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mattzerella-sticks · 10 months
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My Adventures with Superman saw their shot and they took it.
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part 36🖤 - AO3 link
part 35 in the reblog @winterspiderpurrs
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The next day, Peter heads out to have lunch with Christine. The doctor was one of Peter’s mentors when he did some of his training in the emergency and trauma department. He trusts her judgement.
While he waits for Christine to show up, Peter looks over the large canteen, scanning the people lazily with his gaze. At the back of his head, Peter thinks of the possibility that Stephen is working today and thus might show up in the canteen. Peter really hopes not, but soon enough he forgets his worries as he spots Chrisitine.
“Oh, Peter, it’s been so long! You look great!”
The two of them chat animatedly for a while, catching up a bit. Peter obviously has to answer her questions about where he is currently working, but he keeps in short, blaming it on the NDA, which is very much real. Christine understands, though. She has a lot of crazy stories from the ER, and Peter would love to talk about it for hours, but he knows the woman is busy. He will have to get to it before she has to leave.
“This might seem random, but- uhm…” Christine fixes her kind eyes on Peter while chewing her pasta salad. “What do you think of Stephen? Like- what’s he really like? At his core?”
Christine takes some time to think while she chews.
“He’s the greatest man I’ve ever met. But, he wasn’t a good life partner, not to me at least. I know he’s married now though, so he must be compatible with someone.” Christine laughs lightly. “Why you ask?”
“I-I’m sort of working with him now.”
“Hmm, and how is he?”
“Controling.” Peter says quickly.
Christine gives the young man a moment, seeing if he has more to say, but he looks to be lost in thought.
“Listen, Peter.” The woman says more gently. “He’s a great man, and an even greater surgeon. But, even surgeons have to be held accountable for their mistakes and shortcomings. No one in this field can work alone, I mean- we treat human beings, and we are human beings ourselves. We gotta talk to each other, yeah? That’s how we can make it work.”
Christine is saying Peter should talk to Stephen, and Tony. He figured she would say that, since he is only giving small pieces of information of what actually is now a huge mess in Peter’s mind and heart.
Soon enough, and it really is too soon, Christine has to return to work. She gives Peter a warm hug, and tells him that they will have to go out to dinner soon. Peter nods with a smile. He really hopes he will, but he is not sure in this moment.
Once Christine has dashed off back to work, Peter sits for a minute or two at the table. He sighs a little, then gets up to leave as well.
While Peter walks out, he feels something pull in his stomach. That man over there… he looks familiar. That beard… It is the man he bumped into at the café the day before. What a considence.
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Outside, in a black car with blacked out windows, Bucky and Steve sit in the back, eyeing Peter as he walks out of the hospital and down the street. Steve tells Happy, the driver, to follow the young man.
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sadwattpader · 1 year
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Family
Pairing: Tony Stark x Dr Stephen Strange
Characters: Tony Stark, Dr Stephen Strange, Harley Keener, Peter Parker, America Chavez, Morgan Stark, Pepper Potts, Wong
*Mpreg*
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Tony was awoken by the sounds of he and Stephen's kids arguing down the hall. Tony groaned softly, he was too tired and they were getting too old for this crap. He got out of the bed, walking out of his and Stephen's bedroom and into the bedroom where the shouting was coming from.
"Hey!" He snaps, opening the door to Harley's room to find him, Peter, and America arguing. "What is all this commotion about, hmm?"
"I don't want to share a room with America anymore." Harley says, wrapping his arms around Tony. "I want my old room back, mommy."
"I know, kiddo, but it's only for a little while, okay? Just till your little brother or sister is done with it, okay? Then maybe you can share your room with them once they're old enough."
"For now, you can share a room with me." Peter suggests, kneeling by his little brother. "You know I wouldn't mind, little bro.'
"Can I play Legos with you and Ned?" Harley asks, looking up at Peter with his big blue eyes.
"Of course you can." Peter says, ruffling Harley's curly light brown hair.
"About time you figured out how to deal with their squabbles." Stephen says, walking up behind Tony and wrapping an arm around his waist. Just then, Tony felt that now familiar fluttering sensation in his abdomen.
"Whoa." Tony says, holding Stephen's hand over the spot. "Did you feel that?"
"What's going on, mommy?" Harley asks, furrowing his brow. Tony placed Harley's little hand beside Stephen's, and soon the little boy's eyes lit up. "Whoa." He says softly, completely mesmerized. He had never felt a baby kicking before, since he was currently the youngest child.
-four months later-
Tony was sitting on the couch, trying his best to get comfortable with this big, awkward belly and what he recognized as early, non-progressing contractions when he felt a real contraction, much stronger than the small, only mildly uncomfortable ones before.
He called out for Stephen, who quickly rushed to his side and opened a portal to the hospital. Tony was taken to a delivery room where, through a C-section, he gave birth to a beautiful baby girl he and Stephen decided to name Morgan Strange Stark.
America, Peter, and Harley were brought to the hospital a little while later by Pepper and Wong. Harley was extremely excited to get to hold the new baby, so Stephen carefully laid little Morgan in his arms.
As Tony looked at his perfect little family, he thanked the Gods he had been given such a beautiful blessing.
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arachnidiots-a · 11 months
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are there any particular events that are different between your peter and canon peter that shape their differences?
im gonna rip the band aid off and say right now, my portrayal of peter is not nearly as much of a fan of tony stark and with that comes A LOT of changes to my portrayal. a lot of events are unfortunately tied to that connection and i just !!! it’s not peter!!! it’s not peter to me… so the major stuff is kind of the same but with a lot of changes in what leads up to it all. honestly it hurts my head to think about it because it’s so much and that’s the biggest reason i’ve put it all off. what events aren’t different!!! that’s the real question
gonna pretend civil war isn’t real to keep this post shorter than it could be but there’s a lot of things there that are….. hmm. homecoming changes primarily in how certain things go down. peter’s not running around accepting tech and help, he’s not trying to get the attention of tony— he very much wants to prove he can handle things alone. their suits are a bit messier, they’re not all stark tech anymore. they’re peter taking apart the suits and putting them together in his own way. there’s a lot of pokes and pricks while learning to sew with all this tech. they’re not necessarily a complete self starter, there’s still just enough help in places, and a whole lot of interference from other heroes that no way home makes a point to say he’s entirely alone and independent and it’s hard.
everything is a lot more nuanced
tldr: i enjoy the mcu and i think putting peter in this world is very interesting bc it’s so overwhelmingly superhero stardom but i disagree with the way they approached it and my peter is a mix of how they should’ve handled it while acknowledging the way in which they tried to handle it
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starkerhowlter · 2 years
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Truth or Dare?
Ship: Starker Rating: T Contains: language, author made her own rules, truth or dare, alcohol, peter's over 21 Initial prompt: @starkerfestivals summer bingo fill: Truth or Dare Words: 742 Summary: Tony knows it's a bad idea to invite the kid. He swore he told Steve and Clint to remove the alcohol if they were going to. They didn't prepare for Thor bringing his own refreshments and spiking the punch, making sure everyone enjoyed themselves in true Norse style. Read it on AO3
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This fic was beta'd by me the same night it was written, the entire piece fell together neatly and I really hope you enjoy it!
Shout out to my pre-readers @cozysafechaotic and @khalixascorner for being my guinea pigs! I super appreciate you guys!
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 The kid is drunk. It's been about two hours since he arrived at the party and now he's got his head in Bucky's lap, giggling at something only he can see. Bucky catches Tony's eye a look of concern on his face. 
 "Okay... Let's play--" Tony begins, hoping to redirect the group towards poker or blackjack instead of aimlessly drinking.     Before he can get the words out, Peter's head is flying up, interjecting with "truth or dare!" Tony eyes the rest of the team, looking for any out to say no. "We could do it with the rules my friends play with. Truth or dare, but if you deny the truth you have to drink a shot or deny the dare and kiss the asker!"
 "The rules have definitely changed since I was in school..." Clint murmurs, Natasha, agreeing next to him. 
 Bruce looks at Steve and Thor before meeting Tony's eye. He runs his fingers through his hair, mouthing "Are we really doing this? This is going to end badly." Tony nods and shrugs.
 Rhodey breaks the silence, stating "I'm in." 
 The other avengers all look at him, shocked before Steve replies, "Me too." Sam, Nat, and Clint all follow suit, nodding and sipping their drinks. Bucky ruffles Peter's hair and nods as well. 
 "Alright, I guess we're playing truth or dare. Rhodes, wanna grab another bottle of vodka?"
 "Already on it." Rhodey smiles and places a bottle in the center of the table, drawing everyone in. "Who's first?"
 "I will." Peter volunteers, "I suggested the idea in the first place. Okay. Thor, truth or dare?"
 "Truth, young spider. I'm scared of nothing."
 "Okay, did you ever want to hook up with any of the other Avengers?" 
 "Alas, I must say that I have."
 "Who?!" Steve, Tony, and Clint all ask at once.
 "I cannot say. That wasn't the truth I was asked." Thor turns to Natasha, "Verity or Ultimatum?"
 "Um... Let's go dare."
 "Hmm... I dare you to do a backflip off the top of the third floor."
 "Thor, she's a spy, not a god!" Sam shouts, worried Nat will oblige. Instead, she crawls forward, pressing a kiss to Thor's cheek. "C'mon Nat, give him a real kiss. God knows you've done it before" Natasha rolls her eyes, properly kissing the god on the mouth before sitting back in her spot. 
 "Right, my turn." Nat turns to Tony, "You. Truth or Dare."
 "Me? Why me..."
 "Answer the question, Tony, truth or dare?"
 "Fuck.. um... Truth?"
 "Did you actually break up with Pepper because something better came along?" The woman in question chokes into her glass at the opposite end of the table.
 "I-- No! Nothing like that. We just had different ideas of what we wanted. I wanted something serious and Pepper wanted something casual."
 "That's backwards for you guys, isn't it?" Bucky asks, "I mean, from what Steve has told me you're the playboy."
 "I was. Then I wanted to settle down. Find a partner and eat waffles every day together." Peter looks up at this, eyes meeting Tony's in curiosity. "Oh don't look so shocked, spiderling. It happens." 
 "I-- I'm--" he turns his head away, drinking a sip from his cup. 
 "You're right! You're next! Truth or Dare, Peter?"
 "Dare."
 "I dare you to eat a spoonful of mustard."
 "ew no!!" Peter laughs.
 "Then I guess you'll have to kiss him!" Sam gloats, wiggling his eyebrows and smirking. 
 "I--" Fuck. Peter's really backed himself into a wall now, he can either eat a spoonful of mustard or kiss the man of his dreams. 
 "Sam, he can't kiss Tony. He's only 24!" Steve shouts, "I mean I know he's over age but it's gotta be uncomfortable for them both"
 "That's true, but honestly, Peter nor Tony seem bothered," Bruce interjects, motioning to Peter sitting on the table and kissing Tony. Both men look calm and comfortable, and it's clear what's happening.
 "Holy fucking shit." Nat gasps, "I can't believe that these fuckers have hooked up before!"
 "No, we haven't, ms. Romanoff. Just waited a long fucking time for this." Peter giggles, leaning back into Tony's space and kissing him again. "This was just the perfect ploy to get it to happen finally," Tony growls something from under his breath, causing Peter to blush as he rises to stand.
 "Truth or Dare, Tony?" Peter replies.
 "Hm... Truth?" Tony replies, kissing Peter's jaw
 "Do you want to take this upstairs?" 
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pixiemage · 1 year
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16 and 23?
[Ask Game]
16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?
Hmm...that's an interesting one.
Now I'm the kind of person who has read a vast number of fanfics in my time. If I think of an interesting AU I usually look it up right away to see if it's out there for me to read. (I think I've read every single story of quality in the Peter Parker's Field Trip to Stark Industries tag on Ao3 and beyond.) When it comes to Marvel, I'm a MASSIVE fan of the Iron Dad trope (Tony Stark either adopts Peter, is a father figure for him, or finds out he's legitimately the kid's dad somehow). In MCYT, I find myself gravitating toward Watcher!Grian stories, Hermit!TommyInnit fics (which is how I learned most of what I know about the DSMP), anything from Traffic Life, and basically any story that lays out all the different MCYT universes as being part of one greater universe where they all meet up for MCC once a month.
But in lieu of sharing new AU ideas (because I don't have many and I'd rather save them for my own stories ;3), I'm gonna toss two different fics your way that have absolutely blown me away. They're both angstier than my usual taste but they're both absolutely amazing.
Covet by Oceanbreeze7 | (WIP) Takes place in Boatem during Season 8 of Hermitcraft. An AU in which Grian was never found after Evo and Pearl was taken on as a new Hermit in Season 6 (iirc). They find a strange creature below the Boatem Hole who they dub "Scout"...but Scout isn't what he seems. Heartbreakingly beautiful.
The Take A Chance On Me series by Poppyflowerlesbian | (WIP but it's a MASSIVE BEAST of a story and four novels have been completed thus far) Begins during HC S8, crossover with the DSMP. Ranboo ends up on Hermitcraft during S8, and in the process of helping him get home (and changing the DSMP timeline for the better) they draw the attention of the Watchers. When the Boatem crew jumps into the Boatem Hole at the end of S8, Grian is taken by the Watchers and thrown into the Dream SMP...right before the founding of L'Manburg. He's forced to live through their story alongside them and can't reveal anything about the future. Martyn, Jimmy, and Mumbo are sent to join him at different points to keep an eye on him...and shit goes south REAL quick. (There's Mumscarian, TreeBark, and I think Flower Husbands in this, tons of angst, and a lot of reading. I stopped partway through because I wanted to watch the actual DSMP before continuing, but it's so so good. It's heavy though, so keep that in mind going in.)
23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?
Ohhh, now this one made me think. More often than not if there's a trope or AU I've been inspired by, I just - write it. Some may never leave my Google Docs but they're out there! That's not to say there aren't some I've never had a chance to try out!
I love reading Time Travel Fix-Its, but it's a genre I've never really tried my hand at myself. Part of that is because I'm a stickler for details and I know I'd have to keep track of a lot of things to make a time travel story work, and I'd want to do it right. Domino Effect comes close, but that's more like a Groundhog Day/time loop fic than actual time travel.
So...yeah. Time Travel Fix-It or even just Time Travel Shenanigans. It'd be a heck of a time. ^^
(Also gonna throw Soulmate AU out there, because even though I'm technically writing in the Double Life soulmate trope for There's Not a Word Yet, I've never written the whole discovering-who-your-soulmate-is thing. I'd love to try that out in the future!)
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Number 17 for the Iron Dad drabbles? 😁
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so, I started this prompt over a YEAR ago and then i lost inspiration for, like, everything i was writing, but i just read through what i had of this and decided to finish it and it was fun! so here you go finally, lol. you probably don't even remember sending this but i did promise i'd get around to it eventually 😅
17. Character A being the soft cinnamon roll and Character B being the edgy grump
“Morning, sleeping beauty. Pancakes on the counter.”
“Hmm...” Peter shuffled into the kitchen, bleary-eyed and sluggish, motivated only by the promise of food. Tony watched him in amusement over the back of the couch, exchanging a silent look with Pepper that kind of just said teenagers, fond and exasperated at the same time.
Clattering and bumping sounds echoed from the cabinets as Peter rattled around the kitchen in his half-awake state, trying to find breakfast. The scene sort of reminded Tony of a bear that had recently come out of hibernation, and he would be asking FRIDAY to replay the footage later so he could laugh at it properly. Laughing now would just be mean, though that didn't stop Tony and Pepper from muffling a few snorts and giggles behind hands and into each other's shoulders as clank after thud was followed by a sleepy, generally monotonous “ow” that implied whatever Peter had hit himself with didn't actually hurt at all, he was just saying it out of pure instinct.
