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Author's note: I don't know, I was writing a novel and my main character had Pediophobia (fear of dolls) so I thought to practise a bit I would have Spiderman have it as well. Dunno, stupid thought. If I get a lot of likes, then I might do more characters with phobias. Please help to make this as realistic as possible.
Peter had a humiliating, and pathetic secret. The only person who knew was Aunt May, and that was only because he had screamed and cried in the middle of a toy shop in the doll's section.
Pediophobia. A fear of dolls. Pathetic, right? Dolls aren't dangerous, nor are they even alive. Yet, they are. They watch you, their blank eyes following you, seeing everything you do. They are inanimate while you see them, but the moment you turn around, they will come closer. Closer and closer, until they strike.
They know all of your secrets, your dreams, and your nightmares. They can use them against you, while dressed in frilly dresses and curly blond locks.
They are simple toys, but with human like features. Their faces are emotionless, their eyes cold and glazed. They are like humans, but much more fake and unreal.
At the age of fifteen, Peter shouldn't be afraid of them, but he is. Therapy was much too expensive, and gradual exposure made it much more worse. Porcelain dolls, barbie dolls, voodoo dolls, everything. The only types he wasn't afraid of were the plush dolls, and the animal dolls.
Animals are nice, and plush dolls are cuddly. Those are safe.
Peter never got why people liked Toy Story. A movie about dolls and toys, moving about whenever they please, and freezing in place when people come, so humans never will suspect.
If the Avengers were to know, they would laugh at him. After all, Spider-man, afraid of dolls? They would think that he's weak, that he isn't worth hanging around.
That's why he never told them. He loved them like uncles and aunts. Sure, they were a bit weird, but they were his friends. And he didn't want to break the friendship.