#poor harley

harley: I want you to eat three meals a day and have a decent sleep schedule.

Ever since the Avengers banded back together, things have been a little tense. Just because they were all under the same roof again didn't magically fix all their problems. All they could do was try to introduce some normalcy and hope time would heal old wounds. Which meant that Family Game Night was the first thing to be reinstated. It was an old tradition where all available Avengers would come together and play a random game. It was originally created to be a bonding experience for the team when they were just getting to know each other, now it was going to help bring them back together.

Today's Family Game Night is going to be particularly special because Harley was going to join in for the first time. He had just moved to New York and agreed to play after some convincing from Peter. Tony picked out the location for the evening, LaserForce, where they would be playing on teams for a game of laser tag. He even bought out the place for the night to ensure that they would not be disturbed by any unwanted attention. Since there was no longer a threat of accidentally playing against a civilian, they were allowed to play to their full abilities.

That meant all enhancements, powers, and magic is fair game. Team Blue is made up of Steve, Bucky, Pepper, Clint, and Harley. Team Red contains Tony, Sam, Natasha, Wanda, and himself. Everyone else was "too busy" (or just outright refused to play a game with children as their target audience). It's a shame that he and Harley were not on the same team, but it will make things more interesting. While he does love his boyfriend dearly, that didn't mean he was going to go easy on him. Something that he overheard Bucky trying to explain to him.

"Peter is crazy competitive. All we're saying is watch out for any tricks."

"Oh, he can't be that bad."

"I didn't think so either the first time we were on opposite teams. That was before he made a giant magnet to win at hide and go seek."

He didn't hear the rest of their conversation, not wanting to risk getting caught listening in. Peter had a feeling that Harley was in for a rude awaking when the game started. They were just going to have to see how things played out.

* * *

They were tied right now, whoever won this final round would win the whole thing, each side is equally determined to win. Harley hasn't seen Peter yet but knew that they were bound to bump into one another eventually. He tried to take Bucky's warning to heart, but it was hard to picture his sweet boyfriend the way he described him. Don't get him wrong, Peter could be quick-witted and a little shit sometimes but he just wasn't the manipulative type. The time was down to the last few minutes and they were neck to neck with points, no room for mistakes.

He heard someone behind him and whipped around, laser gun pointed right at their chest plate.

"Woah. It's just me," Peter said with his hands raised. He didn't lower the gun and looked around their surroundings. Harley had him corned now, something that Peter seemed to have quickly come to terms with.

"Looks like you caught me," he stated with a suspiciously sweet smile.

"Drop it," he pointed to his laser gun, deciding to not be a complete idiot by giving him a chance no matter how small to pull it on him.

"Whatever you say, honey," he dropped it like he said, the gun only hanging on by the cord attached to his vest. What do I do now? "Good job. I'm unarmed and cornered. I guess that means you win."

"Yeah," he glanced up at the scoreboard, his team was ahead by a few points and time was running out.

"Are you going to shoot me?" That was a good question. Maybe that would be the smart thing to do, but it didn't seem right to shoot his  boyfriend  when he posed no threat. "Or do you want something else?"

Wait. What? Peter pulled him in for a kiss before he could respond. He had not expected this, but if this is how he reacted to losing then he was definitely going to be joining all future Family Game Night's. Pew! Harley stepped back and saw the laser gun in his hand. Shit. His chest plate flashed, signaling him that he had been hit.

"Sorry. Better luck next time," Peter teased before walking away.

He was in shock. Did that really just…

"We tried to tell you!" Clint shouted, his plate also showing that he was down.

"He-I-What?"

"You forget. Peter trains with Nat more than any of us."

* * *

Harley couldn't stay mad at Peter for too long. It was impossible once he promised to make it up to him with all of his favorite snacks and a lot more kisses. However, he did make sure from then on that they were always on the same team during Family Game Night.

“ I want you to be honest with me ”

Harley: Stacey, your baby gets cuter and cuter.

Stacey: Thank you.

Stacey’s daughter: *Bites*

Harley: *Screams*

Sicillia: Oh sorry. We forgot to tell you that her kid takes after her.

Stacey: She sure does.

Jean: Oh my god Stacey!! Why aren’t you helping your cousin. I’m sorry Harley. *To his daughter* You can’t just bite people like that.

Their daughter: *Cute babbling*

Stacey: Nah, she’ll grow out of it like I did.

Harley: What are you looking for Puddin’?

Joker: My will to live.

Harley: *starts to undress* Oh my sweet ol’ Puddin’ let me help ya...

*Joker sees bat signal on the night sky*

Jonathan Crane: No.

Harley Quinn: Pretty please?