“You okay in there, bud?” Tony called, after waiting far longer than he figured it should reasonably take to warm up a plate of pancakes.
Peter didn't answer, so Pepper sighed, smiling slightly, and gestured toward the kitchen. “Go rescue your kid,” she teased. “Make sure he doesn't hurt himself for real.”
Tony grinned in response and got up, heading in to the kitchen to watch his human disaster of a protegee rummaging through the fridge. The sleepy bear analogy returned to the front of Tony's mind, and he bit back another snort of laughter.
“How you doing over there, kiddie?” Tony asked, after watching the scene before him for probably a bit too long. Sue him, Morning Peter was one of his favorites purely for the entertainment value.
There was a long pause where Peter didn't answer, then he finally said, “Fridge's a weird place to keep toast, Mister Stark.”
Tony blinked, then covered his mouth with his hand to muffle the wheeze of laughter that escaped. “Bud, I said pancakes. On the counter.”
Peter raised his head from where he'd been hidden behind the door of the fridge, his brow scrunched rather adorably in confusion. Tony couldn't help laughing a little harder at the expression on the poor kid's face.
“C'mere, Pete,” Tony finally said, opening an arm to Peter in invitation. When Peter stepped into it, Tony steered him towards the stack of pancakes Pepper had left in convenient proximity to the microwave. “See? There you go. Bon appetit.”
Peter stared at the pancakes intensely, like he was waiting for something to happen. Tony wondered how late the kid had stayed up texting Ned last night after Tony told him to go to bed, if he was this out of it now.
Tony shook his head fondly, turning his head to press a kiss to Peter's sleep-mussed curls. “You know what, go sit with Pepper, I'll heat these up for you, okay?” he said, patting Peter's arm before releasing him.
Peter blinked up at him, processed the words he'd said, then nodded slowly. “'Kay,” he mumbled, swaying on his feet slightly and bumping his shoulder gently against Tony's as he turned and headed back into the living room.
Tony watched to make sure Peter didn't trip over anything in his sleepy hibernating-bear state, then busied himself warming up a stack of pancakes big enough to satisfy a growing superkid's appetite... at least for a couple hours.
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abbatoirablaze · 1 year
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SDAU-Outside Your Station, Chapter 2
Word Count:  736
“Listen kid, it’s for the best that you just stay away from Tucker and his girlfriend.”
Peter’s eyes shot up from the sidewalk and he looked to see Tony standing there, casually walking beside him, “Mr. Stark.  Wha-what are you doing here?”
“How many times have I asked you to call me Tony, hmm?” Tony teased, “you know, you would think that you’d be more than happy that I allow you to call me Tony instead of Brother Stark, like I make everyone else do.  Hell, you should be happy I’ve taken an interest in you, kid.  I’m kind of a big deal around here, and I’ve decided to adopt you as my little brother, pledge.”
“I am.  Very happy!”
“Good,” he smiled, “now listen here kid.  You need to really follow what I say about Tucker and his girlfriend, St. Claire.  I saw how you looked at her, and let me tell you, she’s not what you think she is.  She’s a real bitch.”
“But she’s my-“
Tony stopped, pushing Peter until his back hit the brick building behind them, “didn’t I just tell you that she’s not what you think she is?  I know what you’re going to say she is, and let me repeat it…she’s not.”
Peter nervously nodded, “yes Mr. Stark-er, Tony.”
“She’s a species-ist, kid,” Tony said firmly, watching for Peter’s reactions, “St. Claire comes from the wolf pack up North, and her family is one of the more arrogant ones.  They’re old money and have expectations for her to mate with a wolf, like herself.  They look down on anyone that’s not a wolf, old money or not.  Hell they petitioned this school about letting humans go here.  You know that Harry Potter shit?  Yeah, they’re like the followers of that Michael Jackson looking guy!”
“Michael Jackson guy?”
“The evil bald guy with no nose,” Tony said quickly, a roll of his eyes adding to the effect that he really didn’t want to be explaining himself, “You know what I’m talking about.”
“You mean Voldemort?”
“Yes…they’re like the followers of Voldemort.”
“The death eaters!” he exclaimed, “wait…I’m sure they’re not that bad.  The death eaters were notorious for killing people as well as torture!”   
“H-how do you know all of this?” Tony asked, his brow furrowing as Peter got pulled down his rabbit hole of pop culture, “you know what, it doesn’t matter.  I’m trying to warn you, kid.  You need to stay away from her.  She won’t be good for you.  And she’s not your-“
“Mate…” Peter finished dreamily, seeing her across the quad, Lance nowhere in sight.  She must have smelled him as well, because her vision snapped in his direction, and Tony pushed the two of them into the bushes. 
“No, she’s not your mate!” Tony argued, slapping the younger fox, “get that out of your head right now, Parker.”
“But she-“
“Stop it, right now,” Tony urged, “because if Lance hears you saying that about his girlfriend, he’ll lose his mind!”
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“PARKER!”
Peter turned around, stopping the chores he’d been asked to do from the president of the chapter, Ari.  His breath stole away in his throat as he stared at Regina angrily stalking towards him.  He could tell that she was upset from the bitter tinges of her scent, but he was desperately drawn to her. 
“R-regina!”
“You need to fuck off!” she spat, closing the distance between them.  Peter was surprised to hear the vulgar words coming from her lips, but was even more surprised when she pushed him, “you need to back out of my relationship!”
“Wha-what are you talking about?”
“Someone told Lance that you think you’re my mate!”
“I-“
“WE’RE NOT MATES!” she all but yelled in his face, “I’M A WOLF.  I COULD NEVER BE MATED TO A PATHETIC FOX OMEGA!”
“I-“
“DO YOU HEAR WHAT I’M SAYING?” she scolded, “DO YOU PARKER? ”
Peter looked around nervously.  People were starting to come out of their Greek houses and were looking at them, “Regina…I can feel it.  We-“
“WE ARE NOT MATES!” She screamed, cutting him off as she repeated her earlier statement, “I WOULD NOT EVER WANT SOMEONE LIKE YOU AS MY MATE, PETER PARKER.  AND IF I HAVE TO REJECT YOU THEN FINE.  I REJECT YOU, PETER PARKER AS MY MATE.  SO LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE AND GO CLIMB BACK OUT OF WHATEVER FOXHOLE YOU LEFT!”
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darkkitty1208 · 1 year
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12 24 25 ~~ \(^w^)/
Thank you for the ask! 💕
From this fanfic writer ask game
12. Do you reread your own fics?
I know some authors who have told me to 'read your older fics and see how much you've improved' but well... I don't usually do it. :P Frankly it feels embarrassing more than anything. Mostly I just post, wait for and reply to comments, do a happy dancy dance, forget about the fic entirely because I suddenly feel like it wasn't written good enough, write a better fic, repeat.
24. If you could go back and talk to yourself in the moments before you posted your first fic, what would you say to past you?
"You have no idea what you're getting yourself into, Kitty." XD XD
25. Got any ideas/spoilers for future WIPs you’re willing to share?
Hmm. I've got a heckton of WIPs but maybe I could share a snippet of the latest one I've been working on lately? This one's about a prompt request where Stephen gets all mixed up by the timelines he saw in IW, is basically a sleep-deprived mess, ft. Peter and Tony. The scene takes place after I made him have a nightmare (again).
(I've probably used the nightmare trope too much atp and I'm sorry for that. XD)
Stephen woke up with a gasp, jolting up from his bed with wide eyes as he panted for breath, the voices of their chants still echoing in the back of his head. The cloak bristled and swished over to the side to give him space at the sudden movement. He carded trembling fingers through his graying hair, pupils flicking hastily around the room. He clenched them shut, trying to steady his breath, body still shaking as he flopped back down to the bed with a soft thump. 
It was just a dream. 
It wasn't real. 
None of it was. 
He fluttered his eyes back open, inhales and exhales trembling and stuttering out of his mouth, but slowing down with – (un)surprisingly – practiced ease as he stared at the marks and cracks of the ceiling. The blanket was in a haphazard heap at the corner of his bed, and the cloak levitated steadily in the air beside him, looming over him and somehow managing to look concerned. He ignored it, instead focusing on the ceiling once more. 
He glanced towards the window, noticing that the light streaming through the edges of the curtains were more like the yellowish orange hue of streetlights in a parking lot rather than the light blue of dawn. He glanced at the clock at his bedside table. He didn't get more than 3 hours worth of rest. 
He sighed. He needed more sleep, he thought, and declined his body's wishes to just stand up and start the day early. He didn't know how long he laid there – sweating, breathing, staring at the ceiling, mind wandering places he refused to go, constantly shaking his head to rid off the images of various memories flashing across his mind – trying to get some more sleep. At some point Bohemian Rhapsody repeated in his head in a constant loop, blasting in the back of his mind even as he tried to stop it. Closing his eyes and focusing on the darkness behind his eyelids – don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about it – didn't work much, either. Bohemian Rhapsody was soon replaced by Rasputin in his attempt to stop the loop, and that was much worse. 
He grumbled in frustration, flailing, tossing, and turning all over his bed in search of a position that could help him sleep better. He even started counting in his head; with sheeps jumping over fences and all. When that didn't work either, he filtered out other sounds around him to focus on his breathing, distracting himself with the steady rise and fall of his chest. 
He snapped his eyes back open when none of those worked. He stared at the cloak beside him, still swaying about in the air, expecting him to do something.
Stephen sighed, frustratedly, and gave up. There was no point in trying to go back to sleep. Not when he's just had… no, don't think about it. He shook his head, standing up, having to place his hand on the bedside table to steady himself when the abrupt movement caused a momentary blindness in his vision. One of these days he would just have to risk walking through the darkness and hope to the Gods he won't end up falling into oblivion or hitting random objects around him. 
(I'd say this is more words than necessary for a snippet but. Oh well. XD)
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fanficimagery · 3 years
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When Enough is Enough pt. I
Imagine being let down one too many times by your best friend, only to end up making some new ones in the process.
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Sometimes when you had a moment to yourself, you often found yourself looking back on how easy things were when you were just in high school. College wasn't a walk in the park, but it did somewhat prepare you for the real world after school. And with you now being a nurse and Peter still doing the superhero gig, you and your best friend hardly had time for each other which left you feeling bummed about it.
But you've finally taken a much needed two week vacation and you couldn't wait to dress in sweats and drink the night away.
Grabbing some fruit from your refrigerator, you set it all out on the counter and get to work. The strawberries need washing and to be sliced, but the black berries and blueberries are fine with just a quick wash. You grab one of the beer mugs from your kitchen cabinets and fill it a little less than halfway with ice. You toss in some strawberry slices, black berries and blueberries. Then turning to the refrigerator, you grab the Malibu Coconut Rum and the Minute Maid Berry Punch. You pour about three shots of the rum into the glass, followed by another three shots of the punch. Then grabbing a Smirnoff Ice Original, you twist off the lid and place the bottle upside down in your mug.
Satisfied with your drink for the time being, you shove a straw into your mug and take it with you as you walk over to your sofa. You groan happily as you take your first sip and then settle down to binge watch some shows you need to catch up on.
Halfway done with your drink, your apartment door opens but you already know who it is since there's only one person with a spare key. Peter jumps over the back of the couch, landing next to you and stealing your mug from your hands. He takes a long sip, grinning as he hands it back over to you. "That drink is dangerous. Tastes too good to stop just at one."
"Hence the reason why I'm drinking it, Parker." You clutch the mug between your hands once more, leaning out of his reach when he makes a grab for it again. "I'm on vacation and I plan to drink until I can no longer keep my eyes open. Hands off."
"Mean. And here I was going to invite you to a party." You freeze mid-sip and raise an eyebrow at your best friend. Peter smirks. "We've both been kind of busy and now that you're on vacation I figured I'd ask and see if you want to be my plus one for Tony's party."
Your lips purse. "Hmm. What kind of party?"
"A normal one?" He shrugs. "It's just the team and close friends of the team. Everyone needs to decompress and they decided to do that with drinks and music."
"Fine. I'm game. But you're packing up the fruits and all my beer mugs, and then we're stopping by the liquor store and Quick Mart to pick up more Smirnoff, Rum and Berry Punch."
"Y/N," he chuckles. "Tony's got drinks there."
"Yeah, but does he have all the ingredients to make my favorite drink?"
"Uh, probably not?"
"Exactly. So chop, chop! Pack it up while I change into clothes worthy of being out in public."
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As you ride the elevator up to the upper floors of Stark Tower, you're at complete ease. Anyone in your position would be a nervous wreck, but you've heard enough stories about them from Peter that you're not.
As the elevator dings open, you and Peter step out with your arms full of bags. Almost immediately, you're approached by Tony Stark. "Parker, you sly dog! It's about time we meet the girlfriend." You and Peter snort, and immediately try to deny his claims, but he bulldozes right over you. "What's with the alcohol? I got everything you could need here."
"First off," you muse, elbowing Peter aside, "I'm the best friend, not the girlfriend." Tony's eyebrows raise before he chuckles. "And secondly, I was already drinking this at my apartment before Peter asked me to come with him. I doubt someone with expensive tastes such as yours has Minute Maid punch and Smirnoffs sitting in the fridge."
"Point," he gestures to you. "Well welcome. Any friend of Peter's is a friend of ours. And I see you got blueberries so I want one of whatever you're making."
"Sure thing, Stark, but just know this was something we came up with in college."
Peter gestures for you to follow him when Tony gets called away and you keep close to him as he leads you to the kitchen. He finds an empty space along the kitchen island and the two of you work on unloading the bags.
"Get me three mugs of ice," you tell him. Peter takes three mugs to put some ice in as you open the containers of fruit. You earn a few curious glances, but you merely grin and nod, and continue to twist open bottles and cartons. Then once you've assembled everything, you toss the fruits into each mug and start pouring the shots of rum and berry punch into them. You put one Smirnoff upside into the first mug and hand it off to Peter. "Take that to Mr. Stark. I'll assemble ours."
Peter grins and heads off, doing as you've said.
You get the remaining two poured very easily and Peter rejoins you just as you insert the straws. Taking his own mug as you pick up yours, you clink your drinks together before taking the longest sip you can. When you need to breathe, you let go of the straw first and Peter fist pumps in victory. "Dick," you mumble.
Two females approach- one with a shy demeanor whereas the other one has a very energetic vibe about her. You're proven correct when she says, "Hey new girl, are you the one making the Smirnoff drinks?"
You nod. "Yeah."
"Mind making one for me and friend here? Stark won't share." You chuckle and nod again. "I'm Darcy, by the way, and this is my friend Wanda."
"Y/N." You introduce yourself as Peter grabs two more mugs to put ice in. "I'm that idiot's best friend," you say while gesturing to Peter's back.
"I heard that!"
"Well I wasn't whispering it." He mockingly pouts at you over his shoulder and you laugh some more.
"Damn. We owe Sam and Bucky twenty bucks."
You glance at Darcy as she begrudgingly starts pulling money out of her back pocket and you raise an eyebrow at Wanda who's grinning. "We thought you were Peter's girlfriend." Her accent makes your smile widen. "Sam and Bucky said there was no way Parker got a girlfriend as beautiful as you."
Your eyes widen and the seemingly shy girl laughs aloud. "Wait, what?" You nervously chuckle. "I'm not drunk enough to be taking compliments from pretty boys like them."
"Boys." Darcy snorts. "Don't let them hear you call them that. They'll be determined to show you how manly they are then."
