Thank you @charming-mug for this screenshot from the video game "Marvel's Midnight Suns".

I'm losing my mind. This quote, from an official source, has made my week. Because thats exactly it! Thats the point! It's not that Tony looks as Peter and wants to adopt him because hes just so cute or anything. Tony looks at Peter and sees himself!

He sees himself in miniature. He sees a kid with all the potential that Tony wasted, all the potential that Tony mourned throwing away. Tony wants to make sure that Peter gets all the parts of Tony that Tony is proud of, and that Peter avoids the parts that still haunt Tony.

Tony gives Peter tech. He gives him access to the lab, new suits, and academic validation. He tries to make sure that Peter gets the chance to grow up as surrounded by tech as Tony did.

But! Tony is there! He actually helps, he makes sure Peter knows that the tech is a gift, and its there because Tony thinks Peter is worthy of it. And Tony is somewhat strict (ferry scene, yelling in infinity war, ect.) because I'm sure a part of him wishes that Howard had stopped Tony from partying and throwing his life away.

Irondad works so well, in my opinion, because its not that Tony thinks that he would be a good dad and so he finds some kid to take in. Its good because Tony finds a piece of himself in the way Peter behaves, and he starts feeling responsible for it. He is PUSHED into parenthood by his sense of responsibility and guilt over his past.

Tony looks at peter and sees who he could have been. He wants to make sure that Peter ends up better than him. Tony wants to right the wrongs done to him, to make sure Peter doesn’t experience the hurt that followed Tony into adulthood.

(And then Peter lost a mother-figure and a father-figure, and both were killed in a way that Peter doesn’t feel right to blame the murderer for their deaths. And Peter got put into the public eye, every movement criticized. And the Peter was so famous that his "bad publicity" held him back from his dream school.

Tony wanted Peter never to experience the things that hurt Tony. But Toy didn't live long enough to watch as all his efforts were proven to be in vain.

Because history repeats. The son becomes the father. Theres only one way this story ends.)

Iron Man (2008), dir. Jon Favreau

Peter: Dear Santa

Peter: I’m writing to you to tell you that I’ve been naughty

Peter: And it was worth it, you judgemental bastard

sometimes babygirl is a grown ass man

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark Avengers: Age of Ultron

almost every superhero team has a member whos superpower is Rich. Batman does this for the justice league. Iron man does this for the avengers. Professor x does this for the x men. And you may go, Jester, all these characters have other powers and/or skills but i say none of these characters has a power more important to the narrative of their team story than Rich. "rich" as a superhero power is different from rich in the real world as it functions quite outside the bonds of reality and is utilized to overcome obstacles the same way laser eyes are. we need a superhero base? tony has a whole tower in new york. we need to inflitrate a high society event? bruce can get us tickets. we need to pay for an entire school with high quality amenities full of students who by and large cannot pay any form of tuition? dont worry charles has got it. how did the xavier family even make that money. is charles xavier managing it in any way. these arent questions you need to ask. because the answer is that his secondary mutation is being absolutely fucking loaded

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate 1940's Bucky barnes

He has me in a fucking chokehold

He's so fucking adorableeeeee

James Buchanan Barnes

Fucking love Buckyyy

Like look at himmmmm

Look at that precious smileeee

I wanna hug himmmmmm

by @mick09160

Joy, imagine that everytime Peter got bored being on the ground, he will casually stay on the ceiling.

I wonder tho if Peter ever had instinct to create his spider web

The only thing that makes me happier than Peter just chilling on the ceiling, is someone nudging Peter off the ceiling with a broom. Especially when it's Tony.

Like Peter is just up in the corner of the common room in a web hammock refusing to come down because he's *tired* and it's *comfy*

Mr. Strak threatens to find a broom. Peter calls his bluff. Every time.

"What the- Peter, again! Clean up those webs and get down from there before I get the broom!"

"You would never"

"Aaand this is how history repeats itself. I'll be back in five with the biggest broom I own. You better be on the floor when I get back!"

How did you come back from being dead?

Talent.

Tony: I’ve gotta turn the power off for a minute to fix this outlet

Pepper: Sure

[lights goes off]

Peter: [from upstairs] Is the power off?!

Tony: No, you’ve gone blind!

ouch.

Namor Week 2024 - Day 5 - Allies or Enemies, with Namor you'll know where you stand. Tony & Namor for @namorweek Thank you to the lovely @ekftff for my art! Commission the artist here!

Full Circle

Iron Man 2 (2020) by Alex Ross

Steve Rogers & Tony Stark She-Hulk (2004) #1