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Tony Stark ([personal profile] runs_on_batteries) wrote2018-12-21 01:29 am

For BabyAvenger~ Nightmares

They'd been working late on a project tonight. It had been a difficult assignment, but one Tony was sure between the two of them they could figure out. They were the only ones there tonight, so it felt strange having Peter in the building but in a guest room not particularly close by.

A part of him kind of wished he was even further away when later that night the nightmares started. At first he just tossed and turned, but eventually he was crying out in a mix of pain and fear. The cries got louder and more frantic, as the PTSD prompted dream tortured his sleep.

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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-21 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
Unlike Tony, Peter was far from asleep. He'd tried to sleep but he was far too excited-the only thing he could think about for the past two weeks was going to see the new Star Wars movie with Ned. He hated that he couldn't sleep-he had to be able to get up in the morning so that could get back in Queens early enough to catch a 11:15 showing.

So, with his head filled with thoughts about BB8, Finn, Rey and Kylo Ren Peter had made his way to the kitchen where he was settled up on the ceiling and practicing the art of eating cereal upside down. It was hard work, he had to hold the bowl right side up-getting a little extra help from his sticky spider powers and then he had shovel the cereal into his mouth with the spoon backwards.

He frowned when he heard a faint noise somewhere in the pent house. As far as he knew, he and Tony were the only ones there that night-which getting a night to spend with his Mentor was exciting all on its own-but if there was only one other person (and he'd already ruled out robot) then it had to have come from Mr Stark himself. It was... probably nothing.

Peter tried to push it from his mind for the time being and focused again on his cereal. It got louder and the sounds were starting to distress him. That wasn't-Was Mr Stark having a nightmare?

He lowered himself carefully to ground, somehow managed to get the bowl of cereal on the counter without spilling it too much, and righted himself, heading for his Mentor's room.

"Mr Stark..." Peter started, quietly at first as he slid into the man's bedroom. "Mr-Ahh!-" His foot got caught on something-probably laundry and he shook it off. "-Mr Stark, are you okay?"
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-21 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Peter doesn't really resist the pull-he's so used to people like Flash pushing or shoving him into things and not doing anything that it's almost a knee-jerk reaction to just go with the flow.

"What?" Peter asked, voice shaking slightly at the state his mentor was in. "Mr Stark-no-I'm-I'm fine. I'm just-I-I think you were having a nightmare?" He knew what it was like, he also knew it wasn't always so easy to be pulled out of those delusions.

"We're at your house, Mr Stark. Everything's okay."
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-22 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
He didn't have to explain anything. Peter was no stranger to trauma induced nightmares himself-none of his are quite to the same level as what he's sure fill Mr Stark's nightmares but enough that he'd occasionally wake up drenched in sweat and if he was really unlucky and his nightmares were a specific person... well he'd have to immediately change the sheets. But that hadn't happened in three years. Lately his own nightmares were about Ben, or that building that collapsed on him.

He shook his own thoughts out of his head and just allowed the man to ground himself in reality-it was the best he could offer. He tried not think too hard about the fact this was the first time Mr Stark had hugged him like this-if this had been before the bite then he might have been in danger of being crushed.

"...Mr Stark? Are you... uh... are you okay now? 'Cause I kinda need to sit down."
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-23 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Peter just settled himself on to the bed, not keen on just leaving Mr Stark after all that. Especially since he knows that Mr Stark wasn't the overly affectionate type-and he wasn't sure if they were 'there yet' as it had been put before.

"Don't worry about that. I wasn't actually sleeping-I was eating cereal." He explains, slightly sheepishly. "I was trying to see if I could manage it while upside down-it was a little tricky but I think I did okay." Peter babbles quickly. It's not the most relevant information but he's not really sure if he should be trying to pry about that nightmare or not-he's got a pretty good idea.

"...You know... I get a lot of nightmares too." He finally offers. "S'why I don't sleep much-especially in a new environment."
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-23 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Peter felt his cheeks flush slightly, maybe after he'd actually mastered the art, he'd show Mr Stark but for now he'll keep his upside down cereal-eating nights to himself. He gave the man a slight shake of his head.

