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[ruevealing]

Oh, I'm absolutely on his side. But I would be deeply offended to have him just walk into the role after all of the work I had put into becoming your mother first.

[Rue gives Peter another hug, bumping their head to his gently.]

I love him endlessly and one day he would be a lovely father to choose, but he deserves to squirm first.

[heyunderoos]

[Peter finds himself laughing again, pretty much enveloped by Owlbear embrace as Rue bumps their head against his. Peter has definitely gotten taller with time, but he's still easily overtaken by Rue's soft feathery presence.]

I didn't intend to make anyone squirm in the first place. [He just needed to think about everything first, okay, okay.] But, I guess I'll take my time thinking about that too?

[ruevealing]

[And he always will be!]

It is my only request as your mother. That and that you'll come cuddle with me and share any good gossip you hear.

[the most important pieces of being a mom.]

[heyunderoos]

I don't think I even have good gossip...? [He blinks up at Rue.] What counts as good gossip anyway? Like, Steve and Mr. Stark are sharing a lot of weird looks at the garage sometimes?

[ruevealing]

[concern?]

What kind of weird looks? As if they're about to fight?

[heyunderoos]

Oh, no, I've seen them fight before. Mr. Stark had me fight Steve before in an airport. [Another sentence that even with context sounds bad.] If they were both mad, there would be stomping and shouting.

This is like, Steve has a weird look on his face and keeps lingering around the garage staring at Tony. I don't know why.

[ruevealing]

[OH that kind of look.]

I see. Well, I'm certain it's nothing you need to worry about, Peter. They're both adults. They can figure it out on their own.

[heyunderoos]

I guess not? As long as they don't start fighting, it's fine. Steve punches pretty hard.

[Ignore the fact he and Donnie are planning on committing crimes. It's fine.]

[ruevealing]

[...squints]

You do not know that from experience, I assume.

1/2

[heyunderoos]

[This is a long pause.]

2/2

[heyunderoos]

Nnnnnno?

[Nailed it.]

[ruevealing]

The things you boys get up to! [posh laugh!!! kids these days]

As long as it doesn't happen now, I'll have no reason to take it up with Steve. But as far as he and Tony go, if nothing progresses in a few weeks, let me know and I'll speak to Tony myself.

[heyunderoos]

[Proverbial bullet dodged.]

Yeah, I think Steve mostly wants to be friends now. So no fist fights in the future. [He hopes.] Donnie and I will probably keep a vague eye on things, but Tony should figure it out. I mean, he and Steve knew each other for a long time before I knew either of them.

[ruevealing]

I have no doubt that Steve and Tony will figure it out on their own in time. Most do, even the oblivious ones.

But as I said, if there's no improvement in a few weeks, we can give a few supportive pushes towards one another. Just to get things rolling.

1/?

[heyunderoos]

[The way Rue is phrasing that just makes Peter pause for a moment.] Wait, like- towards one another like...?

2/?

[heyunderoos]

[Wait a second]

Like, you mean they're- you know?

[Peter what does that mean?]

3/?

[heyunderoos]

Like- [He tries to make a kissing hand gesture that looks absolutely nothing like the intent.]

4/?

[heyunderoos]

That's cool, I mean- wow.

5/6

[heyunderoos]

But wait, Mr. Stark is married and has a daughter back home. Is that weird? Is that cheating?

6/6

[heyunderoos]

Well, no, he's like dead back home, so, I guess this is like- fine? I mean, its not even my business. I don't even really know Mrs. Potts or his daughter.

This is like a love on a battlefield thing...?

[Sorry Rue, you agreed this is your son already. No take backs]

[ruevealing]

[The deeper Peter's confusion twists, the more smug the owlbear's expression becomes.]

Love does not necessarily abide by logic and law. Besides, love can exist between more than two people. Do you think that's unreasonable, whether he's alive or not back home?

[heyunderoos]

[Peter pauses at that, wrinkling his nose a little.] No... I don't think its unreasonable. Love can happen anywhere. Its really not my business.

Just feels weird I guess, since Mr. Stark died and Steve like... disappeared right after. [He is sure accidentally giving Rue more fodder.]

[ruevealing]

[hmmmm!!!]

What do you mean disappeared?

[heyunderoos]

Well, after Mr. Stark's funeral, Steve went to return like these stones to where they belong because the Avengers borrowed them for a bit. He just never came back after that. So, no one knows where he is. [Peter offers back, skimping on the time travel stuff he isn't completely aware of.]

I never thought to look since I was busy with school, and I didn't super know Steve very well. Mr. Barnes was his best friend, like super duper close friends, and never talked about it publicly. I don't think he was happy about the new Captain America that tried to step in for Steve, but... [He shrugs a little in Rue's hold.]

[ruevealing]

[rue came from a fucking magical faerie land and this still sounds like utter insanity

But the drama? The intrigue? The (obviously) unrequited love? Sign them up, this is way better than Rue's newest soap opera.]

What a tangled web! I must admit, I can hardly follow a thing you've said, but I'm deeply invested. So this Mr. Barnes is not in this world along with Steve? And neither is Tony's wife?