Peter shuffled along as Tony guided him. His lips twitched in a sort of smile at Tony's healthy remark. They all knew how bad Tony was about looking after himself. He could stay in his lab for hours on end without sleeping, ignored any negative emotion, and there was a time he drowned himself in parties, sex, and alcohol. Tony Stark didn't deal with emotions in a healthy way. It was a little ironic to have him now give advice about it. But then again, Tony always had good advice. The fact that he didn't follow it himself didn't mean that much. He pulled himself from his thoughts when he sat down on a chair. He didn't have to wait long before he was back in Tony's embrace, and he welcomed it. He was silent as Tony opened up about himself. Peter had been scared he had been all alone now, but he still had someone. Tony had had no one. He couldn't imagine having to go through something like that with no one there. "I'm sorry you had to go through that alone." He felt sad that Tony suffered alone, and immense relief that he himself didn't have to. Because Tony was there. Peter didn't know what he had done to have Tony Stark care about him so much, but he was so grateful.<br/><br/>Peter was relieved to hear he wouldn't be causing any problems for Tony. Even if he could take care of it, it was something he shouldn't have to deal with. He knew how annoying the media could be. How they could take a small thing he did as Spiderman and just run it into the ground and use it for their own agenda. He didn't want to be the cause of that for Tony. He knew the media would jump on any story with Tony involving a kid and spin all these elaborate stories. He shifted closer to Tony, putting his head against the man's chest. He could hear the rhythmic thumping of his heart. It helped calm him down somewhat. Peter was always scared something would happen to Tony, now more than ever. He was the only parental figure left in his life now that May was gone. But he didn't need to worry about that at the moment. Tony was still alive and healthy and right there. "Thank you mr Stark." Then Tony mentioned paperwork, and Peter looked up at him in surprise before his expression melted into one of relief. "Really? I can go home with you?" He hadn't even thought of the possibility of going home with Tony. It shouldn't surprise him this much. He already spent a lot of time at his place, he already had his own room and everything. He practically lived there already. But that was different from what Tony was saying now. He buried his face in Tony's chest. "Thank you."<br/><br/>If Peter was honest with himself, he already saw Tony as something of a dad. He always looked after him, helped him with his homework, scolded him if he stayed out on patrol too late, and fussed over him if he got hurt. Tony did everything a father did, and Peter had come to rely on it. Peter didn't know if Tony was actually adopting him or just becoming his guardian, but either way he knew what he thought of it. Tony was his dad, even if he didn't say it out loud. He hoped the man saw things the same way.