Peter sets down the mugs in front of you before taking his back up. "You good here? I want to go say hi to some people."
"Go." You shoo him away. "Go mingle. I'm fine."
"Yeah, Spidey. She's good. We'll keep her company," Darcy says. "Go away now."
Peter frowns and you can't resist pinching his cheek, cooing softly at him. "I'm a big girl, Petey. I'll be around. Plus you're walking me home, remember?"
"Fine." He gently swats your hand off his face as you laugh at him. "But please stay with the girls, and don't listen to anything Sam or Bucky says. They're mean to me."
"I'll try my best. Now go away. I have drinks to make."
As Peter leaves with his drink in tow, you finish making both Darcy and Wanda theirs. They happily accept them when you slide the mugs in front of them, groaning in delight after they take their first sip.
"Come on. Lets go get comfortable with the boys and Nat," Darcy says. "Kick off your shoes though. We're sitting in the pit."
You glance around for a place to kick off your shoes until Wanda gestures you towards the corner where other pairs of shoes lie. Then following them over to what they've deemed the pit, you walk down the carpeted stairs and take a seat near Wanda as Darcy hands over some money to Sam.
"Ha!" Sam laughs. "Knew that little twerp couldn't land a lady as fine as her."
Your nose wrinkles at the compliment and Wanda laughs. "Everyone, this is Y/N. Y/N, that's Natasha, Sam and Bucky." She points to each respective individual as she names them and you nod at each of them. "Y/N also doesn't take compliments well."
"It's weird." You're quick to defend yourself, sheepishly shrugging. "I don't like being put on the spot."
Darcy plops down between Bucky and Wanda. "Well too bad. You are a beautiful woman who makes fantastic drinks." She wraps her lips around the straw to sip some more. "Janie is going to be pissed she missed these."
You chuckle and start sipping your own drink.
"So how do you know Spider-Boy?" Sam asks.
"Uh, we grew up together," you say. "I lived next door to his uncle Ben and aunt May, and when he moved in with them we were just drawn together. Been best friends ever since."
"Never once hooked up?"
You splutter at Darcy's question. "N-No!"
"You're lying." Bucky's eyes squint at you and resist the urge to flip him off. After all, you only just met him.
"I'm really not. There might've been a slight crush once upon a time, but no. No hookups."
Natasha grins at you before sipping her beer. "You're a great liar." You gasp in mock offense.
"Who didn't hook-up?" Peter lands next to you, his arm going around the back of your shoulders.
Darcy waggles her eyebrows at you and you snort. "Apparently all your friends-" Bucky and Sam scoff, "and co-workers think you and I have hooked up."
Peter laughs. "Well there was that one time-"
"Peter!"
"WHAT?!" Sam and Darcy shout.
"Knew it." Natasha preens at being right.
You swat at Peter's chest repeatedly. "Dick. I just finished telling them we hadn't."
"What? But how?!" Darcy wonders. "You had me believing you when you said you didn't hook-up. You had Bucky believing it!"
"Y/N is a phenomenal liar," Peter muses. "We got away with so much in high school."
You crack a grin then, you and Peter sharing a fist bump. "Way to make me sound like I lie all the time." Then looking out at those in the conversation pit, you say, "I don't lie on the important stuff. Just the stupid stuff that got us out of school or whether or not Peter and I hooked up. His girlfriends are usually intimidated by me so I had to convince them Petey and I never slept together."
"Are you two.. together?" Wanda then wonders, but you and Peter shake your heads. "How do you remain such good friends afterwards?"
You shrug. "We know each other's deepest secrets. We won't ever not be friends."
"Hold on. Let's get back to the lying thing," Bucky says. "Give me two truths and one lie. I wanna see if you can do that again. And stare me straight in the eyes when you say it."
Sam snorts as you and Peter laugh. "Okay. Hold on. Let me think." You take a moment to think of the three things you're going to say. When you figure it out, you meet Bucky's steely gaze head on. "I was engaged once. My sister married my ex-boyfriend. I swam with sharks where a young shark took a chunk out of my side."
Everyone seems to hold their breath and you can't help but smirk when Bucky's eyes narrow. After a brief moment, he says, "The sister and the ex-boyfriend. While you seem young, being engaged is believable. As is the shark. But there's no way a sibling would marry another sibling's ex."
Your smirk falls and Bucky grins victoriously, only for Peter to burst out laughing. You follow soon after. "If this were a drinking game, you'd have to take a shot."
"What? No way!" Sam exclaims. Bucky looks grumpy once more and Natasha looks impressed.
Peter nods. "It's true. Y/N dumped him for being clingy and not wanting her to speak to me, and he went crawling to her sister months later. They married a couple years after that."
"And you were okay with that?" Wanda frowns.
"I was fine with their relationship. It's not like I was in love with the guy," you admit. "I just hated that she moved him in with us. It made our already cramped apartment even more cramped, which then led to lots of sleepovers at Peter's."
"So that's when the hook-up occurred." You grab a couch pillow and throw it at Sam who catches it with a laugh. Darcy pats Bucky on the shoulder and Sam laughs at his expression. "Well if that wasn't the lie, what was? The engagement?"
"Oh no. I was engaged." You laugh. "For about a month before I realized I didn't actually wanna spend the rest of life with an idiot."
"The lie was the shark bite," Peter tells them. "Y/N's is terrified of the ocean. She can only make it into ankle deep water before she starts to panic."
"Well the ocean is huge!" You defend yourself. "Have you seen those documentaries with the strange noises and shadows at fuck thousand feet below? No thank you."
The group sitting around you all laugh. You decide to get more comfortable then, angling yourself towards Peter and throwing your legs across his lap. He doesn't bat an eye, instead he just raises his arms and sets them back down atop your legs, his free hand tapping a random rhythm on your knee.
The conversation flows easy after that, Tony dragging Clint, Steve and Bruce to be introduced. Once everyone is seated, the group waste no time in asking what it is you do after you refuse to offer up any embarrassing stories about a pre-teen Peter. Darcy is snapping pictures every now and then, getting your Instagram username afterward so she can tag you in a few of the ones she was posting. And when you get the notification on your own phone, you go through liking the photos and following back Darcy, Wanda, Sam and Bucky who had all followed you.
Not even five minutes after of the pictures being posted does Peter's phone ring. You hear his sudden intake of breath and you glance at the screen, your smile dimming at the name and picture there. "Take it," you murmur. He quickly glances at you and you remove your legs from his lap. "It's been what, a couple of months since you last spoke with her? Take it."
Peter grins and then hurriedly stands up, answering the phone call on his way to a quieter portion of the room. Your newly found friends look at you and you paste on a smile. "It's his on again/off again girlfriend. Darcy posted a picture of Petey and I, and I have no doubt in my mind Leslie saw it."
"So she called him?" Steve frowns.
"Yep. And if Petey's still wrapped around her little finger, he'll be leaving in five, four, three, two- and there he goes." You all watch as Peter rushes towards the elevator, a little excited skip to his run. "It never fails. She doesn't necessarily want to be tied down to Peter, but she'll be damned if Petey and I have a good time together."
"Well that's shitty," Darcy mumbles.
"Preaching to the choir, D." You go to sip your drink, only to realize it's empty. You sigh. "And I need a refill."
"Ohh. Me too!" Tony holds his mug up in the air and Darcy grabs it with a laugh.
She and Wanda follow you into the kitchen, and you waste no time in preparing all four drinks once again. Then when the three of you make it back to the conversation pit, Pepper Potts has finally joined the party. Tony is quick to make her try his drink after Darcy hands it off to him, and you can't help but laugh when she wants to keep it for herself. Tony quickly introduces the two of you and then once again Sam and Bucky are needling for anything embarrassing on Peter.
"Knock it off. I'm not going to do Peter dirty like that."
"You mean like he did you dirty by bringing you to this party and then leaving you for another girl?"
"Oh shit."
Everyone goes quiet, eyes wide as they glance between you and Bucky. "Low blow, Barnes. Just for that, you ain't ever getting anything out of me for blackmail on Peter."
The conversation picks up again, you glaring at Bucky every now and then as he smugly grins at you. Steve, Tony, Clint and Bruce end up wandering off again which leaves you, Wanda, Darcy, Pepper, Natasha, Sam and Bucky in the conversation pit.
It's been nearly an hour since Peter has disappeared, so when the elevator dings to signify someone approaching, everyone readily glances in the elevator's direction. The doors slide open and Peter practically skips out.. with Leslie following on his heels in complete and utter awe.
Pepper is too focused on her phone to see those in the pit staring at you with oh shit expressions and you roll your eyes as you finish off your drinks. "Watch it with that one," you mumble. "She's a clout chaser."
Those words catch Pepper's attention, her focus immediately on the girl then and you barely feel any regret uttering those words. You figure Pepper's used to dealing with clout chasers after dealing with Tony Stark's one night stand's so long ago, so you smother a grin when Pepper winks in your direction before getting up and introducing herself to the girl.
"Well that's my cue to head on home." Darcy and Wanda frown. You huff a laugh at them, shaking your head. "Sorry. I've had three of these," you say while gesturing to your empty mug, "so my tongue's a little loose. If she even looks at me wrong, I have a feeling we're going to have a repeat of my junior year in high school."
Sam ooh's. "What happened your junior year?"
"Got a month of in-school suspension." You shrug. "Some bitch kept making cruel remarks to Peter, so one morning I borrowed my sister's class ring and used it to beat the girl's face in. Then when we were separated and our parents showed up, the same girl had the audacity to call me a crazy bitch to her parents when we were walking down the same hallway. I jumped her again."
"Nuh uh. No way," Darcy muses. "You're so nice!"
You snort and Bucky turns around in his seat. "Parker!" You bite your tongue when both Peter and Leslie turn towards your general direction. "What did Y/N do her junior year in high school to earn in-school suspension?"
Peter barks out a laugh. "She broke the ruby stone on her sister's class ring when she punched a girl in the face. Repeatedly."
Story confirmed, Bucky turns back to you and salutes you with his bottle of beer. "Okay. I did not expect that."
Your nose wrinkles as you laugh. "I was a mean girl. College mellowed me out and real life made me a lazy bitch. I'm too stressed to be a petty asshole."
"I'll drink to that," Darcy says.
You try to stay a little longer, but out of the corner of your eye you see Leslie taking selfie after selfie. Her phone is purposely raised too high and the camera's aim is off so she can capture everyone in the background rather than herself. You quietly groan as you roll your eyes. "I really need to go or I'm going to say something and make things awkward."
The group doesn't try to stop you, instead Natasha leans forward to address you. "How you gettin' home?"
"I can walk. It's actually not that far from here."
Bucky shakes his head. "I'll walk you."
"What? No." You frown. "I'm good. You stay and enjoy yourself."
"Give it up," Natasha muses, "he won't take no for an answer. We like you. Let us keep you safe."
You glance at Bucky. "Are you sure? I can honestly get home just fine. I don't want to put anyone out."
Bucky finishes off his beer. "Nah. You're good. I need some fresh air anyway."
Seeing as you're not fighting him on it, Darcy and Wanda get up to bid you a good night. They walk with you back into the kitchen to grab your shoes while Bucky walks over to Steve to tell him what he's going to do. Darcy takes your phone to enter her and Wanda's phone numbers, and she makes the suggestion that you do this again when you're free. You agree and then they make sure to tell Bucky to keep an eye on you when you end up tripping over your own shoelaces.
With her arms crossed over her chest and staring over your shoulder, Darcy says, "You weren't kidding when you said she had him wrapped around her finger." You look to where Darcy gestures and you shake your head in disappointment. "When Bucky mentioned he was taking you home, Peter didn't have anything to say. He looked at you like he wanted to say something, but then his attention was drawn right back to Leslie when she let out an obvious huff that someone needed to walk you home."
"That's Leslie and her magical vagina for you."
Darcy and Wanda giggle, and your eyes widen. You can't believe you just said that.
Bucky swings an arm around your shoulders then, chuckling. "C'mon. Let's get you out of here before we have a girl fight on our hands." He leads you into the elevator and you flip off Wanda and Darcy who are both waving and wiggling their eyebrows.
The ride down is quiet, as is the first couple blocks on your way home. Bucky's arm had lowered from your shoulders to hooking through your own arm when you tripped over the curb.
"I didn't peg you as a quiet drunk," he suddenly muses.
"Oh you'd know if I was drunk."
"Yeah?"
"Yep. I'm a sleepy drunk. If I were drunk, you'd be carrying me home." You trip over a crack in the sidewalk, giggling, but Bucky is quick to tighten his hold on your arm so you don't fall. He laughs.
"So what? Is this you tipsy?"
"More or less. I'm a bit more bold for a little while and then I'm on the hunt for food before finding a place to crash."
"A bit more bold? You looked like you were one look away from startin' a fight back there at the tower, sweetheart."
You shrug. "I don't like her."
A beat passes and then, "Is it because you're in love with Parker?" You don't answer right away and take a moment to gather your thoughts. "And answer honestly. I really am curious. Your secret is safe with me," he tells you.
Elbowing Bucky lightly, you say, "I love Peter, but I'm not in love with Peter. He's my best friend. But I don't have to be in love with him to be jealous," you say quietly. "For the longest time it was just Petey and I, then Ned came along and finally MJ. We both had our relationships, but Peter had a habit of choosing his girlfriend over his friends, and that- that hurts."
"Have you told him how you felt?"
"He knows," you admit. "Well not from me, but Ned and MJ confronted him about it. MJ got tired of it first and distanced herself. She said she had better things to do than wait around for a friend who didn't want anything to do with her while he was getting his dick wet." Bucky snorts and you grin. "Well those weren't her words exactly, but you get the drift."
"Yeah I do."
You sigh. "Then Ned told him it wasn't cool to just drop us while his full attention was on a girl who only wanted him hanging out with her friends. Peter tried to do better for a couple months afterwards, but alas Leslie wins. Again."
"I'm sure he was just excited to hear from her after so long. At least that's what I heard you tell him."
You glance up at him, eyebrow raised. "Who are you and where is the real James Buchanan Barnes?"
"What?"
"I don't know, man. I didn't peg you as someone this talkative." Bucky chuckles and a few minutes later you're glancing up at a familiar building. "Well this is me." You unhook your arm from his, smiling at him. "Thanks for walking me. I'm pretty sure I would have either scraped my palms or busted my chin had you not been there to catch me."
"Don't even worry about it. You okay taking the stairs?"
"Pft. Too much cardio. I'll take the elevator."
"Well then I guess this is where I leave you." You mockingly salute him and he shakes his head at you. "Drink some water."
"Yes, sir. See you around, Barnes."
"See 'ya."
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Over the next couple of days, you don't really hear from Peter. You text him to grab some dinner with you and to watch a movie, but he ends up telling you he's busy and that's that. Darcy ends up adding you to a group chat with Wanda, Natasha and Pepper, and you end up talking to them more than your own best friend. Surprisingly, none of them are fans of Peter's Leslie. While they can admit the two of them look good side-by-side, it's obvious Peter does anything and everything to keep her in good spirits even if it means putting him in an awkward position.
Admitting you and Peter were backed into two very different corners and not talking at the moment, Darcy suggests another night of drinks. You tell her you have one more week off, but Pepper's too busy running Stark Industries and Natasha is about to go off the grid for a mission. Darcy and Wanda are free, so Darcy says she'll text you the deets.
