So he reads over the articles, looks at the layout, approves the cover, everything. A video file. <3. He not only found a new friend, but also realized that his family is way bigger than he ever thought. As they go to shoot, he uses the helicopter to build momentum in the swing and break into the Monument. (plus i read a bunch of this kinda stuff lately so guess i cought the bug! Please consider turning it on! "No snaps for Thanos then". set durin You were abducted from the playground of your school after you ran away from your temporary home. It's Brock, Sir, Edward Brock Jr Lake Party The Power of The Sun Boss requested that it can only be viewed by you under two circumstances: you must say underoos and in the event of his death. He froze at that, eyes widening as realization hit him like a semi-truck. sequel to Bombs. |:| happy as pie |:| Joy |:| She/Her |:| Adult |:| Cat Lover |:| Marvel Enthusiast |:| Enjoy My Content? Hopefully the first one is a good one. And GN! How Is The Bug? His third father-figure was dead, and he couldn't stop it. Relax, Buck. This is a new description! 10. He ends up age regressing in the care of Mr Stark, which leads to some wild occurances. So, trapped inside the DoDC? (Can it? Poppy's biggest worry right now is her girlfriend. Shuri and Peter have both loved and lost so many. tip: "sherlock (tv)" m/m NOT "sherlock holmes/john watson". ), Get away from me! Peter yells. how do you describe the feeling of losing a limb. Bucky was silent for a few seconds, Peter and Bucky make waffles after the former has a nightmare, What if Peter survived the snap thats it thats the story. You both just happen to be writing for the same segment as well. Truth be told, she has learned a large quantity of Wakanda history from her dad, grandmother, school and Shuri. + If you haven't read the first book, then I suggest you read that first before reading this Sequel Please consider turning it on! Be. Must have been a pain to get out of it. Clint noted. Please consider turning it on! After some debate, he decides he can no longer function without someone there to give him some support. "I love these guys." . Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Michelle Jones & Ned Leeds & Peter Parker, Canon Divergence - Spider-Man: No Way Home (Movie), a collection of every spider-man fic i've ever read <3. he will now spurt out random star wars quotes, memes, and trauma. That name is synonymous with amazing writer, fine as all get out, and annoying.Why dont you stare longer, he asks as he walks past your desk, that flirtatious smile present on his smug, smooth, handsome face, Or just take a picture. T'Challa is your only competition. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. But that all changes when the the avengers decide to adopt. The foster parents you had abused you mentally and physically. Nah they wont land a hit on him Tony insisted. But does he need that many? Steve wondered. Then we rescued you and. 12. I was already stuck with you for the rest of the night. Don't forget to request! Marriage, love and duties are at stake. Everybody comes back. I wanted to soak the earth with those assholes' blood. "Wait, you can understand groot!" Peter is living his normal life: Going to school by day and doing superhero/Avengers things by night. Characters and telling them your pregnant, and them reacting There is my princess, TChalla grins widely as he picks up your baby girl, swinging her around before pulling her close and pressing loving kisses to her forehead and cheeks. What if an alien Peter Quill spent a night with gave birth to his daughter. 2 "I am groot" Peter go on the ceiling! peter parker is tired. . TChalla Udaku, you will not embarrass our daughter today. You're Never Gonna Be Iron Man And you try not to fall deeper love, because you know that if you dive even deeper, you may not ever come back to surface.But you have to start getting over this. He isnt an incompetent child or frivolous pet project and hes tired of being treated as such. He wanted your attention, you crave affection, and he never delivered despite his heart screaming at him to let go of the past and embrace something different. You wanna use your metal arm to mix it? Natalia Alianovna Romanov has never had an easy life, but ever since she joined Shield, she has opened up a lot, mostly with her new family. Peter screamed as an angry raccoon holding a pink gun chased after him, followed by some angry Avengers. Well Ive got to make sure hes prepared. Tony argued. This is a fic based on the end-credit scene in Black Panther where Bucky is found to be living in a small village in Wakanda. Six months for Tony to finally be able to hurt whoever took his son. Cutting to Toomes, Mason explained that they had only enough alien and exotic tech to fulfill their next weapons order, but unless they got their hands on more, soon, theyd be out of business. 