Author's Note: LOL I had thought of Feats of Strength last chapter & couldn't resist. If anyone's wondering why Steve wasn't as concerned about the collapsed building as Tony would have been, it's because for the purposes of this, Steve's not aware of all that went down with the Vulture. Therefore he doesn't know all of what Peter went through, he doesn't know that Peter didn't have his suit. Last chapter was still kinda early on in their friendship. Thanks for the favs and follows so far!

"Hey every-oh."

Peter abruptly cut off his greeting when entered the common area of the Compound, as there seemed to be no one there. Not only that, it seemed as though no one was coming back for a while. Even though it was mid-afternoon, the curtains were drawn and the lights were out. Nothing was on, not the TV, not even the coffee maker. The space was quiet except for the sound of breathing and a single heartbeat. Wanting to find out what was going on, Peter moved further into the space, trying to keep as quiet as possible. He found Steve stretched out on the couch, possibly asleep. Even in the dim light Peter could tell he had noise-cancelling headphones on and what appeared to be a sleeping mask over his eyes. Either Captain Rogers was taking a very hard-core afternoon nap or…a sensory overload? Could he even get those? Apparently he must to some extent. Peter didn't want to further risk disturbing him, so he climbed up the nearest wall to the ceiling, assuming that would be potentially less disruptive than footsteps on the floor. He crawled across the ceiling and out of the area in search of Mr. Stark. Peter had a feeling he would know what was going on.

Later that evening, Peter returned to the common area in search of sustenance, after spending several hours with Mr. Stark in his workshop. As it turned out, Peter's suspicions had been correct. Steve did have a sensory overload. Luckily Mr. Stark was there and had done his best to make sure Steve was as comfortable as possible, with FRIDAY monitoring his vitals. Now things appeared to have returned to normal. Steve was in the kitchen, his attention on something he was cooking over the stove. He also had something else heating up in the microwave.

"Hey, Captain Rogers," Peter greeted as he came in.

"Hey there, Queens," Steve responded as he looked up. "I must have missed you coming in. Been hiding out in the workshop with Tony, I take it?"

Peter wasn't sure how to answer that question. He could just answer yes, as technically that wasn't even a lie. Should he let on that he knew? Should he tell Steve that he accidentally walked in on him? Steve probably didn't want anyone making a fuss, so Peter decided not to mention it unless Steve himself did.

"Yeah, we were working on upgrades to my suit. Well, both our suits actually. I was coming up since FRIDAY let us know you-" He stopped mid-sentence as he realized he had spoken without thinking. Nice job, Peter. He thought to himself. Now he'll know you know.

Yep, Peter could tell the minute Steve had figured it out. "I take it Tony told you what happened?"

Might as well come clean. If there was one thing Steve appreciated, it was full disclosure. "That and…I may or may not have walked in on you while you were…you know." Steve raised his eyebrows in surprise and Peter tried to salvage the situation. "Sorry, I didn't mean to embarrass you or anything! I didn't realize what was going on until it was too late, and then I left right away so I didn't disturb you. I'm glad you're feeling better though and we can probably just forget about this whole thing-"

"Hey, hey, calm down," Steve said as he interrupted Peter's rambling. "You didn't do anything wrong. And thanks, I am. Sorry you had to walk in on that, that must've been a surprise."

Peter calmed himself as Steve didn't seem annoyed or even embarrassed. "It was a little weird. For a second, I thought you all had left." He paused, thinking of his own experiences. "I've had that happen a few times too. The spider bite dialed my senses up to 11, but sometimes it feels more like 20. The first time it happened in front of Mr. Stark, he knew what to do then too."

"Probably because he recognized similar behaviors from when it's happened to me."

"I didn't even know you could get them."

"A drawback to having heightened senses, I guess." Steve replied. "It's rare, but I do get them on occasion. And earlier today was one of those occasions."

"One time I got an overload so intense it was hard to breathe."

"Because if you breathed through your nose you smelled everything around you and if you breathed through your mouth it felt like you tasted everything that was in the air?"

Peter nodded in understanding. "Yeah! You've had that too?"

Steve held up his index finger. "Once. Bruce had to be brought in for that one."

Peter decided to let Steve in on one of his 'trade secrets'. "You know, I don't just wear a mask to protect my identity. I also do it because it tones things down enough for me to focus."

Steve nodded in approval. "That was a smart move. You want to minimize distractions as much as possible during a fight. You also have some kind of 6th sense that helps you out too, don't you?"

Peter smiled. "Yeah, it warns me of danger so I can avoid it. You know, like, dodging bullets and stuff."

"I can think of a few instances where that would have come in handy."

"Well it's not totally foolproof. Sometimes I don't respond fast enough, or sometimes I'll feel it, but I won't know what it's warning me about until it's too late."

At that, the microwave sounded, alerting Steve that what he had been heating up was done. "You hungry? I can make more if you want some," He said, gesturing to the stove. "And maybe we should take some down to Tony, too?"

"Oh yeah! That's why I came up here in the first place! A little while ago FRIDAY said you were feeling better, and we realized we hadn't eaten yet & so he sent me up here to 'forage for food'."

Steve laughed. "Well in that case we should hurry up, he's probably wondering where you went."