all the bars ‘round here serve my ghosts and carcasses (so come on home)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/85820096 by aletterinthenameofsanity Everyone who looks at Tony Stark only sees the mistakes, sees the reputation for bad decisions and how he nearly ran Stark Industries into the ground and nothing more than that. And while stakeholders speak with him at galas due to expectations and money and the like, there’s no reason why a random teenager off of the street is going to want to talk to the disgraced son of the illustrious Howard Stark, still a shining beacon enshrined in New York history. And so Tony knows that the best course of action is to leave the kid to his studies and go back to his sad, lonely penthouse— But then the kid opens his mouth and says, “Oh my god, you’re Tony Stark,” nothing but giddiness in his voice. “Yeah, I am, kid,” Tony says, and even he’s surprised to hear that his voice has no edge to it. If anything, it’s amused. “And you are?” “Peter Parker, sir,” the kid says, and for some reason, his cheeks are flushed, almost as if he’s…excited to meet Tony, and only a lifetime of media training stops Tony’s jaw from dropping clear off of his face and straight down to dig itself six feet under the tile flooring in here. Because when was the last time that someone seemed genuinely excited to see him? Words: 8382, Chapters: ½, Language: English Series: Part 4 of 'til the sirens sound, I’m safe (Peter&Tony Hurt/Comfort fics) Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: Gen Characters: Tony Stark, Peter Parker, James “Rhodey” Rhodes Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark, James “Rhodey” Rhodes & Tony Stark Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Homeless Peter Parker, No One Knows Tony Stark Is Iron Man, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Foster Care, Mentioned Skip Westcott, Implied/Referenced Sexual Harassment, Peter Parker Needs a Hug, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Don’t worry they both get hugs, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker’s Parental Figure, listen i’ve planned to the end of the fic and still can’t decide it tony/rhodey are just friends or in love, so it’s up to the reader to decide read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/85820096