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Chapter 11: girlbossing B)

Summary:

The News(™): i cant believe tony stark outed himself as a thot

 

moonmoon: the world will never emotionally recover

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Mr harrington please stop sending memes challenge

 

moonmoon: gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. mansplain, manipulate, malewife. 

 

moonmoon: choose your alignment 

 

Scary Captain: girlboss

 

nedleedle: gatekeep

 

The News(™): also girlboss

 

Murphy’s Law: mansplain

 

president lincoln: i feel like i could pull off malewife

 

peterman: i do too

 

peterman: gaslight is pretty tempting tho

 

avril lavigne: peter you couldn't lie to save your life

 

peterman: hey!!!!

 

peterman: yes i could >:(

 

Murphy’s Law: dude you cant keep anything a secret

 

Murphy’s Law: when betty planned a surprise party for me last year?? Remember?

 

moonmoon: charles asked what we were talking about, you freaked out and yelled “apples aren't real” 

 

peterman: I PANICKED OKAY???

 

avril lavigne: don't worry peter, we still love you

 

avril lavigne: even though you couldnt keep a secret if your life depended on it

 

peterman: 

 

peterman: ok

 

nedleedle: what do you think mr. stark is???

 

peterman: i have no idea

 

moonmoon: peter. If you go up and film you asking him, i will give you my kidney

 

peterman: hmmmm

 

peterman: well i have been in the business for a new one

 

peterman: you’ve got yourself a deal, moon

 

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Rowdy Boys

 

Small™: im about to do something hilarious

 

Small™: come to the lab

 

jalapeno eating king: im running—

 

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peterman: Video Attachment

 

[Video description: Peter is walking with his phone, the camera sneakily pointed at the floor. All we can see is his socks---they are patterned with Thor’s hammer. He is heard quietly snickering as he walks across the shiny tiled floors.

 

Peter: Hey, Mr. Stark? 

 

Tony: What’s up, kid?

 

Here, Peter clears his throat, clearly psyching himself up. Then, through a laugh, he says:

 

Peter: Do you feel like a girlboss?

 

Tony: … 

 

Tony: What?

 

Peter giggles.

 

Peter: Girlboss, gaslight, or gatekeep?

 

Tony is silent. 

 

Peter: Or, perhaps, you feel a stronger connection to mansplaining? Manipulate, or malewife?

 

Here, Peter risks moving the camera up to get a shot of Tony’s blank face. 

 

Tony, quietly: Is this one of those trends you like?

 

Peter: Irrelevant. 

 

Tony sighs and turns back to his workbench. It is silent for a long moment, the man focused on his project. Then, consideringly, he adds;

 

Tony: Manwhore. 

 

Peter’s roaring laughter is cut off by the video ending.

 

End of video description]

 

moonmoon: PFFFFT-

 

President Lincoln: BHAHAHAHAHA

 

avril lavigne: WHAT THE FUCK OH MY GOD

 

nedleedle: p e t e r

 

peterman: your kidney. hand it over. 

 

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SSEA

 

baby avenger: percy is on the floor laughing

 

( ̿ ̿▀‿▀)▬▬ι═══════ﺤ: adfrejkrekjbgrebjk can you blame me????

 

baby avenger: oh my god you keysmash

 

baby avenger: does percy jackson is do gay?

 

( ̿ ̿▀‿▀)▬▬ι═══════ﺤ: pete. 

 

( ̿ ̿▀‿▀)▬▬ι═══════ﺤ: im ancient greek

 

( ̿ ̿▀‿▀)▬▬ι═══════ﺤ: at this point i think its an inherited trait

 

mindiana jones: mmm fair point

 

( ̿ ̿▀‿▀)▬▬ι═══════ﺤ: when i came out to my dad he was just like “yeah” 

 

gitc: f

 

gitc: cindy is losing her mind rn

 

Tony Stank: i stand by what i said

 

mindiana jones: ive never liked you more than i do now

 

Tony Stank: thanks? I think?

 

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Mr harrington please stop sending memes challenge

 

The News(™): i cant believe tony stark outed himself as a thot

 

moonmoon: the world will never emotionally recover

 

president lincoln: peter. If you know tony stark

 

president lincoln: and HE knows pepper potts,,,,

 

peterman: !!!!!!!!!!

 

avril lavigne: DO NOT

 

Murphy’s Law: if you ask pepper potts if she’s a gatekeeper, i think god will strike you down without question

 

Scary Captain: peter. Im warning you

 

Scary Captain: dont bother ms potts

 

nedleedle: i think its too late

 

nedleedle: hes probably running up the stairs in the tower as we speak

 

The News(™): a preemptive rip for one peter benjamin parker

 

president lincoln: rip

 

avril lavigne: dont even go there abe

 

avril lavigne: you are the one that started all of this

 

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peterman: Video Attachment

 

[Video description: Peter is sprinting up the stairs and down a nice-looking hallway at inhuman speeds. He stops at a large oak door. In the placard by the room number, the name V. Potts is displayed. Peter knocks politely on the door. 

