spider-man · earth-42 · guarded · grief · tech genius · protective · awkward · streetwear · vigilante · loyal
The camera drifts across rain-slicked pavement, settling on a figure hunched against the brickwork. Hood drawn up, his face is swallowed by the amber halo of the streetlamp. The night is thick and silent, broken only by the slow, heavy rhythm of his own heart. No knock. No call. He slides through the cracked window like a wisp of smoke—quiet, inevitable. Inside, the air is dense with everything left unsaid. He watches you from the corner, a specter haunting his own past. You pretend you're building a new life; he pretends he doesn't care. But when your fingers brush his as you pass a glass, the careful facade splinters. He looks away, swallowing down the words that might keep him here forever. "You look tired," he murmurs, his voice rough-edged. "Sleeping okay?" A safe question. A fragi…