built from scraps
is a Marvel Cinematic Universe fan fiction written by robinbuckley where Tony gets dusted at the end of Avengers: Infinity War instead of Peter. Not long after returning to Earth, Peter discovers he is Tony's biological son.
built from scraps contains examples of:
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: Peter invents time travel. Unlike Tony in cannon, he starts working on the problem long before learning it is possible when Scott Lang comes out of the Quantum Realm.
- Baby's First Words: Much to Peter's horror, Morgan's first word is calling him Da-da.
- Dead Man Writing: Peter's mother had left behind a letter for him to read when he was 18 explaining that Tony was his father. When finding it while packing his and May's belongings after returning to Earth, he decides to read it 2 years early.
- Death by Adaptation: Tony is dusted in the Snap instead of Peter.
- Missed Him by That Much: During a mission, Peter and Natasha missed bumping into Clint by just moments.
- Noodle Incident: While depicted in the story, Peter's first mission with Natasha becomes this In-Universe.
- Related in the Adaptation: Peter is Tony's biological son.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: The landlord for the apartment building Peter and May lived in had known for a while that Peter was Spider-Man but never said anything. Peter discovers this when he goes to his apartment to pick up his stuff and finds the landlord kept it rather than throwing it away because he saw on the news Peter as Spider-Man going on to the alien ship.
- Someone to Remember Him By: Pepper is pregnant with Morgan when Tony gets dusted.
- Spared By Adaptation:
- Peter and MJ survive Thanos' Snap.
- Tony doesn't use the Infinity Gauntlet when fighting Thanos. Peter does, but he took precautions to ensure he wouldn't die.
- The Stations of the Canon:
- Events similar to Spider-Man: Far From Home happen, complete with Peter's identity as Spider-Man becoming public.
- Scott Lang comes out of the Quantum Realm, resulting in time travel being invented, followed by the time heist.
- Suddenly Shouting: When the topic of Tony being Peter's biological father comes up in a private conversation Peter has with FRIDAY, Peter suddenly starts venting the anger he has over the whole situation.
- What Have I Done: Peter experiences this when he realizes that Morgan thinks he's her dad because he kept referring to Tony as dad when talking to her.
