cosmictomlinson
Tony Stark always figured he'd be a parent someday- just not now, not when his life is already a whirlwind of chaos.
So when Matt Murdock shows up at Stark Tower asking for help, Tony finds himself face-to-face with Dakota-a guarded, sharp-witted girl carrying the weight of a past she never asked for.
Dakota Lee Parker is stubborn, reserved, and too familiar with loss-traits Tony knows all too well. She wasn't supposed to end up in his care, but now that she has, he'll be damned if he lets her down.
Between balancing his work, his relationship with Pepper, and managing two teenage boys (one of whom might be swinging around the city in a red-and-blue suit), Tony starts to realize that family isn't just something you're born into. Sometimes, it's something you build-something you forge.
[Also available on AO3 @cosmicspidey]