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It’s really not Peters fault that he had to stay out so late. How is he supposed to stop patrolling when people’s lives are in imminent danger?
For example right now, If Peter doesn’t make it back into the tower before Tony realised he missed his curfew last night, Peters life will be in imminent danger.
“Peter It is currently 07:26am, you have been patrolling for 9 hours 26 minutes and 44 seconds. Your blink rate and decreasing reaction time suggests high levels of fatigue. I highly suggest you head back to the tower and get something to eat.”
“Not now Karen.”
“Would you like me to call Mr Stark for backup?”
“NO”
Peter webbed up a young man who had tried to steal a purse before begrudgingly heading towards the tower.
Peter landed on the roof of the tower somersaulting onto his back. He pulled off his facemask and let the cool breeze flow over his face. The sounds of New York city washed over him as he rested. He felt his phone buzz and shooted upright.
“Karen what time is it?”
“08:49am Peter.”
“Shit” Peter was meant to be at school 19 minutes ago.
His little powernap had only served to make him feel more groggy than before. Peter stood up ignoring the wave of dizziness and the weakness in his knees urging him to lie back down and started to run. He made his way through the door which led downstairs. Peter quickly made his way through the communal area and towards the lift.
Peter knew J would take him to his floor, he didn’t realise that the lift was going to stop and pick up someone else also heading down.
The doors opened, Peter ran forwards into a wall. Before he could fall back he stuck his hands onto the wall. This wall was warm, it felt so good. Peter's body temperature must have dropped more than he thought.
He pressed his body against the wall and sighed. He's already missed his first class, he can be a few more minutes late. As long as he makes it on time to Chemistry with Ned in Period 2. It will be fine, Peter should take a break, he deserves it.
“Jarvis”
“Yes Peter?”
“Set a timer for 5 minutes.”
“I will alert you in 5 minutes.”
//
Bucky was heading down to visit Tony for some routine maintenance on his arm. When the elevator doors opened Peter, in his spiderman costume without his mask, looked at him. His eyes were drooping and he stood there swaying. Bucky held his hands up as if to say “I didn’t do anything.”
Peter then breathed in deeply and proceeded to run full speed straight into Bucky, groan dramatically and start rubbing his face on him.
Bucky was alarmed.
He tried to step back but Peter followed him.
Peter asked J to set a timer.
What the hell was that boy doing. Bucky just stood there with him. He didn’t know why Peter would want to be touching Bucky like this, but he sure as hell wasn’t about to stop him. Especially when he was acting cute as a dam kitten.
“Peter it has now been five minutes.”
Peter brought one of his hands up to rub at his eyes as he yawned. He whispered “thanks J,” Then proceeded to push off of Bucky and fall back towards the ground.
Bucky caught him before he hit his head. Peter jumped in surprise having thought he was alone.
“woah sorry Mr Barnes.”
“it’s okay Peter. Are you feeling alright kiddo?”
“Yeah, I just ah, ohemgee I’m gonna be late for school, I gotta go sorry Mr Barnes, bye!”
Peter scrambled into the lift and disappeared. Leaving Bucky wondering what the hell just happened. Peter had came down to his floor to visit him for a five minute power cuddling session? That doesn’t seem quite right.
Peter got changed, shoved his homework into his bag and was heading out of the tower in record speed.
As Peter ran through the lobby heads turned towards him in surprise and discomfort. Really? Someone thought it was a good idea to bring their kid into Stark Tower?
A security guard went to grab Peter by the arm but Peter spidey sense alerted him and he dodged out of the guards reach.
The second guard grabbed him and started dragging him through the lobby. Peter fought weakly against the guard. He couldn't use his enhanced strength with all these people watching. This is just perfect, of course on the only day he was late to school the security guard grabbed him, talk about Parker luck. Now Peter was going to be locked in a room and interrogated until one of his guardians can come collect him, or worse the police might get involved.
“No need for all that” Mr Stark gestured towards Peter
Irritated the guard mumbled back “whatever” and pushed Peter forward towards Tony.
Tony caught the boy and shook his head as he watched the guards stalk away.
“You’d expect them to show a little more respect to their boss huh? No one wants to work these days.”
Peter just groaned as a way of response.
“Where are you off to at this hour Peter?”
“Oh well you see, uh I um what happened was I slept in and so yeah now I am really late to school Mr Stark I am so sorry, really, um, I will make it up to you okay, but I need to go, now, I am late, okay?” Peter took in a deep breath and looked up to Mr Stark oh no why was he hugging Mr Stark when did that happen?? This was like a milestone event and Peter wasn’t even conscious of it happening.
Peter takes a step back, but as he does so he pulls tony towards him.
“I really have to go now Mr Stark” Peter tries to move away again and realises in ultimate shameful horror that his hands are stuck to either side of Mr Starks torso. This is it. This is the final straw Peter is going to kill himself. Just kidding he would never do that. But maybe he should because WTF IS HE DOING RIGHT NOW.
Peter feels a wave of nausea at his own actions, the realisation that he can’t get away makes him feel more anxious and hence more nauseous. Peter is flushed red with embarrassment and he just stands there confused, arms fully extended between him and Mr Stark. Seriously, how else is he meant to protect his dignity at this point?
“You don’t seem to be going anywhere. Let’s go get something to eat” Mr Stark wraps his arms around Peters back and tries to pull him closer. Peter shakes his head looking at Mr Stark like a spooked animal.
“Pete this looks really weird okay, you need to work with me and come a little closer so we can get you away from all these prying eyes.”