28. She surely seemed the most respectful and mature out of the teens, Truth. His arm was on fire and he couldn't feel his legs. Peter knows the drill. And when it all got to be much, he would let it out by using an unhealthy coping mechanismlike cutting. A spider bitten boy. 53. I'm Liz's Dad To Mysterio! Ferry Crossing I'm open to requests! Peter Parker had broken his phone during one of his fights. Peter glanced at the other and his stomach tightened as he threw up everything in his system. (title from redecorate by twenty one pilots). 43. 26. "Calm down, Peter. So he sits, and waits, for the next orders. It has no description but its basically a one-shot series of Peter on SI + a field trip. Im sure hes trained by now on it all. Spider-Man 3 stated. as well as 5. 52. Dont come near me! He yells at illusion, who just blinks. It's good for you in the long run, but it hurts in the moment. I gave up lol, pls read it tho theres some quality content Spider-Man No More Meanwhile, with the Avengers scattered and the Accords in pieces, Tony's a mess who's ready to crash and burn. Peter, being Peter, instantly learns how to speak Groot. basically at the end of nwh peter parker goes into the dc universe because dr strange felt bad for him and wanted to give him another chance. 25. Considering Buying Me a Ko-Fi! He wants to be excited about it but he has a few reservations. It doesnt matter how realistic it looks, from his hair to his eyes to the way he holds- held himself up. . This is my best work yet. Seven-year-old Peter is gone. Hey, no expelling Peter for saving lives.. You are young and for that, we are sorry. 38. Extreme caution is recommended." He could tell how this is going to go. It isnt an easy road to recovery and Peter finds himself drowning in the waves of his childhood trauma. Oh please dont tell me hes going to figure out Peter is in the Decathlon from them being in New York and D.C. Scott groaned. (This story was originally on Quotev ! Criteria includes good writing structure, good flow, good characterization, and Peter Parker centric. The Second Chapter is up in case anyone is interested in how Peters first day of internship went. Quill, truth or dare?, He titled his head to the side, pondering it. But one day something happened, and she went into the ice. Now that he's learned how to do that, he's been working on processing his trauma. teams up with a rag-tag team of Alternate Universe. It has been well established that, on her 21st birthday, Adanya will duel her dad, T'Challa , King of Wakanda, to take on the mantle of Queen of Wakanda and be the Black Panther. Tony, meanwhile, put his arm around Peter. and "It's not so good to lie yourself.". The media had a field day with the news of your pregnancy and engagement, sure. Five years after the end of 'Spaces and Secrets', Princess Adanya of Wakanda prepares for Challenge Day.With all due respect, baba as amazing as Wakanda is, I do see some areas where we are in need of improvement. TChallas daughter might take after her Auntie Shuri a little too strongly. How, on challenge day, the entire nation of Wakanda would gather and that anyone who was of royal blood or of another tribe who wanted to duel and battle the king to become the next ruler of Wakanda could. 60. But everyone has their secrets and Nat has been hiding a pretty big one from her family. What if the collapse broke an arm and leg beyond repair?I own nothing!!! 57. You Gotta Go Through Me The foster parents you had abused you mentally and physically. Why? She always remembered being able to create ice from her fingertips and move objects with her mind. "There's a wizard and aliens, I don't know what's going on." He had known Shuri for a little over two weeks, but he felt like he trusted her enough not to ask him any embarrassing question. field trip. A different take on Tony and Peters relationship through the years. Monuments to that horrible time persisted throughout the States, sure, people today werent to blame for it, but the attitudes from those times werent gone, and that he couldnt abide. Getting the lift to the top, he gets them out, facing Liz, Karen tells him to kiss her. That alone isnt mind blowing. Six months to find out where he was. Hes gone stock still, the sword held out at his side, head cocked to listen. Seeing as he was trying to catch his breath from where his heart had jumped up into his throat, it took several seconds for Tony to notice that the kid had clapped a pair of handcuffs onto one of his wrists. "Heck yeah! Until they meet. He'd parked it by the moon, the giant mass of metal almost as big as the moon itself. Thank you guys so much! :). Karen tells Peter that Liz will like him as he is, before he asks how long they had been there. The dust was invading his lungs, his eyes and mouth. tip: "uchiha sasuke/uzumaki naruto" angst kudos>10. It doesn't help that Pepper and Rhodey forgot to tell him. Six months to find out where he was. 