<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">Tony was not content with a peck on the cheek.  He wormed his way under Bruce's arm, plastering himself against the rumpled scientist.  Peter had squirmed out before Tony was ready to be done hugging, damn it.  "Last night when he woke up from his nightmare -- I asked him to call me Tones.  Like Rhodey does.  Because I didn't want to be Mister Stark to him, but I'm not ready to be dad."  It was the first time he'd vocalized it -- that he wasn't ready.  "I'm half-afraid -- no, I'm wholly terrified -- that if he starts calling me Dad I'll turn into Howard."  He knew Bruce understand complicated paternal relationships -- Brian Banner might win the award for worst father in the Avengers, and it was pretty stiff competition.  "Having him call me something that only Rhodey uses, it's... I think it made it... realer, for him?  That he's more than just an intern."</span></span>