"No-actually that has nothing to do with that, this time." He can't help but grin. "Ned and I are supposed to go see the Last Jedi tomorrow-we've had tickets for the past two weeks and it's all I've been able to think about." And it was a relief to be experiencing insomnia just because he was too excited over something rather than from anxiety.

"Nothing will ever beat A New Hope, but still, it's Star Wars and Mark Hamill is actually in this one, rather than just at the end." He stopped his Star Wars rant to focus in on Tony again, realizing that the older probably didn't really care much about the new Star Wars movie.

"...Are you feeling better, Mr Stark?"
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-25 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Technically, it's in my email." Peter points out but hands his phone over anyway. He watches his mentor a moment, slightly embarrassed at the state his phone is in-screen cracked in several places and scratches all over the back. Not to mention the fact it's an iPhone 3.

"Huh? What? No! You don't need to see that-really!" He never should have mentioned the cereal. He's not even sure what made him want to try other than morbid curiosity.
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-26 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
"What? I'm not cute!" Peter denied, making a face and flushing slightly as he reached over and took the phone back. He saw those faces! They can't all be billionaires that can change their phones out once a week.

He stuffs the batter phone back in his pocket and offers a shrug. "I don't know yet-I probably should sleep but even if I did-I'm waaaaay to excited to sleep right now. But I also don't want risk over sleeping and then waking up halfway through the movie with angry texts from Ned."
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-26 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Wow. Mr Stark, that's rude." He responded, a mock-offended look on his face as he got to his feet. "My phone can handle anything." Except, perhaps the abuse it sees daily from a socially awkward teenage superhero.

"And what if I sleep through the alarm? It doesn't always go off and I can't take that risk, Mr Stark. Not with something this important." For school? He'll risk it. Star Wars? No way.
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-26 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Ugh. Why did I tell you that?" Peter asked himself, dragging a hand down his face. He was never telling Mr Stark about the things he tried to master upside down ever again. He continued to follow after him and stopped abruptly when he took notice of everything in the room.

"Uh-I... what? You're just gonna-gonna give me a phone?" He stammered out, still trying to wrap his mind around that. Some of those models probably cost as much as rent!

"A-Are you sure? 'Cause I can't promise it wouldn't get beat up-my phone's suffered a lot since uh-since Spider-Man." Mostly Spider-Man.
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-26 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
A good way to get Peter to accept anything being given to him was to mention that it would be helping May. As he's said before, she deserved the world and where he could help her, he would.

"That's-Thanks Mr Stark." He managed,having learned not to try and talk Tony Stark out of anything because of the cost of something. "May's not a superhero so I think hers is in better shape but I'm sure she'd appreciate it anyway."
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-26 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Peter nearly did oversleep but somehow managed to wake up just in time to make it back to Queens before the movie and still had enough time to change and meet Ned with ten minutes to spare.

The two talked animatedly about the last Star Wars and what they expected from the next one. Both were completely engrossed in their conversation and didn't even notice Tony Stark slide in to their row. At least, until Ned started to freak out. Peter gave him a look and turned just in time to see Mr Stark plop down in the seat next to him.

"M-Mr Stark-I-What are-I'm not-it's a Star Wars shirt." And maybe a plastic light saber
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-30 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
"You didn't say-What hints did you-That's not what happened!" Peter whined as Ned seemed to be laughing and having a conniption at the same time. Peter would be impressed if not for the fact he was trying not to stutter.

"I mean-if you'd said something I'd totally have invited you-and I don't think we're supposed to talk this much at a movie theater?"
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-30 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Ned just shrugs, apparently his mind having gone completely blank while Peter sat and stutters some more.

"No-I mean-I don't really-What after party?" His brain felt like it was working way too fast at the moment and he couldn't even fully answer a questions. Granted, the question had been posed to Ned but still!
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[personal profile] babyavenger 2018-12-30 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Ned would usually be happy to join in but his mind needs a moment to reboot.

"I don't-I'm not-" He stuttered his own mind was in the process of rebooting. Once it had, he just offers Mr Stark a grin.

"You mean Thor will be there?"