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captainsophiestark · 2 years
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Stomach Ache
Tom!Peter Parker x Reader
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Fandom: Marvel
Summary: Y/N has a bad stomach ache, but thankfully, her best friend Peter Parker is there to take care of her. When another member of the Iron Fam wanders in and calls them out, however, they might have to finally face the fact that they've been more than friends for a while now.
Word Count: 1,264
Category: Fluff
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"Hey, Y/N, come check out this cool thing I- what's wrong?"
I couldn't even bring myself to look up at my best friend, Peter Parker, as he came to a sudden stop at the sight of me sprawled out on the couch. My stomach had been absolutely killing me all day, and I worried that the slightest movement might be enough to make the pain double.
Although, at this point, my nerves would probably short out before we got to the actual doubled amount of my current pain.
"Y/N?"
I groaned in response as Peter took a few concerned steps towards me. Once he got close enough, I squinted up at him, just barely lifting my head.
"My stomach's been killing me all day," I muttered. "I figured out that if I lie perfectly still and do nothing, it hurts a tiny bit less."
Peter's eyebrows knit together in concern as he dropped to kneel beside me.
"Oh no! Do you want me to go get somebody? Maybe Strange since he's a real doctor, not just a magic doctor-"
"Mm, that's okay," I said, reaching out to put my hand on Peter's shoulder as I stopped him. "I'm sure it'll pass, and I don't need a bunch of Avengers fussing over me until it does. I think it's just some bad food poisoning."
"I mean, that's fair, I just... I wish there was something I could do."
"Sit with me?" I asked, giving him a hopeful smile. He gave me a soft smile in return.
"Of course."
We shifted around as carefully as possible, and it only made my stomach ache a little bit worse. It was worth it in the end, when I ended up with my head resting in Peter's lap as he held me.
"Do you want me to put something on?" he asked, gesturing to the tv. I smiled.
"Sure, why not?"
Peter smiled and carefully grabbed the remote, making sure not to shift me in the process. He put on our favorite show, and I sighed happily as he set the remote back on the couch and we settled in together. Between him and the show on the tv, I'd stopped noticing my stomach ache so much.
We sat together in comfortable silence. We'd been best friends for a long time, and just being around each other was enough to make us both feel better, whatever the other factors in our lives may be.
After a few minutes, Peter absentmindedly started rubbing his hand over my stomach in soft, soothing circles. I sighed and closed my eyes.
"Does that help at all?" he asked. I hummed happily. "My Aunt May always does this for me when I have a stomach ache."
"It feels really good. Thanks for taking such good care of me, Peter."
"Of course," he replied, sounding surprised I'd even mentioned it. "I'll always take care of you."
I reached up and grabbed his free hand, pulling it to my chest and holding it there, just above my heart. I smiled, and even though the pain wasn't completely gone in my stomach, the peaceful bliss of this moment with Peter made most other things fade away.
We stayed like that for a long time, burning through episode after episode of our favorite show. I'd actually started to drift off to sleep when the sound of a familiar voice brought me back to being awake.
"Parker, what the hell are you doing?"
I cracked open my eyes and squinted up to see Harley Keener standing in front of the tv. He had his hands on his hips as he stared down at me and Peter.
"Harley, sh! She's asleep!"
"No, she's not," I grumbled, scowling up at Harley. "What the hell are you doing Keener?"
"I asked first."
I sighed heavily through my nose and closed my eyes again. Peter took over dealing with Harley.
"We're relaxing," he said. "Y/N has a stomach ache, so I was helping her feel better."
"Yeah, and it was working really well until you came along," I added. I curled up in Peter's lap a little more, turning towards him and away from Harley.
Harley scoffed. "Seriously, why don't you two just date already? It's getting really annoying seeing you both in such hardcore denial every day."
I froze, and I felt Peter do the same. Neither of us moved an inch. What was Peter thinking right now? Personally, my heart had stopped in my chest.
The silence stretched on, neither Peter nor I daring to move an inch. Once Harley realized the total shutdown he'd caused, he quickly bowed out of his own mess.
"Well... I guess I'll leave you guys to figure this out..."
I still didn't move an inch, and after another second, I heard Harley awkwardly shuffle off. From the tone of his voice, it sounded like he'd instantly regretting bringing it up in the first place. Good. He deserved to feel bad for interrupting our nice day.
After a few more beats of awkward silence with neither of us moving, I gritted my teeth and sat up. My stomach cramped as I did, and as soon as Peter saw the pain on my face, he snapped into action and pulled me close into his side.
"Y/N, you should try to go back to sleep-"
"I'm pissed that Harley woke me up and interrupted our nice moment, don't get me wrong. But... I don't know, was his question worth asking? I mean... ugh, I don't know what I mean."
"Did you mean... you think we should start dating? Because... I mean, I never really thought about it, but I guess... we kind of already are?"
I looked up at him from where I sat curled against his side, my legs across his lap. One of his arms was wrapped around my shoulders, holding me close, and the other rested on my thigh. I'd been asked out a few times since I'd gotten close with Peter, and honestly, never once had I wanted to take anyone up on their offers.
I met Peter's eyes. He stared at me with uncertainty and concern, but just looking at him made my heart swell with love.
"We have definitely been dating for at least the past month," I agreed. Peter and I shared a laugh, and although I hated to admit Harley was right... Harley was right.
Carefully, Peter tangled his hand in my hair and stared at me lovingly. He was taking in the moment, even though we hadn't technically changed much. I, on the other hand, was not wasting another second.
I leaned up, ignoring the pain in my stomach, and kissed Peter. He seemed surprised for a second, but then he wasted no time pulling me in even closer to him as he kissed me back.
"We waited way too long to do this," I breathed as we broke apart for a second, our foreheads still pressed together.
"I agree," said Peter. I leaned back up towards him, and he quickly took the hint and kissed me again. We lost ourselves in each other, like we had so many times before. Only this time there was a lot more kissing.
I had to admit, I was a fan of the change (and not just because it made me forget about my stomach ache). And clearly Peter was too.
