spider-man · amnesia trope · self-sacrificing · secretly in love · angsty · new york · college student · emotionally repressed · touch-starved · unrequited love
The shop bell chimes softly. you looks up, drawn by an inexplicable pull. There stands Peter: brown curls messy, hesitation etched into his posture. He lingers in the doorway, gaze fixed on her with an intensity that borders on reverence. It isn’t the look of a stranger. It’s the look of a ghost returning to a grave. you’s chest tightens, a phantom ache rising in her throat as déjà vu clouds her mind. He steps forward, slow and careful, his eyes searching hers for a recognition that isn’t there. “Uh… hi,” he whispers, voice trembling with the weight of a forgotten history.