The Theory of Relativity (An Avengers AU)

"do you remember when I taught you about Einstein's theory of relativity?"

"sure..."

"and how, because everything is relative, things can look different to different people? like you might see a car moving one direction, but someone on the other side of the street will see the opposite?"

"how does this relate to me?"

"because it means none of this is as bad as you might perceive it. it means no matter how difficult it is right now...... it might look different when you get to the other side."

"oh. well, thank you, tony, that's... really sweet, actually."

"yeah...

...it also means we know you like peter."

"wait what?"

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or, a universe in which the Stark internship is real and a girl in need of a family finds one.