An-Peter older brother Preston comes home from deployment, Tony didn't know about Preston but Peter is very happy to have him home

TW-Coming out but it goes well

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"Uh, May, I'm really glad you're getting back out there but I think you brought your boyfriend to the wrong level," Tony said hesititantly, looking May up and down who was wearing a floral sundress, a light coverage of makeup, her hair done up and platforms. The man linking arms with her made a face along with her. She was just trying to look nice for all the photos they took at the airport.

"Uh-uh, nope. I'm shutting that down right away. He's my nephew." May deadpanned. Tony nodded, slowly, deflating in relief. But then he realised what she's said.

"Wait, nephew? Peter's uh, uh, brother I presume?" Tony said in confusion. When he looked the man up and down he did look almost identical to Peter. The man grinned, holding out his hand for Tony to shake.

"Leutenant Preston Richard Parker. Nice to meet you, Mr Stark. Pete has a lot of good things to say about you." He said, winking at Tony who grinned, shaking his hand and finally getting that effortless confidence back.

"He does, does he? Here I was thinking he was going through that rebelious teenager phase." Tony teased. Preston rolled his eyes, putting his hands on his hips.

"Rebelious teenager and Peter Parker in the same sentance? What's happened to my Peter?" Preston asked, getting a laugh from May, Tony and even the team. After the laughter died down Tony's eyes narrowed.

"Now why didn't I know?" He accused, pointing a playful finger at May who glanced at Preston who held up his hand.

"Peter's always been compared to me cause I'm four years older. We went to the same schools and had all the same teachers. I don't think he wanted his accomplishments that he made around you guys being compared to mine. It's always bothered him." Preston said firmly. Tony nodded his head, nodding in understanding.

"So where have you been and why now?" He asked. Preston grinned sheepishly, Tony was convinced that smile must run in the family because he'd seen the same smile on Peter's face whenever Tony caught him out on something.

"After um, ater Ben died I signed up for the military and got deployed just after Peter turned fourteen. I wasn't supposed to be back until next year but my plans changed." He said sheepishly, blushing slightly. Tony nodded.

"Does he know or is this a surprise for him too?" He asked. As if on cue the elevaor doors opened with another ding, out shuffling Peter. Everyone froze and turned to him as he dumped his backpack onto the floor with a happy smile, a small pile of papers clutched in his hand as he plucked out his earphones. He unplugged them from his phone, dropping them and his phone on top of his back while humming to himself as he pulled off his shoes.

When he turned around and came face to face with Preston the stack of papers came crashing to the floor. He froze immedietly, his hands shaking, tears gathering in his widened eyes, his mouth hanging open and lips moving, trying to form words.

"Hey Pete, how you doing?" Preston said weakly. Peter seemed to get the function of his body back all at once as he suddenly broke into a run, coming crashing into Preston and jumping up. Preston caught him around his middle and hugged him to his chest as Peter wrapped his arms around his shoulders and buried his face in his hair. He was babbling and crying incoherently into Preston's hair as he squeezed him as tight as he could.

"Y-y-you're b-back!" Peter cried once Preston finally put him down.

"Course I am, couldn't leave my baby brother all alone." Preston said, tears of his own gathering in his eyes as Peter wrapped his arms around Preston's middle, digging his face into his chest and hugging him as tightly as he could.

"I m-missed y-you s-s-so much." He said, muffled by Preston's plain grey shirt.

"Missed you too buddy." Preston said, rocking them slightly as Peter slowly calmed down from heavy shoulder shaking sobs to quiet sniffles as he pulled back from Preston's chest.

"Do you know when you're leaving again?" He said between sniffling and wiping his face. Preston avoided Peter's eyes, May knew of course, smiling knowingly off to the side.

"I'm not leaving again." He said. Peter threw him a puzzled look.

"What do you mean you aren't going back? And you're back early. Why're you back early?" Peter asked in suspicion, his eyes suddenly widening, "You didn't get kicked out or something did you?!" He blurted. Preston rolled his eyes and placed his hand over Peter's face for a moment before taking it away. 

"No I didn't get kicked out you idiot. I'm going back to school. I got an offer to teach at that military school mum and dad went to after I get my qualifications." Preston said. Peter's eyes lit up in excitment, grabbing Preston's hands and spinning them in circles in excitment.

"So you get to stay home?!" He asked. Preston nodded.

"And we get to drive to school together like we always used to?!" He asked. Preston noddd again with a wide smile on his face.

"And that means I don't have to send you letters anymore?!" He asked. When Preston nodded again Peter hugged him roughly again. Preston rolled his eyes and patted Peter's hair until he pulled away.

"Excited?" Preston asked. Peter nodded frantically, his face flushed completely red.

"Yes!" He exclaimed. Preston rolled his eyes and ruffled Peter's hair, he didn't even mind, no one had done that to him since he was fourteen.

"Not that I'm unhappy you're meeting your heroes Pete, but why was I informed that you and aunt May are now living with the literal Avengers?" Preston asked. Peter wide excited smile changed into a sheepish one. It just so happened that footage of him as Spider-Man was playing on the screen. Preston followed his eyes, a very shocked look of realisation crossing over his face.

"No way! You're Spider-Man?!" He eclaimed.

"Yes way." Peter said, looking down at his feet until Preston's hands clamped down on his shoulders, shaking him back and forth.

"No way! All the boys just said that you had a girlfriend or something which was why you weren't telling me as much but I told them Peter doesn't get girlfriends! I knew it! Why didn't you tell me?!" Preston shouted. Peter looked dizzy when Preston stopped shaking him.

"Cause I thought you'd be mad or something." He said quietly. Preston rolled his eyes fondly, laughing whn Peter squeaked loudly when he picked him out and threw him over his shoulder, arm wrapping around the back of his knees.

"Put me down! Just cause you're back doesn't mean you can bully me again!" He shouted, slamming his fists into the back of Preston's back, but there was no real heat behind his words.

"Peter, Ben, mum and dad would be so proud of you! I can't beleive it! You're so cool!" Preston excalimed, walking with circles with Peter over his shoulder. The tem watched in confusion and curisity but shrugged it off when May whispered that it was a normal occurance between the two. They didn't miss the happy smile and tears after Preston said that.

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"Hey, Pressy? Can I talk to you for a minute?" Peter asked, shifting from foot to foot in Preston's doorway. Tony had practically forced him into at least take the spare room on Peter and May's level. Preston looked up from his notes and narrowed his eyes, Peter was never nervous around him.

"Sure Petey, sit, just lemmie turn of my laptop." Preston said, true to his word he fell onto the bed next to Peter making him cry out as he tried not to fall off then throwing Preston a dirty look.

"What? I have to make up for the two years of annoying older sibling behaviour I missed out on. Now what's up?" Preston asked. Peter seemed to shrink in on himself, looking away from himself and fiddling with his fingers in his lap.

"Well, I was gonna wait till you came back next year to tell you and I was gonna work out how to tell you but you're back now so you kind of caught me off guard." Peter pasued to swallow thickly, "And I wanted you to be the first to know that I'm gay." Peter flinched when Preston placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You were gonna wait till you were seventeen to tell me?" He asked incredlously. Peter shrugged weakly.

"You're my favourite person. I wanted you to know first cause I've always been able to count on you." Peter said. Preston was silent for a moment before bringing Peter into a very awkward and slightly uncomfortable side hug.

"Peter I love you so much and your sexuality doesn't change that. You're still my little brother." Preston paused when Peter dramatically relaxed in his arms.

"I still haven't told anyone esle. Didn't wanna do it without you." He said softly. Preston just held him tighter.

"I'll be there every second."