SCARLET SPIDER

kaine parker (616) closed rp

[hmmingbrds-archive]

“Wait, people actually come on this website for fun? What’s the point?”

[scarletspiider]

Kaine looked up from his phone with a raised brow. “Please tell me you’re not on Reddit.”

[scarletspiider]

invisiblewomn​:

“I wouldn’t have guessed you were. Is that a common mistake?” Susan’s seen Spider-man before. They haven’t personally met, but he does aesthetically look different. “If you’re not Spider-man, who are you? I’m Susan.”

“It’s happened before.” Kaine didn’t need or want to get into the details of his life as a clone, but his deadpan response felt like enough of an explanation to him. “The name’s Kaine— Scarlet Spider. I didn’t pick the name, so don’t ask. And you’re Susan Storm. Fantastic Four, right?”

[scarletspiider]

spiidermcm​:

“Only because you got the same shit end of the stick as me. Here,” she extends the bottle. “Drink up.”

“Much appreciated.” Once Kaine took the bottle he lifted it in thanks, then took a long swig. “It’s weird being back, right? It’s not just me? Although I guess I wouldn’t be surprised if it was just me.” He passed the bottle back to her.

[scarletspiider]

hmmingbrds​:

“I know.” The last word is extended. “But there are worse places to be, right? I mean, there’s so many people here. I kinda like it. I wouldn’t mind staying for a bit.”

“There are a lot of people in Houston, too.” If she liked it here, Kaine figured maybe it would be fine to stay for a bit. Not forever, but temporarily. “But it’s something different, I guess. I’ve just always thought New York was a bit overrated.”

[scarletspiider]

arannas​:

“Is someone having an identity crisis again? It’s fine if you are. No shame, dude. No shame.”

“No.” It was a defensive answer. “But don’t you ever get sick of how many Spiders there are? There are so goddamn many of us.”

[scarletspiider]

itspiderling​:

“Yeah, I know. I know. I wasn’t born yesterday. People obviously live other places and my dad has a ton of clones. I didn’t mean to make it seem like I thought you were a Peter. Sorry.”

“—it’s fine.” Kaine took a deep breath. “Don’t take it personally. Your dad’s not so bad, really. It can just be a little grating at times.”

[peterfour]

one hand moves to rake down his face in frustration, "fuck, man. you have no idea how relieved i am to hear you say that. ever since i– you know, everyone- everything has felt so off. it's driving me nuts."

[scarletspiider]

"Yeah." Kaine gave Peter a light shoulder squeeze, then cleared his throat and backed away. "It's like your senses have to re-calibrate, right? It's a huge pain in the ass."

[scarletspiider]

spidergwanda​:

“But do other places have pizza that’s as good as New York?”

“Maybe not. But don’t speak until you try Texas Barbecue. Pizza is nothing compared to that.” Kaine smirked. “No offense.”

[scarletspiider]

“I am not Spider-Man. This isn’t even my city— not everyone has to live in New York, you know. Other places need help too.”

[clonedkinney-archive]

“There’s nothing like having a version of you resurrected when you’re actually not dead. Turns out it’s not all fun and games.” In all fairness, it had really looked like Laura was dead.

[scarletspiider]

“Mm. Try being the clone— I’d argue that you got the better end of the deal.”

[spiidermcm]

“…And I’ll be needing that.”

[scarletspiider]

“Can’t say quite yet if it’s good to be back, but I like how you think. Care to share?”

[peterfour]

"yeah no, everything's great. sure," he says, through gritted teeth, spidey senses going utterly haywire.

[scarletspiider]

“Give it up, Pete. You’re a terrible liar.” Kaine raised a brow and glanced at the other spider from the side. “You know I can sense that too, right?”

[possession]

DANIEL SHARMAN Lee Malone ph. for Square Mile Magazine (2023)