 

Pepper, muffled: Come in!

 

Peter briskly opens the door and walks to the desk. He slams a hand down on the wood.

 

Peter: Ma’am.

 

Peter: Would you classify yourself under the category of girlboss, gaslight, gatekeep, manipulate, mansplain, or malewife?

 

Pepper looks distinctly amused. She cups her chin in her palm, tilting her head to the side a little. 

 

Pepper: Hmm… 

 

She nods once. 

 

Pepper: I’d have to say I’m partial to girlboss, myself. Though manipulate is a good one as well. 

 

Peter: Thank you for your service.

 

The video cuts to a confused man in decorated military dress sitting on the couch, looking up at Peter from a stack of paperwork. 

 

Rhodey: I’m sorry, what?

 

Peter: If you had to classify yourself, Mr. Colonel Rhodes War Machine Sir. What would you pick?

 

The Colonel still looks a little confused, but considers it. 

 

Rhodey: Uh, gatekeep? 

 

Rhodey: And what have I told you about calling me that?

 

Peter laughs. 

 

Peter: Thank you for your time, Colonel.

 

The camera cuts, once more, to a different setting. An abnormally large black dog is sitting on the couch, drooling on what looks like a very expensive pillow. She wears an ocean colored collar and a white harness with fluorescent stripes. 

 

Peter approaches the behemoth of a dog, cooing and baby talking.

 

Peter: Who’s a good girl? Aw, it’s you. Best girl. Fantastic dog. 

 

The dog breaks out into a smile, showcasing canines as long as Peter’s pinkie. He reaches forward and rubs her head. 

 

Peter: You’re a girlboss. I just know it. 

 

She licks his hand. 

 

Now, he moves the camera away from the dog to the cushy armchair next to it. A tall man is sitting in it, elbows on the knees of his spread legs, sharpening a long steel xiphos. Dark hair hangs over his eyes, obscuring most of his face. 

 

Peter: Hi, PJ!

 

PJ doesn't look up, but he gives Peter and acknowledging nod. 

 

PJ: Hey. 

 

Peter inches forward.

 

Peter: Ok. So. 

 

Peter: Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. Mansplain, manipulate, malewife.

 

Peter: Which one are you?

 

Momentarily, the steady scraping of PJ’s sharpening pauses. He cocks his head to the side, then resumes his steady motions. 

 

PJ: Manslaughter. 

 

Peter: 

 

Peter: ...okay

 

End of video description]

 

peterman: PS if you guys show this to anyone MJ is gonna shove your eyes down your esophagus

 

Scary Captain: 🔪 

 

moonmoon: peter i cant believe you

 

moonmoon: you give us god’s gift to man

 

moonmoon: but we cant even show anyone

 

President lincoln: forget T H A T

 

President lincoln: war machine classified himself as gatekeep???

 

The News(™): and pepper confirmed she knew she's a girl boss

 

avril lavigne: okay but

 

avril lavigne: i know rich people are ✨quirky and eccentric✨

 

avril lavigne: but having a fucking bear on the couch is a tad much, methinks

 

peterman: oh thats just my friends dog

 

President lincoln: d o g ? ? ? ?

 

peterman: yeah :)

 

peterman: shes a sweetheart

 

Murphy’s Law: and that scariest man i’ve ever seen??? Just sitting on the couch with a sword??

 

moomoon: yeah like i know superheroes are funky

 

moonmoon: but the broadsword was a little much

 

peterman: oh he’s not a superhero

 

peterman: that’s my friend PJ

 

peterman: the one who ate all the jalapenos, remember?

 

moonmoon: 

 

The News(™):

 

President lincoln: 

 

Murphy’s Law:

 

avril lavigne: 

 

nedleedle: i think you broke em, pete

 

peterman: ?

 

moonmoon: THATS PJ????

 

President lincoln: ARE YOU SERIOUS

 

The News(™): I THOUGHT HE’D BE LIKE. SOME RANDOM GUY

 

The News(™): NOT AN ACTION HERO WITH A SWORD

 

avril lavigne: HE LOOKS LIKE THE MAIN CHARACTER

 

Murphy’s Law: and that bear is his???

 

peterman: dog* and yes

 

peterman: also he would like you to know its not a broadsword

 

peterman: its a xiphos

 

peterman: hes very particular like that

 

moonmoon: peter, and i cannot express this enough,


moonmoon: what the fuck

Notes:

percy just LOOKS like the main character, okay

happy pre-emptive halloween, folks.

i'll try to drop an out-of timeline halloween chapter at some point