You had reached out to Peter once more, sighing when he gave you the excuse of spending time in Stark's labs. His hesitation rubbed you the wrong way, so one text to Pepper later confirmed your gut feeling that Peter had not been by all day and, in fact, had texted Tony for date night suggestions instead. So when your night out with Darcy and Wanda comes around, you walk into the bar and quickly find them, then marching up to the table and downing one of the shots there.
You cough, cringe, and then, "Is that vodka? Fuck! You should have warned me."
"You looked like a woman on a mission," Darcy says. "Who am I to get in the way of that?"
You glower at her and then accept the drink Wanda pushes towards you. It's then you notice Sam and Bucky at the table, and you narrow your eyes at them.
"If looks could kill," Sam chuckles. "Don't worry. We're designated bodyguards and drivers tonight. Just pretend like we're not even here."
"Mhm. Move over."
Sam scoffs as Bucky immediately starts pushing him further down the bench seat they're on and you take a seat on the edge. Your knee bounces anxiously beneath the table and Bucky nudges you with his arm. "What's got you so worked up?"
"Peter fuckin' Parker." Darcy and Wanda's nose wrinkle, and you sigh. "I'm just.. so over waiting for my friend to realize I still exist. It sucks to be forgotten about until the one he's devoting all his time to drops him. Then it's like he remembers I still exist and it's back to normal as if nothing ever happened."
"I like Peter," Wanda starts, "but he isn't a good friend."
You shrug. "He's been doing this since high school. It hurts, but I've gotten used to it."
"Screw that. Drink up," Darcy urges you. "No moping tonight."
"I'm down." You salute her with your glass. "To no moping."
"Aw hell," Bucky mutters. "You girls are going to be a handful," he says as he watches you down the complete drink while Darcy and Wanda cheer you on.
Bucky and Sam, being the best designated bodyguards, keep the drinks at a decent pace so none of you over-do it. The second they notice the annoyance drain out of you and you're all lazy smiles, Sam and Bucky sag in relief.
"Okay so FMK," Darcy says. "Y/N, you're up first."
"Ugh." You groan. "Do I really have to answer?"
"Yes. But don't worry, Sam and Bucky won't be one of the candidates." You smile at their offended heys! "We don't need to feed their egos."
"Alright. Hit me!"
Wanda giggles as Darcy offers up your choices. "Tony, Clint, and Thor."
"Oooh," you drawl. "Fuck Thor because you know, he looks like he'd dom the shit out of you behind closed doors." Sam snorts and Bucky glances at you, eyebrow raised. "Marry Clint because he's goofy as fuck. That'd be a fun marriage. And sadly kill Tony because you know, he's got Pepper. Hoes before bros. You don't do that to a fellow lady."
"I think you got the saying backwards there, Y/N." Sam laughs. "It's bros before hoes."
"Is it? Is it really?" You take a long sip of your drink, eyes twinkling in the low light. "Wanda's turn!" You then muse. You look at her, smirking. "Your choices are Steve, Peter, and Bruce."
She pouts at you and you can't help but laugh. She sighs. "Kill Bruce just because he's definitely not my type." You and Darcy giggle. Wanda hums. "I'm sorry, but I'd do Peter just so it's a one and done. And then marry Steve."
You coo at her. "Wanda Rogers. It has a nice ring to it."
Wanda blushes, but then she turns on Darcy. "Your turn. Sam, Bucky, and Peter."
"Hey! We're not supposed to offer up these two idiots as candidates," she says while gesturing to said two idiots.
Bucky and Sam merely grin, awaiting her answer. When you or Wanda don't budge, she rolls her eyes. "Fine. Kill Peter, fuck Bucky and marry Sam."
"You answered that way too quickly." You laugh, Sam and Bucky's smugness not going unnoticed. "But you know, same. Cheers to good taste!" You and Darcy tap your glasses together, breaking down into giggles afterward.
Bucky shakes his head fondly at the three of you. "You girls have no shame when you've got liquor in you."
You, Darcy and Wanda all share a look before you're laughing once more.
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The night goes on with Darcy asking the most asinine questions she can think of. This group of people you've only met days before now know several of your sexual preferences and kinks thanks to the giggly brunette, but it was all admitted in good fun and no one teased you about it. You also know them on a more personal level and you can't believe some of the stories that leave Bucky or Darcy's mouths.
Wanda seems to be the photographer of the night and her favorite picture to take is you getting into Bucky's personal space and attempting to earn a smile from him. You managed to get one after a couple of hours- hours spent threatening to lick his face. You ended up face to face with him, staring him down, and when he said you wouldn't.. you did. It was nothing more than a kitten lick to the tip of his nose, but it was enough to send everyone into hysterical laughter. Wanda was just grateful she managed to catch the whole thing on video instead of a picture.
As Sam and Darcy went to grab another round from the bar, you glanced around the cramped building and leaned into Bucky. "I'll be back."
"Where you going, doll?"
"Bathroom. There's always a line for the ladies bathroom so it might take me a while."
"Need an escort?"
You chuckle and shake your head. "I'm fine. Don't you worry that pretty little head of yours about me."
At his nod, you squeeze his arm with assurances that you'll be back soon before scooting out of the booth. You make your way towards the back of the bar, sighing at the line down the hallway. So taking your spot in line, you lean against the wall and immediately pull out your phone.
Scrolling through Instagram, you like the few photos Darcy and Sam have posted. Wanda even posted the video of you and Bucky, and it makes you grin as it plays over and over. Although as you look at the number of likes and comments, you kind of wish the Avengers didn't have public social media.
After nearly ten minutes of waiting in line, it's finally your turn. It's a great relief to be inside the small room and then after doing your business and washing your hands, you're on your way back towards your booth. Only you've barely exited the hallway when there's a body sliding in front of you.
"Hey." You jerk to a stop, frowning at the stranger before you. "So not to be creepy, but I saw waiting in line earlier and I was wondering if I could buy you a drink."
The guy is good looking, but under the current circumstances you just want to get back to your booth. "Sorry, but my friends have me taken care of." You step aside in order to go around him, but he reaches out to capture your wrist. You jerk out of his hold. "Don't touch me."
Though you're obviously disgruntled, the guy laughs. "Come on, sweetheart, don't cause a scene. It's just a drink."
"First off, I'm not your sweetheart." He huffs. "And secondly, this scene could have been avoided if you took no for no instead of trying to pressure me until I say yes. I was willing to let your sudden introduction slide, but now? Now this is creepy. This is actually borderline harassment!"
"Whoa. Calm down, you fuckin' harpy. All I wanted was to buy you a drink and talk."
You take a step towards him, eyes glaring. "And I told you my friends had me taken care of."
Whatever Stranger Danger had planned to say dies on the tip of his tongue as an arm wraps around you from behind. But not just any arm. Oh no. A very infamous metal arm.
Bucky's arm reaches around in front of you from your left side, his hand then encompassing your right shoulder. As Stranger Danger seems to gape in fear, you can't help but lean back into Bucky's chest as your hands reach up to hold onto his arm as it rests across your chest. "Is there a problem here, doll?"
"I'm not sure. This guy can't seem to take no for an answer and that apparently makes me a fuckin' harpy now," you say.
Bucky gently squeezes your shoulder. "Hey asshole, we still got a problem here?"
"Oh, uh, no." He steps back. And then takes several more steps back. "Sorry."
As soon as he turns tail and books it back to his own group of friends you burst into laughter. You feel Bucky's own laughter against your back and you lay your head back against his shoulder while glancing up at him. "Should I feel special? I feel special," you say. "You took your sleeve off in order to scare the piss outta some douchebag."
"Yeah, yeah. Let's get back to the table. I'm pretty sure Sam, Wanda, and Darce started recording the moment I stood up."
"I can see the caption now," you say as Bucky starts to lead you to the table in question. "Sergeant Barnes saves drunken fool from being creeped on. Ovaries are going to explode all over the world. There's going to be so much fanfiction about this moment."
"Fanfiction?"
"Uhh.. don't worry about it."
"I wasn't, but now I'm interested given your reaction."
"Oohh." Darcy perks up. "Interested in what?"
"Nothing!"
"What fanfiction is?" Sam snorts as Wanda frowns, and Darcy practically bounces in her seat. Wanda scoots down the U-shaped bench towards Sam's side and Darcy scoots down as well. Bucky nudges you into the seat and he plops down right next to you before placing his arm on the back of the seat right behind you. "So what is it?"
"They are stories written by fans."
"Darcy!"
"Usually about fictional characters, but some people write about real life people. It's almost always a fantasy of theirs."
You groan and then reach over to pinch Bucky's nipple when he asks, "You write any fantasies of your own, Y/N?"
"Shut up."
He laughs at you, placing a hand over his pec to keep you from pinching him again. "No? So you read them. You obviously must do if you know what fanfiction is."
"You know Tony pays someone on the down low to write smut about him?" Darcy admits.
"What?!" You turn towards her, laughing hysterically. "If it's on the down low, then how do you know?"
"Mama's got her ways." Sam snorts at her. "And FRIDAY is one of my bff's."
For a moment all is well and then Bucky nudges you again. "So which ones did you read?"
"Oh my god," you groan. "You're not going to let this go, are you?"
Bucky smirks. "Not a chance."
"Then fine. Yes I read some fanfiction back in my high school days. I was really into vampires back in the day, the whole fangs really did it for me, so I read a lot about the Lost Boys. And Twilight even though they didn't have fangs."
"Twilight?!" Sam guffaws.
You hide your face in the palms of your hand. "I know! But to be fair, I was all about that Jasper guy and that werewolf dude Paul. I didn't really care for the other characters."
Wanda grins. "Jasper was the most handsome of the Cullen coven."
"Yes!" You look up at her. "Thank you."
"Now that is something I will cheers to." Darcy passes you a drink and you raise it alongside hers and Wanda's. "To Y/N's fang festish!"
"Hey!"
          - - - - - - - - - - 
Sam and Bucky call it a night a couple hours later when you can't quite keep your head up and move between laying your head on Darcy and Bucky's shoulders.
Between the two of them, they manage to herd you, Darcy, and Wanda into a car that was parked around the corner. However the second you were pushed into the middle seat, you lean forward and tap Sam on the shoulder. "Can we get some chicken nuggies?"
"It's three in the morning!"
You sniffle. "But I want some nuggies."
"We'll get you some nuggets," Bucky says. "Now sit back so Sam can drive."
"Yes, sir."
Darcy and Wanda giggle as you sit back, and that's the last thing you remember.
The next time you wake up, you realize you're on the floor. But given the plush carpet beneath your cheek, it's not any floor in your apartment. You groan as your temples throb and you can already feel the bile in the back of your throat threatening to come up.
"What the fuck," you mumble. Your stomach lurches and you clamp your mouth shut.
"Well it seems I missed one hell of a night out." You angle your face towards the voice, stomach lurching once again when you see Tony eating a plate of food not too far from you. "Barnes and Wilson brought you back here because you were totally wasted. They didn't want you to choke on your vomit."
You gag. "Please don't say- say that word." Tony laughs at your pain. "Where are the girls?"
He points with his fork. "Behind you. You might not be able to see them over all the McDonald's trash. You girls really packed away all those nuggets. Even Steve was impressed when he got back in."
"Ugh. I'm never drinking with them again." You roll onto your side, but the movement makes the room tilt. You stop and inhale, then exhale deeply. "Mind if I sleep it off right here? If I move I'm gonna barf."
"Knock yourself out. I'll have FRIDAY warn everyone off for a few more hours."
"Yesss. You're a good man, Stark."
He gasps. "FRIDAY, did you catch that? Send the recording to Pepper. She'll be so proud."
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You did not break your vow of over drinking again, instead you stuck to early evening dinner with Wanda and Natasha (when she was in town) after Darcy got called away to take some readings out in a desert. And since that night where Bucky saved you from a drunken fight, he had somehow ended up with your number and would text you randomly throughout the day. Part of you played it cool, but the other part of you was very flattered that Bucky Barnes was sending you good morning and good night texts.
Then the weekend before you are to return back to work, you decide to treat yourself to brunch before you have to go home and clean.
You're sitting on the outside patio, waiting for your food to come out as you sip on your orange juice. You take a selfie, tagging your location as you post it to Instagram with the caption that you're treating yourself to all the food you can stomach before you have to return to adulting come Monday morning. Then when the waitress comes out bearing your honey raspberry and banana ricotta toast, and your breakfast casserole, you happily sigh and thank her for the quick service. You take another picture, post it, and then dig in, laughing at the comments and texts from your friends who sarcastically thank you for the invite.
You haven't even made a dent in the casserole when a shadow falls over you. You glance up mid-chew, grinning at the sight of Bucky. "This seat taken?"
You shake your head, swallowing the food that's in your mouth before addressing him. When it's gone with a little help from your juice, you ask, "What are you doing wandering around?"
"Peter's girl was at the tower, waiting for him to finish up something with Tony," he says. You snort, already figuring out something must have gone wrong. "She was mooning over Stevie and Sam said my bitch face was too obvious, so they sent me out."
"And you just happened to find me?"
"Well you did tag your location which is something we're gonna have to talk about soon."
"Oh whatever." You playfully roll your eyes. "Now shut up and help me eat this food. I see you eying the toast." Bucky smirks and readily takes one of the toasts, eating half of it in one bite. His eyes widen as a slight groan escapes and you chuckle. "Right? It's so good. I think this is going to be my go-to place from now on."
Bucky picks up a spare fork, then digs into the breakfast casserole and you laugh at his willingness to eat your food. There's very little talk as the two of you finish the food, and only after it's gone does Bucky ask, "Is Parker still a no-show to your hangouts?"
"We actually hung out two days ago," you say, "but he was only there for ten minutes before Leslie needed him to escort her to her friend's party." Bucky shakes his head and you shrug. "It is what it is. At least I got you guys out of this whole ordeal."
"You totally got the kids out of the divorce."
You snort and then glare at Bucky for making you do so in the first place. "Shut up. Petey and I are good. He's just preoccupied at the moment."
"If you say so, doll."
Clearly done with the food and ready to move on, you wave down your waitress for the check. However, before she can hand you the small folder, Bucky snatches it and shoves a single bill in there while telling her to keep the change. You know the bill he shoved in there must have been a large one given the widened eyes of the waitress when she sees it.
"Smoothe, Barnes," you muse as you stand. "But you do know I could have paid for my own food, right?"
"Yeah, but I figured I'd pay considering I crashed your alone time." He stands as well, gesturing for you to walk ahead of him. You take off walking in the direction you know your apartment is. "So you got any plans for the rest of the day?"
"Cleaning and laundry. Apparently ever since I've met this new group of people, I've put off my household duties." Bucky huffs a quiet laugh. "I plan to clean today and laze around tomorrow before I go back to work on Monday."
"Laze around, huh?" He pauses a moment and then asks, "Want some company? I'll bring the food."
You glance up at him, right eyebrow raised in amusement before you hook your arm through his. "Bucky Barnes, a man after my own heart." He chuckles as you mockingly swoon. Then straightening up, you nod. "Sure you can come over. I don't mind."
"I'm coming over for lunch and dinner, so what are you going to want?"
"Won't the others wonder where you are?"
Bucky shrugs. "Stevie's been buggin' me to get out. He'll be ecstatic."
You laugh. "Barnes, when they tell you to get out I think they mean out and about in public. Not from one enclosed space to another."
"Baby steps."
"Baby steps my ass," you muse. "But yeah, bring whatever food you like. Surprise me."
He smirks. "Okay. Will do."
