𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ

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[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

It’s always the same .ᐟ I can save the world ten times over. But when I need help .ᐣ I’m on my own.

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

“I’m feeling like a million bucks now that you’re here,” Peter answers with a smile. His eyes gleam at her; she doesn’t know it, but she’s a sight for sore eyes. “It’s really good to see you. I was starting to think you were still mad at me for, uh, 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.”

[‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ ‍ 𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐝͟𝐡͟𝐞͟𝐚͟𝐝 ‍ 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 @emjawats]

“ i don’t need 𝙷𝙴𝙻𝙿 every time i see you, peter. how about we just grab lunch together? ” she asked, though she was already settling in front of him. “ so… how’ve you been? ”

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

Peter’s tucking his Spider-Man mask into his back pocket when Mary Jane suddenly comes into view. “MJ .ᐟ” He shoves the rest of it down before he rips his hand away. “I didn’t see you standing there.” So much for subtlety.

“What are you doing here .ᐣ”

[‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ ‍ 𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐝͟𝐡͟𝐞͟𝐚͟𝐝 ‍ 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 @emjawats]

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𝙾𝙿𝙴𝙽 𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 ⠀ ╱ ⠀ 𝓅͟𝙾𝚂𝚃

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[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

and then another, and then another. “How are you holding up?” he said, clearly enjoying every minute of this. “Do me a favor and don’t look down. That sometimes makes it worse for people when they’re traveling Air-Spider!”

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

Mary Jane’s close proximity made Peter’s heart skip a beat. After she wrapped her arms around him, he lifted his glove, aimed, then fired a web into the sky. Spider-Man leapt off the ground once the line drew taut, catapulting both of them high into the air until they ——

[‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ ‍ 𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐝͟𝐡͟𝐞͟𝐚͟𝐝 ‍ 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 @emjawats]

she made room for the hero to get to his feet in front of her. mj took no more than a few seconds to reach for his hand again and step toward him. her arms settled around his shoulders. as strange as it should’ve felt to

𝖼͟𝗈͟𝗇͟𝗍͟ .

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

eventually disappeared into the night. That’s when the adrenaline kicked in. “WOOOHOOO .ᐟ”

With Mary Jane beside him, he was forced to web-sling one-handed, but it was a small inconvenience in the grand scheme of things. He turned and arched around a street corner, —

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

@acestarlets the aftermath of a man gone totally insane.

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

Has @acestarlets seen his web-shooters? Peter swore he left them on the nightstand. He can’t find them anywhere .ᐟ

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

@acestarlets construct into a hundred different pieces. When he’s through, he grasps MJ by the waist and lifts her out of the rest, saying, “Come on, up we go. That wasn’t so bad, was it .ᐣ” while a million tiny pieces of artificial webbing litter his hair and clothes, ——

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

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How can I help .ᐣ
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[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

@acestarlets When Peter swings left into the bedroom, he’s met with silent horror. Every surface, every crack, every nook and cranny is covered in web fluid. And the worst part is: it’s not going to dissolve for another week .ᐟ

He turns around and walks out. “Nope. Nuh-uh. No way.”

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

J. Jonah Jameson tried spinning 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 story against him. “Are you ready? Here we go!”

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

An internal struggle began tearing him apart: on one hand, Peter desperately wanted to take off his mask and reveal himself to her, but on the other, he knew it was safer not to share his secret identity with anyone, even the people he cared about the most. The battle raged ——

[‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ ‍ 𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐝͟𝐡͟𝐞͟𝐚͟𝐝 ‍ 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 @emjawats]

she nodded along as @spideremblem spoke, then gestured toward her red hair, even wetter than before. mj glanced up, as if she could somehow see the downpour through the darkness, before turning her attention back to the ...

𝖼͟𝗈͟𝗇͟𝗍͟ .

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

feet, being careful not to splash her in the process. He extended his glove to her and said, “Are you ready?” before his arm locked around her waist. “Just try not to scream too loudly, okay? I don’t want people to think I’m kidnapping you.” It wouldn’t be the first time ——

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

╱ This wonderful new layout was provided by @emjawats, with additional credits going to seraephic on ko-fi for the coloring.

Thank you so much!

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

@acestarlets verge of looking like a fool.

[𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁 - 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴, 𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ @spideremblem]

@acestarlets Peter holds up a pair to the light. Something about it is off, but he’s not sure what it is. The weight feels fine. Even with the empty web cartridges, his web shooter doesn’t feel any lighter than it should be. Strange.

If this is another one of her pranks, he’s on the ——