#ironmom and spiderson

[theglamorousferal]

Currently reading a passage where Mom Pepper Potts finds out the extent of the bullying Peter Parker, whom she considers a son, is going through and how the school was enabling it, then start to plan how to handle the situation while listening to an instrumental villains playlist just kinda hits different

[imgoingtocrash]

Hi! Can you recommend some of your favourite pepperony fics feat. one pseudo spideyson ?😁❤️

Ohhh, twist my arm if you must. 😏 You know you came to the right girl, so I'll try my best while admitting some are more technically fitting the concept versus being Pepperony/Ironparents-to-Peter centric the whole time. I’m picky about fic, so the list isn’t as long as I wish it was. If you have more fics to rec in this area, feel free to reblog and add them!

You’re probably here because you’ve read my fic, which is just me writing all of the Pepperony + Peter into the world that I want, but if you haven’t read my stuff…I have it in spades. ☺️

the hearth by sagemb

In this one, we’re ignoring canon and having fun picturing a future where Peter’s about to go off to college, and hanging out with Peter for a weekend makes Tony realize that he and Pepper are actually pretty interested in having kids. It’s good and soft and healthy about couples therapy stuff with Tony and Pepper and I love it.

good kid name by rainwaiter

Pepper BioMom!AU where Pepper doesn’t NEED Tony to help her have the child she didn’t plan for, but he’s there and moony about her and loves Peter from the jump.

hydra's not a home (series) by tempestaurora

Not exactly news that this series is amazing, but it was one of the first Tony/Pepper-as-Peter's-bioparents fics I'd ever read in the fandom (honestly one of the first SERIES I'd read in the fandom) and will always have a special place in my heart.

[More under the cut!]

built from scraps (series) by peterstank

Probably also incredibly well known in the fandom, but a favorite of mine for always. The way this fic/series deals with so much and gets every part right will never cease to amaze me, particularly on the Peter and Pepper front. The way they're allowed to grieve and grow and become family in the first fic alone...*chef's kiss*

the gift of you (series) by MayWilder

Specifically boundaries of myself and epilogue are Pepper-Peter centric, but the whole series does a great job at establishing a closeness between the Starks and Parkers, and in doing so how they end up so close when Peter needs a guardian after May passes. (I'll admit I'm not a huge Parkner shipper, so I mostly read the gen fics in this series, but if that ship is your thing, that's an added bonus later!)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Ms. Virginia "Pepper" Potts by sturionic

I highly recommend the series that this is in as a whole—it’s funny and sweet until it gets angsty too, and it’s all a good read! But particularly I love this fic because there’s so much casual intimacy as the Starks and both Parkers grow into family, and even short scenes feel very alive and warm by being so descriptive.

the best day with you by tonystarktrash

Tony is Peter’s single dad and Pepper is his teacher, a fluffy trope that always hits perfectly written by an author I love. (Keep an eye out for their latest fic, which I predict will be incredible and is in the Pepperony + Peter vein.)

a first time for everything by crowkag

Peter is sick while under Tony’s care. Tony anxiously calls Pepper about how to handle it. He realizes he kind of likes this whole parental thing.

In the merry month of June (series) by Gruoch

I'm going to say this counts because Grandparents Pepperony gets me the softest. Pepper's here and wonderfully written and obviously adores Peter growing up and giving them a new baby to fawn over as much as Tony does. Pepper isn't a main focus here but rather part of the whole Stark-Parker-Jones family focus that's so, so present and adorable.

I Would Lay My Armor Down by losingmymindtonight

This fic is really about Peter in the Stark family as a whole, but it's so REAL and interesting in interpreting the future of that family dynamic--family dinners with Drama™️, sibling dynamics, Tony and Pepper growing old as the parents of said siblings...once again including on a technicality but I love it so much!!!

Thank you for the ask!!! I love making a nice rec list! I would also suggest looking at the other works of some of these authors—there’s definitely more Pepper buried in their other fics that I may have forgotten or just felt didn’t qualify for this list in particular!

[fanficaddictionisreal]

Eventually, as all things tend to do, it comes to light that Peter Parker is the personal intern of Tony Stark.

Wanting to help put the kid out there, Tony decides the perfect way to introduce Peter to the press is to have him star on the Tonight Show.

