Harley Keener: What about The Avengers, can you talk about them?

Tony Stark: I don't know, later. Hey kid, give me a little space. 

They stop and Tony looks at the remains of the local explosion site that Tony came to investigate

Tony Stark: What's the official story here? What happened?

Harley Keener: I guess this guy named Chad Davis, used to live roundabouts, won a bunch of medals in the army. One day, folks said he went crazy and made, you know, a bomb. Then he blew himself up right here.

Tony Stark: Six people died, right?

Harley Keener: Yeah.

Tony Stark: Including Chad Davis?

Harley Keener: Yeah. 

Tony Stark: Yeah. That doesn't make sense. Think about it. Six dead, only five shadows.

Harley Keener: Yeah, people said these shadows are like the mark of souls gone to Heaven. Except the bomb guy, he went to Hell on account of he didn't get a shadow. That's why there's only five.

Tony Stark: Do you buy that?

Harley Keener: That's what everyone says... you know what this crater reminds me of?

Tony Stark: No idea. I'm not- I don't care.

Harley Keener: That giant wormhole, in umm... in New York. Does it remind you?

Tony Stark: That's manipulative. I don't want to talk about it.

Harley Keener: Are they coming back? The aliens?

Tony Stark: Maybe. Can you stop? Remember when I told you, that I have an anxiety issue?

Harley Keener: Does this subject make you- make you edgy?

Tony Stark: Yeah, a little bit. Can I just catch my breath for a second?

Harley Keener: Are there bad guys in Rose Hills? Do you- do you need a plastic bag to breathe into? Do you have medication?

Tony Stark: Nope.

Harley Keener: Do you need to be on it?

Tony Stark: Probably.

Harley Keener: Do you have PTSD?

Tony Stark: I don't think so.

Harley Keener: Are you- are you going completely mental? I can stop, do you want me to stop? Do you want me to stop?

y/n: You should probably stop.

Tony Stark: Remember when I said to stop doing that? I swear to God, you're going to freak me out! Ah man, you did it, didn't you? You happy now?

Harley Keener: What did I say? 

Tony starts running off and Harley and y/n run after him

Harley Keener: Hey, wait up! Wait, wait. 

Tony stops running and Harley and y/n catch up with him.

y/n: What the hell was that? 

Tony holds his face in his hands for a moment and then throws some snow at Harley

Tony Stark: Your fault, you spazzed me out. Okay, back to business. Where were we? The guy who died... relatives? Mom? Mrs. Davis, where is she?

Harley Keener: Where she always is.

Tony Stark: See, now you're being helpful. 

Later we see Tony and y/n walking towards a bar and y/n bumps into a woman. 

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