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Alpha Peter (pbandparker) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-12-03 23:01:00

Entry tags:

gwen stacy, peter b parker (sv)

Who: Peter and Gwen
What: A Spider-freak
Where: Van Dyne's
When: Today

After he'd run into Harry out in the snow Peter had maybe been freaking out just a little bit at the reality of what that meant for him. And confronting a loss that had happened years ago but was suddenly fresh and bright in the forefront of his mind. And though Peter knew he could, and even would, talk about this with John and Claire, he needed to talk with someone who would understand it a little bit better than than either of them would. Which was how he found himself in Van Dyne's.

He was browsing a little bit, considering whether or not he was going to be a gloves sort of person or if he was just a suffer and stuff his hands into his pockets kind of guy at heart. It was always a good thing to have a pretend reason to do anything when you wanted to talk feelings after all, and that was exactly what he had as he wandered around a little before he found Gwen.

"So what do you think?" He asked, holding up two sweaters for her to pick for him, one a dark green and the other a more neutral brown. "Or should I just stick with blue? It's more my color isn't it?" Okay he was teasing a little now, but it was easy to joke around with Gwen, she was like family.

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pbandparker
2019-12-28 01:06 am UTC (link)

It was a terrible thing being a spider-person, Peter knew. The weight they all carried was a heavy one, and it never really got any easier, not really - it was always there and it always hurt. But to find someone who understood that? Who knew about the loss they all experienced, that was a gift that Peter couldn't help but be grateful for even as he was sorry that he couldn't do anything to spare any of them the same hardships. But they were better for having met one another, of that much Peter was certain. The reminder of who he was had been an invaluable one, and then finding Gwen here? It was a gift that he could never be grateful enough to have.

"Oh yeah, alright, bring it in." He chuckled when she hugged him, wrapping his arms around her in turn to return the hug happily. Peter had come a long way since the day he'd arrived, he had a real family here, and he was glad to have their support and be a support for them too when they needed it.

"I guess seeing him threw me a little bit more than I realized." He admitted with a low huff, "It's - I'm glad I wasn't the only one." Glad that Gwen knew exactly what he was afraid of seeing Harry here, and glad that she had the same hopes for him. "I guess all we can do now is be a friend." Which was what he'd wanted to do at home, but things hadn't worked out quite that way - but it was different here, they had everything out in the open, it was like a fresh start.

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