Peter Parker/Avengers Oneshots

silence is broken

part two to breaking the silence

PS, Dr. Grayson is based off of my amazing teacher :)

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Peter wakes up to himself crying. He's sobbing, and his fingers are in his mouth. Weird thing is, he couldn't get himself to stop.

It was almost like watching a television. He couldn't feel his teeth digging into his knuckles or the acidic feeling of his tears in his cuts.

He couldn't feel anything.

He saw Tony walk into the room, and that gave him a small amount of control.

He reaches out and moans something that was supposed to be "Tony." Tony smiles at him softly, and envelopes Peter in his arms.

Oh.

He can feel that.

It's like Tony was the only thing his body could feel. He could sense every place that their bodies were connecting, and Tony's hand was running through his hair.

He cries more, but he knows that they aren't sad tears.

—

Tony held Peter until Peter fell asleep, then he got up. He sighed at the creaking in his joints, muttering, "I'm getting to old for this."

He hops in the shower, scrubbing at his skin until it turns red. He just wants to be clean.

When he's finally done with his shower, he tells JARVIS to take him down to his lab so he can work on his suit.

—

"Peter," Potts says, walking in. This wasn't Pepper. This wasn't the soft, gentle woman that Peter has grown to love, with the fluffy hair and comfy clothes; no, this is Potts, the callous of a human with no emotions or empathy.

The one who takes Peter's sleep like a parasite.

"Peter, come on out. I know you're hiding."

The boy peeks out from where he's hiding. There are tears in his eyes, and sweat under his bare arms. It's hot, but he's shivering because of the moisture.

"Peter. Hiding will only make it worse." Her voice is hard, and she's close. He knows she can see him, he knows, but he can't bring himself to move.

She must realize that he is not giving up, so she grabs him by the ankle and drags him out of the room.

—

Peter wakes with a start, shaking violently. He sits up and swings himself off of his makeshift hammock, sticking to the ceiling and making his way down (TOWN) the hall to Tony's room.

He opens the door, peering in to make sure that there is no Pepper inside. When he sees that the coast is clear, he crawls over to the older man's bed and lets himself drop like a stone.

When Stark doesn't even turn over in his sleep, Peter tucks himself into the velvet covers and falls asleep.

—

Tony wakes up to Peter in his bed. He's  surprised; he must have snapped out of his odd trance. There were large bags under his eyes, and he looks so peaceful just lying there, like a little puppy.

He leaves him to sleep as he takes a shower, washing away all the grime from working in the labs. After he's done, he wraps a towel around his waist and took a moment to breathe by himself.

"Mr. Stark?" Peter's voice calls softly from outside the door, interrupting Tony's weird focus moment. He clears his throat.

"Yes?"