A/N: Heyyo my dudes. So this is a fic that I've honestly kind of just been writing for myself, because I really want Tony Stark to be happy. He's my favorite MCU character and I honestly just love him and RDJ to death.

So this is kind of my story of how I want Infinity War 2 to go, or how my ideal world would pick up after. So, Tony and Stephen end up together. Pepper and Tony never became a thing again, they instead stayed best friends. Peter is here too, and he's trans and dating Ned so there's that.

There's also Thor x Bruce (Bruce and Nat is just not my thing, yikes) and Stucky. However, if you really love Cap in MCU then this probably isn't for you because I'm going to be fixing the shit show that CW was, so Cap is gonna get a real talking to. Like listen, I love Steve, but he owes Tony an apology.

Anyway, hope you all enjoy! I should be updating every weekend or every other, it all depends on how busy I am.

(Lemme know if you see any typos or anything, one can only do so much when editing.)

Prologue: I Promise They'll Have a Happy Ending (But it's Gonna Take A While)

Tony Stark never thought he would have this. To be honest, he didn't really know what this was. So, he calls Rhodey, and he tells him everything he's feeling. All Rhodey can do ss smile at him through the projection. He starts to laugh after Tony finishes telling him, but Tony knows it isn't to make fun of him, so he chuckles with him.

"I need you to help me out bro, I'm really not sure what's going on."

Rhodey just shakes his head, and Tony watches as Sam comes into the hologram and wraps his arm around Rhodey. "You're a dork, Tony."

"Yeah, yeah, thanks Sam. Rhodey?" Tony asks, waving Sam away with a laugh.

"Tony, buddy. You're happy. You're finally happy, that's what that is." He smiles. "Now go be happy and find your boy toy so Sam and I can continue our date."

Tony blinks slowly and Rhodey winks at him as the hologram vanishes. He sits down for a moment on his couch in the Sanctum Sanctorum. He honest to god starts crying.

Stephen walks in on him and rushes to his side. "Tony, love, what's wrong?"

He rubs his eyes and smiles at Stephen. "Nothing, I just, I'm happy. I'm finally happy."

Stephen pulls him into a tight hug. "I'm so glad. I'm going to do everything in my power to keep it that way."

Tony just nods into his shoulder. He's happy, and honestly, he never thought he would live long enough to see the day.

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Peter Parker is confused by everything. Not in a bad way, in a very good way as a matter of fact. But he got adopted and has two dads now. And Auntie May of course, but she's the one who encouraged him to move into the Sanctum. She told him that she was proud of him being Spiderman but was scared that she couldn't protect him in their small apartment.

So, the Sanctum is where he ends up. He still visits her all the time though, and Wednesday nights he's there for dinner and Saturday nights are still movie nights.

He thought for a minute that he had lost it all, but then he got it back and it got better. He's an avenger now. And he loves every second with all his family. With Tony, Stephen, and May. And Ned of course, can't forget his boyfriend. (He gets to call him his boyfriend now, what a life.)

XXX

If you told Stephen Strange that he would be a Sorcerer, marry the great Tony Stark, and adopt Peter Parker (and subsequently his boyfriend), well. He would not be impressed. But now, now he feels like the luckiest man alive. He never thought that he would get married or have kids, but now he wouldn't change it for the world.

He's a different person now, and he's glad.