As the Past Scars Over
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Ned Leeds loves his unofficial-official role as Peter Parker's - er, Spider-Man's - Guy in the Chair. Loves it, that is, until Peter grows pale and sweaty in class one day, fixated on a threat he can't quite see. As Peter's condition worsens, Ned's worry grows. Is it May? New York? An Avengers-level threat? Try as he might, Peter won't do anything more than send a few texts.
Well, what else can Ned do but call Tony Stark?
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Peter's Spidey Sense saves Tony's life.
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- Part 1 of As the Past Scars Over
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Tony Stark is no stranger to being stuck in his own head. On a good day, that head contains the ingenuity which built an AI-equipped robot at the age of sixteen and the tenacity which turned a death sentence into a superhero origin story. On a bad day, Tony’s mind is a prison, replaying his failures and highlighting his faults with unerring precision. For wasn’t it that same ingenuity and tenacity which created Ultron?
Learning the truth about his parents’ deaths catalyzed a spiral of bad days, dragging Tony down, down, down, deep into the darkest corners of his mind. But even caged by the mammoth weight of depression, there’s a small spark within him still clinging to life. That spark flares brighter whenever he wakes up next to Pepper. Catches a ride with Happy. Sees Rhodey walk. The spark might flare in exasperation whenever he receives a text from Peter Parker, but Tony can’t deny the joy every inane video and incomprehensible meme brings.
So, yes. Tony Stark is no stranger to being stuck in his own head. But luckily, he has an amazing family to pull him back out.
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Tony recovers after a suicide attempt with the help of Pepper, Rhodey, Happy, Peter, and, upon occasion, May.
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- Part 2 of As the Past Scars Over
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When Tony Stark imagined seeing Steve Rogers for the first time since he had his ass handed to him in a HYDRA bunker in Siberia, he thought he'd say something devastating while coming off cool and unbothered.
If he'd been honest with himself, he probably could've anticipated the panic attack.
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Tony and Steve talk a little under two years after Civil War.
Bonus: The Super-Secret Boy Band Group Chat
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- Part 3 of As the Past Scars Over