Peter One Shots

Josh Gardener 🌼🌈

Peter has been feeling down the last few weeks. His two best friends had to move away, leaving Peter all alone. As he walks down the street he sees a group of friends laughing and having a great time, two mothers happily chatting away as they watch their children play together, and couples holding hands and looking at each other as if nothing else in the world matters. Peter longs for friends and maybe even a special someone in his life.

Then he spotted another teen that looked around his age, sitting alone on a park bench watching people have fun with a longing look just like Peter. The kid had curly charcoal hair that blew in the breeze, dark brown almost black eyes, and a nice tan. He was also wearing a lot of black clothes that made him look emo. Gathering up all of his courage, Peter walked over to the emo kid and stuck out his hand.

"Hi! My name is Peter Parker!" Emo looked startled and shocked when Peter talked to him. After a second he shook Peter's hand as he introduced himself.

"Oh, uh hi. My name is Josh Gardener." Peter sat down next to Josh and the two of them happily talked. Peter learned that Josh was an only child and he had just moved to New York. He had run away from his family because they wouldn't accept him for who he was.

By the time the two teens had stopped chatting it was already 8 pm. They said their goodbyes and promised to meet back up at the same bench tomorrow. Peter tried to give Josh his phone number, but Josh said he didn't have a phone because he couldn't afford it with the tiny paycheck he gets for working at the diner a few blocks down. Peter understood his situation since that used to be him before Mr. Stark adopted Peter a year ago. He still kept his last name as Parker, so he wasn't constantly being stalked by the media and to keep his family legacy alive.

Peter rushed back home excited to tell his parents about his new best friend. Once he got to the tower, Peter went into the elevator and up to the penthouse where his parents should be.

"Dad! Pops!" Peter shouted when the doors opened. He couldn't keep his excitement in.

"We're in here!" his pops, Dr. Strange, shouted back from the living room. Peter was too wrapped up in his excitement to hear the other voices coming from the living room.

"I have great news!"

"Well so do we." Peter finally looked around the living room and saw that all of the Avengers were sitting on the couches. Bucky and Steve were sitting really close together. Peter always suspected that the two of them were a thing, but they both deny it whenever he brings it up.

"Hey Peter!" Everyone greeted him. He couldn't believe they were all here. They weren't supposed to come back from all of their different missions until next month! This is amazing!

"What's this great news you have Peter?" his dad, Tony Stark, asks him.

"Well I went to the park today and I saw this teen sitting on the bench alone, so I went over to talk to him. His name is Josh Gardner and he is my new friend!" Peter explains to the group.

"That's wonderful news Bud!" Mom exclaims while everyone else says their own versions of congratulations.

"Why don't you bring this kid over tomorrow?" Tony suggests.

"Sure!"

The next week Peter and Josh meet up together at the park at the same bench as they have every other day.

"Hey Josh!"

"Hi Peter!" They greet each other. Peter decides to ask him once again the question Josh has been avoiding all week. Whenever Peter brings it up the emo kid always shuts the idea down or completely ignores the question entirely.