May was clutching her hand as the news flashed with somber tales of past superheroes. Spider-Man flashed on the list and she squeezed her eyes shut. The words still rang out clearly from the TV.
"Spider-Man, his true identity unknown, is missing in action. Iron Man, also known as Tony Stark, said he was there with the webslinger. When questioned about it, he-"
The TV clicked off to leave her in silence, until she heard a knock at the door.
She ignored it at first, until it knocked again, softly and hesitantly.
She stumbled off of the couch, her face soaked red. When she opened the door, she was greeted by none other than Tony Stark.
May collapsed and Tony stumbled to catch her. She was sobbing now.
"Was he scared?" May asked, dying inside.
"I don't want to go, Mr. Stark..."
"He was very brave," Stark responded, his voice cracking.
"This is all your fault," she whispered. Peter told her all about the internship. Every night, she'd lay awake, wondering if Peter would come home.
Tony stared blankly to the wall opposite of him. It was his fault. He blamed himself.
"I'm-"
"Don't even apologize. It won't bring him back."
Tony pulled himself away from May. She was hurting and he knew it.
May composed herself and stood, face to face, with the man himself.
"I will fix this," Tony said.
"You can't," she whispered. "He's gone."
With that, she pushed him out of the house and locked the door.