Avengers One-Shots

Your Girlfriend

Inspired by the song Your Girlfriend by Blossoms. I adore this song (and the band in general) and highly recommend any of their music. And yes, this music video pretty much sums up their energy as a band.

In which MJ is Ned's girlfriend and Peter and Ned are roommates, and Peter is secretly in love with MJ.

I'm a boy
and she's a girl
with more charm
than most movie stars

Before Ned had even introduced himself to MJ, Peter had seen her.

Walking around campus with a coffee in one hand and a book in the other, she automatically drew his attention whenever she was near him. He had seen her sat under a tree reading a book, the well worn copy of one of Peter's favourites automatically adding to her natural charm.

To him, she was more intriguing than any movie star or public figure, with her curly hair almost always pulled off her face, revealing her dark, soulful eyes and a smattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks.

When Ned mentioned that he had started seeing someone, it had never even crossed Peter's mind that it could be his mystery girl.

So we met 
through a friend
we rent a place
and she comes round to stay

When Ned told Peter that his girlfriend, MJ, was coming over to have dinner with them, Peter was happy for him. Ned had been hurt so many times in relationships, and he was glad that his best friend sounded so happy.

When the doorbell rang the first time MJ ever came over, Ned was still in the shower, so it was Peter who opened the door.

"Hi," Peter said, almost too enthusiastically, praying that the girl stood on his doorstep, the girl that he had been admiring for months from afar, had the wrong flat number and wasn't the girlfriend his roommate was so happy to be with.

"Hi. I'm looking for Ned Leeds. Did I get the right number?" She sounded quite nervous.

"Yes, you did. I'm Peter, Ned's roommate. He's just in the shower at the minute. Would you like to come in?" Peter swallowed his heart, which felt like it was firmly lodged in his throat. Forcing himself to stay happy for Ned, he stepped aside and allowed MJ to step into the apartment.

Her hair was down today, shielding some of her features from view. She was still so beautiful that she took Peter's breath away. She walked past Peter, and her jasmine scent shrouded him. Peter immediately knew that he couldn't deal with that.

"Hey MJ, my aunt called just before you got here. Do you mind just telling Ned that I'm really sorry I have to miss dinner, but Aunt May needs me?" Peter felt so guilty for lying to his friend, but knew he would rather do that than sit there and deal with them flirting or worse, kissing, all evening.

"Oh, yeah, sure, that's fine." MJ looked slightly shocked, but sympathetic, making Peter feel 100 times worse. 

"I'm really sorry, but it was nice to meet you." Peter said as he grabbed his coat and wallet.

"Yeah, you too." MJ said as he disappeared out the door.

Peter took public transport to his aunt's apartment, closer to MIT than the old one in Queens, allowing them to visit each other more often. As he got off the bus outside May's flat, he saw her get out of a black SUV with blacked out windows, followed by a man with a beard and a suit on. They kissed, and May opened the door to the building, ushering the man in. 

Great, Peter thought. Everyone is all in love today.

He sat at the bus stop until the bus that would take him to his subway stop pulled up. He made his way home, stopping for dinner.