A canon-compliant drabble on The Amazing Spider-Man #98.
Gwen was at her bedroom window, overlooking the busy streets of London, looking remarkably fit and lean.
"It's no use! I just can't forget about him!" Gwen murmured aloud to herself. "I thought- being an ocean away- would give me a new outlook! But it doesn't matter! I still miss Peter as much as ever!" Gwen rubbed the side of her face, her heart heavy.
Gwen crossed her arms over her chest. "Uncle Arthur and Aunt Nancy- have been wonderful to me. They've treated me like their own daughter. They've tried to make me feel as though this is my home. But it's not the same as it was... When dad was alive."
Gwen shut her eyes, crossing her wrists together behind her back. "And now that I'm alone, no place can feel like home to me- if Peter isn't in the picture."
Gwen grabbed her coat, leaving the apartment complex. "I have to get out! Have to walk- think- clear away the cobwebs somehow-"
Gwen was at a crosswalk, still struggling to stop thinking about Peter. 'What right had I to be angry at Peter because he didn't propose marriage to me? I know he loves me- as I love him! I just know it! A boy doesn't want to feel pressured- doesn't want to feel trapped by a girl. Maybe I pushed too hard! Maybe I scared him away.'
Gwen's thoughts turned more serious as it was slowly dawning on her, bringing tears to her eyes. 'I was a fool to run off the way I did I let my grief- my hatred of Spider-Man- affect the way I felt about poor. Peter But maybe it's not too late- to set things right again.' The blonde walked with a determined stride back to Arthur and Nancy's.
It took some convincing, and endless apologies but Gwen was back in New York. She hated to leave her Aunt and Uncle so soon, but her heart was with Peter the entire time. And she wasn't sure it was even going to work, but she loved Peter too much not to try once more.
She walked through the streets of New York, when she spotted Peter wearing red and blue. "Peter! Peter!" Gwen called, waving her hand.
Peter turned to look at her, looking awe-struck.
"I'm back! I- had to return!" Gwen confessed from afar.
"It- It is you! It is! Gwendy!" Peter replied, astonished.
Gwen ran to Peter, and he ran towards her. "I can't believe it! It's like a dream- a miracle!"
"It's true, Peter! I couldn't stay away!" Gwen admitted, and she and Peter shared a very passionate kiss, relaxing in each other's embrace.
Fun Fact: In Amazing Spider-Man #96 Harry and Norman discuss Mary Jane's attractiveness, and Norman says "If I were 20 years younger!" Norman's garbage, but chasing younger women isn't on his agenda. Also, note how short Gwen's trip to London was! #RetconSinsPast
