High school au
Courage and stupidity were all that Peter had when it comes to love.
he listened to the chattering coming from the poplar kid’s lunch table as he worked on his English assignment, biting his pen to keep himself from giggling. He would glance up at Tony Stark and cherish those fuzzy joyful bombs that would explode in his heart. He would clench onto his shirt and bite his lip, letting it prickle across his chest. Tony’s smile was the only way Peter could physically feel something. He wanted to take him out to his favorite places, show him the things he likes, spoil him with love. He sighed as he rested his chin on hand and doodled Tony’s name on a post-it note, knowing he could never be with someone like him.
“hey, new kid!” Tony greeted Peter with a pat on the back and plopped down in front of him. Peter jumped and quickly hid his note, hearing nothing but his pounding heartbeat and Tony’s friends laughing at him. “How’s it goin”
“Of course you would think I’m new, you’re so focused on how better you are than everyone else that you don’t even realize your pants are unzipped” Peter fired back, snickering at his own comeback. Tony checked and quickly zipped it up with a nod and smile of embarrassment. A few “Oh shit”s and “damn”s were thrown out by his friends as they hyped it up. “You’re happy to see me, huh?”
“You wouldn’t know unless you were checking me out” Tony leaned in with a smirk. Peter stumbled on his words as his cheeks heated up to a rich red tint and lowered his head to hide his blushing.
“Shut up, Tony” Peter pouted while wrapping his arms around himself. He hated himself for liking how Tony was treating him. “Bet you liked that I looked”
“Shit, he actually looked!” He burst out laughing as he slammed the table, he turned to his friends and laughed harder. Peter let out a few chuckles before letting himself laugh with them.
“You’re really cool, Parker” Tony said with a slight smile after composing himself, “you’re hanging out with us tomorrow”
Peter used every strength in his muscles to keep in his excitement and it undoubtedly hurt that he couldn’t cheer out loud. He never thought this day would come, the day where he would impress Tony after many practices in his head. his legs were shaking as he nodded with a smile, “you should probably wear tight jeans then if you really want me to check you out”
“I’ll walk in wearing my fucking underwear if I have to!” He pretended to beg with a praying gesture. He stared at Peter for a few seconds before leaving without another word.