I guess we'd both have to thank Harley the next time we saw him, no matter how annoying he'd been.
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sarah-sandwich · 1 year
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41, and if you write 30k words again I’m gonna laugh
I managed to keep this one down to a respectable 2k 😌 Thanks for sending this!! Even though it's been 10 months since you did... surprise? @reakeebz also requested #41 so this one's for both of you!
41. you know what, maybe they ARE tired of being nice. maybe they DO wanna go apeshit.
Find the prompt list here
In all the years he has known him, Harley has only witnessed Peter lose his temper twice. He’s talking truly lose his temper—not his pissy snarkiness or the silent, clench-jawed sulks. He’s talking angry. He’s talking volatile. He’s talking scary.
The first time was when May got hurt. She was at the bank making a deposit for F.E.A.S.T. when robbers showed up and she refused to give them the money. She hadn’t made the deposit yet so it wasn’t insured. If she gave it up, all of those donations would be gone.
When Harley burst through the doors in his Iron Legacy armor it was to find May stunned on the floor with a head wound and Peter wailing on the robber.
He made the mistake of going to May first but quickly realized that Peter wasn’t going to stop unless he made him. That was the day he got his first look at the Spider-Man that villains see and he wondered how any of them have the balls to stand toe-to-toe with him on the regular.
The second time was when the salsa jar Peter was struggling to open shattered in his hands. There were… other factors at play that day, but it was the salsa jar that sent him over the edge, and in return Peter sent it through the wall.
Harley cleaned up both messes the best he could while Peter went wherever he goes when he feels too dangerous to be around people.
He didn’t have to wait long for him when May was hurt, but he waited for hours after the salsa incident before Peter finally crawled back through the window with a bucket of spackle for the hole Harley had already patched.
This time is different.
This time Harley isn’t there to stop Peter before he goes too far.
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nachtwaechterin · 6 months
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20 questions for fanfic writers tagged by @kittyphoenix12-xx. Thanks for the tag!!!
How many works do you have on AO3?
22 across four pseudonyms!
What's your total AO3 word count?
251,426 as of November 3rd, 2023
What fandoms do you write for?
Across my fandoms, there are fics for BotW, A:tLA, BBC Merlin and now the MCU. I'm currently only writing MCU fic tho!
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
A Spider on the Web (1,077 kudos, MCU, Parkner)
The Scientific Method (246 kudos, MCU, Parkner)
Spidery Thoughts (136 kudos, MCU, Parkner)
How To Train Your Dragon Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (120 kudos, MCU)
Druids and Destinies (117 kudos, BBC Merlin)
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I do! Because comments make me happy and I wanna engage with my readers (which is also why I have a Discord server for my fics)
If I don't respond, it's probably because it's a longer thread in which I've replied before and I simply don't know what to say.
What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I don't do angsty endings. Or, well, I do at the end of a work but usually those have sequels with happier endings. The worst I'm gonna do is bittersweet. But if we allow angsty endings with sequels that have happy endings, The Way of the Sword (A:tLA) will fit best!
What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
All of them tbh!!! Or so many of them. I will say Coffee and Chamomile (MCU, Parkner) though because the overall vibe is also very fluffy.
Do you get hate on fics?
I haven't yet!
Do you write smut?
I do! Mostly as an exploration of my own sexuality since I did struggle to accept my cupiosexuality for years. There's It Turns Out Asexuals CAN Want Sex (MCU, Parkner), and the rewrite of The Scientific Method will get a smut one-shot. I might also write some for Glowing in the Dark (MCU, Parkner) tbh.
Do you write crossovers?
I had ideas but nope! Idk, it's difficult for me to write for me in more than one fandom at a time, and this just ties into it.
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I know of.
Have you ever had a fic translated?
Do my own abandoned translations count? If so, then yes.
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
I tried but I feel like co-writing is kinda difficult for me because of the increased pressure. A one-shot or short story is probably fine but anything more than that is just. Idk. My brain does Not Like It.
What's your all-time favorite ship to write for?
Tbh that changes depending on the fandom im in currently! It's Harley Keener/Peter Parker aka Parkner (MCU).
What's A WIP that you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
All of the ones in the fandoms I fell out of tbh.
What are your writing strengths?
I think writing emotions!!! I'm just projecting my own experiences and trauma and I think that gives them a lot of depth and makes them pretty realistic!
What are your writing weaknesses?
I can't keep anything short. I just ramble on and on and on and on and on and—
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Prinzessin Lillifee (a German book series/magazine about a fairy, often featuring her unicorn and animal friends. I used to spend so much money on the magazines and I'm pretty sure I had an audiobook! Prinzessin Lillifee fanfic was actually what got me into writing, and ironically I wrote one-shots for it.
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That is so difficult to answer. Probably A Spider on the Web and It Turns Out Asexuals CAN Want Sex. And Glowing in the Dark (MCU, Parkner).
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How many works do you have on AO3?
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What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Do you get hate on fics?
Do you write smut?
Do you write crossovers?
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Have you ever had a fic translated?
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
What's your all-time favorite ship to write for?
What's A WIP that you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
What are your writing strengths?
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Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
First fandom you wrote for?
Favorite fic you've written?
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The Italian Judgement
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51135202 by SethRen89 Maria Stark is Peter and Harley adoptive grand-mother. She loves their grand-children, but she is also an Italian woman, prod of her Neapolitan roots. And for two American teenager boys this could a problem ... expecially with food! OR I have noticed that Irondad fanfiction where Tony and Peter have Italian roots are very common. But what happen when an Italian from Italy try to write this type of fic. Discover to you risk! Words: 355, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: Gen Characters: Peter Parker, Harley Keener, Maria Stark Relationships: Peter Parker and Harley Keener - Relationship, Peter Parker and Maria Stark, Peter Parker and Tony Stark Additional Tags: Maria Stark Lives, Maria Stark is Italian, Harley Keener & Peter Parker are Siblings, Mentioned Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Mentioned Happy Hogan, Mentioned Aunt May Parker (Marvel), Mentioned Tony Stark, Mentioned Pepper Potts, Peter Parker is Tony Stark's Adopted Child, Harley Keener is Tony Stark's Adopted Child, maria stark is from Naples, commedy, Harley Keener & Peter Parker & Morgan Stark are Siblings (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Short One Shot read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/51135202
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rightsforharleykeener · 11 months
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a current wip
this is like,, 1k words into the current one-shot i'm writing. the whole plot is based off a prompt i saw that was like '"pretty boy" (derogatory) to "pretty boy" (affectionate)', so forgive me for making harley rude in this bit!!
if anyone could give it a read that would be great, and criticisms are welcomed!! also pls point out any spelling / grammar mistakes bc god knows i haven't read this over one bit.