I know I say this a lot.... but this is a MUST READ 💕💕

[theoneforwriting]

Control

Ao3

Summary: Pepper Stark can't handle this anymore. Every time she tries to go somewhere she ends up losing track of them. After the packages arrive though this won't be an issue anymore.

Also known as family bonding in an endgame fix it fic.

Pepper Potts often feels that she can't handle the world.

Such as at this moment.

"What do you mean he's not in the lab?!"

Pepper paced the hallway she was in frustratingly. On the other side of the phone was Bruce Banner. One of the very few responsible people around. So of course she thought that she could trust him to get Tony Stark (her child of a fiancé) to the meeting on time. She was oh so dreadfully wrong.

On the other side of the phone Bruce tried to redeem himself " I don't know Pepper! One moment they're babbling about The Flash and the next thing I know,poof! They're gone!"

Pepper paused suddenly. Her hand felt shaky as she asked a question that was hard to get out.

"What do you mean by they." The tone of Peppers voice caused Bruce to audibly gulp over the phone. But despite his fears he answered her.

"The kid."

~——years———later——~ Line Break

"Hey Peter could you pass the wrench." Peters hand automatically grabbed the wrench and passed it to Tony without thinking.

"Kid,I need the wrench." Tony pressed. Confused Peter looked up from his project allowing his grease smeared face to be seen.

"But I just-" his explanation was cut short at the sound of repressed giggles. Peter sighed dramatically and slumped forward.

"Oh what will I ever do without the wrench my dear Father needs?" At Peters over the top posh accent the laughter became louder. Tony at this point had caught on and joined in on the charade.

"This wrench is indeed the final piece to my abomination!" Tony yelled maniacally.

"Daddy,a new arm isn't an a-Bom-in-nation!" a child teased. Soon enough a bump could be heard from underneath the work bench as the little girl emerged.

"Awe honey that's sweet of you but since this one is going to be all red N gold your Mom will certainly say it is one." Tony explained.

"Your Dad is perfectly right dear it will be an absolute atrocity." A new voice piped up from nearby.

"Hey Mom." Peter greeted as he spun around to face her. Pepper walked over to ruffle Peters hair and ended up with greasy hands. All well,she's used to it at this point.

"So what's so important that you had to send in the Dæmon Pep?" Tony questioned while he scooped Morgan right into his lap and started to tickle her.

"Daddy stop!" She yelled. Tony put his hands up in mock surrender as if he was the victim.

Pepper rolled her eyes at his shenanigans but couldn't help it when her eyes lingered on his prosthetic hand that glinted in the workshops lights.

"Well…” Pepper started getting herself back on track "I have a surprise trip for all of you!"

"Ice cream?" Peter asked hopefully.

"Better than ice cream." Pepper told him. Peters eyes widened at this. What could be better than ice cream?!

"It's officially been a year since everyone came back so...." She trailed off making Morgan wiggle in anticipation. "Disney World is back open and you bet Tony's arm we're going!"

Morgan's screaming was enough to make Peter cover his ears. The smile never left his face though. Peter has never been able to go to fancy parks before. He's always had to stay home to help his Aunt May out. It's not like they had enough money to go anyways. "But now" Peter thinks "I have enough money to be able get a spaceship!" As Peter actually started to realize how wealthy he is Tony could be heard protesting about betting on his arm.

The next morning the little family was packing their luggage to head on over to the airport. Even in retirement Tony refused to go second class so he of course kept his private jet which is what they would be using.

A while later after taking off Pepper took note of how they had about twenty minutes before landing and decided now was the best time to do it. After gently shaking Peter awake she stood up in front of everyone as poised as she would be if she were at a meeting. A package of some sort was tucked under her armpit.

"So as you all know Air ports and Florida in general are very crowded-"

"Yeah,yeah" Tony interrupted her "stick together,do the buddy systems and all that wonderful stuff." He opened his soda and started to pour it into another cup as if saying that's that.

"Actually I had a better idea." The package crinkling as Pepper opened it was painfully loud in the quiet jet.

"What is it Mommy?" Morgan asked. She leaned over the edge of her seat hoping for a better look.

"Good thing you asked Mo because it's a gift for you!" Morgan gasped in excitement and sure enough Pepper pulled out a backpack. Morgan squealed in happiness at seeing it. The bag had the Spider Man symbol and it's classic red and blue accents all over it. Hopping out of her booster seat she slipped it on and snapped the front clips together.

