Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
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These Angels See the Light by TheOceanIsMyInkwell for stewyonmolly
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
09 Jan 2020
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"I’m still coming with ya upstate to mow your damn lawn," says Harley.
“Sorry,” another voice interrupts with an audible grimace. “Afraid I can’t allow that. You’d be putting me outta my job.”
Tony is blindsided by an inelegant snort at Peter’s arrival, which is heralded by the heavenly rustle of plastic bags and the snap of paper napkins.
Harley stiffens for a second and then bolts upright so fast it should be hilarious.
“Shite,” he says. “Meetin’ me for the first time and I’m not in my usual Mr. Universe glory.”
Peter plops a Subway footlong into Harley’s lap, then takes a moment to feign assessing the other boy’s raggedness. “Hm. Guess you’re right, you could use some fresh cucumbers on those extra big bags.”
“Excuse me, I was punched.”
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Tony's family vacation with Pepper, Peter and May gets sidetracked when Harley calls him asking to bail his mom out of jail. As the details of the whole fiasco come to light, everyone can't help adopting the darn Keener kid into Tony's sad nerd orphanage. Peter most of all.Series
- Part 5 of Angels Among Us
- Part 1 of Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
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Crying in the Bleachers (And I Said It Was Fun) by TheOceanIsMyInkwell
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
29 May 2025
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“A secret handshake—wow, what are you, five?”
“Nope!” Peter says as he hops off the couch (once again, making his unnecessarily dramatic exit via superpowered gymnastics). “I’m a healthy and well-adjusted guy who’s about to teach you what—wait, what? You’ve never had a secret best friend handshake?”
“No!” Harley says, supremely offended, and supremely confused as to why he feels that way. “That’s a myth! Propagated by Nickelodeon movies, probably.”
“Oh, my G-d, no. That’s—that’s real. That’s very much real. It’s, like”—Peter bobs his head from side to side—“a rite of passage, basically.”
There it is again, that vicious stab of jealousy. “Ugh. You tryna gaslight me, Parker?”
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Or: 3 times Harley was jealous of Peter, and 1 time he didn't have to be.
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- Part 1 of I'm Peter, I'm 19 and I Never Learned to Read
- Part 2 of Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
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Under the Stars of Orion by TheOceanIsMyInkwell
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
17 Jan 2020
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Peter reaches up to poke him in the goatee. "If this story ends with any mention of beds or kissing, that's it. I'm moving out tomorrow."
"My baby," Tony croons, feigning teary eyes. "My infant genius. All ready to take over MIT with the power of nerddom and grouchiness."
"Oh, hey," Peter grins cheekily in the dark. "Please, don't stop the waterworks on my account."
"I'm not crying, you're crying."
"No, you are."
"No, you are."
"My eyes have never been drier, old man."
"Sweet mother of all things holy, are you two, like, five?" Harley grumbles from the floor.
Tony delivers him a soft, swift kick to the shoulder. In the dark, a sole middle finger rises into their field of vision and then descends back into the mass of blankets. A beat later, Peter and Tony are hissing in barely contained laughter.
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It's Peter's 18th birthday celebration, and he spends it together with Ned, MJ, Harley, May and Tony in quietness and reflection before heading off to college--where time and distance will prove the strength of their love for one another.Series
- Part 2 of I'm Peter, I'm 19 and I Never Learned to Read
- Part 3 of Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
- Part 4 of Author's Favorites
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Talk to Shooting Stars by TheOceanIsMyInkwell for stewyonmolly
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
25 Apr 2020
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Harley gulps. "You know how Dr. Carp said I only had brain damage to the right side of my noggin from the impact?"
Peter nods. He knows where this is going--he's sharp as a whip, and he's filled with ice in his veins, with something not quite fear but its close cousin, unnamed and dreadful and strangling.
"Well, she was right. I did. And that's how I lost my hearin' in that side of my head. But the other--the, the left--" Harley swallows. He rips up a blade of grass and twists it around his fingertip.
