Peter woke up disoriented. He opened his eyes to the bright lights of what appeared to be a living room. After giving himself some time to wake up, he stood up and walked into the kitchen just off the side of the living room.

Or at least he tried.

There was someone else on the couch with him, effectively caging him in with a hug. Peter recognizes the iconic facial hair and the familiar scent of grease and Tom Ford cologne. Peter instantly relaxed at the sight of his mentor...although he couldn't remember how the two ended up on the couch together.

Memories came flooding back of May throwing LEGOs and textbooks at him and Tony taking him in. Speaking of Tony... the billionaire was beginning to wake so Peter slowly returned to his previous position and pretended to sleep. Tony shifted as he woke before tensing and then relaxing. He pressed a soft kiss to the teenager's head and carefully slipped out of the embrace, probably in search of coffee.

As the kinda bitter scent of Tony's favorite coffee brand filled the air, Peter began to 'wake up'. At least that's what Tony thought was happening. The teenager went through the whole routine of stretching a bit and yawning and rubbing his eyes and whatnot before muttering a 'good morning' to his mentor.

Tony smiled. "Morning, kid. What do ya wanna eat?"

Peter thought for a second before asking for waffles. The billionaire smiled in response and began searching for the waffle iron. In the end, neither Tony nor Peter could find it so they asked FRIDAY. the two laughed as they saw it sitting on the countertop by the toaster.

"Hey, FRI? Can you play the Hamilton soundtrack please?"

"Playing Hamilton soundtrack"

Peter gave a small thanks as the opening notes began to play. He grabbed a rubber spatula and began singing and dancing. Tony began to laugh at the exaggerated facial expressions Peter made as he pulled off 'Hamilton: the One Arachnid Show'. The soundtrack continued playing and Tony continued making waffles. Since Peter didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon, the billionaire made enough pancakes for the team.

Oops. He'd have to introduce the team to Peter.

Oh well. For now he just wanted to spend time with his not-really-an-intern-intern. When the first act finished, Peter sat down and waited for the waffles. Tony was a little oblivious to the hungry teenager so Peter decided to so something.

"CAN I GET A WAFFLE?!" He shouted. Tony jumped and opened his mouth to respond but Peter interrupted him. "CAN I PLEASE GET A WAFFLE?!"

Tony's eyes were wide as he placed two waffles on the teenager's plate. "What the heck was that?!"

Peter shrugged and took a bite of his (delicious) food. "It's a vine"

The billionaire was obviously confused so Peter grabbed his phone and began a vine compilation titled 'Diddly Dee It's Clean Vines 3". The two were oblivious to their surroundings as Peter laughed and Tony just watched in confusion. What they didn't know was the entire group of Avengers was walking into the kitchen.

"Mind explaining what's going on, Tony" a voice sounded from behind the two and they both jumped. Peter instinctively jumped backwards, landing and sticking into the stainless steel fridge.

That would be hard to explain.

The Avengers all started asking questions until Tony held up a hand, effectively silencing the group. He cleared his throat and began.

"This is my...intern, Peter Parker. He is staying with me for now because his aunt kicked him out" he paused, unsure if he had permission to reveal Peter's secret identity. Peter could sense the hesitation and gave a slight nod. "He is also Spider-Man"

The room was silent for a second before interrupting into chaos.

"You can't bring a kid to fight!"

"Did you seriously recruit a kid to fight against us?!"

"I knew you needed people for your side but I didn't realize how desperate you were"

"I dropped an airplane terminal on him! He's like 12!"

Tony began yelling back at them to defend himself and Peter. He mentioned that Peter had been Spider-Man before he interfered and if anything he was protecting him. And that Peter was 15 not 12.

What the group failed to notice as the arguing got more intense was the teenager covering his ears and wincing in pain. The volume was getting out of hand and Peter was on the verge of a sensory overload. He whimpered in pain as he squeezed his eyes shut. The lights were too bright and there were too many smells and everyone was too loud and everything hurt. Tears burned his skin as they fell down his cheeks, causing Peter to wince and whimper.

It was FRIDAY who alerted the group to Peter's condition. Tony instantly hushed everyone and dimmed the lights. He grabbed a pair of special headphones and sunglasses (specially made for instances like that) and ordered the AI to activate Sensory Overload Protocol.

The Avengers were confused and tried asking what was going on but Tony quickly shooed them out of the room before diverting his attention back to the teen. It only took about 7 minutes before the overload calmed down and Peter fell asleep in Tony's arms for the second time in 12 hours.

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