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“Hey, Mr Stark!” Peter called as he walked into the lab. Tony turned around, smiling when he saw Peter.
“Hi Pete, only half an hour later than you said you’d be!” Of course Tony had to comment on the time.
“I see it as an improvement. Technically, I was here fifteen minutes ago.” Peter snarked back, smiling even wider. After getting over his awkward starstruck phase, Peter and Tony got on much better, and the former was no longer afraid to be sarcastic around his mentor.
“Yeah, yeah. Anyways, this is who I wanted you to meet. This is Harley Keener. Met him during the Mandarin incident in 2013.” The other person in the room (who, admittedly, Peter had not been paying any attention to) turned around and smiled. Oh, it was Locker Boy. Harley, Peter corrected himself. “Harley, this is Peter.”
“Oh, hey, we saw each other earlier.” Harley notes, voicing what Peter was thinking.
“Yeah, I apologise if I sounded like I was accusing you of stealing or something.” Peter rushed out, stating what he had tried to tell Harley earlier - before the latter had walked away.
“Nah, no worries. Wasn’t thinkin’ that of ya anyways. Honestly, I was just a bit embarrassed at being wrong.”
“Harley? Being wrong? Never.” Tony chimed in.
“Shut up, old man.” Harley retorted. If Peter was being honest, it shocked him a bit that Harley was just like that with Tony straight off the bat. Although they’d known each other since 2013, Peter had never seen Harley before. Granted, he’d heard about the story of a boy Tony met once, but he’d never known his name, and Tony certainly hadn’t invited him over before. Or, Harley hadn’t accepted the invitation if Tony had asked him to come over. So Peter was just a little surprised that they were this close, even if it did make a little bit of sense for them to be.
Tony and Harley continued their conversation, so Peter sat down at his desk. Now, Peter had time to think about the previous interaction. Whether that was a good thing or not, he didn’t know. What he did know was that he’d found Harley unfairly attractive. Peter hadn’t had the chance to really look at him during the day - all he’d gathered was that he had blonde hair, and pretty much towered over Peter. Now, Peter knew that Harley had bright blue eyes, and dressed in what the fan fictions would define as a ‘bad boy’ style. Peter must have got a bit lost in his thoughts, because when he looked up, Tony was no longer in the room.
“Where’d Mr Stark go?” Peter turned to Harley, assuming that the other boy would know.
“Wouldn’t ya like to know, pretty boy?” Harley said back. Peter was thrown off a little bit by the other boy’s tone. It was much more malicious than it had been during their other two interactions. Peter decided to brush past it - as well as the name Harley had called him.
“Well, yeah. That’s why I’m asking.”
“Why? Want him to check your work? Make sure you’ve got it right? Wouldn’t want to get somethin’ wrong in front of Mr Stark, would ya?” Peter became more and more taken aback as each word came out of Harley’s mouth.
“What?” Peter was genuinely confused. Was Harley mocking him? And if so, why? What had he done so wrong already?
“You know what, Parker. You’re a suck-up. As far as I’m aware, you’ve known him for three years. You spend so much time with him, and yet you still call him Mr Stark.”
“Yeah, it’s respectful - it’s just what I’ve always called him.”
“You sayin’ I’m not respectful, pretty boy?”
Peter didn’t even answer. 
What gave Harley the right to act like such a dick all of a sudden? Never had a new person irritated Peter so much before. No one had ever criticised him for calling Tony ‘Mr Stark’ - anyone who heard it had thought it was cute. Not that Peter had continued calling Tony that because people found it endearing - as he told Harley, he did it out of respect. And habit, if Peter was being honest. But back to Harley. Peter couldn’t figure it out. He’d been nice to Peter at the locker this morning - so Harley wasn’t just rude to strangers. He’d been decent when Tony introduced the two boys to each other. So what was it? 
Peter decided that Harley was just a dick, and spent the rest of the afternoon mad at the other boy.
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starkerhowlter · 1 year
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Princess Parker -- 4
Rating: M Ship: starker (tony stark / peter parker) Tags: Minor Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Alternate Universe - College/University, Fashion Designer Peter Parker, Engineer Student Tony Stark, slow burn, stolen moments Summary: Tony Stark’s in love.
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4 -- Beauty And The Simp
In the cafeteria, Peter is already sitting with his friends at their usual table. His red and black shirt fits perfectly, and his Hugo Boss trousers hug his ass like a gift from the gods. The bouquet has disappeared but the blush on the boy's cheeks hasn't. He smiles gently, winking at the boy before turning back to his friends.
"How did he take to the bouquet?" Bruce asks gently.
"Well. He seemed like he liked it. His friends, not so much," Tony replied.
"I'm guessing Pepper and Natasha weren't fans?" Steve questions.
"Not them..." Tony confesses, looking over his shoulder at the entrance before continuing, "For some reason, Harley Keener was upset by them?"
"Why Harley?" Bucky interjected, "What does that prick want with Peter?"
"I guess I'm not the only one that Peter's caught their eye. I mean, he's beautiful, guys. He's not going to be someone people overlook easily. I just wish I could work up the courage to just talk to him.”
"I thought you said he liked your gifts?" Bucky replies, smiling at Clint as he sits down.
"He did... does. But I'm not a sugar daddy. I don't want to just give him gifts and treasures, I want to be his boyfriend. I want Peter Parker to be mine."
"You really have it bad, T," Steve laughs, "But I can't say anything. I was just as whipped for Bucky when I first saw him."
