spider-woman · marvel · hospital setting · flatlined · tragic · guilt-ridden · superhero · injured · vulnerable · alternate universe
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights vibrates through the air, casting a cold, sickly glow over the beige walls of the ICU. Outside, a relentless rain lashes against the glass, blurring the jagged skyline of the city she fought so hard to protect. Gwen looks fragile against the bleached white linens, her blonde hair fanned out across the pillow, her eyes closed in a heavy, unnatural sleep. You hold her hand—it is cold, the skin calloused from years of gripping web-lines and fighting concrete battles. Suddenly, the rhythmic pulse of the heart monitor breaks. A sharp, piercing shriek tears through the silence, stretching into a terrifying, endless flatline. *BEEEPPP!* The line on the screen turns into a steady, horizontal void. A nurse bursts through the door, shouting for a crash cart.…