"You look awesome Mo!" Peter complimented her. Peter thought what his Mom was doing to be pretty clever. The bag had a leash attached to it which was also red. Meaning the bag was really a way so that they wouldn't lose her. All the while making her think that it's a gift.

"Glad you think that Peter." Pepper said as her hand disappeared into the packaging again.

"Cause I got one for you too." His face must have been painfully obvious because he could hear Tony break down into laughter beside him.

The bag Peter got was also spider themed causing Morgan to shout in excitement "We're twinsies Peter!"

The backpacks were indeed exactly alike minus the sizes. His also including the leash and harness. He wanted to complain,really he did but Morgan's excitement was darn too pure to ruin. So instead he gave his best smile and tried to fight his embarrassed blush.

"We sure are Mo." He decided to say.

"What no Iron Man ones?" Tony joked before sipping his soda.

"Actually.." Pepper then proceeded to pull out an adult sized Iron man backpack. Including the leash and harness. Tony gagged on his drink,spitting it back into the cup. Morgan's sounds of disgust could be heard over his sputtering.

"What have I done to deserve this Pepper?!" Tony asked in shock. He held his cup to his chest defensively.

"That board meeting you missed to instead cause havoc on the lower floors with Peter." Pepper said cheerfully.

"Pep..." Tony's voice quiet in disbelief "that was over five years ago."

"I did say I would get my revenge on the two of you someday."

She clapped her hands together.

"And that day happens to be today also including the duration of our stay here!"

An hour later Pepper Stark was holding onto the leash's of her astonished children. Peters eyes lit up at the sight of the Cinderella Castle. Morgan was instantly drawn to the shops filled with her Disney Princess idols merchandise. But they remained in her eye sight thanks to her ingenious plan.

"Oh come on Happy!" She could hear her husband whine."You don't need to hold onto the leash the whole time, I am not a dog!"

"That's debatable sir." Happy replied.

Pepper stood there soaking in the moment. Years of loss, sorrow and pain finally leading up to this. The this being her family.

Pepper Stark just needed to remind the world that it was in-fact the one who couldn't handle her.

Now all she has to do was further sucker punch the universe by giving Harley his backpack too.

[peterparkerincorrectquotes]

peter, scrolling through social media: why is everyone always posting about their significant others?

pepper: meanwhile, the other day tony texted me a message that said nothing but “yee haw”

peter: and you divorced him immediately, right?

pepper, tiredly: unfortunately, no

[incorrect-spiderson]

Happy, on the phone: Yeah Pepper, you heard me right. This asshole hit him with a train!

Pepper:

Pepper: Find the specific train that hit him

Pepper: So I can buy it and then burn it for hitting my son. And while your at it pick up cheeseburgers. Morgan is hungry.

[maryo274]

Seriously, Peter, you should seriously consider having a belt bag or something. 😅

Typical teenager. 🤣

It's not exactly No Way Home related but I had this one on the drawing board for a while now, from when our boy was actually happy. 😭

I'll have some NWH stuff soon. Until then, hope you like this one. 😊

Marvel, Sony, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko ©

Art by Maryo274 ©

If you like my art support with a reblog, it is appreciated. And you’re always welcome to comment too.

[teacupofdrpepper]

whazzup! i would like to request in irondad and spiderson oneshot where 5 years old peter is the biological son tony and pepper and the avengers finds out about it

I quite like this actually! I hope you do too!

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The Avengers debriefing is interrupted by a shrill squeal that’s unmistakably by a child

Now, that wouldn’t have been strange if they’re were maybe in public but the thing was that they were at Stark Tower

In Tony Stark’s Kitchen.

The sound of heels follows by quickly, and soon there’s a little boy bumbling through the doors with chocolate curls and striking familiarity in his eyes.

“Daddy! Daddy daddy!” Out of the corner of Steve’s eye he’s able to make out Tony’s posture stiffen before melting a little when the child runs up to him.

“Hey Peter Pan, back from neverland so soon?” Tony asked, reaching down to pull the boy up into his lap. Digging his fingers lightly into his sides earning high pitched giggles.

Peter, who Steve assumes is his name by the little nickname tony said. Scrunched his face up (God that was so fucking cute) and shook his head.

