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CW: gaslighting and emotional abuse

Some may have noticed that Tony Stark has been absent since the moon stopped screaming, but once the network was restored he was curiously still on the he-row database. So that meant he was probably still around, right?

But now, he's no where to be found, seemingly scrubbed from the network. Those with the comms datapoint maybe be able to see that this was NOT the same as when others have suddenly gone home. Tony's information is still there, but locked away behind layers of code. Does that mean he's still out there somewhere? Can communication be restored before it's too late? And who would want to do such a thing in the first place?

Curiouser still, a certain exo (Felwinter) may have seen one Quintin Beck come to the security tower to switch datapoints not long before it happened. Not that it was uncommon for Beck to do so, but the timing...it sure is interesting.

(For anyone who some how got here without knowing what's going on this post will explain, post any questions there and I'll be happy to answer them.

Feel free to use this post as a place to thread reactions to the discovery, or feel welcome to have this knowledge in any future threads)

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"Nnn-" Beck's face twisted, but he pointedly didn't resist, palms raised against his chest.

"Peter- I know you're upset right now-"

Up close like this, Peter tries to determine if there's any tells-what do his eyes say? The fact that Beck isn't resisting has Peter hesitating which is possibly the worst thing he can do in a time like this. Mr Davis had said he had to get better at this part-was this what he meant?

"I want the truth." He says determinedly. "Who are you to me?"

"I told you truth. We worked together. To stop the Elementals. Fury brought you on. You're a good kid, Peter. A kid who wants a normal life. And I want that for you too."

Oddly, he doesn't get the feeling that Beck is lying right now and he's tempted, oh so very tempted to believe him but one thing is really bothering him. Tony would never let that happen. Mr Stark was bound and determined to keep Peter on the little neighborhood problem it's really hard to imagine that in just a year he would have started to allow Peter take on something SHEILD got involved with.

He wants to ask but he's also afraid he won't like the answer. "...I think normal flew out the window when I got bit by that spider." He states before finally relaxing and freeing Beck from where he's pinned.

No, he must have gotten it wrong again and guilt is starting to pour in as the doubt takes hold. Beck's not doing anything to defend himself - not even lashing out. And really, it could just be a weird, unfortunate coincidence of timing. Unfortunate coincidences were kind of a theme in his life.

"I... I'm really sorry I... jumped to conclusions."

Stark hadn't been there to shelter Parker, not that he'd been able to for long before his death either. He hadn't protected Peter from the snap. But this Peter wasn't aware of how much worse things were going to get for him in his future.

"...I know, Peter. I understand. You were upset," he comforted, "You made a mistake. You're just worried about Stark. I promise, I'll try to help you find out what happened."

"I'm so sorry." he back tracks even further. "I thought-I mean Mr Stark told me he was a little concerned with the fact I was staying with you and that we don't get along in his universe and-I don't know... I guess I thought you found about about it and...."

He pauses to let out a breath. "It was just really, really bad timing." But if it wasn't Beck that went after Tony then who was it? And Why? He knew Tony Stark had enemies because Mr Toomes wasn't exactly a fan but that was on Earth so how could he have enemies here?

"And what- killed him?" Beck finished, giving Peter a look as though that was a shocking conclusion to come to. "Even if I were upset with him, I'd like to think you thought better of me than that, Peter. I'm not going to kill someone over some kind of misunderstanding."

Yeah, when he says it like that id does sound crazy and Peter winces horribly as the guilt consumes him all over him. "I-I know! I-I'm-it's been such a weird week and if I'd stopped to think about it I-I don't know.." He stammers out.

"My spider-sense has been acting up a lot lately and I thought you were setting it off some how? That's actually why I was on the ceiling the other day-but it's just been off ever since I got my powers back and-and-" He takes a breath.

"I'm so-shouldn't-oh my god, this is really bad." He clutches his face in his hands, how could he have thought Mr Beck would kill Tony over something so small? He'd said himself he barely knew him. That would just be insane. "I can't believe I actually thought-I'm so sorry..."

"Hey- hey-...come on-" Beck's features softened, and he motioned Peter closer to pull him into a hug. He sighed in a parental way, and rubbed Peter's back.

"I know you are," he soothed, "You didn't mean it."

Peter moves into accept the hug. He feels like he wants to crawl out of his own skin but is that from his danger sense or because of the guilt? Everything just feels... wrong.

"I'm so sorry." He repeats. "I just-I think I'm tired-that's no excuse but... may-maybe I should lay down for awhile." He decides, thinking that maybe a nice long nap might help get his head straight.

"We all say things we don't mean when we're upset. I know you didn't mean it, Peter," he hushed, "Go lay down. You're right. That will help you think straight. We'll talk again when you're feeling calmer."

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CW: Sooooo much gaslighting and emotional abuse

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