Tony had programmed F.R.I.D.A.Y to alert him any time Peter's heart rate was abnormal being in his overprotective dad mode. He sometimes takes a moment to think about Titan but every time, he shakes away any memories of that day. He thought that if he was still shaken up from that day then Peter was bound to be having some nightmares or worse, panic attacks. Tony just wanted to be prepared for the worst case scenario, so that if the kid had an episode, he would be there for him and Peter wouldn't have to suffer through it alone. Turns out it was a good call.
Peter had just started patrol about an hour ago and he had already helped so many people. He caught a mugger trying to steal a lady's purse, helped an old lady cross the street, and got a cat down from a tree for some kids. He was about to call it a night when he saw some shady guys going down an alleyway with one guy carrying a gun so he followed them. They were attempting to make a drug deal before Spiderman caught their attention.
"Alleyway transaction? Come on. Couldn't spring for the abandoned building?" Spiderman quipped as he webbed the drugs to the wall.
The men though were not scared of the costumed hero instead they pulled out their guns and started to aim at him but Spiderman unarmed them all easily.
One of the men said with a grin, "Well look who it is? Haven't seen you on the streets in a few months, we thought you died or something. It was good for business."
That minor comment made Peter's heart start beating really fast as he started thinking about Titan.
"Mr. Stark, I don't feel good"
"I don't want to go"
Peter was getting dizzy and he fell into the trash cans by the opening of the alley. The men took off but one man stopped to kick Peter while he was down, laughing about how Spiderman was letting them get away.
Meanwhile, Tony was working on a new prototype suit in his lab when he was interrupted by F.R.I.D.A.Y.
"Boss, it appears that Peter's heart rate is becoming abnormal and he's showing signs of a panic attack" the AI stated.
"What? He was on patrol. Oh God, this can't be good. Where is he Fri?" Tony asked as his nanosuit starts forming around him.
"Down the alley, off Doran ave, near 89th" F.R.I.D.A.Y. replied
Tony rushed to the location only to see Peter, or should he say, Spiderman near a trash can, cradling himself like a child. Tony slowly approached, turned off his suit, and placed a hand on Peter's shoulder. Peter looked up and when he saw Tony, he held on to him for his dear life and continued his shaking. Tony looked around and when he saw that they were alone, he pulled off Peter's mask and saw him nearly hyperventilating.
"Pete, come on, you got to breathe."
"I can't" he choked out.
"If you can talk you can breathe, okay? Follow me" and he put Peter's head to his chest took an exaggerated breath.
Listening to the beating of Tony's heart and his calmed breathing finally brought Peter crashing down and he started sobbing on Tony's chest.
"I'm sorry" he said between sobs.
"Kid, you have nothing to be sorry about. To be honest, I'm surprised you held out this long before having an episode." Tony said warmly rubbing his back.
"I was just trying to stop a drug trade and one of them said something and it immediately made me think of what happened in Titan and it made me freeze. They got away" Peter said with his head down.
"Pete, you'll get them. Remember, your suit has footage, we'll track them down later but right now, my concern is your wellbeing." Tony answered.
Peter couldn't help but smile at this.
"How do you know so much about panic attacks?" Peter asked.
"You're not the only one that got them. I used to get them a lot a few years back and to be honest, I still have them sometimes while dealing with the purple raisin." Tony said as he rubbed his neck.
"Really? I didn't know that Tony" Peter said quietly
"Well, it's not something I tell everyone kid, but you deserved to know since it's another thing we have in common." Tony said with a smile. "But let's go back to the compound. Where did you leave your backpack today?"
"The apartment since May knows that I'm Spiderman now, I can just leave for patrol from there. Haven't lost a backpack since" Peter said with a giggle.
"Well, you're lucky you got plenty of extra clothes in your room at the compound. Let's go." Tony said as messaged Happy to pick them up.
"You're not carrying me there, are you?" Peter said with a chuckle
"No way, you're way too heavy to carry all that way" Tony quipped before handing him a brown bag from underneath his jacket that had a set of clothes inside.
"Thanks Dad" Peter smiled before throwing them on over his suit.
"You're lucky I don't find you some new Pj pants to make you walk home in, maybe with princesses this time. The hello kitty ones are looking ratty." Tony quipped, rubbing Peter's head and messing up his hair
"Please don't" Peter laughed.
Happy picked them up not much later and on the way back to the compound, Tony had his arm around Peter the whole time and Peter couldn't help but smile. When they got back to the compound, they ran into Steve for first time in a few weeks. Peter could sense Tony being unconformable so he decided to be the middle man for them.
"Hey Steve, how have you been?" Peter said.
"Hey Peter, I've been good and just got back from Wakanda. How are you?" Steve replied.
"Good. Just finished patrol and was hanging out with Tony in Queens after" Peter said rubbing his neck, he rather not tell Cap about his episode.
Steve glanced over at Tony and chuckled before saying "What are your plans for the tonight?"
"Uhm, we really haven't decided that yet but I was in the mood to watch Avatar" Peter said while looking at Tony.
"Whatever you want to do kiddo." Tony said with a warm smile.
"What is Avatar?" Steve questioned.
"You still haven't gotten around to watching movies huh, Capsicle?" Tony teased, facepalming and shaking his head.
"Steve you've got to watch it with us! It's an awesome movie." Peter pleaded while looking at Tony to confirm if it was okay.
Tony exhaled a long breath but finally gave the go ahead.
"Sure Peter. I'll watch it with you guys since Tony says I need to watch movies." Steve said with a laugh.
Peter went to the kitchen to make popcorn and get drinks while Tony got F.R.I.D.A.Y to set up the movie. Peter came back with the snacks just as the movie was starting so they took their places. Tony sat on one end of the sofa and Peter sat right next to him. Steve smirked as he took the seat next to Peter. Steve glanced occasionally at Peter and saw him leaning on Tony's shoulder and holding his arm. Tony didn't seem to mind, if anything he seemed comforted by the kid's presence. Before the movie ended, Peter was already sleeping soundly on Tony's chest. Tony glanced at Steve with a smirk and got up from under Peter without waking him and grabbed a blanket for him. Steve can't help but think how he would have never imagined that this egotistical man he met all those years ago would be a fatherly type but times have changed.
"This was nice. We will have to do it again, maybe have regular movie nights with everyone to catch me up."
"I'm sure Peter would enjoy that." Tony said with a smile
"You're great with him Tony, I never thought I would see this side of you." Steve said smirking.
"I'm sure no one thought they would but for some reason this kid makes me want to be better." Tony said with a smile.
"Well, it's good to see you both happy. Thank for the movie, goodnight" Steve stepped into the elevator, leaving Tony and a sleeping Peter. Tony briefly debated whether he should he wake Peter and have him transfer to his room or to just leave him on the couch. He looked at Peter's sleeping form and finally decided that he deserved to rest after the afternoon that he had. Tony then when back to his previous position and placed Peter's head back to his chest again, feeling happy and at peace before closing his eyes and drifting off into a dreamless sleep.