two sided | peter parker

XVII | broken

  『bro·ken | adj. | having given up all hope; despairing』

"MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Faye yelled, throwing shreds of her wrapping paper at other people as she tore open Charlie's gift for her. Inside, a bunch of logic puzzles, something that Faye tended to enjoy in her free time. With an excited grin, she launched herself into Charlie's arms and hugged him tightly. "Thank you!"

He chuckled, holding her before setting her down. "No problem, Munchkin." Tony watched from afar, his arms crossed with a grin on his face. Eden came up, the others following behind him. In the blond's arms, was a box filled with a rare type of metal. Funnily enough, it took a lot of hustling, scaring, and eventually, a bit of their own pocket money. 

Opening the box, a grin pressed onto Tony's lips. It was a metal that you can't get with just a sum of dollars, but rather found in the black market. It took a lot of negotiating, but was totally worth it to see the look on the rich man's face. Pepper beside him, Y/n handed her a bag of female goodies. "Filled with chocolates, bath bombs, and all your womanly needs."

She joked, winking before stepping back. Chip spoke up, raking his brown locks back with his left hand. "We owe you a lot, Tony. You gave us a place to live and let us to be together. It means a lot." Pulled into a group hug, it was fond, short, and sweet. Faye cut it off, whining about opening more presents out of excitement.

Opening Charlie's present to Y/n, she laughed and smiled. Wrapped tightly, a compilation of all their little moments. From some photos he took with his phone that were blurry, or some drunk Snapchats, it was filled with all of their most precious memories from the stupid ones to the cute ones.

"Thank you," She reached over and pulled her best friend into a hug as he returned it with a smile. "I honestly don't know what I'd do without you. I love you." He grinned and pulled back, "Yeah, you'd be an even stupider idiot without me." She moved back with another laugh, Eden joining in as Faye shared her own giggles.

Eden opened his gift from Faye, smiling when he found an old family picture when she was merely an infant. She scooted over to him, the boy's tears starting as he gazed solemnly at the photo. "I saved it from when we moved over here. The other ones were already destroyed after the fight in the house."

The difference between Eden and Chip's infections were that Eden had to use self defense, ultimately losing in the end when he could barely keep up with attacker's attacks. It landed him in the closet, unconscious and nearly beaten to death until his little sister found him screaming out in pain and for help.

Getting a gift from Faye, Y/n opened it to find a box of cookies. They were immensely good as she shared it with the others with granted permission from Faye. Faye merely smiled, tilting her head. "I had to ask Friday for a bit of recommendations, but I'm glad they turned out good." Faye passed her last gift to Charlie, a teapot filled with inside jokes inside.

Of course, Charlie cracked up hysterically, but the rest of them didn't understand except the other two. They didn't question it, knowing it was something that was personal between the two. Y/n passed her gift to Charlie, the boy tearing the wrapping paper to find something similar to what he gave her.

Instead, it was lists of different playlists she had specially designed for him on Spotify. With that, an assortment of some episodes from his favorite shows compiled depending on his moods. Whether he was angry, funny, or sad, there was at least more than twenty episodes for each list. "You're an absolute bitch," He said through his tears, laughing softly, pulling her into a hug.

Wiping his eyes, he shook his head. "Thank you." She smiled, leaning back. "You're my best friend. You deserve nothing lower than perfection." Y/n grabbed something else from the tree, passing it to Eden. Eden took it from her, looking at the box with a questionable smile. He opened it and smiled instantly.

He'd been wanting it for a while, ever since he saw it when they went searching for Tony's gift. He opened the box to find a brand new iPhone XR, a grin spreading across his lips. "Holy shit!" He practically tackled her with a hug, making the girl giggle and hug him back with a laugh. "No problem, Eden."

More gifts were exchanged, Charlie and Eden trading gifts. Ironically, the two ended up trading the same gifts. Both received a pair of navy blue boxing gloves, their laughs resounding until they reached their rooms. Y/n strode over to her room, setting all her goodies on the bed as she went over to open Ned and Peter's gifts.

Opening Peter's gift, her heart warmed at the sight. It was a small silver necklace, the heart having a little lock with a distinct pattern on it. It was beautiful to say the least and wasn't that hard to put on, the girl reaching slightly behind her neck to clip it on. She was filled with joy, happy about the holiday and the gifts she'd received. 

Including the presence of her friends, she felt filled with love and happiness. She set it down afterwards, looking at Ned's gift skeptically. Y/n had talked to Ned a few times, the two having some interesting conversations about games or Ned practically going off on her about not really paying attention to the entire Star Wars thing.

Slowly turning the thin gift over, she stared at a small white note. Tearing it off, she read it with narrowed eyes. On it, it read in Ned's scraggly and thinner writing in comparison to Peters. I'm sorry, she was able to decipher, her eyebrows moving closer together in confusion as a small frown stretched across her lips.

Y/n tore the wrapping paper, hitting another envelope. In it, about ten photos. Peter with another girl. Peter. Peter. The girl. Peter and the girl. The girl. A store. Peter and the girl walking. The girl hugging Peter. The last one is the true one that broke her heart. The one that made her want to scream, but she couldn't let it out. 

The one that utterly crushed her into pieces.

Peter and the girl kissing.