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mayb a little (of ur choice) dealing with social masking after coming home from daycare/socializing/etc ? and their daddy/daddies comforting them ? ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
i only recently learned what masking is and then i realised i did that all through elementary and middle school sksks🥺🥺✌🏻✌🏻 the more you know sksk i hope you like this babe!!💗💗
Daddies Stephen and Tony, +18 Little Peter, masking, social anxiety, neurodivergent, comfort, fluff
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Thursday afternoons are tough for Peter. He’s been in daycare for four days already, and there’s one more day before the relief of the weekend. Sometimes, Peter doesn’t go to daycare on Fridays. He is simply too tired from masking all week.
Daddies know the signs though and they know their boy well. So, on Thursday nights Peter gets some extra pampering and care. He isn’t always responsive to it, nor super willing to let himself be cared for. The poor boy also masks in front of his Daddies now and then, although they constantly assure him he doesn’t have to. Home is a safe place and Peter can express himself in whatever way he wants, as long as he doesn’t hurt himself or other people. Still, it’s a big tricky now and then.
“Hey, bubba. Sweetheart? Talk to me, yeah?” Tony tries, picking Peter up from his carseat to bring him inside the house. The boy wiggles tiredly, letting out a pained whine.
“Noo-oo…”
“Hmm, that’s at least something. I know it’s been a long day and a long week, but we are home now. You’re safe here, handsome.”
Still, Peter is restless. He wiggles down from Tony’s grip in the entrance hall, shrugging of his jacket and kicking off his shoes. Then, he toddles into his room with quick feet. Tony huffs a bit, but nonetheless tidies up after the boy.
Stephen pokes his head out from the living room, looking curious.
“I heard Peter running upstairs. Is he real upset?” Stephen asks.
Tony nods his head and removes his own coat and shoes.
“He’s pretty tired. He ate his snack in the car though, so his blood sugar is going up at least.”
“Good, good. I’ll go say hi to him.” Stephen says, climbing up the stairs while Tony heads in to relax a bit.
Upstairs by Peter’s bedroom door, Stephen pauses and knocks. He gets no reply, but he enters nonetheless. On the bed, Peter is laying on top of his covers on his side. His back is to the door, but Stephen can tell how exhausted he is.
Stephen heads over, and without saying anything, he sits down on the bed. His thigh is pressed against Peter’s back, and he lifts a hand to stroke back the boy’s hair from his forehead. He knows Peter is particularly fond of getting his hair stroked this way. After just five minutes of stroking, Stephen hears Peter’s breathing becoming deeper and slower.
The boy finally relaxes after a long day of masking. His Daddy can’t see his face at this angle, and Daddy isn’t speaking to him either. It’s perfect, and just what Peter needed. Closeness, comfort and physical touch.
After another ten minutes, Peter turns on his other side to face his Daddy. Stephen smiles down at his Little. The boy is ready to talk.
“Hi, sweets.”
“Hi.”
“You feeling better?”
“Hmm. Can we still cuddle?”
“Of course. Should we invite Dada too?”
“Yeah.” Peter smiles a little.
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dyns33 · 3 years
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My Fair Lady
So I made two version of Loki with a too honest Y/N. A bad one and a very bad one. 
This is the very bad one. 
Takes place after Thor Ragnarog. Infinity War and Endgame never happened. Thor was able to bring everyone back to Earth, and Loki was accepted by the Avengers, even though he is very annoying and they are always suspicious of him because of his lies and "little" pranks.
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           "Come with me."
The tone was calm, but serious. Without annoyance or malice. This was what worried Y/N. Normally, Loki was never this serious, except when he was very angry, or had a bad idea in mind.
If he had done this to his brother or Tony, the doubt would have been allowed.
But even though he was rarely serious, Loki hardly ever lied to Y/N. For small, insignificant things, to reassure her, as a joke, but never a joke as huge as for others.
Maybe it was because she had immediately been kind to him, agreeing to give him a second chance. Because she was trying to be his friend, his first friend since he was born centuries ago, and that pleased the god as much as it made him panic, since he had no idea what to do.
Or it was because she never told a lie.
After a month on Earth, Loki had been very surprised. And a little scared.
And it was for this reason that he asked her to follow him to his room to talk about it.
           "You never lie."
It was not a question.
           "Hmm." Y/N thought. "Maybe from time to time ? I don't know."
           "Everyone else has lied at least once since I arrived. White, insignificant lies, but lies. Not you. It's not normal. It's not right."
           "Why ? Oh because you think I can't keep secrets ? I can shut up you know, I'm loyal."
           "But you're not hiding that you know. Tell me you don't know the tower access code."
           "... I... uh..."
           "You have to say the phrase." Loki sighed. "By being convincing."
           "But you always know when people are lying."
           "I do. You don't have to convince me."
           "But I know the code."
           "Y/N !" he growled. "No ! I really have to teach you how to do it !"
Despite her protests, Loki decided she had to become a good liar, if she didn't want to be torn to pieces by their enemies, or just the assholes that inhabit the planet.
The Avengers didn't think it was an emergency, but he saw what the god of lies meant, they mostly found the idea funny, and they agreed to help him by asking Y/N lots of questions when they would see her, so that she would try to lie to them.
All of the Avengers could be proclaimed kings of sarcasm. Except maybe Peter and Thor, who were too honest for their own good, but still able to withhold information when needed. We knew they were lying, it was written on their faces, but at least they were trying.
           "Just a lie." Loki asked her. "One. A small one."
           "I... I sleep with a teddy bear."
           "Really ?"
           "Yes."
           "A teddy bear, how is it?"
           "Brown."
           "This one ?" Loki said, teleporting behind her, waving the bear her aunt had given her when she was a child just under her nose and which she kept even though it was in a poor state of repair. "Y/N, I said a lie."
           "But without your powers you couldn't verify and you could believe I was lying !"
           "That's not the point ! We have to believe you're telling the truth. You've seen me do it before."
           "But everyone thinks you lie all the time."    
           "... Certainly." Loki sighed, rolling his eyes.
The only reason people kept wanting to believe the God of Lying was because he didn't really lie all the time. There were times when he said something real, sincere, in the midst of all his venom, and since no one could tell the difference, he had to be considered as being in good faith for once.
It was terribly tiring. And annoying.
This amused Loki a lot, who knew perfectly well when to give truth to his victims so that they would not stop listening to him.
There was only one exception. Y/N. Who seemed really ready to believe everything he said, and who was only hurt when she realized it wasn't true.
Watching people sulk and yell at him was fun. Not make them cry.
Even though they did consider that she should indeed learn to lie, a bit, the Avengers wondered if Loki's goal wasn't to make Y/N less pure, so that he felt less obligated to be honest with her.
This was a weak spot that they had noticed very quickly, and so they often sent her when they had to ask the Asgardian for something, knowing that he would probably tell half the truth if it was coming from her.
Of course, Loki understood that, and he sometimes lied to her. Badly. So that she would realize it. His smile, his laughter, and the little wink he couldn't help but give her as he finished his sentence said it all. Except the truth of course. But she knew he was lying to her.
           "You can't really fly then ?!"
           "I don't know what you're talking about. I demonstrated yesterday, in front of everyone."
           "... It was an illusion."
           "Ah, my Lady, what an imagination."
Another way to find out when Loki was lying to Y/N. If she found out about the subterfuge, he gently mocked her, calling her by a pet name, Darling, Dear, My Lady, as if to compliment her and her intelligence. He didn't seem to realize it. At least that was Thor's theory. His exact words had been 'My brother likes her very much. Very very much.' and admitting he was right, Tony had had an idea.
           "I think I know how to make the newbie lie."
           "How ?" Loki muttered.
           "Easy. Hey Y/N, I have a very simple question. Yes or No. Ready ? You have to lie."     "I'm going to try."
           "Are you in love with Loki ?"
           "Yes !"
There hadn't been the slightest hesitation. A short and quick response. Then just as quickly Y/N bit her tongue, wincing before embarrassment. Eyes turned to Loki, to know what he thought about it. Also to find out if he was okay. It wasn't easy to hear that she wasn't in love with him. That didn't mean she didn't like him, but they understood what Thor had meant.
The god nodded, pouted and left without saying anything. The silence was unbearable.
           "Sorry." end up whispering Y/N.
           "No, it's my fault." Stark said. "It was a stupid idea."
           "Do you think he's angry ? I didn't mean to bother him, I'll do better next time."
Too busy looking for Loki, who had been hiding somewhere in the tower, no one noticed what that last sentence meant. No one understood that the Asgardian had fled not out of sadness over rejection, but out of cowardice in the face of confession.
Because Y/N, once again, could not lie.
And Loki had been the only one to hear it.
All that love and sincerity was too much for him. It reminded him of his mother. Always good with him, smiling, accepting. He didn't deserve this.
He might do everything to change, to be forgiven, to repair his bad deeds, there was still Loki, God of mischief and lies, a Jotun, a monster, and if Y/N did not lie by saying that she loved him, it was only because she didn't know what he really was.
It was still necessary to continue teaching her. Because it was not good for her not to know how to lie. Not because she could get everything from him, not because she was too good for him if she remained so innocent, but because Loki really didn't want anyone to use this against her.
Y/N was not stupid. She was strong, she knew when to shut up, but in the face of torture or threat, he was sure she would speak up. Even more if the lives of others were in danger. And then everyone would know that she was giving real information, since she didn't know how to lie. The ideal target therefore.
There was no way she was in danger. Loki wouldn't allow it.
           "Come on. A lie." he sighed as they were alone in his room. "Nice. Inconsistent. You don't have to be ashamed of it. Like 'Oh look, it's raining outside!' or something like that."
           "It's not raining outside."
           "Y/N..."
           "I get it. Let me think."
           "Take all your time. You have to be convincing."
           "I don't love you. You are... You... No I can't do this ! I love you Loki, sorry ! I'm sorry ! I know I have to lie, but I can't do it. Not with the people I love ! I know that you don't either. That you do it so we do not take you seriously. That way you protect yourself, because you have suffered a lot. Sometimes it's for fun, but you don't have to with us, with me, you..."
           "Stop. Stop please." Loki said putting his hand over her mouth so that she was silent. "Too much."
           "Too much what ?"
           "Too much honesty. Stop."
           "I don't love you." Y/N repeated, looking at him in the eyes.
           "I don't love you either. Even more."
           "You should say 'even less' if we're playing opposites."
           "My Lady... Don't waste the moment."
           "I don't want you to kiss me at all."
           "Oh, I'm not going to do it right now then."
After that, Y/N started telling little lies, to enemies, when they were in the field. Then to the Avengers, but only to make jokes. But never to Loki. It wasn't lies, just a game of opposites between them, who knew very well what the other really meant.
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Afterglow (A Bucky Barnes AU fan fiction) - Chapter 1
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Afterglow chapters
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x reader
Story Description:
❝It's like an afterglow.❞
❝Yes, like an afterglow. If seeing something so beautiful makes you feel good then the after of it all must be... more pleasurable.❞
❝A lot of people tend to miss that detail after sunset. But not you. You're a photographer, y/n. The details in nature, in people, are some things you can never miss.❞
But there's one little detail you had missed, that you both missed: that you've already met years earlier.
You're a 25-year old photographer and part-time bartender, and has heard countless stories about the adventures of your roommate's stepbrother, Bucky Barnes -- a clumsy, party-driven 38-year old businessman. One day, you stumble upon Bucky inside your apartment on a Saturday night that would change both of your lives forever as you both take pleasure in the afterglow.
A/N: I already have this on Wattpad but with a female OC. This is my first ever Bucky Barnes fan fic and I hope you guys like it :)
CHAPTER ONE
"Hey, y/n. I think Nick wants to ask you out on a date." Peter Parker, your roommate, brought his beer bottle towards his mouth. His eyes were fixated somewhere while you were wiping droplets of beer on the countertop. You looked at his face features illuminated by the light from his laptop. "You should really put coasters here, y'know." he added.
"Shut it, Parker," You rolled your eyes at him, "or no more free drinks for you."
"He's into you." He sang and averted his eyes somewhere. You followed his gaze which was on Nick Miller who was talking to some loud blondes on the booth, taking their orders.
"I'm not talking to you anymore." You put your hand up, blocking Peter's face and walked away. You greeted some customers approaching the bar counter. "Good evening, gentlemen, what would you like to drink?"
"Shots of tequila," one replied, "and keep 'em coming, doll!" The other three cheered which you knew annoyed Peter.
The bar was packed tonight. Saturdays were the only days New Yorkers were almost free for a chill drink hangout. College boys hang by the billiards table on the corner, office girls sip their margaritas on one of the booths, thirty-year old women shoot darts on the dartboard as if the board were their husbands, thirty-year old dads with their caps on drinking hard beer on one of the tables, kids who just turned twenty-one ordering their first drink legally, lonely people by the jukebox or on the bar counter telling their sad tales to the bartender and Peter Parker casually drinking beer with a laptop in front of him.
"You really should stop doing your work here on the bar." You approached Peter once more. "You're bumming people out."
Peter raised an eyebrow, his eyes glued on the laptop. "You're bumming me out."
"Seriously, do your business work elsewhere. Go to a coffee place or something. Starbucks isn't that far."
"You know I work better with beer"
"How can I forget?"
You and Peter go way back. You two had met in business school and had been roommates ever since. While you would pull an all-nighter in your shared apartment, Peter would struggle to open the front door, dance around in the living room like he had left feet and threw his final papers on the floor. He'd end up waking up your other roommates, Mickey and Pablo (who would usually join him by the way), leaving poor you cleaning up their mess the next morning. You'd put Peter to bed, seeing as the other morons were incapable of doing so. The next day, Peter's bed would reek of the pungent smell of beer and cigarettes. Though he didn't smoke ("and I never will!"), cigarette smoke disgustingly clung to his clothes and skin, which you found rather unpleasant. Even with all the alcohol in his system, Peter managed to pass all his exams and graduate with flying colors. You hated that.
"I don't get why you drink so much during exam week." You sighed, handing Peter a glass of water. He wasn't an alcoholic but he did turn into one right before midterms and finals start. It was somehow seasonal. According to Peter, it helped him focus. "You're not supposed to drink before a big exam, y'know."
"Hemingway drinks. He writes better when he drinks."
"You're a business major. Not a writer. You don't even read literature."
"Look at you now cleaning other people's messes." Peter chuckled, closing his laptop. You sighed and wiped the counter with much vigor. The four gentlemen from earlier left a pretty big mess toasting shots before they went towards the billiards table.
"Please, this is not the kind of bar you used to go to." You responded, making a gin and tonic. "This is a smoke-free, grope-free, friendly bar. No dancing, no loud stereo music -- just your regular bar where you can relax with your friends after a long day at work."
Peter turned around and tilted his head towards the jukebox. "There's someone dancing right now beside the jukebox."
"Not that kind of dancing." A 20-something year old man was breakdancing to some old beat you've never even heard of.
"Y'know it's really ironic you're working at a bar now. Oh, how you used to hate them."
"It's the only job I can do." You shrugged. "Besides photography, of course. And again, this is not that kind of bar. Think of it like a MacLaren's Pub from that tv show. Kind of funny how it's also just below our apartment building. If only we lived in this building in college, I would've enjoyed bars more."
You once went to one party at a crowded bar where Peter had surprisingly invited you. Writhing bodies pressed up against each other. Body shots from strangers. Toilets that reeked of beer vomit and pee. An "accidental" kiss between you and Peter in the bar that lead into a steamy makeout session as soon as you got in the apartment you both shared. Up to this day, neither of you spoke of that night and perhaps that day wouldn't come -- You really hoped it didn't. Wouldn't want to open a can of worms from the past.
"You're a boring old hag." Peter snorted.
"Hmm, I'd like to disagree. I can make drinks and you can't."
