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Life was not kind to Peter Parker, this was something that the five year old child had learned very quickly very recently. He learned it on his birthday, when his father and mother were screaming their heads off at eachother. He was in his room, and while he couldn't hear what they were saying, he knew what it was about. His father had been called in to work on his off day, and instead of saying no so he could spend time with Peter and his mother, he said yes so he could get a shot at a premotion. The last thing to come out of his father's mouth Peter heard, it slashed through him like a knife through curtains, and destroyed any love and respect Peter had for the man. "I don't give a fuck if it's Peter' birthday, that promotion is well paying and securing it comes first."
This was the first time Peter came second. It was not the last.
