A Slice Of Life, Death And Everything In-Between

Horror Movies Of An Internal Source

Prompt by @wordscorrupt: scared baby Peter?? please? maybe he gets like a really bad nightmare and papa bear Tony comforts him?? thank you so much I love you!

Okay so I wrote this a year-and-a-half ago but I haven't posted anything in this book for a while so here you go! :D sorry if it sucks, this story is really old and personally not my best work but eh, I hope you guys enjoy!

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Peter is not going to get scared, no matter what his Dad says.

The smell of buttery popcorn fills his nose as his father pads back into the dimly lit living room. Peter pulls his blanket higher up his chest, the chill of the room stinging his now exposed toes as Tony plops down on the couch beside him, a red bowl filled to the brim with the savory smelling snack. Taking a handful, the 11 year old rests snuggly against his Dad's side as the genius flips on the T.V, the illumination casting long, blue tinged shadows along the far walls.

"If you start to get freaked out kiddie, just let me know and I will turn it off." The elder Stark's voice is muffled against his ear, the tone rumbling over the sound of Peter's enthusiastic chewing.

He sounds like he is beginning to regret his decision to let Peter watch this movie, and the young Stark knows that his puppy dog eyes and persistent begging was the only thing changing the genius's mind right now. He hopes it would stay that way.

Peter takes a second to swallow, curling his feet up tighter under the cotton blanket as the first preview begins to flash across the large screen. Summoning up all of the courage he has in his little heart, the boy puffs up his chest, ignoring the way the creepy music sends a sudden shiver up his spine.

"I'm 11 now Dad, I'll be fine!" He says, ignoring the way his voice cracks as he grabs another handful of popcorn. "I'm not going to get scared of a stupid movie."

Tony just sighs, his dark eyes searching his son's illuminated face before he pulls him closer, tapping the PLAY button when it appears on the television. Peter shifts more fully against the Billionaire, his cheek resting almost directly above the faint glow of the Arc Reactor. His Dad drapes an arm across his shoulders, glancing at him almost warily as the movie begins.

And as the brutal carnage, the gore and the chilling screams of the murdered and tortured ring in the young boy's ears, the television flashing red and white and the music reaching a screeching level, he finally begins to see why his Dad was so against letting him watch.

Peter just hopes he can hide his reaction from Tony, knowing that the genius is going to hold this over his head as long as he lives.

Sadly, the young Stark's mind has other ideas.

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The scream that gets lodged in Peter's throat hurts almost as bad as the smack of his head against the floor.

His sheets are wrapped around his legs, the fabric having caught his lower body and leaves his dangling upside-down, the tremors running through his body making it near impossible for him to untangle himself. Small whimpers rise up unbidden from his throat, tears streaming from his wide eyes and running down his cheeks, getting caught in the dip of his shoulders and settling. The combination of sweat and tears makes his shudder, the glaring red glow of his alarm clock flickering along his cream walls.

Finally Peter frees himself, his legs falling the rest of the way and hitting the carpet with a thump that knocks the rest of the breath from his heaving lungs. Sobs now come full force and the small boy is rocked with the intensity of his fear, curling his legs against his chest and pressing his red face against his knees.