It's a Spider Thing. {Peter Parker and Natasha Romanoff}

{23} move your ass keener

TENSION SLOWLY MOUNTED within the room as everyone shared pointed looks with one another.

Peter was stubbornly glaring at Tony, the rare moment of panic building in his chest at the idea of someone being able to discover his past so easily. He fought back the urge to duck out the room. Beside him, Harley was frowning at Tony and his lack of subtlety- though he knew it had never been the old man's strong suit so he couldn't blame him entirely. Across the room, Tony's eyes flicked continuously between the two teenagers; confusion etched into the lines on his face at the idea of them knowing one another.

Finally, Harley cleared his throat, stepped forwards and slightly in front of Peter. Tony noticed the action and arched an eyebrow.

"Soooo, I'm sorry we didn't tell you we're together but to be fair it's been like two weeks-"

Tony spluttered and choked on air as Peter's face pinched in displeasure. "Hang on, sorry- rewind. You're dating?" Tony questioned, blinking multiple times as his eyes jumped between the two teens yet again as he gestured wildly between them. Harley squinted at the billionaire for a moment, not fully understanding as his lips pursed and he glanced back at Peter to see that the teen had buried his head in his hands in defeat.

"I'm missing something. Aren't I?"

"Yeah." Peter sighed. "But, you know, good try." He mumbled.

Despite the nightmare of a situation that he found himself in the middle of, when Peter looked up to meet Harley's eyes, laughter bubbled in his throat.

"He knows I'm Spiderman, dumbass."

"Oh. That." Harley took in a breath before frowning. "And ouch. That hurts my feelings darlin'."

"You have feelings?" Peter whispered in faux shock- Harley let out an offended gasp as Tony watched them converse in mild horror.

One Harley was bad enough, but a Harley with a sassy boyfriend? Disastrous. Before the pair could devolve into petty arguing- Tony could see Harleys mischievous expression- he cut between them, taking a few steps forward to reinstate himself into the conversation.

"Ok. Enough out of you devil child." He huffed, pointing at said teen who beamed at the name and flopped down into Peter's swivel chair. "You knew?"

Growing bored of the conversation Harley simply shrugged and poked at the dismantled Roomba on the workbench until Peter slapped his hand away like it was a usual occurrence. "Are you putting this together?" He questioned, ignoring the pointed look and exasperated sounds coming from Tony across the room. Once again, laughter crawled into Peter's chest as he sent him a look that screamed; 'shut it, please, for the love of god'. "Not the time. Got it." He murmured, turning back to Tony.

"Who else knows?" Tony asked, slightly curious.

Harley looked expectantly at Peter who hesitated for a moment. "Romanoff, Barton and Fury."

"Are you kidding me? Fury? How long?" Harley laughed at Tony's obvious shock and received a death glare in response that he promptly waved off, now immune to it. Peter let out a long breath feeling suddenly exhausted and craving a long nap so that he could pretend the whole conversation, and the entire world, had never existed.

"I've been living with Natasha for just over a year." He admitted, smiling to himself.

A year of freedom and life and light and- Peter drew in another breath. The mere idea of walking around without guards trailing behind or a collar digging into his skin had been a pipe dream once upon a time. He'd given up hope at any semblance of a normal life. Now though? He had a home and a family despite its dysfunctions and from time to time it would hit him like a train and knock the air from his lungs- because if it were all a dream then he would happily die in his sleep instead of ever having to go back to reality.

"Peter." Tony stated, making the teen snap out of his reverie.

The billionaire seemed to have suspiciously sobered, his expression serious as he looked Peter in the eyes. "You being a vigilante in your spare time doesn't deter from the fact you're smart. I liked your work before I even suspected you were Spiderman. You got the internship because you're intelligent and a good kid." He explained simply, his words leaving no room for an argument.

For a moment, Peter's eyes raked over the inventor in front of him- and the man could see how Peter was an asset Hydra would want to get back at any cost. It was a calculating stare that could rival even Romanoff's. It made Tony want to cover up so the boy wouldn't see into his soul and tear him apart from the inside out. He shivered unconsciously when Peter tore his eyes away.

"I believe you."

Harley smiled up at the duo, relieved the conversation had had a relatively positive and peaceful outcome. "Do we have to tell the team?" Peter asked abruptly, frowning and fidgeting with the hem of his jumper self-consciously. "I don't want them knowing I'm a mutate."

"You got it kid. Now, put the Roomba back together." Tony smiled as Peter bit down on his lip to smother a small laugh. The man also watched in amusement when Peter nudged Harley's shoulder.

"Move your ass Keener." He mumbled, blushing as Harley sighed dramatically and made a show of getting to his feet. Peter rolled his eyes and sat down in the chair, reaching for the screwdriver that had started the entire conversation when Harley promptly sat down on his lap-

"Shut it, Parker." He cut off Peter's retort, and, giving into the role of being Harley's seat rather quickly (though Peter would deny it to his dying day) merely rested his chin on the boy's shoulder, ignoring the flush on his face. Tony snickered at them and received a glare in response from Harley who threw a screw at the mechanic across the lab.

"Babe. We needed that." Peter murmured.

"He was being an ass." Huffed Harley making Tony chuckle even more and Peter groan. 

A/N

Good reaction?  I think so. But I'm partial because I wrote the thing :) Also Harley accidentally exposing their relationship made me laugh and I lowkey love it a lot not gonna lie.

Anywho! Let me know of any spelling mistakes! xoxo.