"Honey, you saw me at a party and from what Tony and Clint have told me, you drank like six shots of vodka before you managed to talk to me."
"I was nervous!" Steve covers.
"Yeah, and then you kissed me, fucked me and asked me to be your boyfriend that same night!"
"It was an intense party!" Steve laments.
"I rest my case." Bucky laughs, leaning over and kissing the blonde, "Oh stop pouting. You know I love you."
"I love you too."
"Gods, you guys are gross." Clint laughs, "Like old men."
Peter glances over at the table again, he's got one of the flowers from Tony in his hair, but his friends keep reminding him that the flowers didn't come from the person he so wants them to be from. The boy sighs, spinning the stem between his fingers as his friends talk around him. He should be listening but instead, his mind is on Tony.
"Peter, are you listening to me?" Gwen asks, clearly annoyed.
"Wha? Oh, yeah. I'm listening." He drops the flower on the table and looks at the girl, mind drifting back to the punk across the room. He wonders what it would be like to lay in his lap, to reach up and brush his fingers over the man's stubble and see the sparkle in his whiskey eyes up close. Harley never made him feel like this. He never felt a wonder at the concept of the man, never wished for him to look in his direction. Then again, was what he had with Harley love?
Tony smiles in the boy's direction, appreciating the sight of him. "Holy hell aren't you gorgeous," He murmurs to no one in particular, "Fucking hell."
"Tony you're doing it again," Clint teases.
"Doing what?" Tony asks, lifting his head off his hand.
"Simping," Clint replies.
"I do not simp. I am just appreciating the beauty that is Peter Parker."
"Mhm, sure," Steve laughs, "Whatever you say." Tony flips the guys off, laughing.
"I just want to see you embarrass yourself in front of Peter at the party this weekend."
"Shut up, Clint." Tony laughs, looking across the cafeteria longingly at the boy.
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Thank you so much for reading!! Comments and likes are much appreciated!!
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20 questions for fic writers
thanks for the tag @becomethesun <3<3
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
11!
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
allegedly 46,015, but 5,569 of those words were technically written by @freetobeyouandmichi-me in our shared au! (love ya)
3. What fandoms do you write for?
the last of us
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
1. cold is the water
2. buckets of rain / shelter from the storm
3. you love me so hard and i still can't sleep
4. matchbox
5. patron saints
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
YES when @toointojoelmiller said ao3 comments were better than drugs she was RIGHT! but fr they make me giddy every time, even if it's just a singular emoji or a bunch of exclamation points
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
maybe creature fear? just because it's so early days joel and ellie, so there's no warm and fuzzies to be had anywhere. wouldn't say it's angsty though
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
i'm kind of incapable of writing a sad ending, so it's a three way tie between my fluffiest children (1) buckets of rain / shelter from the storm, (2) mountain high, valley low, river wide, and (3) fisherman hats and carpet stains
8. Do you get hate on fics?
not YET thank GOD
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
i do not
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
i haven't but i have a prospect x tlou crossover in the earliest of early stages
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
i don't think so?
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
nope
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
kinda yes! michi wrote Roll for Halloween Hijacks for our modern au and was kind enough to name me as co-author
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
i'm lame and most of my ships are just the ones that are already canon :/ but if i had to pick a wild card, i was oddly obsessed with peter parker/harley keener back in the marvel heyday
15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
i really don't want to speak this into existence, but literally any of my ideas for longfics
16. What are your writing strengths?
fluff, dialogue, authentic characters
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
underwriting, writing consistently, whump/angst
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
i do not think i would be any good at this
19. First fandom you wrote for?
should i lay bare all the skeletons in my closet rn? on a tumblr that i deleted over a decade ago, i wrote a few random one-shots of fred weasley/reader, george weasley/reader, remus lupin/reader, sirius black/reader, (brace yourselves) dan howell/reader, and phil lester/reader ... what the fuck i even shipped phan so idk why i did this
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
this is a hard question but i think my home (far away). it challenged me and took me out of my comfort zone but at the same time it was some of the most fun i've ever had writing
no pressure tags! @lkay-09 @two-birds-alone-together @boopernatural (also sorry, you were probably already tagged bc of our braincell hivemind lol)
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irondadfics · 2 years
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Recently put in an Ask in regards to fics that included Harley as well, and I'll definitely go take a look through his Character Tag! Thank you so much for the help <3
But thought, since we're here, that I'd love to share some of my favorite Irondad fics that include Harley in some way or another, if that's okay, because these are absolute gems ;)
bagel bags do not count as art by Bundibird on AO3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/23695612 [one-shot, harley & peter adopt tony as their dad]
the events of the stark-parker-keener road trip by tempestaurora on AO3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/19393642 [one-shot, what the title says]
Although the entire wayward sons series is amazing!
ain't my blood; still my boys by parkrstark on AO3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/29214021/chapters/71730783 [multi-chapter, stony, harley & peter are siblings in foster care]
how to win friends and influence people by Bundibird on AO3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17983760 [one-shot, harley & peter meet/bond at school over defending tony]
like a river through your veins by lavenderlotion on AO3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/27335455 [one-shot]
shoulda worn a clean shirt by Bundibird AO3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17381399 [one-shot, harley x peter]
Thanks! x
Thanks for these!
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MASTERLIST:
Here is a compilation of our favorite Irondad fics, or fics that we think sound good! If you have any recommendations that you think would be a great addition, pls message us! We hope you enjoy these as much as we have :)
almost, if not all, of these fics are completed.