“Daddy, I came back from school! Not Neverland.” He says before looking over Tony’s shoulders, his deer eyes spot Nastasha who he waved excitedly at.

“Hi auntie Nat” natasha grins lightly, “hello peter. I presume you’ve been a good boy?”

“The bestest!”

“Good, or else I’ll put Spiders in your bed”

“But I like spiders”

���Of course you do, you like me.”

Peter dissolved into a fit of giggles, a cleared throat is heard from besides Tony, snapping him out of a trance while looking at Peter.

“So,,” Steve starts, a slow smile stretching his lips. “You have a son?”

Tony nods, adjusting Peter so he’s shying away from the others.

Peter, of course protest to that and squirms until he’s in view of them.

“Yeah, this is Peter.” He looks down at said special guest star who appears to be having a staring contest with an anxious looking Bruce.

“Peter, Stop. You’ll make him freak out.”

“But I want to see the green.”

“No, no you don’t. Stop it.”

“Mamma would let me”

“No she wouldn’t”

“Uncle rhodey-“

“He wouldn’t either, shut your hole before I sell all your toys and ban you from the lab.” He bounced his knee up, laughing lightly at Peter’s oof

“I definitely see the resemblance between you two” Clint mummers, “how old is he?”

“Five” Peter says before his father can speak, Tony Rolls his eyes.

“Four actually but he insist on being five since it’s soon.”

“Well we’ll have to throw a birthday party for him” Steve says before his eyes connect with Tony’s. “That’s if.. that’s if it’s okay with your parents.”

Tony gives a tight lipped smile.

“Somebody wants to be an uncle” Clint leans over and mummers to Natasha who in return chuckles.

“H..how um.” Bruce stammers, “how did Nat.. know about him?”

“Back when I was an assistant working for Pepper she had me babysit Peter a lot, Clint knows how much I love children, I fell in love with him nearly instantly.” She explains ignoring Tony’s quiet “so she does have a weakness”

“So He’s pepper’s then?”

“Yeah”

“To be honest I thought you two were a recent thing.” Clint says shrugging.

“I was hired a year or two after Tony became CEO of SI, we started dating a little after that.” Peppers voice cuts through the light chatting, she walks over to pick up a squirming peter to get to his mother.

“We got married when I came back.” Tony adds on after her, watching with a fondness as Pepper and peter interact.

Steve whistled lowly, “you, Stark. Are just full of surprises.”

“I’ve got more up my sleeve.”

[team-ironstrange]

[loves-frogs]

What if Peter was the one who stayed and Tony got dusted?

Nebula brings him back to earth only for him to find that his aunt and his friends are gone and the Avengers have no idea what to do.

He doesn't have anywhere to go until Pepper, a woman he doesn't really know who has recently discovered she's pregnant, offers him a place in her home.

[briiii24]

Unpopular Opinion , but do people rlly think pepper is gonna become peters mother figure just bc Tony was his "father figure" ? Like just stop , peter has a mother and her name is May Parker, stop trying to ignore that he has her just to throw in your shitty headcanons

[iamallyetnotatall]

Spider Mentor

Part 23 of ? in my ‘Turning Tables’ series.

Summary: Peter asks a fellow spider for a bit of mentorship.

AO3

After Pepper's not-quite-a-breakdown but close enough, he asks Friday for a number he'd only intended to use for emergencies.

"Hello, um, Ms. Romanoff?"

...

"Right. Natasha. Sorry."

...

"Yeah, I'm patrolling again. That's kind of what I'm calling about."

...

"I know you're super busy, but I was wondering if you might have some free time over the summer. I'd like to get some more training, maybe hand-to-hand combat, and I know you said I could call you for hero stuff and you're also the best there is, so I was hoping I could train with you a bit? Just a couple of hours, to get better."

...

"Really? That's... that sounds awesome! Thank you so much!"

That's how he spends three weeks of July in South Dakota. Natasha's created the Black Widow Orphanage and has the home base somewhere centered between the US and Canada. It's for young children displaced by the Snap, with their family's gone and no one to care for them. Peter could have been one of them.

Pepper, Happy, and Morgan escort him to the private jet that flies him a few states over. There's a lot of hugs to go around, but Pepper holds on the longest.

She knows he's doing this for her, mostly. To assuage her fears and her guilt.

