk off his ass or loopy with caffeine and sleep deprivation again.

The second time he meets Peter Parker, the kid’s cooking in Tony’s kitchen like he’s been there his whole life.

The third time he meets Peter Parker, he’s bleeding out on Tony’s couch, and that’s not even the weirdest thing about this kid.

Or, five times Rhodey doesn’t figure out Spider-Man’s identity and one time he does.

A great one!!!!!

Chapters: 30/30 Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug, Batman - All Media Types, DCU Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sabine Cheng & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Tom Dupain, Adrien Agreste & Chloé Bourgeois & Alya Césaire & Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Nino Lahiffe, Batfamily Members & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Lê Chiến Kim & Nino Lahiffe, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Talia al Ghul, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Bruce Wayne, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Damian Wayne Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Talia al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug's Parents, Nino Lahiffe, Lê Chiến Kim, Alya Césaire, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Chloé Bourgeois, Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Justice League (DCU), Dick Grayson Additional Tags: Maribat Bio Dad Bruce Wayne Month, Biological Parent Bruce Wayne, Blind Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Child Abuse, Hurt Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Badass Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Marinette Dupain-Cheng is Toph Beifong, I literally based her off Toph, Good Parents Sabine Cheng & Tom Dupain, The League of Assassins (DCU), Implied/Referenced Torture, Chloé Bourgeois Redemption, Siblings Daminette, Bruce Wayne is Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug's Biological Parent, Marinette Dupain-Cheng Needs a Hug, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Deserves Better, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Deserves Happiness Series: Part 1 of The Blindness of Marinette Summary:

Marinette al Ghul was not a wanted child, that was no secret to anyone including herself. She felt the scorn of her Grandfather, and the disapproval of her Mother constantly. But she never thought they would do this. Never thought they would go this far.

Thank you so much!!🥰 And that’s an amazing idea!! 💗💖 (in this Peter’s spider-man but Tony doesn’t know yet!)

~~~~~

Tony, rightfully, was fucking terrified. 

Peter was 30 minutes past curfew, hadn’t texted, called, told him he would be late. He was just walking home from Ned’s. 

What had happened? Was he hurt?! The thought of his little boy getting kidnapped, or lying, bleeding, in an alleyway, was too much to bear. 

And to make matters even worse, the boy’s tracker had been dismantled. He didn’t know if Peter had done it himself, God he was smart enough, or if some had taken him and Peter... No. No, he couldn’t think about that.

Before he knew it, he was in his Iron Man suit, about to burst through the roof of the penthouse, before a small, shaking voice interrupted him.

“Dad?” 

“Peter!!” He rushed over to the small boy. “Oh, baby!! Oh god, are you hurt?! Are you okay, sweetheart?!” Frantically he patted him down, searching for injuries. “Oh, Pete!! Where were you?! Are you hurt?!”

“I-I’m okay, Dad. I’m fine,” he mumbled.

“Are you sure? FRI, does Peter have any-”

“I’m fine!! I just- I got distracted, I’m sorry-”

Now that he was sure Peter was okay, his fear and terror was replaced by anger. “You got distracted?” he snapped. “How the fuck- there- how the hell would you get distracted?! Peter, you scared me to fucking death!”

“Dad, I-I,” he began.

No!! No, I don’t want excuses, Peter! There was no reason for you to take this long!!” he yelled.

“I’m sorry,” Peter whispered.

“You’re fucking sorry?! I was so worried, Peter! I thought you were kidnapped!!”

Peter didn’t know how to explain that he was kidnapped. And had escaped in under fifteen minutes from those assholes, but he was so far away from the tower in took him another fifteen to get back home. 

“I- Dad- I-” 

“No. No, I don’t want to hear it!” Tony took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down. But god... Peter had terrified him. Where the fuck had he been?!

Massaging his forehead with one hand, he looked up, worried, hearing whimpers. “Pete?”

To his horror, tears were flowing freely down his son’s face. “Oh, no, Peter-”

“No. No, it’s okay,” Peter mumbled. “Just leave me alone.” He sprinted for the stairs and raced up them. 

Tony stared in shock, hurt and guilt filling his chest. He made Peter cry.

This was all his fault.

(maybe not all of it, but it sure felt like that)

~~~~~

He didn’t know what to do. He just hovered anxiously by the boy’s door, a lump forming in his throat.

Peter was sobbing.

He wanted- no, needed, to stop his tears.