Our Absolute Favorites
Recommendations
Our Works
Types of fics:
One Shots
Series
Multi-Chapter
GENRE:
Angst
Crack
Hurt/Comfort
Whump
TROPE:
Abuse
Adoption
Arguments
Anxiety
AU
Avengers
Ben is abusive
Brainwashing
Blood and Injury
Biderman
Bullying
Civil War
Dehumanization
Depression
Domestic Avengers
Far From Home AU (Tony Lives)
Field trip
First Meeting AU
Gay Peter Parker
Grief/Mourning
Head injury
Homeless
Homecoming AU
Hospital
Human Experimentation
Hydra
Hydra AU
Identity Reveal
Internship
Kidnapping || Kidnapping 2
Mays Abusive Boyfriend
May is Dead
Mental Illness
Mind Control
Mjolnir
Panic Attack
Poison
Presumed Dead
Publicity
Recovery
Rogue Avengers
Running away
School
Sensory Overload
Social Media
Suicidal thoughts/ attempt
Stucky
Sick Fic
Torture
CHARACTERS:
Adrian Toomes
Avengers
Ben Parker
Bruce Banner
Bucky Barnes
Clint Barton
Flash Thompson
Happy Hogan
Harley Keener
Helen Cho
Karen
Loki
Mac Gargan
Matt Murdock
May Parker
Michelle Jones “MJ”
Morgan Stark
Mysterio
Natasha Romanoff
Ned Leeds
Nick Fury
Pepper Potts
Rhodey
Sam Wilson
Scott Lang
Shuri
Skip Westcott
Stephen Strange
Steve Rogers
Thaddeus Ross
Thor
Tony Stark
Vision
Wanda Maximoff
Yelena Belova
we will not be including eating disorders or noncon tropes specifically****
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Coffee Date Masterlist
A New Workout (ao3) - Axelex12 (orphan_account) steve/natasha E, 1k
Summary: Gym sex AU one-shot
Younger Steve Rogers
Older Natasha Romanoff (Natalie Rushman Here)
Coffee Date (ao3) - MessyLicc layla el-faouly/steven/march G, 796
Summary: Marc and Layla go on a coffee date and they talk about how they should organize their relationship. They share a loving moment and conversation that positively triggers Steven to front.
That's it, that's the whole one shot.
Coffee, Ducks, and Mr Sketchbook (ao3) - TheCityLightShow steve/tony G, 941
Summary: Steve likes to sketch by the pond - ducks make great texture practice don't you know? - and he likes to go there for peace and quiet from the rest of his life... Life has other ideas.
Lakehouse Coffee Date (ao3) - rebelmeg pepper/tony G, 1k
Summary: Phil and Pepper have another one of their coffee dates, Pepper reflects on her life as a mom and wife, and FRIDAY isn't great at keeping secrets.
let’s keep this simple and sweet (ao3) - thompsborn harley/peter T, 1k
Summary: Eventually, shrugging to himself, he jokingly replies with, careful there, keener, sounds like ur askin me on a date or smth
He’s not expecting the immediate response to be, that’s what i’m doing, parker
Which. Well.
Alright, then.
May and her bodyguard (ao3) - disneyreactor happy/may G, 477
Summary: While Peter's in school, Happy and May decide to hang out at a coffee shop.
or...
Happy and May go on a date.
Nothing Brings People Together (Except Wifi) (ao3) - marvelfan steve/bucky G, 4k
Summary: Steve notices that someone is piggybacking his wifi. He confronts the perpetrator and a neighbor war ensues.
Obnoxiously Perfect (ao3) - plutosrose steve/bucky M, 2k
Summary: After hooking up with Steve at a faculty reception, Bucky consults Alpine for advice.
Only Us Under The Stars (ao3) - HFyornT ned/peter T, 1k
Summary: Peter and Ned hung out, like usual. They only didn't expect something unthinkable-only at that time because, no, not yet, they needed a right time- that made them put more courage to be able to confess.
Pumpkin Spice Date (ao3) - frobster bucky/peter G, 1k
Summary: Peter wants coffee and drags Bucky along.
The Cat's Meow (ao3) - RoseAmaranth tony/stephen G, 6k
Summary: Stephen accidentally turns himself into a cat and has to try and figure out how to let someone know. Tony, meanwhile, finds this handsome black cat while walking through central park and decides to take him home.
The Coffee Date (ao3) - eternity_in_my_pocket steve/bucky G, 735
Summary: Steve and Bucky have a coffee date after their disastrous meet-cute. Will there be another?
The one where everyone finds out (ao3) - queerastronaut sam/bucky T, 6k
Summary: Sam and Bucky are finally dating, they just forgot to tell their friends. They figured that they'll find out later, it's ok. But maybe they should have told them...
why can't we be alone and watch? (ao3) - awwcoffeenooooo frank/karen N/R, 768
Summary: So when her phone starts suddenly blasting Guns of Brixton (an ode to a less-than-amused Frank a few months back), she’s not at all struck by Frank’s god awful hours. Just the fact that he has to intrude on hers.
Not Matt, 5.23am
do you want to get coffee with me? 8?
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OKAY, I know I keep talking about how I’m always on hiatus, but shits been wild at school lately, and tbh I have awful writers block atm.
SO… help me decide what do focus on for my next one shot! I’ve been on a roll writing lots of TwiYor, but I’m running out of ideas tbh.
Should I go back to my roots and write more Peter Parker/Harley Keener and Obi-Wan/Satine, or should I try and write another Loid Forger/Yor Forger fic?? OR, do I write a oneshot based around my favorite anime… Fruits Basket?? I’ve been meaning to write a Kyohru fic for a hot minute…
DISCLAIMER, this does NOT mean I’m running out of ideas for “Didn’t Mean To Fall In Love”… got lots planned for that. But I do want to get back into the Parkner and Obitine multi-chapter fics I was writing prior. Perhaps this could be a way to inspire me to continue those again.
I appreciate the patience as I try to subdue the writers block I’m dealing with. Expect updates and new chapters to come soon! :))
- EP
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Original Fiction
Wildflowers of Deliverance (three-part series)
Red, like my bleeding heart in your hand - 25k (complete--editing) novella prequel (the childhood years) - Follow Nash, his sister Jo, and his best friend Teddy in Deliverance, TN as they take on bullies and grow together, only to be ripped apart before they reach their potential
Blue, like don't forget about me - 60k (complete--editing) queer romance - Twenty years after Nash and Teddy lost touch, they reunite at a funeral and find all of the too-big feelings from childhood are still there, bubbling under the surface
Violet, like these delights - 50k~ (outlining) sequel to Blue - Jo's POV, coming of age in your 30's - Jo gets the freedom she thought she always wanted and finds, it kind of sucks actually
Woolen Hollow - Drafting Percolating - fantasy, magic systems, found family, accidental chosen one; a story about choice, family, and that weird forest kingdom girl who's obsessed with fortune tellers
Hot Air Balloon Town (working title - percolating) - In a small town famous for their hot air balloon museum and annual festival, a young woman decides she's going to break the world record for highest altitude in an open basket. However, the ghost in town is complicating things.