"Take care, Peter. Call me, okay? And at least text me every day, so I know you're okay."

He agrees with her demands and then presses several kisses to his baby sister's cheeks.

"Bye-bye, Morgan."

She whines and spittles and he gives her a few extra kisses. So she knows how much he loves her in their time apart. She's starting to do the waving thing and figuring out smiles and it makes his heart melt. He makes sure to tell Pepper out loud.

"Love you, Pepper. See you soon."

She kisses his temple and sends him on his way.

"I love you too, sweetheart."

Happy goes with him to man the jet and return it to the Tower after dropping him off. It's mostly quiet. Peter's finished all his schoolwork and he doesn't have anything to do. He spends most of his time going through the news. A lot of people are excited about Spider-man's return. Some aren't and he tries to ignore those. Tries.

Natasha meets him at the landing point and shows him to his room inside the building which is a repurposed and refurnished one-story motel. She has to leave him to finish a potential parent interview but will find him later. It's one he'll share with her. The limited bedrooms are left for the children and she's set up a cot next to her own bed. He doesn't complain; there's no reason to. He leaves his suitcase next to the cot and wanders the halls. There are dozens of young kids and he introduces himself to each of them.

He'll go around as Spider-man in a few days to do his part to keep them entertained while school is out, but also plans to spend some time playing with them on his own too.

Natasha catches up to him within the hour to give him a proper tour of the complex. There's over a dozen employees and something like thirty kids in total, though there are various other locations too with plenty of other children. The organization is pretty well funded and there's a kitchen with full cupboards and toys and games and after a year to adapt to this new reality the people are in high spirits.

She's also in charge of keeping up with what's happening across the globe and galaxies and has a control room where she can talk to Okoye, Carol, and Rocket to get updates. One of her main responsibilities is traveling across North America to bring in some kids, but for the next three weeks she's agreed to stay put to be his personal mentor. It's insanely exciting and he simply trails after her like an over-eager puppy.

It's a stressful three weeks, but it's productive.

He misses Morgan and Pepper. He texts every day like he'd promised and calls every two days. Morgan's four months old and won't start doing anything more than eating and sleeping for a few more weeks, but he can't help feeling like he's going to miss out on something big.

Natasha drives them a few buildings over to a gym that lets her use a private room without any comments. They work mostly on self-defense techniques and basic hand-to-hand combat. He has very little formal training and has relied mostly on the speed and strength his powers had given him. He and Tony had done some workout time together, but they had a terrible habit of getting distracted by just about anything else and didn't really get into it.

He does learn a lot, and this time is worth it. Obviously three weeks isn't enough to get much better, but she gives him a good starting point and some tips and tricks and he plans to try harder on his own time to practice.

A few days in when he puts on the IronSpider suit, there's still some lingering anxiety but that fades as soon as the kids see him. Their smiles are infectious and it feels good. It's amazing being a hero. Pictures are online of Spider-man's visit to the orphanage and no one questions it (Spider-man randomly appeared in Washington D.C and no one batted an eye; no one does so now).

Tony Stark had become a hero with nothing but his brains and a tonne of metal and Peter could never be that but he's willing to try. Because trying means that he's still out there helping people and doing the right thing.

In between workouts that actually leave him sweating and missing his family and reading stories to kids, three weeks pass by fast.

"You've done good, kid," Natasha says kindly and it's a direct contrast to her usual stern reprimands whenever he does something wrong.

Tony had always chuckled when he'd done badly at something and they would try again and it had always been sort of 'hanging out' mixed with 'education'. Natasha's practically conducting military training with him and he appreciates that it's different and efficient, although it caught him by surprise at first.

"Thanks," he mumbles awkwardly.

His bag's hanging off his shoulder with the meager belongings he'd brought along and he really wants to go home and see his sister and Pepper. Not that he hasn't enjoyed these three weeks, of course. Natasha's strict but amazing in her own right and he might have a slight celebrity crush if you can have that on a superhero whose number is saved in your phone.

Ned would probably pass out if he knew.

"Call me if you need a hand with something, okay? Remember what I said - you need to know your limits. If a threat is above your skill set, it's better to ask for help than die trying to go at it alone."

He nods, "I remember. Thanks for helping me out."

"Maybe we can do this again next summer. This is your last year in High School, isn't it?"

"Yeah. Senior year. Then... adulthood, I guess."

