The Aftermath
Peter was up on the stage, with all the reporters at the same time screaming questions at him. Tony walked up to him and gently took the microphone out of his hand.
“Can you please all calm down?” he asked the crowd. Slowly, but surely, the reporters quieted down. “Okay, so now you all shut your mouths, we can answer some questions. First, here in the first row, green shirt.”
“So, what you are saying is that every time Peter and Spider-Man were fighting on Twitter, you were fighting yourself?” she asked.
“Umm, well, yes, I was.” Peter blushed.
“Any other questions?” Tony said while trying not to laugh. “Yes, you, with the hat in the back.”
“Are you both heir to SI and heir to the Avengers?”
“Well, technically, the Avengers knows no actual leader, but basically, yes. I am, of course, not the sole heir, since Wanda is one too,” Peter said.
“Thank you,” the reporter said.
“You, the woman in the pink dress?” Tony said.
“How strong are you?” she asked.
“Uh, I am not sure, we tested once in the Avengers training room, but when we got to 100 tonnes, we had to stop, since I only started to struggle, and Tony didn’t want me to get injured, so at least 100 tonnes,” Peter explained.
The whole room was quieted down by amazement. 100 tonnes is a lot. (For those who do not know how much this is, it’s 100.000 kilos, 220.462 pounds, or 167 big elephants).
“So, I know y’all have some more questions for Peter, but time is up. You can always ask us on Twitter, though there is no guarantee that we’ll answer,” Tony said. They waved for a second before going back to the family.
Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
So: quick question, which account should I use: this one or @mightbespidey
- GITC | @nedleeds
@yeeterparkour maybe use @mightbespidey for actual Spider-Man business and this one for the rest
-- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@nedleeds sounds logical
Kates | @ohhellyesplease
@yeeterparkour PETER PARKER WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME YOU ARE SPIDER-MAN??? WE ARE BEST FRIENDS
- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@ohhellyesplease @nedleeds is
-- Kates | @ohhellyesplease
@yeeterparkour best co-workers
--- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@ohhellyesplease uhm… @ohheavensnoplease
---- Kates | @ohhellyesplease
@yeeterparkour oh please we’re way better friends then you and james (no offense Jamie)
----- Jamie | @ohheavensnoplease
@yeeterparkour @ohhellyesplease that’s true. (no problem kates) and peter: why didn’t you tell us
------- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@ohheavensnoplease @ohhellyesplease I mean, I obviously couldn’t tell you when I first met you and I’m honestly surprised you didn’t notice anytime sooner
-------- GITC | @nedleeds
@ohheavensnoplease @ohhellyesplease that’s undeniably true. he is so uncareful and obvious about it
--------- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@nedleeds I NEEDED TO CRAWL THROUGH THE WINDOW IN MY SUIT FOR YOU TO NOTICE AND I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE THERE
Living the life | @romanathena
@sirob @fairiessleeptoo @depressedcat I WAS RIGHT!
- Viktor | @depressedcat
@romanathena we know, Min, we know
-- Jumping | @sirob
@depressedcat why so sad
--- Viktor | @depressedcat
@sirob she’s been raving about it all day
SpiderWatch | @spidernews
After years of hiding his identity, we have finally been given the true name of Spider-Man. He who has been saving all of us in the last four and a half years is…
- SpiderWatch | @spidernews
Peter Parker! We know his name from SI as well, with him, his girlfriend and pseudo-siblings being heirs to the company.
-- SpiderWatch | @spidernews
He is seventeen years old and in his junior year. He goes to Midtown School of Science and Technology and is a member of its Academic Decathlon team.
--- SpiderWatch | @spidernews
One of our sources told us that “Peter was a nobody before he was revealed to be Stark’s heir. He was bullied and there was a rumor he faked his internship.”
---- SpiderWatch | @spidernews
Obviously, said rumor was false and now he’s out as Spider-Man, he will probably be even more popular than before!
Iron Dad | @tonystank
I am so proud of you, kid, for finally deciding to tell everybody about Spider-Man. I know it was bothering you, and now it’s out, there’s less weight on your shoulders
- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@tonystank Thank you, dad <3
Tony looked up from his phone to Peter. He was busy typing something, probably chatting with MJ and Ned or something, who had both returned home to catch dinner.
“Peter?” he asked, “did you mean what you said?”
Peter looked up. “What did I say?”
“You called me dad on Twitter. Do you see me as your dad?”
“… I guess I do?”
“You know, if you want to, you can actually call me dad,” Tony said.
“What?” Peter was completely baffled.
“I said, you can call me dad if you want to. On Twitter, we’re already son and dad,” Tony said.
“Real life’s not Twitter.”
“Do you want to call me dad?”
“I… I do… dad,” Peter hesitated
Tony smiled proudly. He stood up, walked over to his kid and hugged him.
“I love you, Dad,” Peter whispered.
“I love you too, son,” Tony said.
Halfway through their conversation, Pepper walked in. Neither guy noticed, and Pepper just watched. Pepper smiled. She was happy they finally accepted their feelings and now, instead of watching Peter’s awkwardness when accidentally calling Tony dad, she could watch them be happy. She quietly turned around and walked out, but Peter must have heard her, because the moment Pepper turned around, she heard Peter’s voice.
“Pepper? How long have you been there?”
She turned around once more. “Long enough.” She didn’t manage to hide a smile. “I am happy that you two have finally accepted this, honestly, it’s been too long with you calling Tony dad accidentally while he tried to hide how proud he was. It was killing me!”
Peter walked over to her and hugged her. Her bump was getting bigger and bigger, so hugging was becoming harder too, but Peter didn’t give a damn.
“I love you, Pep,” he whispered.
“I love you too, Pete.”