"Oh, you know who can make drinks, though? My stepbrother!"
Ah, yes. His stepbrother. The infamous Bucky Barnes. Born in the upper east side of New York and sadly, out of wedlock. Orphaned at a young age and adopted by a man named Tony Stark who then married Peter's mother. A successful hotel business owner (but not really famous), and the star of Peter's countless stories. Been arrested once for streaking. Got Peter out of detention in high school. Trespassed school premises. TP'd a house during Valentine's Day. Caught naked by a newly-wed in a hotel room. That was just the tip of the iceberg.
"I know. He makes the best bloody drinks of all time." You mimicked Peter the way he would -- insulting and proud -- which he didn't like as he shot dagger-like eyes at you. His expressions changed in a snap.
"Oh, that reminds me. He's in town!"
"I thought he was in Monaco?"
"Yeah, no. He travels a lot."
"Does that mean I now get to meet this famous stepbrother of yours?" You smirked, pulling out shot glasses from one of the cabinets.
"I'm not sure he would want to meet you. You're not exactly in his league."
"You mean snobby and rich?" You laughed while fixing the shot glasses on the counter. "I'm aware."
"I mean classy." He adjusted his tie.
You snickered. "Yeah, all those stories were real classy, Parker. Top-notch."
"You know what I mean, y/n - suits, money, stuff like that. Bucky's changed." One big sip of beer. "I think."
"Ya think?" You scoffed.
"Maybe, I don't know. Haven't spoken to him in a while. He's always traveling and stuff. Hard to keep track of him."
"Sounds to me like he's on a run from the bad guys." You joked which Peter didn't find funny.
"What do you mean?"
Peter idolized Bucky. He was the sole reason why he got into business in the first place -- no, they didn't spend late nights talking in their backyard basketball court about how fulfilling business is and all that crap like brothers would do. Peter just wanted to be like Bucky. To be in the world of money, booze, and then more money. That kind of crap. "It was a joke, Parker. This Bucky sounds like he may have done some stupid stuff but I doubt he's into something illegal or what."
"Yeah, he's a good guy." But even Peter didn't sound convinced of himself. He took a big gulp of his beer.
Nick approached the counter, avoiding your eyes but a smile landed on his lips as soon as he neared you. You could hear Peter chuckling. "Hey, Nick."
Nick acknowledged him by saying a small hello and started preparing a bunch of Bloody Marys for the blonde girls by the booth. Peter watched him, finishing his beer. You gave him a look before walking away to serve some drinks -- which he just mocked in return. With a tray of beer in your right hand, you approached the four gentlemen from before at the billiards table and gave them their drinks. Seeing a couple of girls slide out of one of the booths, you grabbed a washcloth and a bottle spray on the cleaning station and headed to clean the girls' mess. The table reeked of Gin and tonic, Margaritas, Grasshopper, a couple of beers and Long Island Iced Tea. Well, that's a weirdly wild group of friends.
While cleaning up the booth, you glanced up at the printed photographs on the walls which were yours. Black and white portraits of strangers. Flashes of red and blue lights on the streets. Giant buildings. Random people on Central Park and New York streets. Peter drinking beer at the booth with his co-workers. And the owner of the bar who was always cooped up inside his small office. Photos that didn't sell in your exhibit always went to the bar, in hopes that someone might find them somewhat good -- good enough to take home. But that wasn't the case. To them, the photos were just mere decorations at the bar; they just wanted to have a good time and couldn't be bothered to even take one shy glance at the bartender's photos. You wanted to think they just had zero taste when it comes to photography to make yourself feel better but you were wrong. It just made you feel worse.
Just when you were about to turn around, Peter slid into the booth. You almost dropped the things you were holding. "Jesus, Parker."
He looked up at the photos. "Told ya your photos won't sell here."
"That's not what I was thinking." Lie. You walked towards the bar counter with Peter on your tail. He sat once more on the high stool and immensely watched as you placed some glasses on the counter.
"Come work for our company. We could really use your skills for our products." He leaned in, trying to get your attention. It wasn't the first time he tried to convince you to go work for his company.
"For the nth time, I'm no corporate slave."
"You're working at a bar. You make drinks and serve people. Some of these fuckers have corporate jobs as well - like me! If you think about it," he crossed his arms, placing them on top of the counter, "it's kind of like serving these corporations you hate."
With a frown, you asked, "What kind of logic is that?"
"A businessman's logic."
"If that's the case, the corporate world is dead." You smirked, washing the glasses. Peter was no businessman. He was just a part of a sales team, making marketing pitch presentations every week or so. Honestly, you couldn't keep up with his presentations. "I'd be happy to join then."
"Come on, Aria. You can't be juggling two jobs for the rest of your life. You can get one big job at our company and you'll get paid big time. Plus," he leaned in further, almost getting up from the stool, "we'll be working together. Wouldn't that be fun?"
"I'm honestly getting tired of you." You chuckled, sprinkling some water on Peter's face. "And my answer is still no. I don't want to work for your company. I like freelancing and bartending." That wasn't a lie. Despite graduating from business school, you decided to pursue your passion in photography even if the pay couldn't cover your half of the rent. So, you decided to take a waitressing job at the bar just below your apartment, and then started bartending. Out of all the establishments you could've gone to, you chose this very bar because it was the most convenient option of all -- it was just below the apartment. Being a photographer and a part-time bartender weren't exactly the dream you had for yourself but you liked them; nothing gave you more pleasure than taking product photos for small businesses and making drinks for strangers who happen to stumble upon one of the best bars in the Upper West Side.
Peter sighed. "I'm never giving up on you. I'm not a quitter."
"Whatever you say, big guy." Peter had been at it for a few years.
"I hate you." Peter groaned.
"Aren't you the sweetest?"
Peter rolled his eyes and caught a quick glance at the wall clock. "Hey, your shift's almost over. Better hurry up."
"Right. Thanks, Parker." You began placing back the shot glasses on one of the cabinets then hurriedly walked into a small door on the back. You greeted your boss who was just doing some paperworks.
"Hey, Steve. I'm heading out."
"Right, right." Steve looked up from his laptop and removed his specs, placing them on the table.
You gave him a smile and turned to leave but before you could even close the door, Steve called you.
"Yeah?"
"Nick's not gonna be here tomorrow afternoon and I'm gonna be in Long Island for some family reunion. Would you mind checking all the deliveries for tomorrow?"
"Well, what about the others?"
"Ah, they're no good." Steve sighed. "I only trust you and Nick."
You raised an eyebrow. "Nick? Really?" You wouldn't trust Nick with anything -- not even with some dumb, silly secret.
Steve shrugged. "He's a good kid. He and I get along. So, do I get a yes?"
"Yeah, sure. I got nothing going on tomorrow."
"No photography thingy?"
You pursed your lips. "Not unless you want me to take photos for your family reunion."
"No way in hell am I gonna let you meet my family."
"Aw, you said you trust me."
He chuckled and leaned back on his office chair. "Go home, y/n."
You sent him a smile before heading back to the counter to meet Peter who was mindlessly scrolling on his phone. "Let's go, Parker."
You two walked up the steps towards your apartment building, shoulders bumping from time to time. You and Peter lived on the fifth floor. You would've gotten your own place but your parents cut you off since you refused to work for the family supermarket your family owned in Hoboken, New Jersey. The last time you spoke to your parents was almost three years ago, when you threw a huge tantrum like a damn baby at your graduation party. "There's nothing for me here in New Jersey! It's as boring as these two old couples next door. (No offense). I hated business school. I want to pursue photography whether you like it or not. I'm not staying in this hellhole forever."
"You walk out that door, you're out of here forever."
And out you went with only a couple of clothes and some leftover college money. The only sliver of hope you had was Peter.
"Hey, y/n?" Peter asked as soon as you got inside the elevator. "Hypothetically, if Nick asked you out on a date, would you say yes?"
You gave him a weird look after the elevator doors closed before you. "I don't know, man. Never dip the pen in company ink, right?" You fished for your apartment key on your purse. "How are you so sure he's gonna ask me out?"
"He flat out told me that's how." He replied. "Yesterday night. So, if he does ask you..."
"Why are you so invested in my dating life?"
"You have no dating life." He retorted.
Peter was one to talk. He also didn't have one.
"You know what I mean, idiot."
He shrugged. "Just curious."
The elevator doors opened and you both headed towards your apartment unit, with Peter still yapping about Nick this and Nick that. You groaned, getting ultimately tired of hearing Nick's name and the possibility of you and him dating. "Maybe you should date him, Parker."
"You date him."
You gave him a confused look. "Shut up, Parker."
"Wait, you know what? Don't date him. I don't like him for you. He's weird and -- "
"No, I mean it. Shut. Up." You hissed, stopping on your tracks and grabbing Peter by his arm. You were right outside your apartment unit. There was a small gap between the door and the door frame. It seemed like someone broke in..
"What do we do? What do we do?" Peter half-yelled, half-whispered.
"Have the cops on speed dial. If it really is a robbery, call them. Got it?"
"What if they have guns?"
"I'll tell them to shoot you first."
"Gee, thanks for looking after me. Appreciate it."
You smirked, your hands already on the door. Slowly, you pushed it away from your body, failing to make it as quiet as possible as the door creaked against the floorboards. You gently looked around the dark living room, seeing no sign of someone inside -- until your eyes caught something moving on the couch. Your eyes went wide. You went back in the hallway where Peter was standing with his phone in his hand, ready to press the call button.
"Well?" He was waiting for an answer.
"I think someone's crashing on our couch?" Even you looked confused.
"What? Are you sure?"
"Either that or a large animal just broke into our apartment. Come on, let's go see." You whispered, trying not to wake up the uninvited guest.
"I'm not going in there!"
"Fine, I'll wake the bastard up." You groaned. "Pussy."
"Dick." He snickered but zipped his mouth shut as soon as you sent him a glare.
Without a noise, you managed to get closer, using the light from your phone as a guide. On the couch was a huge blanket sprawled across and under that was the rhythmic sound of someone breathing. Your hand lightly trembled, reaching for the blanket to unveil whoever was under it; but before you could even touch a single thread, the person jumped out of the couch, and so did your heart. You let out a scream, falling backwards and hitting your head on one of the small tables beside the couch. The unknown person stood on the couch, and awfully joined your screams. The lights suddenly turned on, with Peter standing by the door.
"Oh my god!" You yelped as soon as you realized the man in front of you was naked. No clothes, no nothing, just bare skin against the cold breeze. Your hands immediately flew to your eyes. "Who the hell are you?" Your screamed at him.
He urged you to remove your hand from your eyes, telling you he was wrapping the blanket around his waist. Thankfully, he wasn't lying.
"Bucky?" Peter breathed, approaching the scene.
"This is Bucky?" You asked in disbelief.
Bucky smiled and jumped off the couch, offering his hand. "Hi, I'm Bucky."
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spidernerdsblog · 3 years
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Body Heat
A/N : Just listen and groove to 'Body heat' by Selena Gomez that's all.
Pairing : Peter Parker x Stark! Reader
Summary : you are down with cold and you want your boyfriend to keep you warm.
Warnings : 18+, SMUT, mature content, fluff.
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Talk about Stark genes and you inherited all of it. Stubborn, eccentric, compulsive behavior you have got it all. And now you are paying the price after you impulsively decided to belt down a whole ice cream tub of your favorite flavor all by yourself when the temperatures are literally freezing outside because ice cream tastes better in winters was your logic behind it. You have been down with a cold for the past two days. Runny nose, headache, body sore as hell all that entails with a flu got the best of you. You are now irritated more than all frustrated. Throwing fits for every little thing making everyone's lives miserable in the compound. You were now in your bed tucked in your blankets trying to keep yourself warm.
"You seriously should never catch a cold, you know?" Pepper grimaced sitting beside you. 
"Moom.. I just feel so uncomfortable my nose feels so stuffy." You complained snorting with a hoarse voice. 
"Well, should have thought about it before hogging up the whole ice cream tub genius." she quipped. 
"How are you feeling champ?" Tony walked in your room. 
"I’m feeling a little better now." You smiled. 
"Dad, where's Peter?" you ask in desperation. 
"He's out for patrolling." he informs. You sighed disappointed. Because the prime reason behind your irritable mood is the growing itch between your legs. You are sick and adding to that you are horny which is why you are restless and craving your boyfriend's attention. But your over paranoid boyfriend was avoiding you like a plague. Peter came in late at the middle of night to check up on you. He tiptoed into your room making sure not to wake you up but you were already awake as you sat up on your bed startling him. 
"You are still awake?"
"Missed you." You pout. 
"Missed you too babe." he said standing far away at the edge of your bed. He pressed the spider button on his suit. His suit loosened and fell off his body revealing his well toned torso. He now stood in your room just in his boxers making your mouth water at the sight in front of you, a bubbling sensation growing inside the pit of your stomach. And you knew you had to do something about it now. 
"Baby I'm cold." You pout.
"I can turn up the heater if you want." Peter offered obviously not getting your hint. 
"No, I need my cute, sexy and muscular body heater beside me." You said patting the mattress beside you making Peter blush. 
"Y/N, no, not today you are sick and anybody could come to check up on you."
"I don’t care, I need you.'' You whine.
"I don’t want to catch a cold from you." He said bluntly. 
"You are literally a mutant bitten by a radioactive spider you can't catch cold." you reasoned knowing well that is not the case in real but you were desperate.
"I'm not falling for it this time." He snickered.
"Fine! stand there like a statue. You are such a pussy." You huff lying down on the bed and turning on your side grimacing. Peter hangs his head down in defeat audibly sighing and you know your work is half done. He walks to the side of the bed and slips inside the covers wrapping his arms around you pulling you closer to him making you the little spoon. His hands went under your sweatshirt fingers drawing soothing circles on your skin making goosebumps line your skin. 
"Are you warm now?" he murmured into your ears, his breath tickling your neck. 
"Hmm a little." You mumble. He rubs his nose on the nape of your neck pressing gentle kisses on your sensitive skin. You smile in content as an idea creeps up in your mind as you slowly start to move your hips ass grinding on his crotch and you feel him grow inside his boxers. Peter gulped as his grip on your waist tightened.
"Y/N what are you doing?" 
"Nothing just can’t find a comfortable position." Yeah a comfortable position to rile him up more.
"Y/N if you don’t stop." Peter’s breath hitched as he felt the strain in his boxers grow even more painful. Not to lie Peter was himself in an uncomfortable position as he was avoiding you under the paranoia of catching a cold from but he was as horny as you.
"What are you gonna do Petey?" you turned your head to look at him innocently and he finally snapped. He lets out a growl removing the covers from your bodies and climbs on top of you.
"Peter it’s so cold." You squeal trying to pull the covers back shivering but his super strength grip will not let that happen. 
"Well let me warm you up baby. That’s what you wanted right?" his soft brown orbs now turned a few shades darker as his lips met yours fervently. He prys open your mouth rolling his tongue inside your mouth. He sucked on to your lower lip tugging it gently before dragging his thin lips down your neck peppering you with butterfly kisses. His hand went to lift your sweatshirt up and he was amused to find that you weren’t wearing anything underneath.
"You’re such a minx"
"What? I don't want to torture my ladies with that torture device when I'm in the comfort of my home and already wearing a thick layer of winter clothes" you sarcasm. 
He let out a small chuckle and leaned down to wrap his lips to your nipple. You hum at the feeling of his warm mouth on your skin running your fingers through his soft curls as he licked and sucked on to it. He let it go with a slight pop and turned to paying equal attention to your other breast. You were dripping with arousal by now. His lips trailed down your stomach hooking his fingers to the waistband of your sleep shorts and pulling them down. He felt himself grow harder seeing the wet patch on your panties. 