Peter moves briefly to pinch the bridge of his nose. Then he unfurls himself a little, scooting closer, only just daring to brush a knuckle over the wet knee of Harley's jeans. "When did you lose your hearing in the left one, Harley?"
Harley's mouth falls open and his jaw pushes to the side. Peter knows that mannerism, he knows that look, because he's done it a thousand times before, in front of Ned or May or Tony or MJ, when he's trying not to cry and all he can do to keep himself together is stretch the tension in his body as taut as it will go.
"When I was seven," says Harley, and he deserves all the fucking Oscars in the world for how evenly his voice comes out.
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- Part 7 of I'm Peter, I'm 19 and I Never Learned to Read
- Part 4 of Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
- Part 5 of Author's Favorites
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To Anyone Who Might Care by TheOceanIsMyInkwell for stewyonmolly, fatiable
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
07 Jul 2020
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Several beats too late, Harley finally admits, “No. I’m at NYU. I’m on--don’t be mad. I’m on a roof.”
Peter breathes. The sound is deliberate, forced, controlled.
“I’m not standing. I’m sitting. I’ve been--painting, actually.”
The wind picks up again and whistles, cutting out Harley’s audio on Peter for a second as Spider-Man leaps down toward the glare of late-night traffic and shoots, thwip, thwip, and swings in a beeline toward Manhattan.
“You don’t have to worry. You don’t have to come. I just wanted to, like, call you up and see what was going on.” Harley’s voice is overly calm.
But inside, he pounds, his everything pounds, and something starts to scream, please come, please come.
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Or: 3 times Peter and Harley saved each other, and 1 time Tony saved them both.Series
- Part 12 of I'm Peter, I'm 19 and I Never Learned to Read
- Part 5 of Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
- Part 6 of Author's Favorites
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Take Care of You (If You'd Ask Me To) by TheOceanIsMyInkwell for notapartytrick
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies)
02 May 2021
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“What’s this I hear about depression and dissociation?”
Harley suddenly finds his granola extremely interesting and proceeds to shovel it into his mouth at breakneck speed. “Mmph,” he mumbles around a spoonful. “Mm. Haven’t you heard? I’ve got the three D’s. Deaf, depressed an’ dissociatin’. Collected ’em all.”
“Harley,” says Tony. “I say this knowing full well the extent of my hypocrisy as a billionaire, but that is the worst kind of thing to be collecting.”
Harley, very maturely, mimes sticking one finger into his ear. “Can’t hear you, Tony. The doctor said I’m Deaf, Tony.”
Tony levels a very particular look at him. “Nice to meet you, Deaf. I’m Taking None of Your Shit.”
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After the tree-climbing fiasco that ended in Harley breaking his arm, he gets cornered by Tony one day and finally admits to the extent of his mental health struggles.Series
- Part 14 of I'm Peter, I'm 19 and I Never Learned to Read
- Part 6 of Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
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Harley Keener and the Greeting Card Budget Debacle by TheOceanIsMyInkwell for stewyonmolly
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
08 May 2021
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It comes as no secret to anyone in Harley Keener’s life that he’s poor.
On the days he’s feeling touchy about it, the guy actually prefers the term moderately, passably, reasonably okay. Considering the fact that he’s rather disposed to mocking Tony’s obscene stack of credit cards with a proletariat disdain, though, those days are rare.
It comes as no surprise, therefore, that Harley would rather go through the half-finished multipack of Deepest Sympathies cards from the local thrift store, than buy an individual greeting card specific for a special occasion.
Partly because he has a strict budget for this sort of thing. Partly because he’s just an asshole.
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Or: 3 times Harley gave somebody the wrong kind of greeting card, and 1 time he made the perfect one.
Series
- Part 15 of I'm Peter, I'm 19 and I Never Learned to Read
- Part 7 of Tennessee Teen Genius vs. the World
- Part 7 of Author's Favorites