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❝      LOOK AT YOU.    YOU’RE ONLY ONE PERSON, STUD.    IT’S TOUGH BEING A ONE–MAN ARMY AS IS.     ❞
            
            or at least it must be.    she couldn’t tell you, not really.    mj was barely  (A)  super.    with a strong affinity to hold a drink, sure, but nothing kindred to saving new york city as you knew it.    she came as a close second,  maybe,  as the coolest gal in the whole entire block    ———  simultaneously somewhere and nowhere near spiderman.     i’m getting too old for this, peter    /    you and me both.    you and your righteous web.    me and this dampened spot on my heart like fruit gone bad for you.       *⃨       she doesn’t say it.    he’s chumbled up and drawn into himself like a discarded draft on paper, wrinkled and worn.    the lines on his face contract in ways she’s never seen before,   his body cold when hers comes in to orbit heat into it via caressing hand offering mercy and hearth.     F͟A͟C͟E͟ ͟I͟T͟, ͟M͟J͟.     he’s the one person more of a mess than you are in this whole entire city.    that’s got to count for something, right?
            
            ❝      YOU SAVE SO MANY FOLKS OUT THERE.    so many.     ❞
            
                (...)    ████     she sucks at this.    surely,   she must.    all those years going at this,   back and forth and back and forth,   and still when the ball came to mj to save peter parker back like he did her, she can only manage the mere certainty behind words. 
            
            ❝      you’re a hero, brown eyes.     ❞        and there comes the point in time of the night where the shtick of showbizz fades.    the applause disperses, the lights lose power and her voice becomes like that of a shivering canary’s﹕        ❝      YOU’RE M͟Y͟ HERO.     ❞

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                             NO.    ❲   ID:    @ogredhed     ❳
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            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲  M.W  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ¹   :   ❛  I┈─  I KNOW.  BUT I COULD ALWAYS DO BETTER.   I COULD ALWAYS DO BETTER,   SAVE MORE PEOPLE ┈─     I COULD ALWAYS DO MORE.  ❜
            
                        •           •          •      ᴵᴺᵀᴼ       ᴾᴱᵀᴱᴿᔆ      ᵀᴴᴼᵁᴳᴴᵀᔆ‧     ╱         N͟O͟ ͟O͟N͟E͟ ͟B͟E͟A͟T͟S͟ up peter parker up like peter parker does.  m.j knows this,  and i know this.    being a   〞superhero 〞causes doubt,  i also know this.  but one thing i can’t grasp,  is loss.   and the possibility of not saving everyone.    [     ‣  ᴵᴺᵀᴼ    ᴴᴵᔆ     ᴬᶜᵀᴵᴼᴺᔆ‧   ﹕   palms would rubs against his face,  peter is left bare in front of m.j.    scarred,   bloody,  and utterly broken.   the mask that he claimed as his own felt like a shame.   a burden.   how could he be spider man when he could hardly save himself?    ] 

*   HEEY……… hey…

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                             NO.    ❲   ID:    @ogredhed  ❳
                             VOL.     #1    SPIDER ❗️
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            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲   M.J  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ¹   :   ❛  OH,  BUT M.J┈─  THE    PEOPLE    LOVE    ME.   I   ALWAYS   I   HAD    A   FLARE    FOR    THE   DRAMATICS,   AND   I’M   SOOOOOOO,    SOOOOO,   CHARMIN’  ❗️    (GOSH),      I’M   PRACTICALLY   A  STAR.  ❜
            
                        •           •          •      ᴵᴺᵀᴼ       ᴾᴱᵀᴱᴿᔆ      ᵀᴴᴼᵁᴳᴴᵀᔆ‧     ╱         I͟ ͟A͟M͟ ͟S͟O͟O͟O͟ amazing and lovable it’s almost unfair ❗️.   M.J looks amazing bee tee dubs,  it should definitely be prohibited to look half—dead and so stunning at the same time.   (I AM INCREDIBLY CORNY…)  [     ‣  ᴵᴺᵀᴼ    ᴴᴵᔆ     ᴬᶜᵀᴵᴼᴺᔆ‧   ﹕   peter slips in the space,  silent as a spider.   it’s not long before peter makes himself comfortable in the familiar surroundings.   then again,   any place with m.j felt like home.   digits would grasp the paper with sheer curiosity,  running against the handwritten notes.    it was obviously a rough draft,  seemed like a new project she was working on  (how ambitious,)   that was m.j for you.]  
            
