Irondad whumptober 2020

I've got you

Peter

"May please!!" I begged as she pushed me out the door.

"Shut up! I won't listen to some freak" she said and threw out my backpack which I managed to catch.

She then just glared at me before she shut the door in my face. I tried banging on the door but she wouldn't let me in or even answer me. After a long while I stopped trying. She wasn't even answering me....why would she let me in again? I sighed deeply and started sobbing as I walked down the stairs, leaving the apartment building. As I got outside I noticed that the rain was pouring down. Since I didn't have an umbrella I just put on my hood and walked down the street not even bothering to dry my tears. I walked for a bit not caring where I was going. But after a while I got tired, so I sat down under a bridge where I pulled out my phone. It was in the middle of October. No way I was gonna be able to live on the streets without getting hypothermia. I scrolled through my limited contacts.

Ned

No I can't bother him with this. He'll freak out and worry too much.

MJ

She's in Washington right now.

Happy

No he's taking some time off. And I've bothered him enough.

Mr. Stark

I starred at the contact name for a while. Honestly I wanted to call him, I really did. I've already stayed some nights over at the tower and we still have lab sessions twice a week but.....ni I can't bother him with this. He's already given me so much....I can't ask for anything else. I sighed deeply as I put my phone back into my pocket. Once again I started crying. This time for real. My whole body started shaking and I couldn't move. Yet somehow I felt calm. At least nobody can see me here. I sat in the same spot for a few more hours, getting colder by the minute. Cars were passing by with drivers probably not even seeing me.

"Kid?" A familiar voice said

I looked up only to see Mr. Stark's worried face. He was standing in front of some sports car standing still in a green light. Cars started honking but he didn't seem like he cared.

"My god what are you doing here?" He asked worriedly as he knelt down in front of me.

I just looked away, not being able to answer him. He sighed knowing I wasn't gonna answer his question.

"Alright well you can't stay here. You're freezing. C'mon let's go" Mr. Stark said and offered his hand.

I tried to give him a small thankful smile. But it looked more like a grimace. Slowly I grabbed his hand and used all the power I had left after crying for so long. Which wasn't a lot. When I did manage to stand up my legs were shaking and I was afraid I might fall. Mr. Stark took notice. Without a word he simply picked me up and carried me towards the car. I didn't object. Instead I enjoyed the small warmth I felt from another human and then from inside the car where Mr. Stark put me down. He put the seatbelt over me while my whole body shivered after receiving some very needed heat. My backpack was making it a little uncomfortable to sit but I was too focused on the heat to even notice. Mr. Stark ran around the car to the other side where he got in and put his seatbelt on before he started driving.

"Does your aunt know you're freezing under the Manhattan bridge?" Mr. Stark asked.

The mention of May made me flinch. It was so weird. This morning she was so wonderful, kind....and then she found out I was spider-man and she just....threw me away.

"I'll take that as a no. Friday call May and tell her I'm taking Peter to the tower" Mr. Stark said.

I almost gasped before I leaned towards the radio where Friday was.

"Friday cancel that request" I said quickly.

"Oh so he talks now. Good" Mr. Stark said.

I just looked down at my feet again.

"Shall I send ms. Parker the text?" Friday asked.

Mr. Stark then glanced at me, raising an eyebrow and waiting for me to tell him something. I looked at him for a second and gave a small nod.

"Yeah cancel it" Mr. Stark said. "What's going on Pete? Did something happen with your aunt?" Mr. Stark asked.

I didn't wanna answer him, cause I didn't want it to be true. Me and May have been through so much together. First when she and ben took me in, when Ben died, when I got the Midtown scholarship...the list goes on forever. But she kicked me out anyways.

"Kid if something's wrong you need to tell me. Maybe I can help....or at least listen" Mr. Stark said.

I stayed silent, unsure if I should tell him.

"Look. I know you may have preferred to talk to some friends right now or...."

"She kicked me out" I blurted out after making up my mind.

"What?" Mr. Stark asked confused as he looked at me for second before pulling over the car.

"May uhm....she kicked me out...I'm not welcome back" I said trying not to have another breakdown.

"But.....why?" Mr. Stark asked confused.

"She uh....she found out....that I was spider-man. And well....she wasn't exactly against me being a vigilante....she.....she's anti-mutant" I said taking steady breaths.

"Oh...." Mr. Stark said concerned.

We both were silent for a while. I started tugging my lip. The tension was awkward and I didn't know what to do about it.

"Did she hurt you?" Mr. Stark asked.

I shook my head.

"No. She just grabbed my backpack and pushed me out the door and threw the bag on me. Then she didn't let me in" I said looking down at my feet again.

"Peter....you know this isn't your fault, right?" Mr. Stark said trying to get eye contact.

I nodded.

"I know.....it's just....we've been through so much together. I just don't....I don't understand how she could kick me out like that...like she didn't even know me anymore" I said and started crying.

Mr. Stark then put his arm around me and pulled me into a hug.

"Peter....sometimes the people closest to us aren't who we think they are. And yeah it hurts like hell. But she can't accept you for who you are then she doesn't deserve having such an amazing kid in her life" Mr. Stark said.

I smiled but continued sobbing. It was nice hearing the comforting words. Even though it would be very surprising if Mr. Stark had the same belives as May, it still felt nice to hear him say that.

"Hey what do you say we get you checked out at the tower and then get some snacks and watch those space movies of yours. Sound good?" Mr. Stark asked as he pulled away.

"Yeah...that'd be great" I said wiping away my tears.