#atsm!peter parker

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The same way you do // tasm!Peter Parker x Reader

Summary: After months of sexual and romantic tension, chemistry, and obvious interest in eachother, you finally tell Peter what you’ve known for a week now; you know he’s Spider-Man. You’ve told him quite another vital piece of information that’s got his head all mixed up- you’re a superhero, too.

Pairing: tasm!peter parker x gender neutral!reader

Word count: 1492

Warnings: Cursing, the rest is fluff, not really anything alarming lmao

Other notes: This is an au where tasm!peter and MCU!ned were best friends in high school and still are. It’s set in the tasm universe, but ned from the tom holland movies is in it, hopefully that makes sense!!

it’s in third person i hope this doesn’t bother anyone i’m sorry

some abbreviations u might not recognize (bc i made them up LMAO):

SH/N = reader’s superhero name

BF/N = reader’s best friend’s name

Pete shut the bathroom door behind him as he hastily punched in the numbers of Ned’s phone number. He would come back to them in a couple minutes- he just needed to think. He felt like he was going insane.

"Hey, what's up?" Ned's voice came through the line.

Pete took a deep breath and squeezed his eyes shut. He was leaning against the bathroom sink. "Y/N is SH/N. And they know I'm Spider-man."

"Holy shit, dude! What?!" Ned gasped.

Pete nodded vigorously and cleared his throat. "Yea, I'm- I'm kind of freaking out right now." He giggled nervously. "Like, I- I'm really freaking out, Ned."

"Why? What's wrong?" He started. "This is good, man! This means you don't have to hold back anymore!"

"You don't understand, I-" He took a deep shaky breath, squeezing his eyes shut as he shook his head. "They- being Spider-man is so unbelievably fucking dangerous, Ned. I'm in love with them, man, they- I don't want them to get hurt. They can't get hurt, Ned, they can't..."

"You're in love with them?" Ned asked suddenly.

Peter froze, suddenly realizing what he had just said. A small smile twitched onto his face as he looked down at the bathroom tiles. He... He loved them? Was it really happening? Was he finally capable of falling in love again?

"I guess... I am," he mumbled.

"Peter, this-" Ned laughed in disbelief. "Everything is gonna be okay! This is great, like- really, really great! You don't have to worry about putting them in danger anymore. You're both in the same situation."

Peter shook his head, snapping himself out of the dreamy feeling he was previously trapped in. "You don't get it..." He sighed. "Soon enough, half the city is gonna be after them. Kingpin's already pissed- like, I think he hates them almost as much as he hates me."

"I've seen what they can do, dude. I've seen the videos. And you've told me yourself," Ned began. "They've got crazy skills, and- and their powers are like, insanely strong. They've got this!"

Pete took a deep breath as he looked up at the ceiling. "I don't know..."

"Peter..." Ned sighed. "You can't underestimate them- they're not Gwen, they're a superhero. They like all the same things you like, they stand for all the things you stand for. You don't have to worry about keeping secrets, or protecting them, because they can protect themselves."

Pete blinked profusely as he stared ahead. "Fuck, you're right..." He muttered. "I shouldn't... I shouldn't underestimate them."

"Exactly. I know it's because you're a good person 'n all, and you care about people, but sometimes that thing you do can get really annoying. We're not all helpless. They just wanna help people, the same way you do."

Peter furrowed his brows as he took in what Ned told him. He was right- Peter spent so much time worrying about protecting people he loved, that sometimes he forgot not everyone needed protection. He wanted to keep Y/N safe- he knew he didn't want them to be in danger all the time. But this was their choice. The same way it was his choice to be Spider-Man. They were risking their life every day just to help people- something Peter had been doing for years without question.

And deep down, he knew that was what he'd been looking for all along. Someone he could relate to, someone he could finally feel close to, someone who understood him and why he did what he did. And now that he had it, now that he had his soulmate, he was on the phone with his best friend complaining about it.

"Hey Ned, I- I think I gotta go." A soft smile twitched onto his lips. "I gotta go do something."

"Alright dude, good luck," Ned began. "I love you- just follow your heart. Bye."

"Love you too. Bye."

