A canon-compliant drabble on The Amazing Spider-Man #48.


The ground was covered in heavy snow. Peter looked weary, but he still paid a compliment towards Gwen. "Hi, Gwen... Say, you sure look great, wearing your hair that way!"

Gwen blushed, feeling a flurry of butterflies at Peter's words. "Why, thank you, Pete! It's just a casual little style... Which took all morning to arrange!" The blonde replied.

Harry was somewhere off behind them. "No wonder Pete likes your hairdo, Gwen! It's more like the way Mary Jane's been wearing hers!"

Gwen blushed again for all the wrong reasons, her smile wavering. "Oh, that's right! I... hadn't thought of that!" The blonde replied in embarrassment, shuffling from the hallway quickly, the butterflies swiftly turned to bats.


It was Chemistry class, and Peter still looked like death. "Peter, your face is flushed, and you look feverish!" Professor Warren said.

"I guess you're right, Mr. Warren! I do feel kinda woozy!" Peter returned, holding his head in his hands.

"I suggest you go home and get some rest!" Professor Warren urged.

Gwen silently observed Peter from afar, feeling worried about the boy.


A/N: Also I squeezed a different Chapter 4 in from ASM #37. Marvel's Database says she's not on it, so I missed it. I'll be much more vigilant in the future.