FanFiction
Spideypool (Peter Parker/Wade Wilson)
Paradise (spread out with a butter knife) -- slowburn soulmates au where friendship is magic (or the one where Peter and Wade are literal soulmates but don't realize it for literal years because they're literal idiots)
The Little Barnacle -- Peter panics and botches Wade's proposal by proposing first like the babbling disaster man he is. He also turned out hella aro and this was his choice.
GwenMJ (Gwen Stacy/Michelle Jones)
michelle.mp3 -- Michelle breaks up with Peter and retreats to her grandma's house in the country to lick her wounds and meets Gwen, her insufferable neighbor who also happens to be the drummer and songwriter who upended her perfectly adequate life and is apparently back for more.
Parkner (Peter Parker/Harley Keener)
*deep breath*
Freak Out 'Verse -- It starts with a kidnapping, evolves through a summer romance, and ends with a portal to another dimension, team dynamics, and... shit tits? am i reading this right? ...really? Yeah folks it says shit tits what the fuck
Peaches 'Verse -- It starts with Abbie and Harley. It starts with leaving. It ends with Abbie and Harley and Peter and May. It ends with a room and choosing to stay.
The Distance Between (You and Me) -- Harley struggles to get a grip on his PTSD while his kidnappers are still out there, the board of directors at Stark Industries are looking for any excuse to deny him his future right to inherit the company, and his "bodyguard" drives him up the fucking wall.
For the First Time, Eye to Eye -- Peter and Harley have a lot of shit to work through and Harley's family reunion (while they pretend to be boyfriends of five years rather than workplace rivals), is not the time or place. And yet...
Lemon Boy -- Post-Endgame (sorry) Harley takes in Peter as a roommate to help with expenses while he remodels his deceased uncle's house. Both grieving in their own way, they eventually learn to see the other clearly--through the mask and despite the barriers.
Parkner One-Shots
Heart (in hand) Home (in you) - 2.5k - Harley-centric sick fic
An Insignificant Problem - 1.2k - De-aged!Peter; Fed-up!Harley
Wouldn't Dream of It - 2.3k - Harley-centric alien goo induced trip down memory lane
The Human Kind - 3.7k - Spidey and Laddie play hide and seek :) (mind the tags!)
Undercover? I thought you said under covers... - 3.7k - what it says on the tin ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Peter, no - 3.4k - Peter is an awful outdoorsman. Harley is in love with him.
Rhythm and Blues - 1.3k - Flash POV! He's stuck late at school and sees something he isn't supposed to.
No Need to Rush - 5.3k - It's simple: Harley loves Peter. Yet complicated: Peter loves Harley.
Second Chances for Second Guessers - 3.7k - Peter is a flighty little whimp afraid of falling in love
Pete, I'm Fake Drunk and Wanna Go Home - 2.9k - Peter needs a night off and Harley has a fool-proof plan to make him take one
The Devil is a Hopeless Romantic - 2k - tried to write angst. it's only okay
Completely and utterly devoid of sex appeal - 1.7k - Peter has the hots for Harley when he wears a certain outfit. Unfortunately it's his work uniform. And they work together.
Fake Romance Crap - 3.4k - sure he fake married me an hour ago, but do you think he likes me?
Apeshit - 2.1k - A Freak Out 'Verse one-shot written for the prompt: You know what, maybe they ARE tired of being nice. Maybe they DO wanna go apeshit.
adventures with hair dye and feelings — In Space! - 8.7k - 5 times Harley and Peter don’t kiss +1 time they do (in space!) Written for the combined prompts: 8) every single kiss so far has been a disaster but it's really funny and 46) don't have a one night stand with your coworker on the spaceship
Put in the Work - 54.7k - Rated M - fka the nasa au, now with minimal nasa (sorry). Harley built his whole life around two things: his daughter and his career at NASA. It's nothing but bad luck that he's laid off at the same time Hazel is pushing for independence. To cope, he falls back on his usual stress-relief, hotel sex with a hot stranger, but bad luck arrives in threes and it's definitely bad luck to fall in love with your one-night stand. If only he had a friend to vent to other than his sister, his daughter, and his strange quasi-friendship with Spider-Man via twitter…
Come on, take a joyride - 6.8k - 5 times Harley takes Peter for a ride +1 time Peter takes Harley
Free Pass - 9k - Rated E - a smutty New Year's Eve one-shot that got plot in it somehow...
another time, a difference place (I have loved you before) - ??? - In-progress (I'm posting as I go for once) - Endgame parkner fix it fic. Peter and Harley were together inside the soul stone. Unfortunately, neither of them remember anything and these frequent bouts of deja vu are getting weird.
Coming Up...
Baseball Smut - Rated E - parkner one-shot. Baseball uniforms are sexy, okay?
Your Mom Freaked Out - ??? - An addition to the Freak Out 'Verse that occurs sometime before the final scene of You're Freaking Out's epilogue. Harley gets blasted with temporal rays when Peter and Tony's time machine experiment goes wrong. It's just his luck that he wakes up handcuffed with Officer Benjamin Parker sitting at his bed side...
Not Spider-Man 4: Bring it on Home (working title) - ??? (LONG) - Gen fic (no romantic parkner), Harley-centric, trans ftm!Harley, canon compliant, post NWH - Harley built his own Iron Man armor and he uses it Robin Hood style to keep Rose Hill from blinking out on the map. Abbie thought she was helping by sneaking off to meet with reporter Betty Brandt and her photographer, Peter Parker, to shed some light on the dire situation in small towns like Rose Hill post-blip and the extremes people like her brother go to to keep people fed and healthy. But getting kidnapped is rarely considered helpful.