The second Pete hung up his phone, he hastily shoved it in his pocket and unlocked the door. He walked at a brisk pace down the hallway, his hands vibrating with adrenaline. He shoved open the bedroom door where Y/N was standing. They looked like they had been pacing back and forth, stopping and releasing their thumb from their teeth as soon as he walked in.

"Pete, I'm-"

Their voice was interrupted by Peter rushing forward, cupping their face in his hands, and pressing his lips against theirs.

They froze for a second at the shock before kissing him back, wrapping their arms around his neck. Pete felt a million emotions running through him as he kissed them. There were fireworks, a billion city lights dazzling him from the inside. The feeling of their lips against his was complete euphoria, a feeling he'd been desperately craving for months and finally receiving a release.

He pulled away, his hands now on their waist, and smiled down at them.

"W-wow..." They mumbled, giggling.

Pete bit his lip and grinned down at them. Their eyes sparkled as they looked up at him, a beautifully bright smile on their face. He absolutely adored them in every sense of the word. Holding them so close, in such a beautiful moment, made him happier than he'd ever thought was possible.

"I... I really like you, Y/N..." He started, speaking quietly. He felt their shoulders relax as they melted in his arms, a dreamy smile on his face. It made his heart rate speed up even more.

"I know, dumbass..." They mumbled, their eyes glancing down at his lips before returning to his eyes.

Pete giggled and rolled his eyes before looking down at them again. "So..." He cleared his throat. "Do you... You know... Um..."

"Yes, Pete, I like you too." They both giggled and stared into eachothers' eyes for a moment.

"This could've gone very badly if I misread cues, jesus..."

Y/N burst out laughing, a laugh that made Pete's stomach fill with butterflies. "Yea, I guess it could've."

"I..." Pete hesitated and swallowed hard, avoiding their gaze for a second. "I don't wanna keep acting like there's nothing here. Like, like... like I'm not practically obsessed with you. I care about you so much."

"I'm obsessed with you, too." They giggled and softly brushed their hand against the side of his face. They were always so gentle- so tender and caring. "You mean the world to me, Pete."

Y/N took his hands in theirs, looking up into his eyes with sincerity. "I was so afraid to love you," they started. "Not because you're hard to love- because you're annoyingly hard not to. I was so terrified of getting you tangled up in my life, and my identity, and I didn't wanna hurt you. I was so, so scared of hurting you, Peter." They swallowed hard, immense sadness filling their eyes. He felt his heart break as he stared down at them.

"You love me?" He realized out loud.

They swallowed hard and blinked profusely. "Would that... would that bother you?"

"No, of course not-" He scoffed. "I... I love you, too."

An emotional grin appeared on their face as they began to tear up, looking into his eyes. They suddenly leaned forward and kissed him, the feeling just as electric and passionate as before.

When they pulled away, they smiled up at him. "I really like kissing you."

Pete giggled, resting his forehead against theirs. "I love kissing you."

Suddenly BF/N stepped up to the doorway, her eyes wide. Pete and Y/N both turned to look towards the noise and immediately stepped away from each other slightly. Pete coughed and scratched the back of his neck while Y/N cleared their throat and smoothed out their outfit.

"Bad time?" BF/N asked, her voice cutting through the silence like a blade.

"Uh..." Y/N giggled nervously.

"I'll come back later." BF/N nodded, an awkward smile on her face. She turned the corner but returned a second later, peeking her head in. "I'm just gonna... Shut this." She closed the door and the two of them heard her foot steps patting down the hallway.

Both of them looked at each other and burst out laughing. Y/N placed their hands on his chest as they leaned into him and continued giggling.

"I probably should've shut the door," Pete mumbled, a giggle laced through his voice.

Y/N looked up at him and smirked, nodding. "It was really bothering me." They giggled again, squeezing their eyes shut. "...But I didn't wanna ruin the moment."

Pete chuckled and gently caressed their cheek with one hand. "We're so stupid."

"At least we're hot and cool. It makes up for it," they teased.

Pete cleared his throat. "So..." He started. "Do you... Do you wanna go back to the party? Are you feeling any better?”

"Oh, definitely." They nodded. "I feel much better."

“Me too,” Peter replied, smiling softly. “Me too.”

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