So, I had written a couple of chapters of this story last year and posted them on (under the username SpectacularSpider-Fan), but college life got in the way and I left it hanging, but now I decided to give this story another go (with a few changes from the original). I already have a general outline of how I want this story to go, just gotta write the actual content down. The idea is writing multiple arcs, each arc lasting 5-10 chapters with each arc covering a different year of his life, that will last from when Peter is 14 (about 4 months since he got bit) to when he's 28 (his assumed age in the current comic timeline).
I'm still in college so updates may not be as regular as some others, but I'm determined to see this story out this time.
Greetings, fellow fanfiction fans! So this is an idea for a story that I've been contemplating for quite a while now, but never got around to materializing it because:
I'm in college now and my degree (mechanical engineering) is pretty time consuming, and
Fictional writing is something I've long been passionate about, but (as corny as it sounds) I'm kinda shy about publishing content for others to see.
The idea of the plot of this story is the reader(s) following a 14 year-old Peter Parker who has had his powers for a few months (so no origin story or awkward learning-about-his-powers phase) in a world where superheroes are the norm journey from teenage fledgling hero to adulthood and a respected member of the hero commuity. Basically, it's kinda like the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon adapted into a world where all the major Marvel heroes and teams are active, but with a few tweaks of my own. The main sources of my character versions come from the 616 Ultimate universes, and the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon with a bit of the MCU sprinkled on top. Other heroes and villains will appear in this story besides the ones associated with Spider-Man already, although Peter and his supporting cast will be more prominent because this is more of a Peter Parker story than a Spider-Man story.
A few things to note, though:
Peter's main love interest isn't going to be a regular human. I have nothing against the likes of MJ, Gwen and Liz but I've read plenty of stories that explore the dynamic of a teen Peter with a non-powered girl before and I'd like to try something new, after all Peter being with Kitty was one of my favorite parts of Bendis' Ultimate Peter run. As for who it will be in this particular piece, well you're just gonna have to wait and see. Of course, this doesn't mean there won't be those awkward teen crushes most go through, it just means that you shouldn't expect any of them to be the "OTP"
Peter Parker is a genius, and it will definitely show in this story. With all due respect to other fanfiction writers (most of whom I hold in a higher caliber than myself as a writer), I almost never find stories that do this particular trait of Peter justice. Peter in the comics is regarded as one of the most brilliant minds on the planet by other top geniuses (heck, when he interned for Reed Richards in college, Reed revealed that Peter's IQ was the same as his own at the same age and Hank Pym noted that Peter was smarter than himself). Of course, this doesn't mean that he's gonna be some kind of omniscient, deus ex machina science guy because, although he's brilliant, he's still just a teen who's still learning and hasn't reached his full potential. But he'll definitely be a tactical fighter who's main power will be his brains.
A lot of recent stories I see seem to suggest that people have the idea that Peter is an awkward, fumbling foot-in-mouth nerd who constantly fanboys over other heroes, mainly the Avengers (mostly because of the MCU). If you look back at most of his history, this is simply not the case. Although he is in awe of quite a few of them, Peter does not ramble on and on like an idiotic fanboy but rather employs his quick wit and jokes around (whether his jokes are good or bad it doesn't stop him) and this causes most heroes to get irritated by him, which is the dynamic you'll see here rather than full on fan girl mode. Of course, not all heroes find him annoying and actually have good ties with him (the F4 in particular) which will also be explored.
This fic, like majority of fics out there, will contain a bit of self indulgence) although I will do my best to limit it). So if at any point you feel it's gotten too much, or there's something you think should be changed or can be improved upon feel free to let me know. I'm always open to critique.
So that's the basic idea of my story, if anyone out there has any interest in me writing this let me know, and if you have any suggestions of what you'd like to see (or not see) feel free to drop them in a review or whatever suits your fancy :)