Wrong number :/~~Spider-Man

A royal mess

"Wanda and Vision. I'd imagine they'd be mad we didn't tell them sooner, but would hardly have any hesitation to take him under their wing. Wanda would love the practice too". Seeing as the news Tony had received earlier that day existed, it helped fortify that idea.

"Banner. He's calm enough, and by now I'm sure he knows plenty about how to deal with emotional damage" Stephen began scrolling through his contacts, trying to see who he might trust if the occurrence came up.

"That ant guy. He's got a little girl, doesn't he?" Tony looked up at the question.

"Oh yeah, he and Peter seemed to get along well at the dinner. I'm gonna stick groot and Nebula on there too, but only as a duo. They'd even each other out" he scribbled down the new names.

"If T'Challa ever has business here, and isn't too swamped with work, that'd be a very reasonable option" he suggested, shrugging.

Tony knew the chances of that ever happening were low, but if the occasion ever were to arise, why not?

"Do you think Bucky would be good for that?" Stephen looked up to the ceiling, squinting in concentration.

"Isn't he like.. a mass murderer" Tony rebounded.

"Not anymore, and if we're going by that logic, almost all of us have been at one point, excluded myself".

"Fair", he wrote down the name, this decision based solely and entirely off of Stephen's judgement.

"Cap"

"No."

"What, why? He's like the moral support of the team. Key word being 'morals' here" The doctor was surprised at the immediate denial.

"I don't want that son of a bitch causing Petey to switch sides?? I trust my kid, hon, but that dude is like 80 years old and knows how to get into people's heads! No way"

"So.. you would rather keep up with this stupid argument and risk Peter's safety over something that won't happen?" Strange pointed out "truly shows how much you care"

"Fine! I'll write his stupid name down! But he is a last resort, you hear me? Bottom of the food chain. That's a fitting role for a bottom feeder" Tony pouted, crossing his arms.

"And for a bottom.." Stephen muttered quietly.

Tony burst out in laughter, covering his forehead with his hand to stabilize himself.

After claiming down, his head remained facing the ceiling.

"We're doing the right thing here, right?" He asked, "by not sending him to a normal family or anything"

Stephen thought about it for a moment.

"You forget he's one of us wether or not he's in here or out there, Tony" he shrugged, "At least here, he doesn't have to worry about hiding out everywhere. Soon enough, everyone in this building is gonna welcome him as they've done everyone else before him. Plus, who else but the best person in the world to be his legal guardian, huh?" Stephen uttered, grabbing Tony's hand.

"You flatter yourself too much" Tony grinned, only his eyes moving to look at his husband.

They smiled dumbly at each other, forgetting the list entirely.

"Welp" Tony groaned, sitting up straight in his chair, "enough is enough. Friday, where's Peter?"

"Peter left the building 42 minutes ago, sir. I informed Pepper at the time it happened" her smooth voice filled the room, sending an icy feeling between the two of them.