Beauty is in the eye of the beholder │P. Parker x reader

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The tour went on as planned. It was super interesting, I'm glad I got to be there.
Peter was gone for a while though. I must have checked my phone every other minute, to see if Peter had texted. As you might expect, he didn't...

I got to actually talk to some scientist at the laboratory, as well as the other students, and I found out so much new stuff I had to tell Peter about!
We were in the middle of discussing the possibility of humans producing venom in the future when Gwen came up. Theoretically, we have all the tools we need, it's just up for evolution to make it happen. Although, we wouldn't need it for anything... It's like randomly growing a tail, just in comparison. Anyway, my mind is wandering off subject...

Gwen came up to tell me Peter had left. "I just saw Peter. He told me to tell you that he went home." she seemed a bit pissed off, but I shrugged the thought off my mind. "Oh, okay. Didn't he say why he isn't continuing the tour once he's here?" "He didn't get the chance. I asked for his badge and told him to leave." No way to shrug that off, she was clearly pissed. "What?" I thought she liked him, as a friend at least? But, well, I was way off my perception towards her anyway. I mean come on, Flash?!
"Yeah." She said that in a way, that I should feel bad for asking her that. "Because he was wandering around Oscorp? I get that you could have gotten in trouble, but no need to react this way." I said calmly.
"Y/n you don't understand. They don't usually let unauthorized people in here at all. This visit of yours is exceptional. For the time that I've been here, I haven't seen half of Oscorp. I'm only around in the general labs. They're so secretive here." She looked almost scared and her voice grew to be a whisper by the end.

We went on with the tour which had been at the end anyway. I just couldn't help wondering why they were so secretive here. What did they have to hide? They are being called mad for investing in Cross-species genetics, which would be something big enough to hide from the public... It must be something even bigger. I hope Peter found something out.
With that, I had a check at my phone, which was still in silent mode, due to the tour, and saw he had just texted.

Sorry I left early, Gwen took my badge. Talk to you later?

Yeah, absolutely. Sorry, Gwen took your badge, she's just afraid to lose this job.

No, I get that

I smiled and put my phone away, as I turned my attention back towards the last stop of the tour.

~ minor time skip ~

Declan and I went outside. We decided to grab some food before our way home, so we could leave with Gwen. She had to stay a bit longer, I don't really know.
We went to the nearest Asian restaurant to get fried noodles to go.

We picked her up and went to the subway station. While we waited, the three of us ate their noodles. "Why did you have to stay longer anyway? Didn't your shift end earlier anyway?" I questioned the reason to stay like 10 minutes longer. "I had to hand in a protocol. I believe you don't tell, but I had to note down where we went and what I mentioned. As I said, they're extremely secretive." "But what for?" Declan hadn't really comprehended that yet. "I wish I knew!" Gwen exclaimed.
Later on, we went on chatting in the subway. "I haven't got the chance to ask earlier. What's up with you and Flash? Are you dating?" I asked, not sure how she would react. "What? Flash? No!" She said, laughing nervously. I looked at her with an unimpressed, slightly smiling face. The way she just tried to hide it... I don't buy that, and my expression told her that. Meanwhile, my brother wondered "Who's Flash?" I answered immediately "He's the bully of our school. A real asshole."  Gwen was about to explain herself. "The bully Gwen, really?" He sounded just as unimpressed as I did. Again, before she could come to say something "That's what I thought, too!" We all laughed. "Well, no. We are not dating. But, I am helping him get through school." she said, stressing the but. We just hummed.

"Anyway, what's up with you and Peter then?" My brother looked at me with a puzzled, slightly disgusted look. I looked back at Gwen with a questioning look. "What are you intending. As I said just last weekend. He's like my best friend." "Hm, alright. If you say so." she hummed innocently. My brother was perplexed. "No way you and Peter would fit together. He isn't half as annoying as you. Also, he loves testing new video games with me." He said plainly. "Ey, I like playing games with you." "Yeah, but you are no serious competition." I scoffed at that. Unbelievable. "I'll destroy you at the Super Smash Bros." "We'll see about that." "Yeah, we will." We smiled mischievously at each other.

Gwen had to laugh at our sibling love. "That's my stop. I'll see you tomorrow y/n. Bye Dec!" "Bye Gwen," we said in unison.
After another 2 stops, we arrived at our stop as well and walked the rest.

Back at home, and after I had destroyed my brother in Super Smash Bros. just as I said I would, I texted Peter.

Hey Peter. Wanna get to school tomorrow together?

It took a considerably long time for him to respond. I mean, you can't be online all the time right... right?
I heard my phone buzz and I sprinted from my bathroom to my room, hoping it's Peter. I mean sprinting like Usain Bolt, as a matter of fact.
Indeed, it was him.

Hey. Sorry, I don't feel so well. I text you tomorrow morning if come or not

Well, that is odd. Not that he is sick. I mean, I'm guessing he is, but the way he is texting. I've been texting and talking with that boy for the past like month or so. That is not the way he texts normally. He seems kinda... mad? I know, I know. It's just a text, but he would put it nicer if he was alright...
Maybe he found something out about his dad that doesn't sit right with him? But then he wouldn't have texted normally right after he left... weird.

So I had to ask.

Okay. You alright?

Hm, I'll be okay

Poor peter. Still acting weird, but I'm sure he'll be okay soon.

A/n: I'm so sorry if you were waiting. It's been busier than I thought it would be.
Thanks for the views and votes btw :))