Spider-Man 4: Bring it on Home - ??? - Peter/Michelle - Sequel to Not SM4: BioH - Michelle POV (maybe with some Peter POV too--i'll decide when I actually get to writing it hah) -- Inspired by the events of Not SM4, Peter sets out to Boston get his friends back. Meanwhile, Michelle is trying to solve the mystery of why she and Ned have gaping holes in their memories. Ned has it worse than she does and has the therapy and medical bills to prove it, which is all the more reason for her to get to the bottom of this before his episodes get any worse. She's positive she could have solved it by now if not for the universe throwing constant distractions in her face--like the cute guy that recently started frequenting the shop where she works. And what the hell is Spider-Man doing outside of New York. One mystery at a time, Em. You'll figure it out. You always do.
We Were Gods (we were kids) - 100k~ - parkner childhood friends to estranged almost lovers to superheroes fighting on opposite sides to reluctant allies to lovers (this is the OG OG Blue like don't forget about me, back to its roots)
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dialogue prompt 1 is such a Harley Keener quote
oh my god you're so right. I never even thought about it for him because the person who said this was Irish and I just. you're So Right. here you are my friend
prompt: “Well that’s a pain in the potatoes.” (from this list)
Read Potato Potahto here on ao3
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Not every lab day involved a collaborative project. In fact, most of them didn’t. They were all their own people with different priorities and deadlines that needed to be met. 
Really, the only days where they worked on anything together were the times when a project was so big, it just needed more than one set of hands. 
Still, working on their own was much more common. It was quiet in the lab, all of them doing their own thing, the noise of tools and such fading to the background along with the music Tony was playing that day. 
It wasn’t loud, but it was loud enough that Harley’s sigh likely wouldn’t be heard over the noise. 
A hinge broke on the inside of his face plate. 
He was trying to repair some of the finer tech near the eyes. One of his projectors had been cutting in and out recently, and he kind of needed that data, so it needed to be fixed. 
In theory, it was a super easy fix. In theory, he could have just plugged it into his computer, recalibrated everything, and been good to go. 
In practice, it was not so simple. 
Plugging it into his computer was the easy part. Recalibrating it was a no-brainer. 
However, running a diagnostics test to make sure there were no other issues unveiled an entire fleet of problems. 
A cracked lens, multiple sensors at odd angles, a hinge that could use a tune up. Tiny problems that on their own wouldn’t take long, but they added up. He decided to fix the hinge last since it was on the outside, and the more delicate work on the inside was more important. 
Still, he had to loosen the hinge to get to the other parts he needed to fix. And then obviously, because of course it did, the hinge snapped under his screwdriver. 
“Well that’s a pain in the potatoes,” he muttered. He only said it to himself, quietly enough that no one should have been able to hear him. 
Except across the room, Peter paused, took a deep breath, set down his own tools, and stared at him. 
“What in the fuck did you just say?”
“What? What happened?” Tony’s head swiveled between the two of them. 
“No, not you. Harley, say what you just said again.”
Harley gaped at him. “How-”
“Doesn’t matter. Repeat what you just said, I want to hear you say it clearer.”
“That’s a pain in the potatoes,” he said slowly, after a moment’s hesitation. 
Tony burst out laughing as Harley and Peter continued to have a staring contest. 
After a moment, Harley spoke again. “I will not be judged for the words that come out of my mouth.”
“Yes you will. You will be judged. Primarily by me because what the fuck?”
“Okay, okay, children, simmer down. Peter, I’m sure there are a number of things you say that Harley judges you for but doesn’t say anything. And Harley, I will admit that while Peter’s reaction was out of bounds, you did say a very strange thing. Care to explain yourself?”
“I’ve been saying it since I was a kid! I don’t know why or where it came from, but I had a fascination with potatoes, so it probably had something to do with that.”
“Plus you had that potato gun,” Tony remembered. “That certainly hurt if you got shot with it.”
“Like I said. The potatoes were a thing.”
“Don’t you hate potatoes?” Peter asked. 
“I hate baked potatoes,” Harley confirmed. “I don’t like mashed potatoes very much either. Any mushy potato is awful and I hate it.”
“Is that why you’re picky about french fries?” Tony asked. 
“Yes.”
“Honestly, that makes sense. So there’s nowhere else that came from?” 
“I don’t think so,” Harley frowned. “Sometimes I think maybe I heard someone else say it first, but it was mostly a good way to get away with saying ‘that’s a pain in the ass’ without swearing at an age where it was inappropriate to do so.”
“Fair enough. Are you satisfied?” He turned back to Peter, who still looked skeptical. 
“I still have questions, but I suspect I will not get answers, so I shall refrain from asking them.”
“Thank you,” Harley said. “However, I do have questions that need answers.”
“Such as?”
“How did you hear me from across the room? I barely whispered that, and it’s not exactly quiet in here. There’s no way you could have heard me.”
“Actually I think we should be done with questions now,” Peter said quickly, making an attempt to go back to his own work. 
“No, no, I don’t think so.” Harley got up and walked over to Peter’s station and perched himself on his desk. “You started this, you finish it. That’s how this works.”
“I don’t think it should work like that. Tony, tell him it shouldn’t work like that.”
“Peter, deal with the consequences of your own actions.”
“That’s not fair.”
“Harley had to answer our questions that didn’t have solid answers. We both know there is a real answer to this, so I’m not letting you get out of this.”
Peter released a long breath before looking back up at Harley. “I’m not answering the question.”
“Tony-”
“If I leave, will you tell him? I get it if you just don’t want me to see this become a lover’s spat, but you need to tell him eventually.”
“Is it something I’m going to be upset about?” Harley asked. 
“Yes, please leave,” Peter told Tony. “And you might be upset, but if you let me explain, I think you’ll understand.”
Tony vacated the lab as Peter worked to find the words to tell him something. It wasn’t like him to be this aggravated about telling Harley something. 
“Should we start with your original question?”
“Yeah, I’d like to know how you heard me.”