"Planning on MIT? Like Tony?"

"I don't know," he admits. "I'm still thinking about it."

"I'll try to come down in a couple of months. I'll ask you again then."

"Sure."

"Go on," her hand falls heavy on his shoulder and she smiles, "Happy's waiting. I'll see you soon."

He goes to leave and hesitates. He hasn't asked, hasn't had the courage, but his curiousity wins out.

"Have you heard from Mr. Barton?"

Her smile turns sad and she shakes her head, "No, but he lost a lot. He spent a lot of time and energy trying to have some semblance of normal life in a work environment that didn't allow it and now all of that's gone. He doesn't know what to do with himself. I don't resent him for needing to be alone."

He averts his gaze, guilty.

If only he'd been stronger. If only someone else had been in his place.

"You're not to blame, Peter," she says gently. She knows about his outbursts, about his insecurities and fears and guilts. She also knows her words are pointless. "Go home, Mr. Parker. Your family is waiting for you."

He goes home and pulls Morgan into his arms and kisses her over and over. He hugs Pepper and neither of them is ready to let go for a little while.

There's no making her feel good about his choice to return to Spider-man. No matter how many weeks or months or years he could spend with Natasha, she would always fear his loss. He's always going to fear losing them in turn. He's made his choice and she accepts it, how little she wants to.

Three weeks isn't enough to change how she feels about it, but it does make her feel better knowing that he's been taught a few things from a professional.

After getting his family time in, dinner with Pepper and laying next to Morgan as she spittles and sleeps and stares around with big, bright eyes, he heads down to Tony's lab.

A lab. Pepper's lab?

He'd placed the bips and bops that Nebula had given him last month down here, and he sets the material down in his workstation. She'd only been able to stay for a week and he wishes she were here now to help him. Aside from building the mobile for Morgan's crib, he's never really had full run of the lab without Tony present before. He doesn't need adult supervision, but he thinks he'd feel more confident if there was someone making sure he wasn't about to blow himself up.

He rummages through Tony's spare parts and gathers what he needs on the desk that's sort of his. Had been, when Tony was in charge. Pepper hasn't come down here at all in the last year.

It's adjacent to Tony's preferred work area, which is still overrun with parts and papers and a general mess that Peter doesn't have the heart to clean. His own workstation is pretty much identical; there's a hologram projector built into the tabletop, drafts of experimental web fluids and combinations he'd been pouring over more than a year ago are strewn over the surface, and he has some drawers next to it with a lock requiring a pin code.

The alien gun he'd taken into his possession not long before leaving to train is sitting in one of his drawers, finally de-webbed. He has no idea what to do with it, but doesn't trust handing it off to anyone else either; except maybe Nebula, next time she's in town.

His chair's worn and set just to his liking and it feels uncomfortable even though it isn't.

"Can you pull up the diagram for this watch?"

It's one of Tony's, imbedded with Ironman weapons.

"Good evening, Peter," Friday greets, voice coming from the desk itself. "To access anything relating to the Ironman suits, I will need to ask the boss for permission. Please standby as I reach out to her."

"Oh."

Several seconds go by before Friday speaks again, "Permission granted."

Holograms appear above the desk for the diagram he'd requested.

"Thanks, Fri. Hey, um, any reason I needed permission? It's never been an issue before."

"When admin access was transferred from Tony Stark to Pepper Potts, any previous exceptions were deleted. Your clearance level doesn't allow you access to the Ironman equipment, however, Tony Stark had given you permission outside of your level status for a multitude of requests, including access to anything Ironman related."

"I... didn't know that."

Friday has never said 'no' to any of his requests before. The AI has never had a moment to pause or question what he'd asked. It had always been granted to him and he'd never thought about that before. He'd never made a habit of looking through schematics or coding relating to the Ironman suits, but he has used them for reference and there had never been any issues.

It clicks now how strange that is.

Spending these hours in the lab is nostalgic. And amazing.

He's missed this, as much as he's missed the suit.

Playing with data, playing with parts and shaping them the way he wants them. He can only do this thanks to everything he's taught himself through library books and side-tracked time in a classroom and all the resources that Tony's given him.

It becomes hours stretched through days, going up for food when Pepper insists (through Friday - she still hasn't come down to the lab) or for some cuddling time with Morgan when he needs a breather. All of this is exhilarating; it's such a huge part of his life he'd been neglecting for too long now.

