Winter's solace

The Proposal

Avengers Compound:

Alyssa relaxed on a bench outside the compound, hanging upside down. Peter sat next to her.

  "You okay?"

"I guess."

"Anything I can do to make you feel better?"

  "Unless you can fuck guilt out of me, no."

Peter laughed.

"No. I can't but I can Tell you this," he flipped her so she was sitting up right. "No matter what happened in that building, you are still my sweet, kind, loving, beautiful Alyssa. And it makes this no less special."

He knelt down.

"Now. MJ doesn't believe in marriage. But I do. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He said

He pulled a black box out of his pocket and opened it. A small, gold band with a red ruby sat inside.

"Marry me?" He asked

She gasped, holding back tears.

"Peter?"

"MJ loves the idea." He said "and your dad gave me his blessing weeks ago and-"

She kissed him to shut him up.

"I'll marry you." She said

He slipped the ring on her finger and pointed upward.

"If you would've looked up." He said

She looked up. Above her was a huge spiderweb with "Alyssa Will You Marry Me?" Written in it.

"It would've been so much better." He finished his sentence.

She smiled.

"I love you." She said "I have one request,"

"What's that."

"MJ wears a wedding dress too."

Peter laughed.

"If you can get her into the dress go for it."

"What about a dress?" Tony asked, walking towards them

Alyssa showed him her hand. He smiled brightly and ran towards them.

  "Congrats kid!" He said loudly, hugging Peter.

They walked up to the compound together and Mj came running to them.

  "You said yes?" She asked

"I said yes." Alyssa replied

She did a little dance and kissed Alyssa.

"Awe." Nat said coming down the hall with Clint.

Clint's eyes were immediately drawn to the ring.

  "Where'd that come from?" He asked

"It's my engagement ring."

"Your what!" He yelled

"Engagement ring. I'm marrying Peter."

"You're eightteen!"

"And I love Peter and MJ.."

"You're not thinking this through."

"So I'm old enough to be a super hero but not old enough to decide whether or not I should marry a man I literally can't imagine life without."

"Clint.." Nat started

"You're kids. You're all kids." Clint said

"Why are you yelling at my daughter?" Bucky asked, coming down the hall.

"She's engaged!"

"I know. I gave my blessing almost a month ago."

Bucky hooked an arm around Natasha's waist. She smiled, holding onto the same hand.

"You what?"

"If I at eighteen could decide to sign my life away to the military, why can't she get married?"

Clint went silent. Bucky nodded.

"Congrats baby." He said, kissing her cheek.

Clint looked to Peter.

"Hurt either of these girls and I'll kill You." He warned before walking off.

"Lots of death threats this week." Peter chuckled.

The girls laughed and kept walking.

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Apartment:

Alyssa and MJ stood in Alyssa's bedroom, folding clothes.

"Excited about wedding planning?" MJ asked

Alyssa nodded.

"I have one request though."

"And what's that?"

"We have matching dresses. And you to walk down with my dad and I."

"I-"

"Please don't say no."

"I don't believe in marriage. It's just a piece of paper."

"Well good thing our marriage would just be private vows. No paperwork."

"Oh?"

"Yeah."

"I still-"

Alyssa climbed across the bed and pinned MJ to the wall.

"Marry me and Peter." She begged.

"I don't-"

Alyssa dove at her neck, biting and sucking. MJ gasped, arching her back.

   "Baby-"

"Marry me." Alyssa begged again. "I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

"You can without a-"
"Marry me. We can write our vows on sticky note for all I care. Just marry me."

"Okay!" MJ agreed with a laugh "now clear off the bed."

She gave Alyssa a look that made Alyssa obey with a shiver of excitement.