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( just to note I do not own the picture I found it on Pinterest and it looked close to what I had imagined his 'costume' to be so I went with it. )

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8 years later...
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Marvel Todd grew up nicely.

He was a good student and had a kind heart. Most people liked him and was dubbed a nerd right away because of how smart he was. That didn't really bother him at all. He liked to participate in the non-athletic things like basketball and football unlike his uncle, Damian.

As for Jason he quit being Red Hood. He gave it up after Marvel turned nine. He'd gotten hurt pretty bad and it gave him a rude awakening. So he went back to school and became an English teacher for middle school. Life was looking good for the two boys.

So Marvel found himself behind the school, waiting and waiting with his grey hood over his fluffy blue hair. His green eyes shown with longing as he impatiently continued to wait. His senses alerted him to the presence behind him causing him to turn around and pull the person into a passionate much-needed kiss. Nova, the person he was kissing, kissed him back gently wrapped his arms around the smaller boy's waist, pulling him closer to the sophomores' chest.

Marvel and Nova had been secretly dating for the past year now, only a few people had known about it like Charlie, Marvels' best friend. Being gay was a thing but they both knew that if either them went public with their relationship, everyone would be all over them because they were gay. They wouldn't have a moment of privacy. Because if you were gay, you were as popular as the queen of England to British people.

And Marvel didn't want that.

So most days they found themselves behind the school with many other gay or lesbian couples. No one ever went behind the school because of all the trash behind there but it was the perfect place to hide and be alone. (We'll be sort of alone with a few other people.)

"God I missed you." Nova says when the two breakaway for air.

Marvel let out a somewhat childish giggle, "You saw me yesterday."

"I know, but you Dad was around so I couldn't kiss you or even get too close without him thinking anything." Nova complains keeping his arms wrapped around his boyfriends waist.

Marvel wraps his arms around Nova's neck and says, "Well, then I can come over tonight and you can get more of me without parental supervision.."

"Mmmhh..." Nova trails off as he inches his face closer to Marvels' and gives him a slow kiss, one that made the world fade away and nothing else mattered. "That sounds like a great idea."

The bell rings causing the two boys to jump and pull each other closer. When they realize what the sound was they laugh at their actions and Marvel says, "Come on we better get to class don't want to be late on the first day back."

And so the two gave each other one last kiss before they went their separate ways and headed into the school building.

After school, Marvel quickly changed into his homemade costume and started to patrol the streets. He knew if his uncles or even grandpa found out what he was doing they'd make him stop immediately. He didn't really care what they thought. He knew that they made a difference at night and he wanted to do his part during the day when they couldn't so he became a vigilante named the spider. Only two people knew about it and that was Charlie and Nova. They thought it was cool but they also worried about him at times.

Putting on his hood over his mask, he jumps off the school building and begins to swing into the main part of Gotham, looking for any signs of crime as he swings. When he didn't find anything he found himself sitting in when nothing was happening. "Alright Charlie," He asks cheerfully into his headpiece, "what's going on in Gotham?"