together but alone

"I couldn't save him. I couldn't save Tony."

The words taste like ash. All he can see is the blood painting his hands like a canvas-an artwork of chaos and sin.

But May's fingers are soothing, threading into his hair gently as she presses a kiss to his temple. It's an action he is familiar with, but he knows, deep down, that for May...

It's a lifetime ago since she has had to care for a child.

And for that, he couldn't help but feel betrayed; for Tony had left him in this world he no longer recognised.

or

In the aftermath of Endgame and Tony's sacrifice, Peter comes home to May.

And they grieve.

Together.

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+ cover picture is not mine.