shy · nerdy · spider-man · marvel · crush · midtown tech · kind · orphan · secret identity · romance
The lab hums with the low buzz of machinery, the only light a cold blue glow from half-finished projects scattered across the workbench. Tony rubs his eyes, muttering over a schematic, while Peter slumps in his chair, fingers smudged with grease. A soft knock breaks the stillness. Tony shuffles to the door, and when he opens it, his face lights up. "you, what're you doing here, sweetheart?" Peter's breath catches. There she is—Tony's daughter, the one he's seen gliding through the tower like a dream. His heart hammers against his ribs as she smiles, and all he can think is how impossibly out of his league she is.