Five Times Peter Parker Tried to Disappear (And Five People Who Wouldn’t Let Him)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/79156541 by poppyjustmight Peter’s been disappearing for three weeks. Not physically - he still shows up to meals, still walks the halls, still goes through the motions. But he’s perfected the art of being present without being there. Long sleeves. Careful timing. Strategic appearances. A performance of okay that’s starting to fray at the edges. The problem is, the people who love him have been paying attention. Pepper sits in the kitchen and refuses to look away. Steve names the pattern instead of the problem. Coulson sees through every deflection. Happy speaks when Happy never speaks. And Tony - Tony’s been waiting, terrified, for Peter to let him in. Five conversations. Five cracks in the wall. One kid who’s been hurting himself in the dark, and a family who won’t let him do it alone. Words: 4715, Chapters: 1/6, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Steve Rogers, Phil Coulson, Happy Hogan Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Pepper Potts, Peter Parker & Steve Rogers, Phil Coulson & Peter Parker, Happy Hogan & Peter Parker Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Self-Harm, Found Family, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Protective Tony Stark, Team as Family, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mental Health Issues, Recovery, Peter Parker Needs a Hug, Pepper Potts Acting as Peter Parker’s Parental Figure, Peter Parker Whump, Protective Pepper Potts, Observant Steve Rogers, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker’s Parental Figure read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/79156541