Despite most of their repetitiveness, I do eat up all the Peter Parker in Gotham fics. However, I do think it’d be fun to branch out a bit. Unfortunately, any of my creativity does not translate well into actual writing, but I think people should consider these points.
1. Throw someone else in
We can’t all only like spider-man. It’s not mathematically possible. There’s gotta be some other character making home in your brain. I’ve read a few involving other characters that were really good, but the amount I’ve seen is sparse in comparison. I get it, it’s easier to find a plot reason to shove peter in, especially if it’s mcu spider-man, but this is fanfic which means you can make it up.
2. Throw someone else into the ring with him
Spider-Man is destined to suffer, but what if we made someone else suffer with him? It can be anyone, any person he’s ever known (or hasn’t because who cares?).
I know you fell for the avengers as a family fanfic propaganda years back, especially with those field trip to stark industries fics. We don’t need to stop doing that, keep it up. Don’t let the chains of canon keep you down, just do it. Let your little head canons and dynamics free. Yoink your other favourite character and throw them both into the dc universe.
It doesn’t even need to be someone he gets along with. Put someone he doesn’t like, turn dimension travelling into a ‘get-along’ shirt and force them to cooperate. Or don’t, they can make their lives as difficult as possible.
3. Put him somewhere else
Okay, this is actually just for me because I want to see him more in places like metropolis, but like imagine. I know we all love Gotham and having Bruce as a child-adopting addict, but I think Peter should get to explore. Unless you want prime suffering material because then yeah I guess Gotham’s great for you.
4. Any other Spider-Man in existence
Movies are the easiest form of media to consume, and the mcu is one of the most popular movie universes. This means that obviously people are familiar with Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, which in most cases is the Peter they utilise.
However, consider any other spider-man (or person). I’m going to be honest and admit this post was made because I saw tiktoks of spider noir and Peni Parker on my fyp, but I need you to imagine because I’ve found little to none content on this, which I think is criminal. Does any of this yap make sense beyond just me making stuff up and falling for fanon? No, but I don’t care actually. Put them in the ring, I’ll devour the food gratefully. Would this be harder to do? Yes, but I also think it’d be really fun. Again, don’t let canon chain you down. It can be any character, any universe and any media.
Don’t listen to anything I say actually, it’s up to you what you want to write, but perhaps take a moment to listen to this crazy old beggar talking to herself in her own insanity.