Tony dropped his voice to cool register now that he had Peter's attention, stopping several paces away. "Let's start by you not putting words in my mouth. Alright? Alright. This isn't me trying to undo anything. Did I not just get through saying you had a list of reasons to be angry, some items likely for very good reason?

He paused, but didn't wait for Peter to interject.

"I got asked a really personal question I wasn't expecting and, quite frankly, didn't want to answer because it felt like a trap. And it was. And this is what we're doing now. But we're here, and we're gonna talk this through like adults."