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5 Times Tony Hesitated to Touch Peter and 1 Time He Didn't by notapartytrick, TheOceanIsMyInkwell
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
23 Dec 2019
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Peter tugs a hand through his unruly hair, eyebrows drawn together, and finally meets Tony’s gaze. “Mister Stark, I think we’re both on the wrong page. Like, at least six pages away from each other. I don’t think you’ve even read my… page.”
Humouring the clumsy metaphor, Tony levels with the cryptic kid. “You wanna read it for me?”
“Yeah. I’m not – I’m actually…” he pauses to swipe his lips with his tongue. “I probably seem nervous here because I wanna stay here. I just… I guess I’m scared of messing up? I really don’t – don’t want you to…”
Leave me.
The word blindsided pales in comparison to what Tony’s feeling. That’s not – I can’t believe I… Oh my God.
It’s a struggle to hang on to his veneer of snarky calm. “Right. Well, I’m gonna take the liberty of telling you that you’re way off base.”
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Or, Peter suffers yet another loss of a loved one and he and Tony must navigate their way around their fears and their tentative love for each other in the aftermath.Co-authored by theoceanismyinkwell and notapartytrick.
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- Part 1 of Knock the Ice from My Bones
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29 Dec 2025
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(I Should Have Asked You) How to Be by TheOceanIsMyInkwell for notapartytrick
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
27 Dec 2020
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Tony rubs the lines of his forehead. “I was thinking--we’re with each other practically 24/7 and I cannot for the life of me sneak away from you without your pesky super-ears or eight eyes knowing about it. So. Just lay it on me--what do you want for Christmas? Nuh-uh”--he wags a finger in Peter’s direction--“I don’t care how cheap or expensive it is. I don’t. Just tell me what you want, and I’ll make it happen.”
Peter stares at him, dead into his eyes behind the stupid layer of those stupid rose-colored sunglasses, and he opens his mouth to speak and squeezes the ball of sand in his hand, and tries to say May. I want May. I want her back, and nothing comes out but a small, pained sound like a wounded animal.
“Pete?”
Stop it. Stop it. Stop, it hurts.
“I’m fine,” Peter gasps out.
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Or: Peter thought he's getting better at dealing with May being gone, but then Christmas rolls around and reminds him that she's really not coming back. Tony learns how to be there for him.Series
- Part 2 of Knock the Ice from My Bones
- Part 3 of Author's Favorites
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28 Dec 2025
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Between Patrols by EnchantressoftheWoods
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
22 Dec 2025
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A bad patrol, a worse adrenaline crash, and one unplanned visit to Avengers Tower.
Peter Parker isn’t seriously injured—just shaken, overstimulated, and very bad at asking for comfort. Tony Stark isn’t great at feelings, but he does know how to keep the lights on, make coffee, and offer a place to land.
Awkward affection, quiet aftermath, and morning-after pancakes included.Bookmarked by flickering_lights
27 Dec 2025
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Think too hard by Builder
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
05 Nov 2017
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A migraine hits unexpectedly, and Peter doesn't want to worry his aunt. He settles on calling the next-best person to help...
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- Part 9 of Spiderverse
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26 Dec 2025
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For Pete's Sake! by KitCat992
Fandoms: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man - All Media Types
04 Jul 2019
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Maybe he’d feel better if he closed his eyes, just for a second. It was too dark to see anything clearly anyway, and he’d be able to concentrate better without seeing how fast the ground was coming up to meet him.
A rush of wind sent goosebumps across his skin before two strong hands gripped his shoulders tightly, keeping him upright and from nose-diving straight into the alleyway cement.
Peter snapped his eyes open, blinking a couple times to clear his vision. Everything was blurry. Was that…?
“...ice cream man!?”
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26 Dec 2025