11 Works by PS_NoThanks
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She is midway through a thought about how delightful her sandpit is when a high-pitched voice cuts through the air. “Hey! What’s your name?”
Mel turns, a red plastic shovel clenched in her fist. She searches for a moment, unsure where the voice has come from, before she spots a dark-haired head peeking over the wooden fence separating her backyard from the neighbour’s. The Petersons had it put in right after Becca and Mel learned to walk. Through the gaps between the slats, she can see the outline of a boy standing on his tiptoes on an overturned bucket.
She drops her shovel and walks over to the fence. There’s a multi-coloured table lying on its side in the grass. Becca normally holds her tea parties there, but Mel doesn’t think her twin will mind her using it as a stool. Especially not for a potential friend.
Or: Frank is Mel's next-door neighbour. They grow up together. It's hella cute and angsty.
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She’s nestled in the corner of the cafe, one hand propped against her cheek and the other holding a book. He can’t quite read the title from here, but the cover is hot pink. There’s a sheet of golden hair obscuring half her face, but he’d know the shape of her anywhere. Her glasses are slipping down the bridge of her nose, and he watches as she uses one finger to push them back up.
Dr. Melissa King.
Stupidly, cowardly, Frank’s first instinct is to run away. To leave this coffee shop and never come back, lest he be reminded of the worst day of his life before he’s ready to face it.
Or: five times Frank and Mel share food, and one time they don't.
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It’s fucking crazy of her. She stands there with hay stuck to the knees of her scrub pants, her mouth drawn into a thin line, and her eyes two icy shards of fury in her face. She looks like an avenging angel, all beautiful, righteous anger, backlit by the sun streaming through the square window. If it were anyone else, Frank is pretty sure Travis would have pulled the trigger.
But Mel has always bent the rules of the universe, so Travis just nods meekly and tucks his gun into the waistband of his jeans.
Or: Frank and Mel are kidnapped, and somehow it's the most romantic thing ever.
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“I like science. More bio than anything, but chem can be cool, too.”
Frank’s eyes brightened, and his whole body turned towards her. “Shit, me too! I’m starting to look into options for undergrad, and I’m definitely thinking pre-med. Are you?”
It baffled her how he could sit there in a room that wasn't his, covered in evidence that the world was not kind, and still think about the future. For her, the future had slipped out of her grasp the night she and Becca had shown up here.
Or: Mel and Frank meet fifteen years before the Pitt, in a group home, during the worst year of both their lives. This is proof that they fall in love in every timeline.
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He knew that her parents weren’t around, though he didn’t know why. He knew she took care of her sister. But, he wondered, who took care of her? Mohan, probably. And Santos. Even Whittaker to an extent. Well, sign him up. Put him in, Coach. He’d take care of her, too.
Or: all the ways Frank Langdon takes care of Mel King.
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“I’m afraid you’ll have to say goodbye at the door, Mr Parker,” Miss P said, dutifully calling Tony the name he had very explicitly ordered the school to use when referring to him. He refused to risk uprooting Peter’s hard-earned normality because some loose-lipped school teacher couldn’t keep names straight. “School policy. No parents in the classroom.”
Peter looked between the two adults, his little brow furrowed in confusion. “Daddy’s not coming with us?” He turned to Tony, eyes pleading for an explanation. “Daddy?”
And oh. Oh. Here lies Tony Stark, a loving father, killed by his own son’s wholesome naivety.
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Exactly what it says on the tin, guys. It's Peter's first day of school, and Tony is Not Thriving.
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- Part 2 of A Father and A Son
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Nature Is Cheaper Than Therapy by ariverofthings, PS_NoThanks
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
06 Apr 2021
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"A trip, Tony. A holiday. You and Peter,” Pepper said, rolling her eyes.
“A holiday,” Tony repeated slowly. “Me and Peter.”
“That’s my suggestion,” Pepper nodded. “I’d recommend something lowkey, nothing too extravagant. You said yourself that Peter’s pretty tired at the moment. Just do something calming, relaxing, refreshing. Even just a camping trip. Nature’s supposed to be good for mental health, you know.”
