You arrived at work, worn out. You didn't get any sleep last night, it might have been the guilt of Venom's meal, or the hole in your heart that you had for Otto, or the fact that nobody at work liked you except Gwen and Harry, but they were both so busy... You pushed the button for the top floor and yawned, you moved next to Harry... you couldn't stand being next to Otto's old lab, they were now working on some kinetic sidewalk or something in there, and at some point, you swore you heard Ottos laugh... It was too much.
"Y/N!" you heard Peter's voice call out, he stumbled into the elevator with you and you looked at him, surprised.
"Peter! What are you doing here?" You asked.
"Well... I work here now!" Peter proudly showed you his new ID badge.
"Wow! You're finally a part of the team... I seriously have no idea how you haven't been hired on already." You admitted.
"Yeah... Well, I had my side gig and JJ Jameson wouldn't let me go for a while... But he's been loosening up and I think I finally have some time management skills." Peter explained.
"That's great, so where are you working?" you asked.
"I'm working with Curt Connors, his scientist, the one who was working on the chemical compounds of regeneration suddenly quit... And then I got hired." He straightened his lab jacket and you smiled, what a dork.
"Well, congrats. Do you know what happened to her?" You asked.
"Nobody's heard from her, but Harry really wants this project to be over and he can't waste any more time," Peter told you.
"It's strange that he hired someone new on... But I'm glad it's you."
Peter's ears turned red and he looked down.
"Listen, nobody from Curts team will tell me truthfully if they're actually doing what I tell them to do. I go in for the daily checkups, but it's too perfect... Could you just tell me what it's really like?" You asked him.
"Like Undercover Boss?" Peter asked.
"Yes! Exactly like that, do you remember when my dad went on that?" You asked.
Peter laughed "Oh it was great! What were we, 10?"
"You were 10, I was 17." You corrected him. You know, something had changed, you used to think of him like a little brother, but now you were seeing him more as a friend... Maybe it was because he had finally opened up to you more, or just because he's grown up. You needed a friend.
"Yes, it was before-"
"Monday Night RAW!" you finished.
"Yes! And what did he wear?"
"He wore this crazy beard and a long ponytail, he wanted a long scar across his face-"
"And he talked in an Irish accent!" Peter remembered.
"Yes! Oh, my stars it was so funny." you laughed and smiled, a genuine smile. You hadn't had one of those since...
Ding!
"Oh, this is me." Peter started to get off.
"Hey! Peter!" You called after him, putting your arm in between the elevator door, it beeped irritably.
"Yes?" he turned around, hopeful.
"Would you want to go to lunch with me? We could go to that deli on the corner?" You offered.
Peter's face lit up "Of course! At 12?" he asked.
"Yes, at 12." you closed the elevator and gave a small wave, he waved back.
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The Power You Have- Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) x AFAB Reader (y/n)
Fanfictiony/n Osborne was somewhat of a scientist herself, although she wasn't into the science that her father's best friend and her long-time crush Otto Octavius were interested in, she was more interested in nature, and animals. And when her father needs h...
