Because with my luck, that's just not the case. [ a muttered remark, more to himself than to peter and punctuated by a huff that is also not directed at peter. it's followed up by a silence: if peter is anything like him, then he knows he's freaking out, he knows this is one of the last things he wants to deal with. ] —Yeah, okay, fine, it's coincidental that you also happen to know Tony Stark and Stephen Strange. We can go with that. [ a dismissive wave of his hand. ] But I'm not Kevin. I'm older and, Peter, we've established I'm from an earlier point in time. Peter Parker is my name.

[ wait, that was ... maybe a bit harsh. he winces. ]

—I'm sorry. [ it's genuine, and he hesitates before continuing. ] We could ... [ he suspects middle names are out. ] ...My wife calls me Pete. [ unless she's angry. ] You can be Peter, I can be Pete. Simple. [ question mark and a shrug. ]