the first time miguel met you, he was on patrol.
he saved you from a falling building that you were standing under with a dumbfounded expression on and unmoving — he managed to get you to safety but as soon as you were far away from danger, he was scolding you, telling you something about how you should get your damn legs moving when there’s rubble falling from above.
you had apologized at the time with a shaky voice, telling him how much you panicked that you froze — he only scoffed in response, mumbling about how you should be more careful before swinging away.
of course, at the time you only knew him as the snarky and rude spiderman of nueva york.
the second time miguel met you was on the sidewalk while he was heading for his job.
it was a nice morning, a soft breeze rippled his clothes and the sun kissed his skin warmly, he figured he'd stop for a coffee and that it wouldn’t hurt if he walked the way to the office, right?
before he knew it, your body was colliding with his and his coffee spilled to the ground ( thankfully not on his shirt, though ) he muttered a few curses in spanish, staring at the crumpled cup that used to be his drink, now spilled on the ground — it wasn’t until he registered the panicked apologies that he realized it was you.
the same civilian he saved a few days ago.
you looked out of place, in a rush with a white blouse that was half tucked into your black pants, your hair a bit of a mess as if you had just gotten out of bed.
you looked like you were late to work, and in your hurried steps, you had accidentally bumped into a stranger.
miguel told you that it was fine and you shouldn't worry about his coffee in a rather passive aggressive tone but that didn’t cut your apologies short and instead you offered to buy him another coffee and when he refused, you dragged him to the nearest coffeehouse anyway and insisted that you’d buy him another drink in compensation for the one you made him spill.
miguel figured he couldn’t refuse you at that point, you seemed rather insistent and stubborn, so he gave in to your offer and he figured it wouldn’t hurt to have his spilled coffee replaced.
despite having his morning ruined by bumping into someone, you out of all people — he’d say his day went great actually.
the third time miguel met you was at a work party.
he thought the voice he heard talking to another coworker sounded all too familiar, so when he turned around to see who it was, surely enough it was you, in a pretty little panel skirt red dress — your hair and make up done almost too well, and you didn't look hurried or panicked like the last two times he had seen you, rather, you looked relaxed, confident even, a soft smile on your painted red lips, and sparkling eyes as you spoke to your colleague.
miguel's mouth was practically agape as he drank the sight of you in — how come you were so pretty?
well, you were always pretty, he thinks, it was just amplified now.
especially with the way that dress fitted your body so good — miguel wondered how he has never seen you at the office before.
miguel’s feet had a mind of their own because moments later he found himself walking over to you, drink in hand and offering it to you.
your eyes widened with recognition and you were immediately stumbling over your words, realizing he was the man you bumped into a week ago and spilled his coffee, but most importantly, the big bad scary boss of alchemax that you were meeting for the very first time, and he was offering you a drink.
you accepted it, of course.
two drinks later and you may have gotten too tipsy that you started telling him about how spiderman saved you one time, held you and scolded you. miguel could only laugh in response, because unbeknownst to you, they were the same person.
but then you started ranting about how you had the fattest crush on him and miguel almost choked on his drink — he knew if you were sober, you would've probably nqever said that out loud.
instead, he humored you, listened to you rant about the superhero and how attracted you were to him with an amused smile on his face — the first smile miguel had ever worn at the office.
of course, all of the other employees were stunned at how their boss seemed so relaxed and maybe even amused for the first time — considering how much he hated office parties, and the office in general.
several drinks later and at the end of the night, miguel was walking you out of the office building because you were too drunk not to trip over your own feet, he asked you if you had a ride home which you responded to with a slurred 'no'.
miguel decided, since he was a superhero, he’d save you just one more time and drive you home, to safety, just without the mask this time.
midway through the drive home, you started rambling on again, this time about how you thought miguel himself was attractive, he let out a surprised laugh, it sounded a bit choked before he decided to tease you and ask you why you thought he was attractive.
you shrugged, your cheeks flushed form the alcohol and eyes half lidded before you murmured, "you remind me of spiderman."
he only chuckled a bit in response to that, and decided to not push it any further so you wouldn't somehow uncover his secret identity in your drunken state.
fifteen minutes later and he was parked under your apartment building, at least the one you pointed at, he asked you if you could get up to your apartment on your own to which you gave him a sheepish smile and shook your head.
he decided that it wouldn't hurt if he helped you to your doorstep.
surely enough, it was a struggle to get you out of the car, your legs shook and you leaned all your weight on him, mumble out incoherent 'sorry's and 'excuse me's.
miguel held you against him, an entertained smile on his face — it's then end of the night, your make up has worn out a bit and your hair was gathered intona ponytail to keep it out of your face — and even though you looked dazed from the one too many drinks you had, miguel though you still looked pretty, too pretty.
he got you into the elevator and you pressed the key to your floor toy leaned on him for support, letting out a soft hiccup once in a while — "i'm not…always like this, i swear." you said in a quiet mumble, your words a quiet mumble. miguel laughed, shaking his head at you, "it's fine."
once you reached your floor, miguel helped you find your keys in your purse to open the door to your apartment — you managed so successfully, "I'm sure you'll be okay from here on out, yeah?" miguel asked, a hand on your back to support you still.
you nodded, turning to face him — a moment of silence passed with you just staring at him, before you leaned over to him, standing on your tippy toes and pressing your body against his, your lips touched his in a soft peck — though it was enough for him to get a taste of you, a whiff of your sweet perfume , and it was a little too much for him to process, the feel of your body against his, the softness of your lips fitted with his, and his heart was doing cartwheels.
you pulled away, gazing up at him, before softly murmuring "you're so pretty."
and then you smiled, walking into you apartment and shutting the door behind you, leaving miguel stunned and with the taste of you lingering on his lips.
fuck, you were too pretty.