as a two time beggar i will go (where I know i can be forgiven)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/85291291 by aletterinthenameofsanity A snatch of an old prayer sings through Tony’s veins: “I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do—” There is more to the prayer than that. More about the Virgin Mary and the saints and god. But the bit that always hit Tony, when he was a kid with a kneeler digging into his knees in between church pews, with the scars and bruises of his father’s fingers staining his skin, with a hope in his chest that was being torn apart by the pressures put on him by Howard Stark and Obadiah Stane and the board— There are so many sins that have buried themselves between his ribs, actions taken by a man who had to suture together a heart of iron. But it is not God that he needs to ask forgiveness from. No—the only people that Tony needs to beg forgiveness from are the people that he hurt. And top of the list is this boy, who he has somehow led to the conclusion that he would ever take his suit away again. (When Peter breaks down on the anniversary of Ben’s death, Tony is there to commiserate—and maybe to help, in his own way.) Words: 6945, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Tony Stark, Peter Parker, Aunt May Parker (Marvel) Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Aunt May Parker & Peter Parker, Aunt May Parker & Tony Stark Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Grief/Mourning, Post-Movie: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Tony Stark Has a Heart, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Peter Parker Gets a Hug, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, that is, Howard Stark’s A+ Parenting, Catholic Guilt, Past Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Tony Stark is Soft For Peter Parker, Not the most Steve Friendly but like as a background detail, POV Tony Stark, Mentioned Ho Yinsen, Tenderness read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/85291291