Chapter 10
“You haven’t changed at all, you know that?” Steve says to Tony; Peter presses his shoulder against the wall and listens as…as Tony just takes it, as he just stands and allows for the verbal abuse the Rogue Avengers keep throwing at him.
He steps away from his spot, curling his hands into fists as he looks Steve Rogers in the eye and says, “He’s better than you’ve ever given him credit for, and he tries to help others and he looks out for the little guy and he has always been willing to die for each one of you guys, and none of you – except for you, Rhodey – have the decency to appreciate it.”
Safe to say, they’re all a little stunned by his outburst (or maybe it’s just because they haven’t met him as Peter Parker yet), but he ignores them as he walks to the refrigerator, pulls out a bottle of apple juice, and heads back for the lab, calling to Tony over his shoulder, “Hey, can you help me with my math homework?”