Part 1:
" Get the car now!" More gunshots rang out. Three men were running down an alley, the tall blonde pausing to snatch up and lift the older
Part2:
While eating together Peter's phone rings and he excuses himself. " It's my manager... this might be a bit. Steve you can show Bucky the extra guest room? Tony you can have my bed. I'll be in my studio for most of the night"
" I'm not going to take your bed I can just-"
" No no... it's fine. You will be up early anyway I'll get in then if I need to. "
Peter leaves the room, you can hear him talking to someone before he is to far away. There is an awkward silence at the table Steve glancing between where Peter used to be sitting to Tony and then to Bucky. After finishing a piece of bread Bucky wipes his hands and mouth with a napkin.
" Probably is gonna be busy... heard he released a new single the other day"
Tony and Steve perk up at that. Tony pulls out his phone, tapping away. A smile is on Steve's face. " That's great! I heard he was thinking about a new album, but it's been a moment since he released anything."
Tilting his phone up a projection of the music video appears. Peter walking bare foot in a dark room, skinny jeans and an overly large tshirt that says "I survived my trip to NYC" his hair unruly mess, he might have mascara on to make his lashes stand out a bit. A faint dusting of glitter on his cheeks. Before he starts to sing.
"The truth is bulletproof
There's no fooling you
I don't dress the same
Me and who you say
I was yesterday
Have gone our separate ways
Left my living fast
Somewhere in the past
'Cause that's for chasing cars
Turns out open bars
Lead to broken hearts
And going way too far
I know I used to be crazy
I know I used to be fun
You say I used to be wild
I say I used to be young
You tell me time has done changed me
That's fine, I've had a good run
I know I used to be crazy
That's 'cause I used to be young"
Tony just stares at the up close face of a teary eyed Peter singing, his face blank. Bucky watching intensely but glancing up at Tony. Steve looking sad as he over hears some of the words that he knows Tony had yelled at Peter in their last big fight before Peter left. Steve thinks Tony was trying to find an excuse to push Peter away; especially since he knew he cheated on him on a drunk night at the bar with Pepper. After the big fight a month later, they were close to reconciliation, but then Pepper announced the pregnancy. Peter didn't have to be a math wizard to add up the dates.
So 6 years ago he packed his bags for good. Tony was able to set this place up for him. Had Steve as his personal body guard for a few months after. Even now Steve visits Peter off and on. Steve getting Peter into tattoos- his favorite was the type writer font of 'Queens' just under one of his collar bone. Tony jealous of how close they got but he avoids Peter if he can and just keeps tabs on him from a distance.
"Take one, pour it out
It's not worth crying 'bout
The things you can't erase
Like tattoos and regrets
Words I never meant
And ones that got away
Left my living fast
Somewhere in the past
And took another road
Turns out crowded rooms
Empty out as soon
There's somewhere else to go, oh
I know I used to be crazy
I know I used to be fun
You say I used to be wild
I say I used to be young
You tell me time has done changed me
That's fine, I've had a good run
I know I used to be crazy
That's 'cause I used to be young
I know I used to be crazy
Messed up, but God, was it fun
I know I used to be wild
That's 'cause I used to be young
Those wasted nights are not wasted
I remember every one
I know I used to be crazy
That's 'cause I used to be young
You tell me time has done changed me
That's fine, I've had a good run
I know I used to be crazy
That's 'cause I used to be young"
Most people will probably think its about the party lifestyle he had at the start of his career. People knew he was seeing someone but the public never knew who. And Tony always made sure no one would find out. Had Peter dressing fashionably and made sure he had the right connections in the industry, but that was never Peter. With his geeky tee-shirt and big sweaters is what Peter longed to keep wearing. But he had to be " youthful" and "edgy" " carefree " Peter had wanted to slow down. He wanted to spend more time with Tony and be out. The big fight when Peter came out on TV as gay.
Being in the family... you won't get normal. The moments when they were safe in the penthouse in Manhattan. Curled up on the couch, whispering promises of tomorrow. In the beginning, it was clubs and back rooms. To make it seem like it was just a fling, it was not serious like it was plus it got Peter out in the clubs performing. Peter didn't want to be a dirty secret, but he was willing to push that aside. Take what he could get. But it wasn't enough.
After all the fights, they still cared for each other still. It's evident when they look at each other. They were in a good place now, they still didn't really talk, but they checked in on each other now.
Maybe, Steve thinks when he gets the chance he can explain the history of Tony and Peter to Bucky. How Tony discovered Peter when he was 16, brought him around the 'family' once he was 18 and the break up when Peter was 22. Or how Steve loved to escape and spend time with Peter and how one night at a bar they went a little to far....
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This is a Lil messy cause I ended up mushing two ideas together and just wanted to get it posted! Hopefully yall still like it!
