two sided | peter parker

XIII | euphoria

『eu·pho·ri·a | noun | a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness』

"YOU'RE INSANE!" He laughed, his hair flying back as they leaped across multiple buildings. Turns out, there was another one of them. He went by Eden and he was amazing. He was sweet, kind, generous, smart, and helpful. He confessed to it after he caught Y/n and Chip training late at night, doing the same thing they were doing now.

"It's called having fun, Eden! Loosen up!" Chip hollered on the dark Halloween night, sneaking onto another neighbor's porch and swooping their candy bowl away. Midnight seemed to chuckle too, a rumbling growl escaping his lips. Menace made a clicking sound, her limbs extending to grasp another branch and swing her over elsewhere.

Wisp, Eden's version of Venom, emitted a weird whistling noise, an incredibly high note. It was odd, three different human experiments enjoying their side effects of something only one third of them put consent in. What was even odder was how well they got along. True, they could've been worried about the future, how scary their alter egos were, but it was comforting.

It was comforting to know other people knew that sense of peace, that sense of euphoria. It one of Y/n's favorite holidays aside from Halloween, the enjoyment of candy, scary things, and generous people, not to mention the joy of stealing from the bitter; is absolute happiness to her on any given midnight.

Eden screamed, his blond hair whipped back, brown eyes glimmering with a mixture of fear and excitement while his freckles were barely distinguishable with the pale moonlight. "WATCH OUT!" Narrowly missing Y/n, the bottom of his feet scraped the sidewalk, the boy coming to a running stop as he stared at a curb across the street.

"I-Isn't that your boyfriend?"

Eden had been at the tower often, seeing Peter with and without his suit. Including awkward moments when he walked into the kitchen or went to ask Y/n a question, coming in the middle of a kiss or deep conversations between the couple. "Yeah, that's Peter." She nodded, Menace's long tongue slithering out as she ran forward.

"What're you two waiting for? Let's help him!" The other boys follow suit, running behind her. On an instant, they're on it as Y/n helps her boyfriend up and checks him for any big cuts, bullet wounds, or blooming bruises. "I thought you said you were going to a Halloween party?" She muttered, Menace moving off her face as she made a guy crash into a window with a single punch.

Peter stuttered, stumbling up and assuring her that he was okay. Pulling his mask, he gave her a small kiss and smiled. "It's okay, I'm fine. Alright? Now, go do whatever with them. Just don't get too reckless, darling." About to walk out, he looked back hesitantly. "It's okay if I leave, right?" "Yes, go ahead, Peter!" She laughed, spinning around to punch someone into the ATM machine.

Charlie yelled, "Eden, behind you!" The boy turned in time, Wisp sending a strong launch of his arm and knocking the guy out with one hit. "D-Damn. Thanks, buddy." Eden smiled, a whistle like response emitting from him before disappearing, the three backing up slightly to look at the pile of four crooks.

Chip took out his phone, dialing 911. His hand was placed on his hip, Midnight only covering his bottom half as Menace and Wisp followed suit. Eden shivered at the sensation, looking down. "Still have to get used to how that feels. It's so weird." He shakily laughs, watching the sky blue goo ripple slightly at his movements.

She smiled in agreement, giggling lightly. "Yeah, I agree."

Just a few miles away, another girl said the same thing. The only difference was, she had a red cup in her hand and Peter's arm wrapped around her waist. His best friend tapping him on the shoulder shortly after. "Dude, where were you? You're like thirty minutes late!" Peter stammered, shaking his head. "U-Um, y'know, duty calls."

Ned gave him a weird look, offering strangely. He'd recently been noticing a pattern in Peter's schedule, the differences that didn't seem like much, but grew more noticeable throughout the year. How he stopped at more shops when he used to window shop, put less time towards his friends, and oddly enough, always seemed to have a love mark.

"Hey, Peter. Can I see your mask for a second?" Peter gave him a weird look, his brows furrowed and brown eyes holding concern and confusion all at once. Ned pleaded softly, "C'mon, Peter. I-If you let me try on your mask in the bathroom, then I won't ask again. I won't even ask for a Star Wars Lego set for my birthday." He continued, Peter caving in as he sighed.

Ned, being connected to the suit already, just needed to get a hold of it. Holding the mask, he scurried into the bathroom and locked the door. "Karen, open previous footage," He requested, videos playing back of Peter fooling around, fighting, and some other miscellaneous things before he stopped the footage with wide eyes.

It was the mask catching Peter kissing another girl, one he didn't recognize. She had h/c hair, bright e/c eyes, a concerned look, and some kind of weird red goo covering the rest of her. "U-Um, Karen?" He asked shakily, the A.I. responding. "Yes, Ned?" Licking his lips, Ned continued softly. "How many more clips is that girl in?"

"Over five hundred, Ned."

"D-Do me a favor and code those from the mask's files to my computer?"

"It is done."

Scrunching up the mask, Ned let out a hesitant exhale. What was he going to do now? He could easily identify the girl, that's true. By tracing her identity, it would eventually lead to her I.P. address, obviously. Ned looked down at the mask, a frown evident on his lips. There had to be another way out of this. Why would Peter cheat in the first place?

It's obvious that they didn't have an open relationship, and she seemed to know him as Spider-Man more since Ned had never seen her with Peter actively. Shaking his head, his eyes narrowed at the mask in his hand. He was going to tell her. Not tonight, a bit of grace on Peter's side. He would soon, once he understood how to.