Ok I wrote this story forever ago after reading someone else's fic in which
MJ gets shot after following Spider-man to a crime scene. So if you think
the story I read could be yours, just lemme know. I'd be more than happy to
give you credit!
Only Human
by tíger
Tears stung his eyes as he watched over her. His silent, but constant, vigil had been going on for 2 days. He was so tired. He wasn't human, but he wasn't far from it. He couldn't believe he'd let her get hurt. He wished he could've sensed that she was behind him. Peter wouldn't have dodged that bullet if he'd known Mary Jane was just twenty feet behind him, and not in the apartment building where he'd left her. If he'd stood still, the bullet would've pierced him instead. Unlike MJ, he probably would've had not much more than a scar at this point.
Peter watched as MJ woke up, wincing at the pain in her side. The mask hid his tears, not that anyone was there to see them. Usually, Peter could separate Peter Parker from Spidey. Peter knew he tried his best as Spider- man, and if he failed to do his job right, it wasn't from lack of effort. Spider-man had done his job, using his quick reflexes to avoid the bullet. But this is where Peter had failed. Peter Parker has failed to protect Mary Jane. He could not long separate the two identities.
Spider-man didn't show emotion. But when Spider-man's mistake broke Peter Parker's heart, he couldn't ignore it, no matter what mask he put on.
He watched as Mary Jane picked up the rose he – Spider-man – had sent her.
"Even Spider-man has dropped by." Her soft words drifted to him, barely a whisper, "but where are you Peter Parker?"
Nothing ever hurt as much as the words that next escaped her perfect lips: "Maybe you don't love me afterall."
Only Human
by tíger
Tears stung his eyes as he watched over her. His silent, but constant, vigil had been going on for 2 days. He was so tired. He wasn't human, but he wasn't far from it. He couldn't believe he'd let her get hurt. He wished he could've sensed that she was behind him. Peter wouldn't have dodged that bullet if he'd known Mary Jane was just twenty feet behind him, and not in the apartment building where he'd left her. If he'd stood still, the bullet would've pierced him instead. Unlike MJ, he probably would've had not much more than a scar at this point.
Peter watched as MJ woke up, wincing at the pain in her side. The mask hid his tears, not that anyone was there to see them. Usually, Peter could separate Peter Parker from Spidey. Peter knew he tried his best as Spider- man, and if he failed to do his job right, it wasn't from lack of effort. Spider-man had done his job, using his quick reflexes to avoid the bullet. But this is where Peter had failed. Peter Parker has failed to protect Mary Jane. He could not long separate the two identities.
Spider-man didn't show emotion. But when Spider-man's mistake broke Peter Parker's heart, he couldn't ignore it, no matter what mask he put on.
He watched as Mary Jane picked up the rose he – Spider-man – had sent her.
"Even Spider-man has dropped by." Her soft words drifted to him, barely a whisper, "but where are you Peter Parker?"
Nothing ever hurt as much as the words that next escaped her perfect lips: "Maybe you don't love me afterall."