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Harry Osborn (goblinglider) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2020-01-24 23:52:00

Entry tags:

diego hargreeves (netflix), harry osborn (msm)

WHO: Harry Osborn and Diego Hargreeves
WHAT: Tether buddies!!
WHERE: Harry's place
WHEN: First day of the plot

Harry would be the first to admit (with a little prodding and a few knowing looks from his Peter) that he wasn't always the most observant person. Occasionally, it was just a case of him being in deep denial of things that were, usually, right in front of him. He'd known there was something off about his father and the way that the man treated him or talked to him but he played stupid. He'd given Norman the benefit of the doubt because that was what you did with family, especially when that family was all you had. Other times, however, he wound up to wrapped up in something else to notice what was going on.

Harry had woken up that morning in his own bed. He'd yawned. He'd stretched and he'd started his day. Nothing had seemed off. Nothing was wrong. He'd even had enough time to head downstairs to tinker with his glider a little. He was still dressed in the clothing he'd slept in and was actually pretty thrilled about that. He was finding little things about being free of his father thrilling. Not having an image to uphold or various expectations governing how he dressed or acted was pretty great. He didn't really like being on his own but it wasn't killing him and there were remedies for that. There were Peters and Gwen and Galen. There was even Steve with the impressive hair. He could try talking to any of them. He had excuses to reach out. He currently had more video games than he knew what to do with.

He was thinking about the Peter closest to his age. He was wondering if he should reach out to him and see if he wanted to take a stab at getting to know each other. He hadn't heard anything that might have alerted him to someone else's presence in his house. He definitely wasn't expecting to turn around a little too quickly and run into someone. He let out a startled yelp as he jumped back. "Who? How?" He sputtered out, confused and started and maybe scared. "What are you doing in here?" How long had he been there? It couldn't have been too long, right? Harry wasn't sure. He hadn't noticed anyone else in the house but, then again, he wasn't always that observant.

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trythingsmyway
2020-01-25 03:47 pm UTC (link)

Diego fancied himself a ninja, and it was good to know he still had the quietly-stalking skill. The kid hadn't even noticed him. Diego supposed that was good for his cause, not so much for the kid. Because honestly, Diego could have murdered him on the spot and he'd never have seen it coming.

Good thing Diego wasn't a murderer. Well, he was. But. He only killed people who deserved it. Bad people. He hoped this kid wasn't bad people. Especially since he felt compelled to be near him even though he didn't know him at all.

"Who the fuck are you?" Diego asked. First things first. he'd deal with the fact he woke up in the boy's bed, later. After he figured out who the hell he was.

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goblinglider
2020-01-26 12:51 am UTC (link)

Well, yikes. Just. Yikes.

Whoever this guy was he seemed pretty unfairly angry given he was the one standing in Harry's house unannounced and univited. If anyone had the right to be angry and demand questions or, hell, even insist his questions be answered first it was Harry. Unfortunately, he was feeling none of all that rightful anger. He was just kinda scared.

"Um... Harry Osborn." He managed to answer, taking a step back from the guy in front of him. He thought about running. He wasn't sure who this guy was but he'd never been cornered by someone who came off as menacing and had it be a good thing, okay? He'd been captured or tossed off enough buildings to know when he should try to run by now. He just wasn't good at following through. "Who are you? Why are you in my house? Have you been here the whole time?!"

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trythingsmyway
2020-01-29 03:09 pm UTC (link)

If Harry knew Diego, he'd know the anger was a cover. it was a shield. Diego effectively hid behind it because he was terrified of appearing vulnerable. The slightest crack in his self control had been exploited mercilessly when he was a kid. The anger he showed the world was a suit of armor that he wore to protect himself.

"Diego," he answered, forgoing the last name. It wasn't important anyway. "I woke the fuck up here," he added. He narrowed his eyes at the kid in front of him. "How old are you?" Diego had no memory of arriving at this house, no clue why he was here. But here he was.

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goblinglider
2020-01-29 10:31 pm UTC (link)

"Oh. Nice to meet you." Harry said automatically. He didn't know if it actually was nice. It was definitely interesting. A little scary. Kind of surprising. Awkward as all hell. He didn't know what to do with the information that Diego had woken up in his house besides frown. Had he really not noticed the guy? How had he hoped to ever be a hero if he missed things like that?