            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲   M.J  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ²   :   ❛  HEY┈─  AFTER WE WRAP THIS UP WE’RE HEADING TO BED MKAY  ⁉️  (WELL,)    AT LEAST YOU ARE.  YOU KNOW ME.   (OH,)  THIS LOOKS NOCE BY THE WAY ❗️  (…)     SORTA SLICE OF LIFEY,  OR IS THE GENRE SOMETHING ELSE  (…)   ❓.    ANYWHOOOO,   DO YOU HAVE A NAME FOR IT YET ❓❜    

[manicured digits fiddle so haphazardly with script while mj deliberates a generous, partial truth for a response.]   c’mon— i sleep eventually.   [eyes, prodded in paper distressed from its fluorescent white to bone and highlighted with coordinated colors, turn pry at opening door and face so worried it practically kills her on the spot. she’s lying, in a position completely and irrevocably impractical, back on the top velvety ottoman thrifted for no more than thirty bucks.]   think you can keep up with my acting prowess, good–lookin’?   [upside–down vision and pose, didn’t have to be so on the nose with the reference there, adjust themselves with a spunky roll to the right.]   i’ve gotta tell you from the get–go that i’m a bit of a primadonna though.   [hair tosses in a hot, red flash; eyes flicker with something indecipherable but reeking of an imminent grin so waggish it’d put the cheshire cat to shame— all in true mj fashion.]   so there’s no hogging the limelight, no outsinging, no outperforming moi. unless you want me as your enemy, parker. 

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                             NO.    ❲   ID:    @ogredhed  ❳
                             VOL.     #1    UNI 616 ❗️
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            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲   M.J  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ¹   :   ❛  MJ┈─  WHAT    WOULD     I  EVEN    DO   WITHOUT YOU  ❓  (…)     AGHHHH,   IT’S    A   SCARY    THOUGHT.    IS   THERE   ┈─     IS    THERE   ANY   NEWS   ON   MY   LOVELY   FOES?    IT’S   BEEN  A   QUIET    NIGHT    IN   THE   CITY.    ⁽⁽  ⁱᵗˢ  ᵒᵈᵈ   ⁾⁾⁾   ❜

i’m backing you up, tiger. just give me the word. 

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                             VOL.     #1    UNI 616 ❗️
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            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲   W.P  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ¹   :   ❛  OKAY┈─     YOU’VE   BEEN   WEIRD❗️  (…)     RECENTLY.     OH,  AND IT’S PETER PARKER┈─    I    FEEL   LIKE    I   SHOULD   SPECIFY   IT’S   PETER  B  PARKER.    I  HAVE  A  LOT   OF  DOUBLES  Y’KNOW  ❓.    AND GOD,   I WISH I WAS CLARK KENT.    COULD YOU IMAGINE THAT ⁉️  (…)    I’M   COMINGGG,   SLOW   DOWN  ‼️    ❜
            
                        •           •          •      ᴵᴺᵀᴼ       ᴾᴱᵀᴱᴿᔆ      ᵀᴴᴼᵁᴳᴴᵀᔆ‧     ╱         K͟I͟D͟S͟ ͟A͟R͟E͟ ͟S͟O͟ weird dude,    i didn’t even get enough time to finish my fries  ❗️[     ‣  ᴵᴺᵀᴼ    ᴴᴵᔆ     ᴬᶜᵀᴵᴼᴺᔆ‧   ﹕  peter follows behind, pondering over the moments that perspired.  he was so absent,  the kid couldn’t even keep his gaze on peter.   and he was so fidgety, it was  (almost)  funny.    it felt like he was looking into a mirror,  seriously.        ]  
            
            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲   W.P  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ²   :   ❛ RIGHT,   ANYWHOOOO─┈ THERE’S OTHER SPOT I WANNA HEAD TO.    ⁽ ⁕  he exclaims,  and arm would wrap around winston’s neck.   ⁕   ⁾   YOU UP FOR IT KID  ❓    ❜