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But Peter had passed out before witnessing that, and has no idea that Tony is alive. Thats no time at all! Betty remarked. I think its safe to say he does. Cindy laughed. "Oh yeah, than what is he?" When the dysfunctional family kidnaps a new member (reluctantly), ((Its probably best to read this series in order)), tony and stephen will never understand peter, his pop culture references are too confusing to understand. Spider-Man But he was selfish and unselfish at the same time, as both of those are so balanced that they both outweigh each other and balance each other out in this scenario- he knew he couldnt be with someone that didnt want to be tied down to Wakanda. Please consider turning it on! These are some of of the best fics about Peter as an Intern + Field Trips, Peter Parker: Intern CryptidbyKaru_Ambrogio. Will they survive, or will they call it quits? "He's not a wizard." Back To Formula?! Honestly, she is.At the same time, of course, MJs pissed the fuck off at her dad (who doesnt want her), her mom (who resents her existence), her moms boyfriend (a racist prick), and herself (for so many reasons). "Good idea groot!" Peter Parker is having a normal day as spiderman, kicking names and taking ass, when he runs into a little trouble and needs to text ned. And suddenly the line starts getting blurry. Also known as ''The prequel to 'Fix it' that no one asked for', Small Blurb inspired by the Little Mix song of the same name. The tour guide tells them that their safe as Karen tells Peter that theyre all about to die, that the safety systems work as Karen says they have all failed. | Binarily Augmented Retro Framing, AKA Peter and his gang of pubescent bodyguards, Be careful what you wish for, you may just get it, Peter Parker is Tony Stark's Biological Child, Michelle Jones & Ned Leeds & Peter Parker, Not Captain America: Civil War (Movie) Compliant, Not Avengers: Age of Ultron (Movie) Compliant, Peter Parker & Peter-Two & Peter-Three (Spider-Man: No Way Home). They have her in confinement but it's not who she is th "So all he has to do is click his fingers and half the universe dies?" We do need to do better as a society, I think I know why future me has given you the shield. Damn, thats alot of web shooter configurations. Sam remarked. Will the Avengers be able to find the newest member of their super family before time runs out for Peter? Especially Peters. 46. Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Drax stood, confused at what was going on. It's Aggressive When Threatened I figured that oneshots would help me with my other books. How? With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Strange as of 6/16/2021 At least hes on his way to help out now. Bruce said. Mantis: *goes up to B Poppy Alton was quite honestly shit at anything STEM related. Gonna Cry? The top of the list being that Mr. Stark had always kept distance between them, only showing up with he felt it was necessary and shoving him off on Happy when he didnt. Peter really just wants a hug, man. Chapter 1,178 - A . 41 South Central Avenue, 3rd Floor Clayton, MO 63105. Six months. This story is about him and the person that helped him heal. But one day, she is paired up wi [BOOK 2 OF THE "SNOW" SERIES] . 42. I did my best to approximate Peters schedule during Spider-man: Homecoming based on the few times/class orders in the movie. # 1. peterstark spider-man spiderson +19 more # 11 Interrupted Meeting - Peter Stark by Emixiya 284 9 1 Tony Stark has never been a person to open up to anyone. Shed talk to Poppy, but her girlfriend is finally getting the home she deserves.MJs happy for her. "I am groot" Peter go on the ceiling! Everything was fine after saving A girl who holds some magical power but trying to live a normal life. The cement floor is cold and so is he. Theyd done it all before, yet, when they arrive at the scene of the crime they are caught off guard when new information on Agent Starks missing son is discovered. Like a voice. Damn the core is armed! I Don't Feel So Good Confessions and Loss Without warning Peter, and the rest of the Avengers find themselves separated in the vastness of space. Im not falling for it, Mysterio!, Did you just- did you just call me fucking Mystery Man? Organization for Transformative Works, May Parker (Spider-Man) & Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parkers Parental Figure, tony stark acting as peter parkers parental figure. "s s ss s ss s . Peter Parker x Male! Peter Parker is a sophomore in high school working to become a pro-hero like his role model Iron Man. Training Wheels Our hero. Ned spat at Flash who cringed away, looking at the floor from all the venomous looks being directed his way. You were abducted from the playground of your school after you ran away from your temporary home. You can not tell me that you did not see the day that shed be asked out coming up. Your sixteen-year old daughter is going on her first date, and TChalla is a right mess about it. Before he can, the web snaps and he falls with the lift, as Flash calls down to ask if Spider-Man knows Peter Parker. The raccoon whistled looking at the suit. 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