“A camping trip,” Tony mused. Peter loved being outside; maybe a breath of fresh air was just what he needed. “Alright,” he nodded, trying to play it off as though the prospect of a camping trip with Peter was merely a task that he would complete with good grace, rather than something he was already getting actively excited about. “Alright, I’m interested.”~~~
Or, with Peter burdened by the aftermath of Homecoming Night, Tony hatches a plan to take Peter on a camping trip in the hopes of lightening his spirits. In the seeming tranquility of the woods, they engage in just about every camping cliche known to man and revel in the freedom that comes with taking a break from their superhero alter egos.
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Drowning in Demons (And Learning to Breathe) by ariverofthings, PS_NoThanks
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
09 Oct 2020
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NOTE: This work was previously titled Itsy Bitsy Spider.
This work is also being translated into Chinese by the amazing xw_N_Z. Linked here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37162186/chapters/92711638~~~
If he was being honest with himself, he was slightly terrified of the skinny boy standing in front of him, who looked as relaxed as he could possibly be, so naturally, Tony stuck out his hand for the boy to shake, ignoring the slight twitch from him at the sudden movement. “Tony Stark.”
“I know,” the boy said. His voice was quiet, calm, but he sounded like he’d seen a lot more than someone of his age ever should, and his eyes, brown and soulful, carried the same message.
“This is usually when you tell me your name, kid,” Tony prompted.
“Oh, right,” the boy said hurriedly. “It’s Peter. I’m Peter.”
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The oh-so-overdone HYDRA Peter trope that literally no one asked for, but we delivered anyway. Featuring shameless Peter whump, way too much angst to be healthy, and a bucketload of Irondad and Spiderson fluff.
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NOTE: This work has been heavily edited. I'm so sorry to anyone who had to read it before.
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Tony didn’t go out every night.
He had responsibilities; a company to run, technological marvels to build, blah blah blah. And most of the time he took on those responsibilities without complaint, despite what some tabloids may have say about that. He was not a wild, party-going, man-child with far too much money to spend on his every whim.
Most of the time.
It was just that some days he needed to shrug off the weight that came with heading a billion dollar company. So sue him! He was allowed to relax every now and again, and when he did... well, he really relaxed.
And so, on The Night That Changed Everything, he hadn’t been looking for anything other than a couple of glasses (or bottles) of excellent whisky, and maybe a companion or two with whom he could spend the night.
In the end, what he got was so much better.
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- Part 1 of A Father and A Son
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This is based off the prompt:
Sometimes I steal flowers from your garden on my way to the cemetery, but today you've caught me and have demanded to come with me to ‘make sure the girl is pretty enough to warrant flower theft' and I'm trying to figure out how to break it to you that we're on our way to a graveyard.~~~
Peter wasn’t prone to stealing. He wasn’t even a bad kid, usually. Fights were a no, same with talking back - he kind of just kept his head down and made his way through life without disturbing anybody.
He just needed to give something to Ben - his uncle deserved so much more than a few measly flowers, but it was all he had.
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Guess what! Peter steals Tony's flowers, and what occurs next is a terrible misunderstanding, way too much angst, followed by a smidge of fluff, and a hot plate of lasagna.
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Field Trips and (Overly Dramatic) Father Figures by PS_NoThanks
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
23 Sep 2019
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If he had to, Peter could write a list of the things he liked about school, and it'd be a pretty long one, but field trips would definitely not be on there.
He had his reasons, you know. Being bitten by a radioactive spider tended to kill the vibe a little, which was why he wasn't exactly overjoyed to hear that his AP science class was going on yet another field trip.
He was even less overjoyed when the field trip location was revealed: Stark Tower, where his overly dramatic, totally-not-dad, tended to hang around.
Naturally, everything goes wrong, but then a few things go right, too. At this point, the only thing that Peter knows for sure is that Parker Luck seems to be a dominant force in his life.