All Of Me (Peter Parker x Reader)

Chapter 39

The next few days in the lair were what Katherine liked to call "crunch time". Katherine divided all her energy into healing, training, and finding ways she could inject (y/n) from the farthest distance possible. Taking Katherine's determined energy and making some for herself, she devoted all her free time to finishing as many different anti-gravity and pro-gravity technologies as she could. The music that played through the lair was a mix of rock and angsty music (at Liz's choice. Katherine couldn't even name more than six songs). They were in sync as they focused everything they had on this plan, constantly talking and updating parts that wouldn't work, and what to do if something went wrong. They had the only thing that could take away (y/n)'s ability to feel nothing, and they'd be damned if they wasted it all for nothing. One way or another, they were going to be ready.

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Weeks passed, and life continued as normal. Well, as normal as it could be for everyone involved. While Tony and Pepper continued working and planning their wedding, (y/n) and Peter continued with school, training, and their patrol duties. As time went on, their time together increased, and soon, they were spending nearly every second together. They learned about their likes, dislikes, childhoods (well, mostly Peter's...). While (y/n) began to understand how his mind worked and processed the world, Peter simply enjoyed his time with her. In an embarrassingly short amount of time, his small "double like" had evolved into something more. While he had a hard time placing what he felt exactly, he felt strong attraction was the best word to describe it.

Meanwhile, while (y/n) was also dealing with her internal self, it was different. After the events at the hospital, there was no denying it anymore- her emotions were coming back. While she knew everyone around her thought it was a good thing, she strongly disagreed. Every time she looked at the new glass in her room, or the lights flickering during a tense moment, she was reminded of why she gave them up. They caused more danger and problems than she needed right now. Maybe in the future, when things calmed down and she could handle them in small amounts, but she wouldn't want that for years to come. For right now, she'd continue with school and patrol as normal, sitting with friends, and worrying about Katherine and Doc Oc.

As she went through the halls, Ethan walked next to (y/n) as he talked to her about his weekend. He had calmed down a bit since (y/n) helped him a few weeks ago (which he referred to as his salvation as a joke). He understood he could be a little much, and agreed to save his fanboy tendencies for something exciting. (Y/n) didn't know what he meant by "fanboy", but she thanked him nonetheless.

"-then I had to drag my Grandma from the bingo hall after she clocked the lady next to her. Luckily, she's still allowed there. It's not the first time the elders there got into a fistfight," he told her.

"Really?" (y/n) asked.

"Oh yeah, I work there all the time. It is legendary. This happens whenever we offer big prizes. Bingo halls have the most colorful vocabulary and interesting fights. At least, when they actually happen, that is," he said, making (y/n) nod her head along with him. "So, what did you do over the weekend?" he asked her.

(Y/n) hesitated. How could she casually explain that she had her first emotional breakdown since she was god knows how old and destroyed all the glass in her part of the Stark estates?

"I cried a little, then took it easy," she said.

"What about? Everything ok?" he asked, a slight look of worry on him.

"Everything's fine. It was actually the first free weekend I've had since I came here. It was weird. I didn't know what to do with myself," she told him.

"Nothing? Don't you have hobbies? Like drawing, sports, or reading?" he inquired.

"I-"

Train? Patrol the city at night? Weld weapons? Practice target shooting?