“I have super hearing.”
Harley blinked. “Okay. Super hearing. Cool. I don’t want to think about what kind of headache that must be.”
“Oh yeah, it was awful at first. The thing is, super hearing isn’t the only power I have. Because I’m Spider-Man.”
Spider-Man. His boyfriend is Spider-Man. Harley understood why Peter thought he would be upset. 
Truth be told, he couldn’t figure out how to react at all. Instead, he just stared at him. 
“It would cause me much less anxiety if you said something,” Peter said nervously. “I’d honestly prefer it even if you started yelling at me.”
Finally he recovered his senses. “I’m not going to yell at you,” Harley assured him. “I’m just shocked. Why didn’t you think you could tell me?”
“I thought you’d be mad,” Peter mumbled. 
“Mad? That you’re a hero? Sweetheart, I would never be mad at you for that. Anxious that you’ll get hurt, sure, but not mad.”
“Then you won’t mind if I steal your weird potato phrases when I’m on patrol?”
“You know, the real pain in the potatoes might have been you all along,” Harley teased. “Spider-Man might get some weird looks for that, but sure, steal my weird sayings. If I think of any more, I’ll write them down for you.”
“Thank you,” Peter laughed. “I appreciate it.”
“Hey,” Harley said softly, leaning down to kiss his temple. “I love you, don’t forget that. Maybe you can tell me all about being Spider-Man later.”
“After you fix the thing that made you potato-swear at it?”
“After I do that, yes. My helmet will not fix itself, and neither will whatever it is you’ve got there.”
“Web fluid,” Peter said, shaking the vial he was holding.
“Seriously?”
“No, this is water,” he deadpanned. “Seriously, get back to work. The sooner you finish, the sooner we can go upstairs and I can thrill you with my terrifying adventures as Spidey.”
“Fine, fine,” Harley said, sliding off the desk. 
“Wait,” Peter caught his hand before he walked away, and kissed it. “I love you too, by the way.”
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Dust to Dust
Summary: the snap, from Abby Keener's POV.
TW for terror in a school setting.
It was like a goddamn magic trick.
    Some egotistical prune with terrible fashion taste snaps his fingers on the other side of the galaxy, and half the world turns to ash. Abby stopped trying to make sense of the world years before, but this broke any remaining shred of normalcy she had. Makes sense it did. It broke everything else.
    The day it happened, everything was normal. Mom was gone by the time Abby woke up, a post-it note professing her love stuck to the counter. The car broke down before it even pulled out of the driveway, and Harley spent an hour and a half fixing it while Abby watched TikToks on her phone. When they got to school, the drop-off line was empty.
    Abby poked her head out the window, examining the empty school campus. “We’re so late.”
    Harley sighed dramatically. “Yes, I know.”
    Abby pulled herself back into the car, pouting. “They’re not gonna let me in.”
    Another sigh from Harley. “If they don’t, go get Mom.”
    “But she’s working,” Abby whined. “She doesn’t like it when we bother her at the diner, and I’ve already skipped school this month ‘cause of that flu I caught, and I don’t wanna bother her.” She kicked the front of the seat with some prejudice. “Can you at least walk me in?” she pleaded.
    Years later, Abby would remember this conversation while lying concussed on the floor of an alley, and wonder if Thanos had the gauntlet by then. She wondered how doomed ten-year-old her had been in that moment.
    All the way back in 2018, Harley groaned. “Just go,” he ordered. He already sounded so tired and annoyed. The grease on his hands was smeared across the steering wheel. Abby didn’t want to push him. She stepped out of the car, crept silently towards the school. The car puttered past behind her. She turned, waving goodbye like she was trying to flag down a passing plane. She caught a glimpse of Harley’s reflection in the shattered rear view mirror. That was the last time she would see her brother for almost half a decade.
    What happened next? Abby wasn’t sure. Somehow, she negotiated her way through the front office and into her classroom. They were supposed to be learning fractions, and she vividly remembered a row of numbers written in green on the whiteboard, but she remembered very little else from the actual lesson. Something was happening in New York, but no one was paying attention. New York was a world away.
    The teacher finished her lesson and traded places with another teacher who immediately started on his history rant that centered almost entirely on unproven conspiracy theories. Some kids’ phones chimed with news alerts, but the teacher glared at them when they tried to pull them out. At the time, Abby looked at this and thought it was wrong.
    Abby thought of this years later and laughed, then glared at a passerby when they looked at her weird.
    By the time lunch rolled around, something was obviously wrong. The cafeteria had two ancient TVs set up, usually playing the news or some sort of mindless, background-noise sitcom, but when Abby looked at them, they were turned off. She would remember it forever: her face reflected in the black screen, kids whispering all around about what was happening (“Dylan said Loki came back, then that arrow guy shot Thor, an’ that’s what’s going on.”)
    Then–well, the next part came in pieces. The girl she was sitting across from dissolved into dust. She didn’t even seem to notice, just stabbed at her chicken before melting onto the floor. People started screaming–one of the lunch ladies dusted into the mashed potatoes. Other kids were gone. Everyone was gone.
    Then Abby was running. She was outside her school and racing across the football field that stood between her and the high school, screaming at the top of her lungs the whole way. She was crying and her tears were blurring the line between the green grass and the blue sky.
    Then there was the high school, oh, the high school. Abby had to fight through a tide of panicking teenagers to get in. The next few minutes were blended together in a mess of random images; ash in front of an open locker; kids screaming and shoving each other as they ran for the exit; some of the teachers were standing in doorways, trying to corral the students. 
    Somewhere along the line, words came spilling out of her mouth. “I’m looking for my brother, has anyone here seen Harley Keener? Do you know where Harley Keener is?” But the dust clogged her throat and the words stayed stuck in her mouth. She could barely breathe through all the dust.
    In the alley years later, Abby closed her eyes. She thought of the doomed little girl, crying and screaming and begging anyone who would listen for help. She thought of her brother, a pile of ash on the floor of a random classroom. She thought of the Avengers and Iron-Man and most of all her mom. Then she sighed and went to sleep.
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