    ⠀ ≀⠀          ₍     ƆR∀         OⓄ₁  
            ˓     ⎘ ݃ ⠀  ✦  @NYCRAWLERS    not  all  the  time .. just    recently  (..!)    [      WINSTON DOESN’T RESPOND.   not as quick as he wanted to or as quick as peter was expecting .    FOR A WHILE, the kid seemed to be here but not really here.  one minute he was focused & talking, the next he wasn’t even       blinking!    staring at nothing,          into nowhere          ,       He's toying with his straw mentally      asking himself who even decided to           make them paper     ]    it's Uh ..            Winston.          ——-      [ERR]    winston Parker      .     What’s   yours??       ..    Clark Kent?   sorry     -—       bad   joke          [      HIS HANDS MAKE A    SILENT TAPPING         RHYTHM    on his lap,       (     why does this feel so ..    weird    ??   )     was he shy?        was he tired??   correction:  he's always         tired      .    a beat of           his  heart passes at the           question          and he nods ,   taking a handful of his        fries before standing, shoving them into his mouth,      and his hands into              his pockets         ]                 ..   you comin'        ??   ?

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                             NO.    ❲   ID:    @arachnibit    ❳
                             VOL.     #1    SPIDER ❗️
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            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲  W.P ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ¹   :   ❛  NOTHING┈─  ‘S JUST NICE OKAY ⁉️  YOU’RE SUCH A DEBBY DOWNER ALL THE TIME.❗️  *chew,   chew,   chew.*   OH,  WAIT I TAKE IT BACK.   YOU SAID YES,  [ALL THOUGH RELUCTANTLY]   SAID YES.   OH,  WAIT DUDE.  I NEVER CAUGHT YOUR NAME…  ❜
            
                        •           •          •      ᴵᴺᵀᴼ       ᴾᴱᵀᴱᴿᔆ      ᵀᴴᴼᵁᴳᴴᵀᔆ‧     ╱        W͟H͟Y͟ ͟I͟S͟ ͟H͟E͟ ͟more awkward than me…  yikes to THAT mood shift bee tee dubs.   like,  am i /that/ bad  at conversation ⁉️   spoiler alert:  i’m decent.  [     ‣  ᴵᴺᵀᴼ    ᴴᴵᔆ     ᴬᶜᵀᴵᴼᴺᔆ‧   ﹕   a soft [awkward ass] smile is given,  his burger is finished within record time and his fries are gone within a minute.]  
            
            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲   W.P  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ²   :   ❛  SO┈─  WANNA GET OUTTA HERE…    ❓   ❜    

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            “   THEY  ARENT  GOING  TO  WORK ?   spider ,   i  don’t  have  any  tricks ,   how  dare  you  imply  that  i  do ?   ”
            
            he was insufferable ,   but also it was slightly adorable that he thought he would just stop her from stealing so easily .

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            ⁕   ❲   P.P    ❳   &    ❲   F.H  ❳   ᴾᴬᴺᴱᴸ ¹   :   ❛  YOUR TRICKS AREN’T GONNA WORK FEL┈─    atleastnotthistime❗️  (…)   ʰᵉʰ ʰᵉʰ  BESIDES,  WHAT HAPPENED TO US NOT TALKING┈─     YOU PRACTICALLY STUMBLED HERE   ‼️      NOW   HOW   DOES    THAT    HAPPEN❓  ❜

〔   ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘɪᴅᴇʀ   〕
                              F . H    +   P . P 
            
            ⤤    ACT 1 
            
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            “ OH  COME  ON ?    I  EARNED  THAT ! ” 
            
            god she could’ve predicted that ,   but her guard was a little faltered by his fall (  humour —  her weakness  )  .    a small step to the side ,   a plan already forming in her mind . 
            
            “ SO  WHAT ?    YOU ’ RE  JUST  LEAVING  ME ?    OUCH .     thought  you  were  nicer  than  that .    calling  me  soft  and  then  planning  to  leave ?     I ’ M  HEARTBROKEN . ”