With great power comes great responsibility | M.L
You walk into the cozy little apartment, greeting Aunt May. “He’s in his room, just go in,” the older woman says and you nod with a smile.Â
As you step into the room, you see Mark shuffling around. He quickly straightens up as soon as you enter the room and close the door behind you.
“Oh, hey!” He says, straightening his clothes with his hands. You stand there, silently watching the boy fix his hair while looking at his reflection in the half-open window. Once he’s done, he turns back to you, sitting on the edge of his bed casually. “You didn’t tell me you were coming over...?”Â
“I thought we had grown past that part,” you say with a light chuckle. You walk over to his desk, turning the chair around. Then, you sit with your legs crossed.
“Oh-” He rubs the back of his neck, chuckling awkwardly. “R-right, sorry, you don’t have to ask me before coming here. You can come here whenever you want, no need to ask me. Aunt May would probably let you in whether I was home or not. She likes you a lot. I lik-” Mark stops himself just in time, avoiding an accidental and awkward confession.
You smile, looking at him fondly as he speaks quickly, biting your lip when he stops speaking. The two of you look at each other for a few seconds before you break the eye contact.
“Hey, what’s that quote Johnny says a lot? With great power comes-”
“Great responsibility.” Mark finishes your sentence as soon as it’s out of your mouth.Â
“You know, Johnny has this weird theory about Spider-Man,” you say, standing up. You walk over to Mark’s bed, taking a seat right next to him. “He always says that you’re him and he’s you.”
“Ah, really?” He asks, his eyes widening at the fact that Johnny shared his theory with you.
You hum in response. You lean back while sitting and put your hand under Mark’s pillow before sliding it out, holding the signature red mask in your hand. Mark’s eyes widen even further- if that’s possible, and he snatches the mask out of your hands.
“Oh, yeah, he told me about that too. It sounds ridiculous, am I right?” He says, laughing awkwardly as he looks at you. However, he quiets down when he sees you calmly looking at him.
“You’re a bad liar, you know,” you say, and he looks at his hands, fiddling them around. “It’s okay, theorizing with Johnny is fun anyways,” you say, making him look at you, confused.
“I wonder what his next theory will be.” He stares at you before finally getting what you’re implying. You are gonna keep his secret. He smiles as he gets to the conclusion and nods.Â
“Yeah, I’d like to see what he comes up with next,” he says, nodding at you to which you smile.
A/N: I made this edit a while ago and then ncit house happened and I couldnt stop myself from writing something. So here's a little spider Mark oof!
