pure imagination

long car ride

this was inspired by a tiktok i watched. enjoy. (marvel)

POV: you're going on a road trip with tony stark, pepper pots, Steve rogers, and peter parker. the driver is tony, the passenger is pepper, peter is backseat left, and Steve is backseat right. you're sitting in the middle.

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Everyone was loading their bags in the car. "Alright everyone let's go we're losing daylight!" Tony yells and starts the cars engine. Everyone squeezes in and you're stuck in the middle of Peter and Steve in the back. "Oh great.. this'll be fun" you mumble.

The car pulls out the driveway and starts driving down the street towards the highway. The drive will be 10 hours and you groaned. It wasn't that bad that you were in between both Steve and Peter but you knew that arguments would definitely start sooner or later and you were already ready for this trip to be over.

Peter smiled awkwardly at you then looked out the window. Steve and Tony already started an argument over if they were going in the right direction and pepper put on her headphones and blocked everyone out. You were there in the middle of it. You knew these people for a while now and you all are basically family. "Can y'all just chill out for a sec i'm already getting a headache" you say to both Tony and Steve. they stop arguing and settle down.

A few minutes pass and you start to feel tired and very uncomfortable. You sigh, "ok i'm gonna lay down now so deal with it". You prop your feet on Peters lap and cross your ankles then you rest your head on the edge of Steve's lap. You adjust your position a bit before you're satisfied. Now you're comfy and you cross your arms and clear your throat.

You stare at the top of the car while Steve start stroking your hair. Peter grabs his carry on bag and pulls out a pack of gummy worms. You notice and instantly lift your head up at him. ".you want one...?" Peter asks with a mouthful of gummy. "You bet i do" you say smiling and grab a handful. You finish the gummy worms and laugh with Peter.

This wave of tiredness comes over you and you feel very sleepy. You pull out your earbuds and start playing your favorite songs. You adjust your head, which is still on Steve's lap, and cross your arms. You feel something at your ankles and glance to see Peter playing with you shoelaces. You smile as you watch him fidget with them. He looks up from them and at you. He smiles and a little apologetic for messing with your laces. "No it's fine. I like it when you play with them." You smile at him and he smiles back while continuing to fidget with your shoe laces.

It's kind of soothing to you. With Peter with your shoe laces and Steve with your hair, you feel safe. Without realizing it you drift off into sleep; your eyes closed and not to open again for the rest of the car ride.

Tony parks the car and your eyes immediately shot open. You squint at the bright sunlight and rub you eyes while sitting up. You brush your hand through your hand then removed the earbuds from your ears. You exhale deeply and lean back in your seat. Tony and Pepper exit the car and Steve helps them unpack the trunk. You look to your left and see Peter still sitting next to you but asleep. He slept soundly and you can hear the music coming from his earbuds.

You sat there and stared at him. He was so peaceful. You've never seen anyone so peaceful before. He looked so perfect that you didn't want to wake him up. You looked away from him and started grabbing your bag you had with you in the backseat and put your earbuds in it.

You felt movement and looked over at Peter starting to wake up. He squinted, still trying to focus his eyes, as he paused his music and pulled out his earbud. "Good morning" you teased and he chuckled. "ayo! y'all gonna come out and help us or what?" Tony said from the trunk. You laughed, " yeah we're coming, we're coming". You and Peter grabbed your things then went and grabbed you suitcases from the trunk.

The 10 hour car ride wasn't as bad and miserable as you thought it was gonna be. But now you have to share a cabin with all four of them....... now that sounds more miserable-