Deleted Scenes (and more) Compilation

Scene Draft (The Afterglow)

This next drafted scene was probably the heaviest scene throughout the fanfiction. I had this scene running through my head for a few weeks before I decided to draft it in order to be able to focus on where the story was at that point.

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                       The Afterglow
                         Scene Draft
              (Peter Tells The Truth)

Closing the front door behind her, Gwen paused for a moment as her mind flashed back to events earlier that day. Hurrying across the hall, she caught up with Peter and stopped him before he entered the kitchen.

"Hey... Uh, Peter..." She began, relaxing a little as she glided her hand over her stomach, trying to ease her anxiety.

Leaning back against the doorframe, he stopped for a moment with a feeling of dread over the conversation that he could sense they were about to have.

"Yeah?" He questioned.

"Back in the parking lot... When we were confronted by Venom... You said something after he kept pushing you and tormenting you..." She prompted.

"A lot of things were said... Which words exactly are you talking about?" He asked, though he was afraid that he already knew.

"Come on, Peter... You know which words I'm talking about." She said, unimpressed with him pretending not to know.

"I said I..." He sighed. "I lied." He finished hesitantly.

"Yeah I caught that then, but lied? Lied about what?" She questioned.

"The night we fought Harry." He told her.

Swallowing hard, Gwen forced herself to continue the conversation despite her head already spinning. "What do you mean you lied?" She quizzed.

"I'm so sorry, Gwen." He muttered.

"N-n- No, I don't want to hear your apology, I want you to clear things up for me." She demanded.

Knowing that no matter how he said it, the end result would be the same, Peter decided that he had no choice anymore. He had to come clean with her and accept the consequences of his dishonesty. He closed his eyes for a second, thinking of where to start, then opened them again and spoke.

"I lied about what happened the night that we fought Harry." He admitted.

"No... You're joking. This has to be some sort of joke." She denied, fear laced in her voice.

"I wish to God that I was joking, but I'm not. I lied to you, Gwen. I promised you honesty and I failed." He insisted.

"Tell me... T- Tell me the truth." She demanded, struggling to keep her voice steady as her eyes glossed over.

"Oh I really don't think-" He began, but she was quick to interrupt.

"Don't! Don't tell me what you think is best for me right now. You said you lied to me, so tell me the truth." She pleaded.

"Venom was calling you, pretending to be your dead mother. I tried to warn you that it wasn't really her, but you wouldn't listen. Later that night, you got up and left me, leaving only a note behind. I was upset by what you did, but when I woke up and you were gone, I looked everywhere for you. I realised you'd gone to fight Venom or Harry... Or both, and I followed my senses which led me to the fight. You almost got yourself killed because you were blinded by the thought of revenge. Don't worry, you didn't kill Harry, he kinda got himself killed... But you walked into that fight and barely walked out alive. Despite what I said, you allowed yourself to be fooled by his tricks and allowed it to overpower your feelings for me." Peter explained, biting his lip, feeling ashamed as he anticipated her response.