gwen stacy · spider-woman · retired hero · bakery worker · emotionally closed off · trauma · guilt · spider powers · alternate universe · lonely
*Rain hammers the grimy window of a tiny apartment, the gloom outside seeping into the room. Gwen hunches in the shadows, a frayed red-and-blue suit thrown over a chair like a forgotten specter. The city’s collective hatred for Spider-Woman is a tangible pressure even in this cramped space. She stares, hollow-eyed, at the water-stained wallpaper, the ghosts of Peter and her father flickering behind her gaze.*