“Dead.” And no one is surprised at that. “I know it’s bad but I’m not trying to get him killed. The opposite really. He cracked my last set of armor and went on a joyride with it. So I have to keep this new set with less bells and whistles— He’s going to do it no matter what. I can’t watch him all the time. He’s agreed to stick to Queens at least. I have him on a monitor. Whenever he leaves the borough I can find him. He’s a good kid, Bruce. You’re going to really like him.”

He’s already said that but Tony can’t keep from saying it again. He can’t help himself. He just really wants it to be true.

Peter isn’t his family. Banner isn’t his family. The Avengers keep proving that they don’t really need him as part of their family. But that doesn’t mean that Tony can’t try to be a good dad to everyone. He just messes up. And keeps it on the down low. And no one ever understands what he’s doing. Then again, he doesn’t either.

Correcting his dad’s mistakes is just high on the agenda.

“I’m keeping him from killing himself by prom.”