Before everything that happened in Berlin, Peter couldn't imagine a reality in which the Avengers would disagree to the point where they'd rather break up than reconcile. He was sure even before he became Spider-Man that they had to have their share of disagreements. They had disagreements at school just working on school projects; it had to be far worse between their team when the decisions were much more important than who was writing the essay and who was putting together the Powerpoint presentation.
This was the safety of the world at stake. They had to be able to overcome their differences. Peter couldn't imagine them not doing so.
Right?
Peter knew firsthand the reception some of the superheroes had. He'd visited the superhero subreddit religiously for awhile, but some of the discussion just ended up being toxic. No one, it seemed, really considered the challenges -- even those who defended the Avengers without question. Their arguments all seemed to boil down to "He saved us before, you don't think he was trying to save us now?" rather than anything that actually discussed the difficulty of being a superhero. They all though being a superhero was easy; many of them wanted to be superheroes; many more didn't understand what it was like being one.
"I can be in your corner, Mr. Stark."
The words come out solid and definitive, as if Peter's given this considerable thought and there's no doubt that this is something he wants to do. Peter's sure there's other people in Tony's life -- other Mays -- who are there to support him. But Peter knows that sometimes people need more than that.
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This was the safety of the world at stake. They had to be able to overcome their differences. Peter couldn't imagine them not doing so.
Right?
Peter knew firsthand the reception some of the superheroes had. He'd visited the superhero subreddit religiously for awhile, but some of the discussion just ended up being toxic. No one, it seemed, really considered the challenges -- even those who defended the Avengers without question. Their arguments all seemed to boil down to "He saved us before, you don't think he was trying to save us now?" rather than anything that actually discussed the difficulty of being a superhero. They all though being a superhero was easy; many of them wanted to be superheroes; many more didn't understand what it was like being one.
"I can be in your corner, Mr. Stark."
The words come out solid and definitive, as if Peter's given this considerable thought and there's no doubt that this is something he wants to do. Peter's sure there's other people in Tony's life -- other Mays -- who are there to support him. But Peter knows that sometimes people need more than that.
And if Peter can do that... Peter wants to.