Dr. Beck fucking with Peter Parker's head (hc)
Based on this moodboard right here. As well as an idea from @topwizzynun where Dr. Beck tries to convince Peter his powers aren't real as a means of making the boy dependent on him.
Warning: kinda dark I guess. Involves mental manipulation
Ok so basically, what if it physically hurts Peter to hold back his powers. Nothing major, just a barely-there headache or something like that, that worsens the longer he has to control his strength or remind himself which way is right side up.
Anyway! Cut to Dr. Beck drilling it into Peter's head that he absolutely cannot 'use his powers' outside of his office, otherwise everyone around him will "be unnecessarily concerned for his wellbeing." But he tells Peter that his office is a safe space to "act out his fantasy" to get it out of his system.
What he's really doing though, is that good ol classical conditioning on Peter. 'Cause Pete's brain starts recognizing that the twinge in the back of his head he usually feels is gone only when he's at Beck's, and is back as soon as he leaves the room. But instead if associating the relief of pain with using his powers, he starts associating it with Dr. Beck himself.
For the first handful of months, the visits are strictly scheduled. Every week on the same day, same time. This is what sparks the conditioning first. But in the latter half of the year, the visits become less and less frequent, the dates seem more randomized, and slowly but surely Peter grows more uneasy as a result of having to hold his powers back for longer periods of time.
The straw that breaks the Camel's back is when he gets an email that says he's "making great progress," despite the fact that he feels the worst he ever has, and that his next visit wouldn't be for another year. He tries to cope, tries to push it out if his mind, and to his credit it takes 8 months before he breaks and Dr. Beck gets a call from him, sobbing and begging "don't make me wait a year. I just want to feel ok please. Dr. Beck please I can't take it."
Dr Beck assures aunt may that Peter would be going to a facility that he trusts most, but in reality he's really just keeping Peter in his basement. I mean after all, the boy needs him right? He only feels fine around Dr. Beck, in fact now it makes him physically sick to not be around him, it only makes sense that he be kept in a place where Dr. Beck can keep an eye on him.
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