Marvel Imagines: Book One

Secret Admirer (p.p)

Pairing: Peter Parker x Teen!Reader

Warnings: jealousy, minor angst, mostly fluff

Summary: Peter always has to one-up you in everything he does. He always finishes a quiz before you. He gets better grades than you. It's infuriating. Then you catch him doing the one thing that makes you rethink how you feel about him.

Author's Note: i didn't specify which peter parker is here, so you can imagine any of the three for this story!

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Class could not go by any slower than it is now. It feels like you have been in here for hours even though it's only been thirty minutes. Math is your favorite subject because you excel in it, so you're confident to raise your hand when the teacher asks a question.

"Yes, Y/N?"

You open your mouth to answer when you hear someone chime in from behind you. Pete fucking Parker. The bane of your existence. The boy who makes your blood boil. The boy who thinks he's too smart to be there.

"Fifty-three?" Peter answers like the teacher called on him or something.

"Thank you, Y/N," the teacher says and turns around to write on the whiteboard.

You look behind you at Peter with a glare. He always has to chime in and give the right answer even though you know it. It's like he wants to prove how smart he is with his stupid crooked smile, his bright eyes, and his shy exterior. He's doing this on purpose. He has to be.

"Alright, kids, it's time for a pop quiz. You know the drill. Turn in your test at the front and wait for the bell to dismiss you."

The teacher passes out a pop quiz for all the students to take, so you turn around and focus on your test. Your teacher likes to give pop quizzes every Thursday, so is it really a pop quiz if everyone knows it's coming? You scribble your name on it and start with question number one. You circle the right answer, going down the line until you get to the next page. You think you're going at a good pace until you hear a chair screech signaling someone is getting up.

It better not be him. I swear to God if it is... Peter walks by your desk and places his finished test in the bin where the teacher wants it. You gasp silently at the thought of him being done only minutes after receiving the test. Sure, the test is easy and everyone passes them, but he can't be done that quickly... can he? Peter catches your eyes with a smirk when he walks by you, and you roll your own out of annoyance. You're not so annoyed at him being smart. You're annoyed at the fact that Peter used to be so different before. You're annoyed because you can't figure it out.

After class is over, you head to the lunch room to meet our best friend, Amy. She is already at a table reserving your seat next to her. You grab the lunch special of the day and make your way over to her with a not-so-happy smile on your face.

"It's Peter again, isn't it?"

"He finished the pop quiz in minutes!" She shakes her head and stabs her salad with her fork. "Amy, you should have seen how cocky he looked. God, I wanna wring his neck."

"Have you ever asked yourself why he gets on your nerves like that?"

"Yeah, because he's fucking annoying, that's why."

Peter walks in after grabbing his lunch from his locker and meets up with his best friend. You forgot his name. They talk all the time but you're not really interested in his friend. Peter is stuck inside your mind as you try to figure out what's different about him. Your eyes are locked on him, studying his every move, trying to figure out his next step. He looks the same. He talks the same. He has the same friend. Yet there is something different about him, something more dangerous.