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That tower is mocking him. It's pretty much been begging for a writer to hit it up since forever. It's big and ugly. Who wouldn't have wanted to put a little something on it? None have ever dared. It's owned by Tony Stark. The guy has to have crazy security, right? Except he sold the place. The new guy has yet to move in, but there's no way the old security stuff will still be around, Miles reasons.

He sees an opportunity that only Spider-Man can seize on. Miles does everything he can to ensure it comes to fruition. He makes about a dozen name tags before the right one is done. He watches the place for a week in hopes of mapping out the best route to the tower, giving him the right opening to go invisible just as he hits the building.

Finally the moment comes. It's exactly as planned which really should have been the tell. He gets in close, jumps the rest while invisible, and lands silently. He slaps the label on a second later and no alarms blare. It's perfectly quiet save for Miles.

"Yessss!" He hisses as quietly as he can. Miles pulls out his phone barely a beat later. What's the point of doing this if not for proof he did it? His gofundme for web fluid was gonna go through the roof if he offered this photo as a prize. He really is a genius.

It wouldn't surprise anyone to know that Tony Stark has a hard time letting go. Yes, the tower was sold and bought, but the transition team hasn't taken it over yet and he's bidding a final farewell to a place he knew his whole life. To a place most people in Manhattan have known their entire lives and then some. He hears a noise outside the window just as he'd lifted a portrait of his father from the wall. There are a thousand just like it in storage, but he wonders if it wasn't left behind on purpose anyway. He turns to see a blurring figure, his heart catching in his throat. Ghosts aren't real, you dumb fuck, he tells himself, but that won't stop him from dropping the picture carelessly and making his way to the roof. He had somehow convinced Happy to wait for him in the car on the street, and he knows he's watching the latest Downtown Abbey on his phone by now so he has a few minutes at least to scope things out for himself. All the nothing he's sure to find anyway.

But when he makes his way out onto the rooftop patio, there's unmistakably someone there. Even without getting up close, he can tell that suit is advanced. And he also knows he didn't make it. Moving on quick, silent feet, Tony gets into the frame of Miles' selfie and throws up a peace sign. What? It's not a picture of the tower without him.

Miles is a smart kid. He pays attention. He's creative! But, he also tends to disappear into his own head. That moment where he's getting the perfect shot definitely was a disappearing moment. It certainly doesn't help that Iron Man doesn't set off his spider sense. He does make Miles almost drop his phone and give him a heart attack. Tony isn't the only superhero who gets serious anxiety sometimes.

"Mr. Iron Man! Hi! Please don't attack me with lasers or robots. Or call the cops." That anxiety ramps up. There's no way his dad won't look at this art style and put two and two together. "Especially the cops. I can take it off, I swear!"

Oh. Tony's face falls when he clearly scares the shit out of the kid. He honestly should have known better and his scowl reflects as much.

"I'm technically trespassing too right now so calling the popo... wouldn't be the best look." He'd done worse though where New York's finest was concerned. He shrugs. Then he's leaning back, hands on his hips, to survey the mark Miles put on the tower seriously. "New and improved t-b-h." And the beauty of it is, the new owners would never even notice it.

That gives Miles a second to pause. Yeah he figures Tony shouldn't be here either. He doesn't expect the man to own up to it to the other trespasser. He doesn't expect him to like his work either. Slowly, he relaxes and smiles beneath the mask. "You really like it?" The smile carries in his voice. He hasn't had the sense yet to mask how young he is so that carries through too. "Uh, thanks for not calling the cops. We can still take a picture if you want. I gotta warn you it's going on my GoFundMe page. Swinging around New York ain't cheap." It sounds like a joke except haha. His allowance does not cover this whatsoever. :)

"I already said I liked it, don't get greedy," he snaps, but then leans in with a bright smile and puts back up his peace sign for the picture. If the new owners see this they're going to be pissed, but the broken picture frame will probably clue them in anyway. It's their fault for not having any security on the place, it was the biggest target in the city for a long damn time. "Say 'crowdsourcing.'"

Miles doesn't even hesitate to play along. "Crowdsourcing!" He snaps the picture with a grin that at least carries in his voice and demeanor. He pulls back to check in on it. Sure enough it's absolutely perfect. Artistic flair saves the cool Spidey (compared to the Peter Parker one) once again.

"Awesome! Thanks for doing this and you know. Not calling the cops." He pockets his phone in a side pocket of the suit. Miles hesitates a second before he owns the fact that he should probably be on his way. City to save and all that. "I should probably get to swinging. See you around? Congrats on selling your place." He waits for Tony to give his goodbye either. His mami did not raise a rude boy!!!

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i almost forgot about this!!!

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