The metal Nebula has given him is perfect for molding and holding the nanotech and he uses it as a new base for his webshooters. He mixes in some of the nanites that build the Ironman suit and they now contain multitudes of weapons and means of protection. He's tied everything into the one watch, rather than a bracelet. It's a Stark watch and fancy looking, and he knows it's the exact kind Tony always wore both to carry around his suit and for fashion purposes.

Peter's never owned a watch. It's a little old-school for his generation, at this point, and it's not like it would help him be on time anyway. Yet he likes carrying this little part of Tony with him, just like he does with Edith. There's so much of Tony Stark that he will always admire and look up to.

It seems childish, almost, to still be emulating someone who's no longer with them. He should have grown passed it. Pepper doesn't seem to mind, and he's seen plenty of movies where the protagonist carries their father's old watch around. Tony isn't his father, but the concept stays the same. He's not going to let anyone tell him Tony Stark isn't worth using as a role model for how he shapes himself.

After all, one of the main reasons he dedicates most of his life to helping people is because his Aunt and Uncle had done the exact same thing, in their own right.

He's decided to build in some Ironman tech because he can't hide behind Spider-man all of the time.

Pepper and Morgan are important, in the sense of general media (and to him as well, of course). If someone goes after them, which is hardly unrealistic as people have gone after Pepper plenty of times to get to Tony, he may not always be in the position to change into his Spider-man suit. There are no other heroes in New York; seeing people safe is his, and only his, responsibility now.

Having drones on hand, a blaster, a shield, all of that will make the difference between fearing for his secret identity or being able to protect his family without a moment's hesitation.

He wraps the watch around his right wrist. He cleans up his workspace and when he asks Edith for the time, it's way too late.

Before he walks out of the room, he stops near the bots and runs a finger over Dum-E's surface.

He stays an extra hour to wipe them clean of dust and another hour after that oiling them and making light repairs to get them going. They've been sitting here by themselves for months waiting for orders that wouldn't come. He'll do better by them from here on out.

He makes his way upstairs and everyone's asleep. He has a text on his phone letting him know dinner's in the microwave, and he shovels that down quickly.

He slips into Morgan's room and leans over the side of the crib to press a kiss to her forehead. She shifts but doesn't wake.

"Goodnight, Morgan."

He's got plans for patrol tomorrow, but when he lays in bed he can't help but pull out his phone to continue reading what the internet has to say about his return. It's all he's done since the fire, wondering if the people will refute his return, or rejoice in it.

[imgoingtocrash]

You’re Still His Mom

by @imgoingtocrash and @savvysass

Peter absolutely beams when he looks at Tony, then back at her.

“Happy Mother’s Day!” they say in chorus, joined by a few whirrs as DUM-E dangerously flails the lid close to Peter’s head in its own form of excitement.

Pepper blinks slowly, taking it all in and processing only one conclusion.

She forgot Mother’s Day.

An exploration of Pepper's role as a mother figure in Peter's life over the years.

Or, Six Mother's Days with Pepper Potts and the Starks.

Read on Ao3

[kitcat992]

The MCU and the Avenger's movies sorta found-family-trope baited me along the way. In hindsight, I realized that they were never going to be a family or even a functioning team, not once the Russo Brothers took over with Civil War.

But that's okay. As long as writers like this exist, that wound is being mended story by story, fic by fic. It's okay that I never got my on-screen Avenger's fam, because it might have never inspired beautiful pieces like that.

[kassyscarlett]

Extras: But really, who would guess that a genius superhero was currently in your little neighborhood? Let alone your own apartment. So Peter could do nothing but gape as Toni Stark moved around his little bedroom like she belonged there. 

[tempestaurora]

he deserves the gentlest of epilogues

6k | the finale to the hydra’s not a home series | ko-fi

summary: There were bad days, but Peter always powered through them to get to the good.

They burned the remains of the Black Spider suit, and he burned the remains of that person in his soul.

The Black Spider may have existed once, but he didn’t anymore. He was buried at the bottom of a HYDRA base with the Scarlet Spider, with all the bad things he’d done and all the blood that soaked his hands.

Peter was just trying to clean them. He was just searching for the shade of his skin through all the red. He’d get there one day.