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A little body climbed up into the hammock with practiced ease, movements familiar from years of doing exactly this. Small hands pushed against Jake’s arm, searching for space, and then the child wedged himself firmly between Jake and Neytiri, back to Jake’s chest, feet pushing against Neytiri’s legs until he found a position that satisfied him. The hammock swayed gently with the shift in weight, then stilled again.
Jake blinked down, a smile already tugging at his mouth even before his brain fully caught up.
“Lo’ak?” he murmured softly, the name a question more than a reprimand.
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Five Times Peter Parker Tried to Disappear (And Five People Who Wouldn't Let Him) by poppyjustmight
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
16 Feb 2026
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Peter's been disappearing for three weeks. Not physically - he still shows up to meals, still walks the halls, still goes through the motions. But he's perfected the art of being present without being there. Long sleeves. Careful timing. Strategic appearances. A performance of okay that's starting to fray at the edges.
The problem is, the people who love him have been paying attention.
Pepper sits in the kitchen and refuses to look away. Steve names the pattern instead of the problem. Coulson sees through every deflection. Happy speaks when Happy never speaks. And Tony - Tony's been waiting, terrified, for Peter to let him in.
Five conversations. Five cracks in the wall. One kid who's been hurting himself in the dark, and a family who won't let him do it alone.