By now he was pretty sure he didn't have much to be afraid of. Diego had had ample opportunity to do something besides lurk and Harry had been around enough bad guys with a vendetta against his father to know that if someone was going to do something to him they would've. He didn't mind sharing information. He was still wary though. He wouldn't get too close but he wasn't about to retreat. "I'm 17." And fully capable of taking care of himself Sort of.

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trythingsmyway
2020-01-30 02:34 am UTC (link)

17. The fucking kid was underage. And Diego had no idea how or why he was here with him. He just knew he felt drawn to him. And that? Wasn't good. Couldn't be good.

"Right, well. I'm practically old enough to be your father, so it's been real, but I'm out." That was a lie. he was only a decade older. Not nearly old enough to the father of a 17 year old kid. But it seemed like a good excuse to get the hell out of dodge.

Except that when he turned to walk away, he felt an intense pain, something like a tug, back toward the kid. "Fuck."

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goblinglider
2020-01-30 03:03 am UTC (link)

Old enough to be his father? Harry wasn't sure what either of their ages had to do with anything. Something weird had happened, sure, but neither of them needed to jump to the worst possible conclusion. Whatever that might have been, right? Diego had just... woken up there. Harry hadn't even noticed him until a few minutes ago.

"You look a lot younger than Norman." Not that it mattered. Harry wasn't going to stop the older man from leaving. This entire thing had been confusing but relatively harmless. The part of him that may have wanted answers was still a little too shocked by finding a whole person in his house to start asking that oh so important question of how. He might regret it later but, for now, distance seemed like a good thing.

He turned away, taking a step towards his glider at the same time that Diego took a step too far and then... it was like an invisible force tugging him, painfully, back towards the older man. "What the hell?!" He cried out, turning towards the other. He stared at him for a moment before the pained expression disappeared. "Do that again? I want to see something."

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	trythingsmyway 2020-01-31 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"This is ridiculous," Diego snarled. "I'm out." He turned to go, determined to just leave. He didn't care about the pain. He'd suffered far worse. Except, nope. He managed a couple steps before he was literally wanting to run right back to the kid. He didn't, but it was a near thing. "Fucking son of a bitch," he growled. "The fuck did you do to me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

goblinglider
2020-01-31 02:35 am UTC (link)

Harry braced himself for the pain he knew was coming this time. Maybe Diego didn't want to be part of the experiment but he was anyway. Harry just wished he'd had the presence of mind to find a tape measure.

He winced at the pain that came as soon as Diego took a step too far away from him. He'd expected it but it still hurt. A lot. What came next, however, was a little surprising and Harry found himself worried that, maybe, he'd been wrong in assuming he was safe.

"Nothing!" He cried out, holding up both his hands. "I swear. I don't even know you. Why would I want you tethered to me?" Diego was too angry. If this was something he could control he wouldn't have attached himself to someone who seemed so angry.

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trythingsmyway
2020-01-31 02:40 am UTC (link)

Diego sighed. Maybe he should cut the kid some slack. This place was insane. Weird things happened from time to time. Diego hadn't really experienced any of it first hand, but Klaus and Ben had. Ben was alive here.

Things were definitely weird. Maybe the kid didn't have anything to do with it. Klaus and Ben could be in the same situation, with someone they didn't know. He'd be pissed if someone was yelling at Klaus or Ben the way he was yelling at Harry.

Diego put his hands up, a show of concession. "I'm sorry. I'm confused and I'm taking it out on you."

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goblinglider
2020-01-31 02:57 am UTC (link)

This was, by far, the weirdest thing that Harry had seen thus far. This place had two different versions of Peter Parker, he'd been to a space mall, and there was that weird Hallmark movie thing with Gwen but this, by far, was the weirdest.

He'd been a little scared and he was still sure that Diego didn't like him and that they probably wouldn't be coming out of this as best friends but he slowly put he seemed to be calming down a little. Harry put his own hands down and cautiously stepped towards the older man.

"It's... okay." He said. Maybe someone would say that it really wasn't but Harry wasn't one to judge. Diego had been confused. He'd reacted with anger. It was normal. The important thing was that he was calming down now. "This is confusing for me too."

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