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Knowledge of Tony Stark getting new employees was common. However, Tony getting a personal intern was surprising. The first time the world met him, was through the paparazzi.
They had managed to catch Peter walking out of the Stark Tower with paper in his hands staring at it confused. He walks into Starbucks and sits down at a table attempting to read it. He grabs a pen from his small backpack and rewrites the orders slowly as if he isn’t sure that what he wrote was correct.
Photos of Peter ordering the orders and then carrying 3 trays of 4 drinks and dropping them all became a meme on the internet. He drops on his knees around the drinks and had his hands clenched into fists while they were in the air. There are also photos of his staring in shock at them that were popular but less so.
Most pictures of Peter also included him wearing cute but comfortable outfits such as white converse, black skinny jeans, and a varsity-like shirt. He appears to have spotted the cameras and flashes a smile and a wave. His hair is curly and messy. Along his arms are bracelets from his friends that are bright in color. The internet found Mr. Stark’s intern adorable.
Once during a meeting on Live television, Mr. Stark was talking and his phone buzzed. He stopped and reached into his back pocket pulling out the prototype of the Stark phone. His worried face quickly became calm again as he answered the phone.
“Ya underoos?”
“UmM, I don’t get this math problem as it’s like-” the voice is suddenly cut off by him saying, “oh my god that’s so easy. Nevermind.”
Mr. Stark looks into the crowd with a small smile on his face. “Umm, could I possibly borrow $100 from you to make you a gift?”
“What.”
“Your birthday. That’s literally Saturday. You’re having dinner with Ms. Potts and are going to engage her.”
Tony’s eyes widen and he quickly turns off the phone. He laughs and jokes about kids and ‘amiright or amiright?’
The Saturday of Mr. Stark’s birthday happens and like the unknown voice said he did end up proposing to Ms. Potts who smiled and hugged him. As they were leaving, the intern of Mr. Stark walked to him with a bag before tripping but catching himself just in time. The bag has a picture of Spider-Man’s logo. He appears to be edging Mr. Stark to open it.
As Mr. Stark opens it a onesie of Spider-Man appears. He doesn’t appear amused and that becomes a meme on the internet very quickly. It is often used for literally anything. The next gift appears to be all one dollar bills into an origami star and Mr. Stark grabs the boy and noogies him as Pepper is seen smiling in the background with her ring glinted in the lights. This picture also became popular as a meme.
Later that weekend, Mr. Stark is at a meeting that was being recorded and put online and he has the star. He appears to be frustrated with it. He takes it apart within 45 minutes. He counts all of it and says “what the fuck Peter” quietly. He is recorded taking out his phone and sending him a text.
The internet has dubbed the intern a wonderful human being who is extremely clumsy. He is also a wonderful meme machine who boys and girls alike love due to his looks and his little activity talking to reporters.