Finally, he gathered up the courage to knock. Slowly, he opened the door and peeked in. “Pete?”

“Go away!” came the teary, muffled voice. The boy’s face was pressed into his pillow.

“Oh Peter...” he whispered. “I’m so sorry, sweetheart.”

That only made Peter sob harder. Tony’s heart clenched, and before he knew it, he was sitting on Peter’s mattress.

“Petey...”

“I’m sorry!! I’m sorry, Daddy!! I’m so sorry!!” he cried. “Daddy, I’m sorry!!”

Tony couldn’t breathe. “No, Pete, please, don’t be sorry, bambino. It’s okay!”

“No!! No, it’s not, I’m sorry!!” 

Tony pulled the small boy into his lap, stroking his hair. He pressed a kiss to his forehead and rocked them back and forth gently, hugging him tightly.

Peter muffled his sobs into his chest, crying almost hysterically. Tony tried desperately to calm him, scared he would have an asthma attack, and hating the sound of his distress.

He rubbed circles on his back, kissing his temple over and over again, murmuring his love over and over . “It’s okay, Peter, I’m not mad at you. It’s okay, baby. I love you so, so much, okay? I’m so sorry I yelled, I just got really worried about you. I love you so much, Petey. I love you.”

Eventually Peter’s crying died down and he snuggled into his father’s warm, safe arms. “I’m sorry, Daddy.”

Tony shook his head and squeezed him close. “No, Peter, no. It’s not your fault, tesoro, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have yelled. I was just scared. Please, don’t be sorry.”

“’S’okay, Daddy. It’s not your fault.” Peter sniffed. 

After a long pause, in which only Peter’s sniffles and Tony’s comforting humming could be heard, the boy spoke up. “Can we watch Star Wars?”

Tony laughed, relieved. There was the Peter he knew. “Of course we can, baby. Of course.” He kissed his small button nose. “Do you want some ice cream and cookies to go with that?”

Peter giggled, one of the sounds Tony loved most in the world. “Yeah. That’s sound good.”

Peter still sounded a bit sad, and the reason he was so late would have to be discussed, but for now, Tony was just so so grateful that he could hold his son close in this moment. Protect him. And never let go.

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-Bruce Banner ended up in Paris while on the run. He was taken in by Sabine and Tom because he looked like her needed help. He stayed with them for a while and fell in love.

-But then Ross found him and he had to run again.

-However France was pissed and Ross was dishonourably discharged because he fucking attacked Paris. And Banner hasn’t been a threat for the year he was living there so no one believes Ross any more.

-Sabine gave birth and it’s obvious that it’s Bruce’s kid because sometimes her eyes flash green. She’s named Marinette Banner Dupain-Cheng.

-Sabine and Tom want Bruce back but given Bruce ran off to India he has no idea that he’s no longer being hunted.

-Marinette is super smart and she’s always doing experiments when bored. She also has a voice in her head she calls Little Hulk cause she got her daddy’s ability but she hasn’t gone Hulk yet.

-Sabine and Tom have always told her about her dad and have given her all this stuff to be able to connect with him.

-Marientte has never been ashamed of the fact she has two dads and a mom and is insulted when someone says something at all to her.

-Becoming Ladybug, she wanted to track down Bruce but knew she had to stay in Paris.

-And then Loki attacked New York and she begged for the Horse Miraculous to help and to meet her dad.

-Bruce is shocked but so happy. He’s also shocked Ross isn’t in charge of anything cause SHEILD is a bunch of liars who wanted him under their control. So he goes screw SHIELD and goes back to Paris. Tony gets him a job working in his Paris branch.

-Tom and Sabine are happy to have their partner back and shocked Marientte is Ladybug. But they’re just happy. It’s very nice.

-Lila tries to stir things up cause oh, Marinette’s parents have this random dude living with them.

-“Yeah he’s my dad.”

-“Isn’t Tom Dupain your dad?”

-“Yeah. They’re poly.”

-So Lila’s lies don’t really work and when she tries claiming to know the Avengers... next Parent Day Bruce shows up and he reveals he’s Marinette’s dad and Lila is exposed.

-Or Maybe Marinette gets so mad at Lila for something. Maybe she’s finally convinced Alya that Marinette is a bully and Alya publicly yells at Marinette and Marinette just... goes green.

-Bruce runs over to calm her down and he also verbally admonishes the class, teachers and school for their actions with Lila. Tony comes around and helps sue the school and Lila.