Tony lifted his hand and carded it through Peter's hair, holding his bangs away from his face. He'd seen May do it before, and it felt natural, the first time he'd tried it. And that was the best cue he ever had trying to learn this. Do what felt natural.
He wondered if Peter understood. If someone so young really could. Tony hadn't even understood, not until Pepper. What it felt like to love someone in a way that poured so much of your ego into them that they were more important to your survival than yourself.
"If I teach you one good thing, then I'll have done everything I needed to. I think that was the whole ten year plan all along. Now be a dear and go get my contacts case and my glasses from the bedroom."
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Date: 2018-09-10 03:22 am (UTC)Tony lifted his hand and carded it through Peter's hair, holding his bangs away from his face. He'd seen May do it before, and it felt natural, the first time he'd tried it. And that was the best cue he ever had trying to learn this. Do what felt natural.
He wondered if Peter understood. If someone so young really could. Tony hadn't even understood, not until Pepper. What it felt like to love someone in a way that poured so much of your ego into them that they were more important to your survival than yourself.
"If I teach you one good thing, then I'll have done everything I needed to. I think that was the whole ten year plan all along. Now be a dear and go get my contacts case and my glasses from the bedroom."