"So wet for me already?" He smirked. 
"Petey please do something." You whined. Peter took off your panties as he looked hungrily at your dripping core. 
He went to have a taste of you giving a sharp lick from your entrance to your sensitive bud. You arched your hips but he stops you by pressing a firm hand on your stomach. 
"Patience baby." He swirled his tongue gently sucking on to your clit before dipping it in and out your hole. You felt your stomach churn a tight knot forming inside but you didn't want to cum not so soon as you let out a whine of protest. 
"What do you want babygirl?" 
"Need you inside me please." you squirm.
"You want to feel me inside you baby?" 
You nodded your head vigorously. He grinned at how needy you are when sick as he sat up to get rid of his boxers and crawled over you lining himself to your entrance. He brushed his tip through your slick folds coating it with your arousal before he thrust inside you slowly filling you up to the hilt. You both breathed out a moan your cunt so warm wrapped around him. He began thrusting in, slow and sensual going deep stretching your walls deliciously. You let out soft moans every time he bottomed out. 
"You feel me babe?" He asks, pressing his hand on your lower abdomen, you let out a whimper at how deeply buried he is inside you. Your hands go to his neck pulling him down to you wrapping your legs around him. The warmth radiating from his body was so soothing and irrefutable that you wanted to keep him as close as possible to you as you littered his face with soft kisses.
A thin sheath of sweat covered your bodies. Your hands slipped to his back gliding easily on his smooth sweaty back. Suddenly something went through Peter’s mind as he pulled out but before you could complain he maneuvered you, turning you to your side as he crawled behind you. He pulled you backward against his muscular chest. His hand ran down your side, over your hip, and grabbed your thigh, opening your dripping heat to him and resting your leg atop his. 
“Fuck, Pete,” you breathed out as he slid inside you again effortlessly. You felt delirious, feeling even more closer to him at this angle than you did face-to-face. You reached back to grab his hip, keeping him deep inside you. He was pressing against your spot and it was taking all of you for not tipping off the edge then and there. 
He began again with a steady pace as his tip brushed against your spot every time which had you seeing stars. He held your hips in a bruising grip, giving him leverage for his controlled thrusts. He batted on to your shoulder eyelashes tickling your skin and began to suck a mark there. Your hand went back to run your fingers through his curls, grabbing a handful of them as you pushed back your hips, meeting him thrust for thrust. 
Your legs were trembling at the growing tension inside your stomach, your legs threatening to close at the immense pleasure. Peter threaded his hand around your inner thigh and made room for his movements. His thrusts were beginning to falter. 
“Babe, fuck - are you - close?” he asked unevenly. 
“So close Petey,” you moaned in response, barely able to form words. He hooked your thigh onto his knee and held you open for him, his hand reaching down to draw circles on your clit with his calloused fingertips. You screamed out as your orgasm hit you like a tidal wave. He continued to pump in and out of you slowly, still throbbing against your g-spot and feeling you pulsate around him, until he reached his own high. 
He pressed his face on your sweaty back panting mumbling sweet nothings to your skin before pulling out. You turned around to face him with a lazy smile. 
"Are you warm enough now?" He asked with a warm smile after catching his breath. 
"I’m burning up, baby." You giggled as Peter pulled the covers over your bodies and wrapped his arms around you pulling you closer to him. It felt amazing all cuddled up with your sweet boyfriend especially when you are sick and he takes care of you so well.
The next morning you were in the kitchen feeling pumped up with all your sexual frustration dissipated, the speakers blasting at full volume as you grooved to body heat pouring your cereals and milk in a bowl.
"Today’s horny kids and their equally hornyass music, I'm gonna get a serious headache now." Bucky groaned. 
"She was so better when she was sick." Sam added. 
"We seriously need to lay out some rules on what kind of music should be played in the common area." Steve stated shaking his head bemused.
"You seem to be in a good mood today." Nat walked in with a sly smirk. "And your temperature is also normal." She said placing her hand on your forehead.
"Just needed a little body heat." You winked at Nat mischievously. Nat shook her head smiling. 
"Aachoo!!!" Peter sneezed loudly as he entered the kitchen startling you. His face red and puffy obviously he caught your flu as he rubbed his nose continuously.
"I think I should leave." Nat excused herself.
Peter went wrap his arms around your waist resting his chin on your shoulder pouting. "I could really use some body heat right now, you know." 
"Go away Peter!" you shoved him away playfully.
"I just got better, don't want to fall sick again." You stuck out your tongue to him mischievously and ran out of the kitchen. Peter stood their dumbstruck.
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sadachmesarthim · 3 years
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bingo fill two: cum fetish
content: peter being a Sudden Service Top, shy!tony, tony being an Absolute Whore 
hope you enjoy <333 
Peter was nothing, if not a man of science. Above all else, he cared about thorough investigation and novel discovery.
So when he realized what a cumslut Tony Stark was... He decided to experiment.
They hadn't been together long - they'd danced around each other for years, finally caving when Peter finished undergrad. It was a comfortable type of love - something you see in old movies, or cheesy romance novels.
But the sex... Jesus christ, the sex.
Peter hadn't had much time for... self discovery, while in school. Between patrol, double majoring in biochem and genetics, and maintaining a semidecent sleep schedule, there wasn't really opportunity for him to date or fuck around.
So when he came back to Manhattan, and they finally quit mooning over each other... needless to say, Tony hadn't had that much sex since his twenties.
It was generally kind of nice. Tony was sweet, gentle in his love making. Peter preened under the attention, sure - there was nothing wrong with their sex life. But Peter could tell Tony wanted something different.
When he brought it up, Tony turned bright red, stumbling over his words.
"It's not... There's nothing wrong, honey, really, I promise. I just... Sometimes I wish I was in your... position." This left Peter confused. "You... You want to bottom?" He'd never mentioned anything about it before.
Peter's tone didn't help Tony's blush, nor did it make him feel better about the whole ordeal. "Listen it's not... It's not an issue really and I don't... I don't have to. Seriously, if you're not comfortable we-" Peter stopped him mid sentence.
"Okay, no, that's not what I said at all. I just didn't know what you meant, Tony, let's take a step back." His hands immediately went to Tony's shoulders, bringing the older man back to the present. Grounding. "I love you, you know that right?"
Tony relaxed in his grip, taking a deep breath. "I know, I know, and I love you too. I just... It's embarrassing." Peter cocked his head, still not following. "You gotta use your words, T, or I can't give you what you want."
He closed his eyes, thumbs stroking over Peter's knuckles. He could do this, he could do this.
"I... So you know how you got bit by the spider, right?" Peter was very aware. He was also aware of just how bad Tony was stalling.
"Tony if you don't just spit it out I swear to go-"
"I want to see how much cum you can fit inside me!" He broke. With Peter holding him, right up in his face, he couldn't do it, couldn't hold it in anymore.
He slid to his knees, head falling into his hands. "I just... You can go so much, and sometimes when I'm fucking you I get to thinking.. How many times could you go in one night? How much could you produce? A few ounces? A cup? More? Makes me cum so quick just thinkin' about it, even in my old age. Can't stop thinkin' about it, about you fillin' me up like that. I can't do it anymore.
"It makes me feel like a gross old man, you know? Thinking about you like that? About you using me like a toy? It drives me crazy but I can't stop, can't keep it in anymore." He was shaking, unable to stop himself once he started.
Peter's eyes were wide, mind racing to process what Tony was saying. The bite had impacted their sex life - he could rebound almost instantly, and he did... produce more than the average twenty-something.
He sat down next to Tony, cradling him. "That's all you had to say, baby, it's okay. Shh shh, you're okay." he rubbed circles into Tony's shoulder, kissing his temple. "You know I'd never judge you for wanting something, right?"
Tony sighed. He knew that, logically, of course. His anxiety around admitting it didn't listen to logic, though, and it was hard to override that. "I know. I know. I love you. I'm sorry for freaking out."
Peter just kissed him again. "It's okay, T."
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Peter waited a few weeks before bringing it up again - both for Tony's benefit, and his.
He'd spent a long time digging through medical journals, doing independent research... He even made a (very awkward) call to Dr. Strange.
It didn't take him long to create a game plan: he needed to double his water intake, get more leafy greens and ripe fruit in. It wasn’t difficult - he had to shift around some of his calories, sure, but he made it work.
The worst part was not orgasming. He and Tony'd resumed their normal sexual activities a few days after their... discussion. But Peter made it a point not to cum - he wanted to build up as much as possible.
Even worse - he was edging himself several times a day. Massaging his prostate, sleeping with Tony, jerking off until just on this side of orgasm in the shower... He made it a point to work himself up and then leave himself there. He'd read several articles that talked about edging and semen production, and they all agreed - the less you cum, the more you produce and retain.
So he went with it. For the better part of a month - he didn't cum.
Tony, initially questioned it - but with some solid reassurances, and promises that Peter had "something exciting" in store, he let up. Getting him on the edging process was fun too - enough spice to keep Tony entertained until Peter was ready.
And ready, he was.
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He decided on a Friday night - that way they'd have all weekend to recover (or continue, if Tony wanted).
He made a real spectacle of it, too - stocking them with water bottles and easy snacks, bringing in a bunch of clean towels and leaving them at the foot of the bed. He wanted this to be good for Tony, and part of that was being ready for anything.
He waited until Tony was finished with work to bring it up. He didn't want Tony to be distracted at all, and he knew exactly how much anticipation can hinder daily activities.
When Tony walked through the doors of the penthouse, he could tell something was up.
It wasn't like Peter to be so... Flighty.
He was walking circles around the bar, drink in hand. Tony couldn't tell whether or not it was a drink drink, but it didn't matter... If Peter was up and pacing like this, there was definitely something up.
"Hey baby, how was your day?" Okay, yeah, something's definitely up. Peter never asked - he always waited for Tony to start - always gave Tony the opportunity to either vent about, or forget entirely, the day he'd just finished.
Tony dropped his suit jacket on the bar chair, walking back to meet Peter where he stood. He grabbed Peter's face in his hands, kissing down from his forehead to his lips. Peter sighed into the contact, relaxing immediately. "It was okay. What's got you all tense like this?"
Peter exhaled sharply before responding. "You know how you... brought up that thing, a few weeks ago? That thing you wanted to try?" Tony hesitated, eyes narrowing. "I... Yeah. Why?"
Peter blushed under the scrutny. "I've... Well, you know how I've been working on that thing? Not... not coming? I wanted to surprise you... And I think today'd be a good day." Tony was confused now. "You... you wanna try it? Topping, I mean?"
Peter snorted. "Not just topping, silly. That thing you specifically mentioned - seeing how much I could make, for you? I've been keepin' myself on edge, saving up all my cum for you." Tony shivered, goosebumps forming down the entire length of his arms. Peter's breath left his hair on edge, his words burning straight through Tony.
"I... I remember. Are- are you sure? Like I said, I mean, we don't hav-" Peter cut him off almost immediately.
"If I didn't want to do it, baby, why would I bring it up? Why would I spend almost a month edging myself for you? Why would I spend a month intentionally eating semen-enhancing foods, hmm? You think I was doing all that stuff for the hell of it?" Tony blushed at the words, head dropping to Peter's shoulder. "No, of course not, I ju-"
"You need to stop making excuses." Peter pulled back, meeting Tony's eyes. "If I didn't want to do this, I wouldn't have brought it up. Wouldn't have spent so long making sure I was full enough, had enough for you. You know how long it's been since I've cum, T, baby? Twenty seven days. It's been twenty seven days of edging, of producing this-" he reached down, gently cupping his own balls through his shorts "- for you? All of this cum, just waiting for you, waiting for your pretty hole?" Tony shivered at the words. Fuck, Peter knew exactly how to work him up.
"I'm sorry, baby, I just- this is a lot. So much, Pete, you gotta know that." His vulnerability was aparent.
"I know, Tones. We can go slow if you want - we won't do anything. Just want to show you i'm willing." Peter's tone was gentle, reassuring. It helped Tony immesurably.
"I- okay. I want to. Try, I mean. I trust you, we just gotta.. Gotta go slow. I'm an old man, you know." Peter knew it was said in jest, but Tony would always have a soft spot in his heart. "Not that old," he poked.
Tony bit back with a kiss, forgoing words he wasn't sure he could find. It was slow, soft at first - a thank you for everything Peter did for him, for the whole situation.
Peter responded eagerly, taste of grenadine and carbonation on his lips. Thank god, he hadn't been drinking. Something Tony'd always appreciate - Peter's sober excitement. The energy he put into their relationship. The devotion. He balanced Tony out perfectly. 
Peter nipped at his bottom lip. It was sweet - playful, but it made the whole thing so much more intense. Tony responded in kind, licking into his mouth. He pulled a quiet moan from Peter, seizing the opportunity to meet the other's tongue. Passion always took a while to build with them - reverence and love always taking priority.
Today, though... Today was different.
Tony's mind was still going steady, trying to process exactly what they were about to do. Peter really wanted to try this with him. It was groundbreaking.
He felt the excitement burn low in his stomach. He'd always had a thing for cum - whether it was his inside someone, or vice versa - there was just something so visceral about it. Watching it slowly drip from someone's hole, sucking it out, sharing it. The idea of breeding someone, of being bred, having cum forced inside him over and over again, without consequence...
He'd tried to keep his love for it under wraps - Pepper had no real want for children, and god forbid he get wrapped up in a custody battle. He hadn't messed around with other men since his twenties, either, so the opportunity to explore this side of him just... never came up.
But now, with Peter - his most beloved supertwink with a refactory period of, like, -1, and his enhanced output... the possibilities washed over him.
He hadn't realized just how turned on it made him until Peter separated them, hands toying with Tony's waistband. The sudden lack of lips on his gave him the opportunity to express his appreciation - several broken moans escaping him. "Oh god, Peter, baby please."
He never claimed to be above begging, but he didn't do it often. It was a sight to behold, and with Peter being on a hair trigger...
Peter reached up, grabbing Tony by the throat. "What do you want, love? Use your words, tell me. Can't give you what you want if you don't use your words, Tony."
Tony dropped his head, gasping into Peter's neck. "Please, Peter, baby. I need you to fuck me."
Peter laughed, breathy. "Can't hear you, baby. Come on, come up and tell me what you want."
Tony looked up, shaky exhale falling onto Peter's lips. "I. Need you. To fuck me. Please, Pete?" His request was met with a smile. "Of course, baby."
Peter reached down and hooked under Tony's thighs, lifting him up like he weighed nothing. Tony often forgot about Peter's strength when they weren't in the field - feeling weightless like this, safe in Peter's arms? It was erotic, it was safe, it was everything. "Oh, god."
Peter took them to the bedroom, carefully setting Tony down on the bed.
Tony reached his arms up, snaking around Peter's neck. He brought them together for another kiss, not wanting to lose contact with Peter.
Peter chuckled, carefully peeling Tony away from him. "We can't do this if you don't let me get naked, T. Be patient." Tony rolled his eyes, allowing his fists to fall back to the bed. "Been patient, need you now." Peter tossed his shirt to the floor before dignifying Tony with a response.
"Don't talk to me about patient, mister. I've gone almost a month without coming, how do you think I feel?" He finished removing his jeans, leaving him in nothing but strained boxer briefs. Tony could see the outline of his cock, already leaking. He was nearly as hard in his own pants - which he was suddenly excited to remove.