Tony pulls again and Peter hesitantly steps closer. Peter's body is vibrating. Tony wraps an arm around Peters back and is surprised how tense Peter is. What is going on with his poor kid. Peter hides his face in Tony's jacket. Tony quickly drags them back into the elevator rattling off a few remarks to nosey staff about 'teenagers these days'.
As soon as the elevator doors closed Peter extended his arms again pushing his body away from the man he is stuck to.
“Hey” Tony gently slapped his arm “what is this all about?”
Peter shrugged. This is definitely the most embarrassing thing that has ever and will ever happen to him.
The elevator doors opened to the common room and Peter and Tony awkwardly shuffled to sit on the lounge. Clint, Natasha, Coulson, Steve, Thor and Bruces conversation slowly quietened to whispers as they saw Peters emotional state. Natasha grabbed Clints arm and yanked him out of the room, Colson followed after them. Steve and Thor continued chatting about team strategy at the kitchen table whilst Bruce quickly finished preparing some tea.
Tony just watched Peters face contemplating what could be done. Peter curled his legs up into the fetal position, extending his body to stay as far from Tony as humanly possible. Tony should have know better than to think Peter wanted to be around him. If Peter wasn't stuck to Tony because he had wanted comfort than what is going on?
Across the room the blanket on the lounge rustled. Bucky sat up pulling the blanket off of his body and looked towards Tony and Peter.
“you did this?” he said gesturing to the blanket that had been covering his head.
They both shake their heads and Bucky grumbled.
Bucky did a double take to look back at Peter and started laughing. Peters face was bright red with embarrassment, he had his school backpack on even though it was a Sunday and his spider suit was still visible peeking out from under his clothes. Not to mention how Tony was clearly in the same position Bucky was twenty minutes ago.
“what’s so funny?” Tony raised one eyebrow.
“nothing uh, don’t mind me” Bucky giggled getting up to go and get some breakfast from the kitchen.
“Are you planning on letting go any time soon?”
Of course Peter was fucking planning on letting go if he could just get his brain and his hands to collaborate for one god dam second.
“I’ll take that as a no… Jarvis could you please clear my schedule for the rest of the day?”
“Sure thing sir, I’m sure Pepper would be happy to give you a day off.”
“Mr Stark you really don’t need to do that for me.”
Jarvis continues “Pepper says: ‘Thankyou Tony, I will take this to be one of your 432 unused mandated vacation days. Maybe the board will finally get off my ass about you needing to take more time off.”
Peter slumped and put his head between his knees fighting waves of shame.
Peter must have dozed off because the next time he looked up someone had put a movie on and Tony was working on an upgrade to his gauntlets on a hologram in front of him. The sun was setting causing the New York skyline to darken.
Bucky was sitting on Peters right watching a movie about children at a school of magic with rapt attention. Petter went to rub his eyes and unintentionally pulled on Tony, alerting him to the fact that Peter was now awake.
“Bucky, look who has decided to join us.”
Peter glanced evilly at Tony as he felt someone run a hand down his back. Bucky started rubbing peters back and shoulders with just the right amount of pressure. This had the unfortunate side effect of causing Peter to gasp and squeeze tony.
(Peters backpack isn't on his back anymore, someone must have taken it off of him while he was asleep)
Tony smiled and rubbed Peters arms. “it’s okay Peter.”
What is okay what the fuck is he talking about. None of this was okay to Peter. No.
“Do you want Bucky to stop?”
“ “ Peters moth opens as if he is going to say something but he doesn't.
Bucky’s hands stilled as they waited on Peter to respond.
“I just want to let go, I don’t know why my hands are,” he pulled on Tony
Bucky continued rubbing Peters back.
“I do have one idea.”
“You do??? What is it?? Tony. Please. What. I will try anything.”
Tony suddenly reached out to tickle Peter. Peter screamed and let go of Tony.
Peter jumped off the lounge and wrapped his arms around himself.
Suddenly free, Peter looked between Tony and Bucky while his face turned bright red. If that had been so unpleasant why did Peter sort of wish he was still stuck?
“Um, sorry about um, you know. I didn’t mean to really.”
Bucky jumped up and wrapped his right arm around Peters shoulders startling Peter.
“It’s not your fault Peter.”
Peter used his left hand to grab Bucky’s hand on his shoulder. He then pushed upwards and ducked forwards to dislodge the unwanted arm. Except Bucky didn’t budge.
Peter looked to his left at Bucky then back to Tony a high-pitched whining noise was heard.
Peter realised the noise was him and wined again, this time out of embarrassment.
Warm arms wrapped around Peters back as Tony stepped towards him. Bucky used his Vibranium arm to wrap around tony squishing the three into a group hug.
Bucky heard an irritating crunching noise and looked up to see Clint standing in the doorway watching them whilst stuffing his face with popcorn.
Clint had a saccharine grin plastered across his face.
Bucky single handily pulled a small dagger out of his sleeve and threw it so it landed in the doorframe, a few centimetres short of Clints head.
The crashing noise startled Peter, he looked up and saw a half empty bowl of popcorn had smashed on the floor. It’s not like he could do anything to help cleanup in his current predicament, so he chose to rest his head on Bucky’s shoulder.
Tony looked tried to look back but Bucky grabbed the back of his neck to still him. Tony relaxed into the hold.
Peter wasn’t quite as worried about being stuck anymore.
The three of them awkwardly shuffled back to the lounge and arranged themselves so everyone was comfortable. Peter ended up leaning into buckys arm, with Tony using him as a human pillow.
Jarvis continued playing the movie now featuring children using magic to fight dragons. Peter was unsure of what this meant for the future, there would probably have to be some kind of team conversation. In the meanwhile, Peter just let himself sleep.