Young but old /AE1/

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/This is an original oneshot by yours truly~ sad one once again! Get ready~ Peter isn't Spiderman, he has high metabolism, healing, strength etc... except sticking to walls/

Summary:
                 Peter had to take care of his
                 father figure and his little
                 sister by himself along with
                 balancing school, helping
                 others, and jobs. He put
                 himself to the brink of
                 exhaustion to help the people
                 he loves, too selfless... he was
                 to young to be old.

...

He had to take a breather one night, which ended up with the boy opening his window, bag filled with alcohol.

There was a rope connecting from his window to the roof, he made a small contraption to go up there and look at the stars. To stay there and hope that his situation would get better...

When the boy finally got to the top and opened his bag, holding one bottle to his lips he sat down while staring at the colourful sky...

Everything was fine while he looked at each and every star individually, a genuine peaceful smile gracing his lips at the sight... it was peaceful and he was sure Morgan would be asleep now.

"Peter?" It was a soft tone of worry from a familiar stranger, The boy stared at the man who was now on the roof infront of him. Peter put the bottle down and tilted his head at him... not seeming to recognise who the stranger was.

"Who're you?" His voice was slurred as he didn't appreciate the fact he was being disturbed.

"Don't you remember who I am?" The stranger asked the boy in whom he shook his head, seeming very confused at the person who seemed to worry for the boy's sake

"Aun' May? That 'ou?" When what Peter recognised as a male he scratched that out.

"Who the 'ell are you?"

The man took a step towards the boy in whom Peter holding the empty bottle in his hand pointed at the man. "Get lost will you?"

Tony stared at the boy infront of him. The one who used to be so bubbly, so kind... innocent. But there the boy stood... broken, unrecognisable, drunk, exhausted and filled with cuts.

What did Tony do to Peter? He saw a reflection of himself when he was in this state. It pained him.

He didn't want Peter to be in this state.

Yet he made this monster.

He had calmed down and managed to get over his trauma, remembering on how understanding the kid was... he missed the kid when he got back to where he was.

Whenever he was going to make a kind gesture to the boy he flinched away and preserved himself.

It hurt alot.

It had been a week since he was out of it, always just longing to hug the kid. To see the boy smile again, to be happy... but whenever he took a step forward he flinched away.

When he had found the boy on the roof he wanted to talk, not to see the boy on the roof repeating what he himself had down before...

...

The boy came back from his drunken state with a mild concussion, he was sober... and scared.

"O-oh Hi... Hi Mr Stark." He gave a nervous smile as the cuts and bruises were visible on the boy's frail body. "W-what are you... how'd you find me here?"

The boy stayed away from his father-figure in which Tony's heart broke at.

"Kid I..." When Peter heard those words his breath hitched, he was way too deep down from before. "O-oh... good you're back to your senses. Take care of Mo for me Mr Stark"

It hurt when his kid that called him Tony reverted back to 'Mr Stark'.

"Maybe you're right Mr Stark..." He said before stepping backwards on the platform, the man tried walking to Peter but he just stayed away.

The kid blamed himself. He wasn't strong enough.

"This is too stressful for me Mr Stark. I can't do it anymore." He fell back while Tony reached out for his kid, but wasn't in time.

A shout erupted from his mouth as he managed to grab hold onto the boy's thin wrist... He felt cold to touch. "Mr Stark?" The boy stared up at him with those sorrowful big brown doe eyes.

Tears welled up in his eyes as he tried holding on kid.

"You're alright kid..."

"I'm sorry..." But then Peter let go, falling down the building with a smile.

"No!" He tried to grasp Peter again as the scene replayed in his head once again, on the deserted plain while he saw his son descend down to the ground.

"Mr Stark? I don't feel so good..." Peter stumbled towards his mentor limping. "Mr Stark I don't--- I don't know what's happening... I don't--"

He stumbled into his mentor's arms once again and held on for dear life.

"You're alright..." He muttered to Peter while he held him, trying to stay strong. "Mr Stark I don't... I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go... sir please..." He muttered while choking back tears.

"I don't wanna die..."

Tony put Peter down on the dusted ground while he saw Peter turn to dust after muttering:

"I'm Sorry..."

When Peter was gone, Tony tried to hold onto what remained but only felt dust. He wanted his son back... Everyone had gone.

But they managed to get them back.

But he lost Peter once again, it was his fault this time... and he couldn't do anything to prevent it.

With a lost expression Tony got up and went back down, going through Peter's window and finding Morgan was there.

"Daddy where is Petey?" he hugged the girl and made a shaky breath, the vivid memory of Peter letting go of his hand in that instant. Muttering that word when he disappeared on Titan.

"Petey is watching from above now Morgan..." The girl took the jist and hugged the older man back, tears in her eyes threatening to escape. He could see every resemblance of Peter in her.

"Petey is happy now right daddy?" The man made a sad smile before choking out a small chuckle. "Y..Yeah he is Morgan."

Tony was a better person now and he was sure Peter was proud of him, the two of them were there for each other while Tony still wished he could hold his son again.

...

He approached May and told her the news in which she started to weep, She didn't forgive him after a few months but then gradually learned to accept it.

And when he told the school about the news they were in tears, they all loved the boy and hearing he commited suicide made them break into tears... Peter Parker had a more better life to live to but he had left too son, and so they remembered Peter in their hearts doing their best.

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