Peter, perceptive as always, walked toward Tony and began helping him strip. Now shirtless, Tony reached up to place his hands on Peter's chest. He planted small kisses all over it, worshipping the man in front of him. Peter threaded his fingers through Tony's hair, enjoying the attention. "I thought this was about you, baby. Why you takin' your time with me?"
Tony looked up, smiling at the man above him. "Just thankful, is all. Love you." Peter cupped the sides of his face, reaching down and kissing Tony reverently. "Anything for you, baby. Anything. Now, let's get you out of those pants." Tony fiddled with his zipper, tugging the slacks down to his ankles before kicking them to the side. Now in a similar state as Peter, he felt so much more open, exposed. They were really about to do this. Peter had prepared for this. His dream was finally coming true.
He inhaled sharply, feeling the flush of arousal reach his cock. It was so intense, so much all at once - he felt high. This was definitely not an experience he planned on forgetting anytime soon.
Peter straddled him, shifting them back and up the bed. He met Tony halfway, sighing into the kiss. It was firey, full of hunger - neither really wanted to wait anymore.
Peter pulled back, meeting Tony's eyes. "Are you ready? You sure about this?" Tony nodded his head, mind too cloudy to use words right away. He was ready about this, so fucking ready.
His face must've said everything - Peter quickly helped him out of his boxers, sliding them down and tossing them next to the towels. He grabbed the bottle of lube he set out, wetting his fingers thoroughly before reaching down.
Tony'd opted to lay on his front, knees tucked under his hips for better access. Thank god for a nanite bed - they'd developed the tech to aid healing times and recovery after surgery and intense (battles) workouts, but quickly discovered the many sexual uses for it - one of which being added support for Tony's joints.
Peter traced over his hole, toying with him a moment. He very rarely topped in general, but he'd be willing to do it for the rest of his life if it meant he could see Tony like this. He was already so sensitive, gasping and rocking back into the attention. Peter laughed, gripping Tony's hip harder and steeling him before teasing his rim. He was so gentle - just barely dipping in with his index finger before massaging around and pulling back out. He wanted this to be good for Tony, not just a check off his bucket list.
Tony keened, hips pushing back into Peter's fingers. Greedy. "Relax, T. Let me do the work, okay baby?" All he received was a high whimper in response.
Peter laughed, rolling his eyes as he finally gave Tony what he wanted - he thrust two fingers in, careful not to go too deep to fast. Tony moaned, pitchy and high in his throat. It was so much better than he remembered.
Peter kneaded Tony's ass with his free hand, mouthing praise into his beautiful cheeks. Who knew he'd be such a service top? Peter certainly didn't, but he was definitely enjoying it.
He twisted his fingers, feeling around for Tony's prostate. When he found it he pushed, gently, redirecting his attention toward giving Tony the best prostate massage of his life. Tony instantly jumped, gasping into the sensation. Peter's fingers were just long enough to reach, just dextrous enough to keep him on edge. Tony fisted at the sheets, at Peter's shoulder - it was so much. Why did he ever stop bottoming?
He rediscovered his voice shortly after. "Fuck, Pete baby please, need you to fuck me now. Wanna cum on your cock, can't wait anymore. Please baby, please, need you." He was babbling, desperate and not willing to hide it anymore.
Peter, nearly as fucked out, conceeded. They were planning on going multiple times tonight, anyway, why not get the first orgasm out of the way? He pulled his fingers from Tony, wiping them off on one of the nearby towels. Good job, Parker.
Tony whined at the emptiness, still so unabashedly needy. Peter smiled to himself. He'd never seen Tony like this before, and he was so happy he was the one to do this to him. Tony was known for his stoicism and poker face - for Peter to be able to tear that wall down so easily? It was a pride point, for sure.
He reached for the bottle of lube again, coating himself in the cool liquid as he stroked. It didn't take much to get him ready - he felt like he'd been hard for eons, and wasn't thrilled with the whole "waiting" thing.
Peter rubbed over his hole again, smirking when Tony instinctively clenched around nothing. He sat up on his knees, easing himself into the man in front of him. Tony immediately dropped from his elbows, moaning as Peter sank all the way inside. It was so much better than he'd imagined - Peter wasn't particularly lengthy or girthy, but it felt like he was made for Tony. Designed specifically to fuck into Tony's hole, and to wreck him as he did it.
It literally brought Tony to his knees, arching back into Peter's touch and begging him to move. "Please, Peter, baby, give it to me. I can take it, whatever you give me, please, just please I need you to move. I need you to fuck me, baby, please."
it was enough to convince Peter. He pulled back, forcing himself all the way back with a quick snap of his hips. Tony moaned, broken and desperate. It was slowly becoming his mo - who knew Tony Stark was such a slut for his baby's cock, for his cum?
Apparently Peter'd been thinking out loud. He tended to do that during sex - couldn't keep his mouth shut, and whatever "filter" he had completely flew out the window. "Yeah? You like it when I fuck you, T? Like the idea of me cumming inside your pretty little hole? Wanna feel my cum leak out of you, baby? How much do you think i'll give you today, hmm? You do the math on it? I did. I did a whole fuck ton, just to see how much I'd give you.
"You wanna know how much cum I'll give you, T? Hmm? Math says it'll be 1000 mils the first time, can you imagine that? One thousand mililiters of cum, in your pretty little hole. Leaking out, drippin' all down your thighs? You're such a slut, can't even stay tight long enough to hold my cum inside. What a little cockslut, you are. Who would've thought?
"We already know how many times I can go. What was our max, like 8? Imagine eight of those fat loads inside you, love. Can you feel it? Can you feel me inside you? You're so tight, Tony, but you won't be when I'm done with you. No, I'm gonna stuff you full and leave you like this, leave you to feel as it runs out of you.
"Or maybe, maybe, I'll leave you here. I'll wipe you off, get you all clean. Then maybe I'll run over, grab one of our plugs. Plug your pretty little ass, leave you full of my cum. How about that? You like the sound of that?"
He did, by god Tony did. The sound of it, the sheer idea of being so full, so heavy with Peter's cum inside him... being plugged, and left to suffer..
It had him cumming embarassingly early. Tony typically prided himself on his stamina - stamina that was nonexistent with Peter's words.
He came, slack and broken, with Peter's name on his lips. He felt his own cum splatter on his stomach. It was pathetic, it was nothing compared to what Peter was going to give him. It was humiliating in the best way imaginable.
Peter groaned, gritting his teeth as he felt Tony tighten through his orgasm. It was too much, he was so on edge after waiting so long.
It was nearly painful when he finally came. He could feel his balls tighten, feel the fluid flowing through him and spraying out the other side. He felt like a fucking firehose, orgasm lasting nearly a full minute.
He felt like a popped balloon after, useless after being so thoroughly empty.
It was made perfectly fine, though, by Tony's rising stomach.
This might have been the first load, and it was probably going to be the biggest of them all, but Peter was still shocked at just how much of an impact it made. Tony's stomach grew, near a solid inch as Peter continued pumping into him. The more he thrust, the larger he got - Peter continued to thrust into him until it was painful.
When he pulled out, a healthy amount surged from Tony's abused hole, covering the sheets beneath them. Peter snagged a towel in time to catch it, not wanting it to soak through to the mattress. It took several to handle the mess in front of him, and by the time he was done Tony was nearly asleep.
Peter stood, walking over to their dresser. He opened the top drawer, removing one of their smaller plugs. There was zero resistence when he slid it inside Tony, preventing the rest of him from escaping.
Tony hummed, content. "When do you think you'll be ready to go again? Because I definitely need a nap." He hadn't opened his eyes, but he still blindly reached out for Peter.
He smiled, sinking down into Tony's arms. "Wake me up when you do. I'll be ready."
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okay so this is like only 10% my fault and 90% @itfeelssogoodmrstark ‘s fault
She said: “turn him on his back, while Peter straddles him and then he slowly puts down Tony's sunglasses“
And stupidly, I said: “ i see this and raise you: peter takes off his sunglasses, puts it on himself, then starts riding his dick“
And suddenly I have *gestures vaguely over 1.5k of this nonsense* this
i churned this out real quick and all mistakes belong to Luna
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The private jet reaches altitude and levels off, the fasten-seatbelt sign turning off overhead with a soft ding. Tony Stark undoes the clasp around his waist but doesn’t take off his sunglasses as he continues to gaze out the little window watching the sun set over the sea of clouds.
The flight attendants bustle around him, all short skirts and tight uniforms, offering him warm towels and alcoholic beverages. Their smiles are sultry, voices lilting just a little high, a little breathy, hoping to be the one he’ll choose to take into the bedroom at the back of the cabin for a little in-flight entertainment.
But Tony’s already got his eye on someone.
There’s one male flight attendant who had greeted him when he boarded the plane. He doesn’t usually get male flight attendants on his flights. Happy usually vets them beforehand but the man knows what Tony likes, and this particular one ticks all the right boxes.
Tony gestures with a lazy hand and the flight attendant in question approaches him with deliberate, elegant steps.
“Anything I can help you with, Mr. Stark?” the man asks with a smile. He’s handsome in a delicate sort of way, smooth cheeks and sharp cheekbones, with big brown eyes that look deceptively innocent. It’s the kind of face Tony wants to see absolutely wrecked.
“What’s your name, sweetheart?” Tony asks, tilting his chin up in a cocky manner.
“Peter, sir.”
“Hmm, Peter.” Tony rolls the word around in his mouth, registering his voice a little lower and watching the man shiver minutely. “How ‘bout you sit here and keep me company? I’m all by my lonesome on this long flight.”
“Of course, sir,” Peter demurs, moving to sit on the seat opposite him.
Tony tsks. “Not there. Here.” He reclines his chair and pats his thighs.
Peter grins. The flight attendants that get contracted onto flights on the Stark jet know what’s expected of them and Peter is no different. He slips onto Tony’s lap, movements smooth and languorous like an experienced dancer.
Peter slots easily into place, straddling Tony like it’s the most natural thing for him to spread his legs and position his plush ass right over the older man’s burgeoning hard-on. Tony grunts a little as Peter starts rolling his hips, the delicious pressure coaxing him into full hardness. Tony leans his head back, placing his hands on Peter’s hips, guiding his movements.
Peter runs his hands up Tony’s chest, loosening his tie and unbuttoning the top few buttons. “Can I help you relax, Mr. Stark?” he murmurs.
“Go for it, baby,” Tony sighs, closing his eyes. He lets Peter unbutton his shirt all the way down, tugging the hem out of his dress pants, hips moving in tantalizing circles the whole time. Tony hears his belt being unbuckled, then he groans when he feels clever fingers reaching in and wrapping around his hard dick.
Peter strokes him slowly, beautifully, gripping just right around his girth, drawing out a soft hiss out of him when a thumb brushes over the weeping cockhead. Tony’s being jacked off right there in the plane’s cabin but the aircraft’s got his name printed in huge letters on the side of it so he can do whatever the fuck he wants in it and no one can say anything about it.
In fact, he wants to do a lot more than just getting a handjob by a pretty flight attendant.
Opening his eyes, Tony sees Peter looking down and watching the way his hand moves over Tony’s cock with a hungry look. Tony reaches up to cup that pretty face, lifting his gaze up. “You like how it looks? You want that in you, baby?”
“Yeah,” Peter breathes.
“Hmm, you’re a good boy, aren’t you?” Tony murmurs, tracing his thumb over Peter’s pink lips, tugging it apart and slipping the digit into that warm, wet mouth.
Peter suckles on it obediently, his angel eyes fixed on Tony’s with a sensual kind of innocence even as his hand continues to stroke the cock it’s holding. Tony slips his thumb in and out of Peter’s mouth a few times before withdrawing it slowly, tugging his slick lower lip with it.
“You can have my mouth if you want,” Peter says demurely, darting out a tongue to lick the pad of Tony’s thumb. “But if you want the full service, I’m all prepped and plugged for you.”
Tony groans. “You know I always want the best of what’s offered.”
Peter stands and takes off his uniform slowly, seductively, revealing smooth, unblemished skin and a lithe body with every discarded piece of clothing. He doesn’t seem to have any qualms about performing a strip tease right then and there. The other flight attendants are all probably wishing they were in Peter’s place right now anyway, the one who managed to entice Tony Stark into fucking them.
Fully nude now, Peter climbs back on Tony’s lap. The older man still has his suit on even if it’s unbuttoned to bare his chest and his pants are undone to reveal his erect cock. Peter pops out the plug and directs Tony’s dick to his slick hole. He’s properly stretched, taking Tony’s wide girth with a soft sigh. He’s still tight though, wonderfully so, a warm and wet grip around Tony’s cock.
Peter shifts his pelvis to get used to the intrusion with a pleased moan. “Kinda unfair that you still got your clothes on while I’m all naked, don’t you think?” he says, tugging at Tony’s suit jacket.
Ton bucks his hips up with a groan, needing friction on his aching cock already. “Just shut up and ride me, baby,” he mutters, gripping at Peter’s thighs to get him to move.
Peter takes off Tony’s sunglasses and puts it on himself. “There. We can call it even now,” he smirks. Then, bracing his hands on Tony’s shoulders, Peter starts bouncing on his lap, fucking himself on Tony’s cock in a steady rhythm.
“Oh, fuck, that’s more like it,” Tony groans, digging his fingers into the meat of Peter’s ass, pulling him on and off his cock like a fucktoy. That’s all Peter is, really. Something to entertain the older man on a long, boring flight. And what a tight, hot piece of entertainment he is.
But Peter looks really good wearing Tony’s expensive sunglasses. He looks good flushed and naked and moaning and bouncing on Tony’s dick too. Peter’s slick inner walls grip and pulse around him so deliciously that Tony is starting to have dangerous thoughts about how good Peter would look draped in other expensive things. Things like diamonds and designer watches and tailored suits. Shit that costs nothing to a man like him, especially if he gets to fuck a hole as good as this on the regular.
Tony pounds into Peter’s body hard and rough, the grip on his supple skin getting mean and bruising as Tony tries to fuck away the urge of taking Peter on as a sugar baby. God, he’s got such a tight ass though. And he sounds so hot moaning and mewling on his cock like a whore. Tony wants to keep him, wants to be able to fuck that ass whenever he wants it. And Tony Stark always gets whatever he wants.
“Oh fuck, it feels so good, Mr. Stark,” Peter moans, throwing his head back, curls bouncing as impales himself over and over on the man’s cock. “So fucking big, filling me up so good- ah!”
Tony angles his thrusts so that he’s hitting right at Peter’s prostate, drilling it until Peter’s panting and moaning uncontrollably.
“Shit, I’m close, baby,” Tony grunts, slamming Peter on him over and over. “I wanna feel you come on me. Get all tight on me, baby. Make me come.”
Peter strokes himself to the rhythm of Tony’s thrusts, whimpering at the stimulation but not stopping until his body stiffens, reaching orgasm with a pleasured cry, spilling all over himself. Tony fucks him through it, rough and fast, groaning loudly at the way Peter’s hole clenches like a vice around him. Tony comes with a final harsh shove into that tight body, letting the clutch of Peter’s hole milk the cum out of him with every erratic pulse.
Peter closes his eyes and gives a pleased hum, smiling lazily as he comes down from his climax. Tony curses inwardly as he admires how beautiful Peter looks all fucked out and glowy with pleasure. He wants to keep him. Tony sits up and sinks his fingers into Peter’s sweat-damp curls and pulls him in for a hungry kiss, hard and possessive. Peter makes a surprised sound but parts his lips to allow Tony to slip in his tongue to taste him.
After a few moments of making out, Tony pulls away and looks into Peter’s dazed, dilated eyes. “You’re mine now, Peter,” he declares.
“Alright,” Peter says, smiling.
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