Steph Lauter

She/Her

[genderfailure]

[peterbutnotparker]

@steph-lauter accurate

[steph-lauter]

HEY WHERE DID YOU GET THIS PICTURE OF ME?!

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“Ap calculus”

he takes her extended hand, nervously. “ where are we headed?”

[steph-lauter]

“ …right. i dunno, honestly. i just kinda felt like walking. i know what i’m doing in the class i’m missing, anyways. i’ll probably end with a c average. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“I can help you with your work again? If you wanted.” He pauses “ we could head to beanies?”

[steph-lauter]

“ yeah! why don’t we go to beanies? going for a walk would probably be more fun anyways. ”

[ she rubbed her thumb up against the back of his hand, slowly. just to test out the waters— seeing if he was okay with it. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ alright. Let’s head out then.”

[steph-lauter]

“ promise you’re not gonna freak out and yell at the workers again? ” [ she joked, poking fun at how he reacted when the workers at beanies forgot his order. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ if they remember to make it! It’s not my fault Steph!”

[biscuits-spooky-diner]

[ steph giggled, elbowing his stomach gently. ]

“ yeah, yeah, i know, spankoffski. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ and they spit in it half the time, too!”

[steph-lauter]

“ maybe cause you’re always yelling at them, pete! ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ I wouldn’t yell at them if they actually made my hot chocolate instead of flirting with some random guy my brother works with!”

he calms himself “ what’s your order? I’ll pay.”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph giggled, thinking for a second. ]

“ hm… a 16 ounce ice latte with three pumps of hazelnut and oat milk. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ alright. “ he orders for them both, sitting over at his favorite table “ normally I have to wait for forever but. With you here that time probably won’t be so annoying.”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph smiles, sitting across from him and staring into his eyes lovingly. she got so lost in thought she had completely forgotten where she was, and everything else besides him. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

He smiles back, somewhat awkward but completely genuine.

“Are we dating? Officially, I mean” he blurts out. Better to ask the question sooner than later right?

[steph-lauter]

[ steph seems a bit taken aback by his question- how did he get the confidence to just… say that? but, of course, steph wasn’t… upset by the question. not even close. ]

“ …do you want to be? ” [ she asked, pausing. she looked away for a moment, feeling her heart leap up into her throat. ]

“ i mean, we don’t need to. if you just wanna be friends, that’s fine… i… i guess. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“Ap calculus”

he takes her extended hand, nervously. “ where are we headed?”

[steph-lauter]

“ …right. i dunno, honestly. i just kinda felt like walking. i know what i’m doing in the class i’m missing, anyways. i’ll probably end with a c average. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“I can help you with your work again? If you wanted.” He pauses “ we could head to beanies?”

[steph-lauter]

“ yeah! why don’t we go to beanies? going for a walk would probably be more fun anyways. ”

[ she rubbed her thumb up against the back of his hand, slowly. just to test out the waters— seeing if he was okay with it. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ alright. Let’s head out then.”

[steph-lauter]

“ promise you’re not gonna freak out and yell at the workers again? ” [ she joked, poking fun at how he reacted when the workers at beanies forgot his order. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ if they remember to make it! It’s not my fault Steph!”

[biscuits-spooky-diner]

[ steph giggled, elbowing his stomach gently. ]

“ yeah, yeah, i know, spankoffski. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ and they spit in it half the time, too!”

[steph-lauter]

“ maybe cause you’re always yelling at them, pete! ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ I wouldn’t yell at them if they actually made my hot chocolate instead of flirting with some random guy my brother works with!”

he calms himself “ what’s your order? I’ll pay.”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph giggled, thinking for a second. ]

“ hm… a 16 ounce ice latte with three pumps of hazelnut and oat milk. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ alright. “ he orders for them both, sitting over at his favorite table “ normally I have to wait for forever but. With you here that time probably won’t be so annoying.”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph smiles, sitting across from him and staring into his eyes lovingly. she got so lost in thought she had completely forgotten where she was, and everything else besides him. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“Ap calculus”

he takes her extended hand, nervously. “ where are we headed?”

[steph-lauter]

“ …right. i dunno, honestly. i just kinda felt like walking. i know what i’m doing in the class i’m missing, anyways. i’ll probably end with a c average. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“I can help you with your work again? If you wanted.” He pauses “ we could head to beanies?”

[steph-lauter]

“ yeah! why don’t we go to beanies? going for a walk would probably be more fun anyways. ”

[ she rubbed her thumb up against the back of his hand, slowly. just to test out the waters— seeing if he was okay with it. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ alright. Let’s head out then.”

[steph-lauter]

“ promise you’re not gonna freak out and yell at the workers again? ” [ she joked, poking fun at how he reacted when the workers at beanies forgot his order. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ if they remember to make it! It’s not my fault Steph!”

[biscuits-spooky-diner]

[ steph giggled, elbowing his stomach gently. ]

“ yeah, yeah, i know, spankoffski. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ and they spit in it half the time, too!”

[steph-lauter]

“ maybe cause you’re always yelling at them, pete! ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ I wouldn’t yell at them if they actually made my hot chocolate instead of flirting with some random guy my brother works with!”

he calms himself “ what’s your order? I’ll pay.”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph giggled, thinking for a second. ]

“ hm… a 16 ounce ice latte with three pumps of hazelnut and oat milk. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“Ap calculus”

he takes her extended hand, nervously. “ where are we headed?”

[steph-lauter]

“ …right. i dunno, honestly. i just kinda felt like walking. i know what i’m doing in the class i’m missing, anyways. i’ll probably end with a c average. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“I can help you with your work again? If you wanted.” He pauses “ we could head to beanies?”

[steph-lauter]

“ yeah! why don’t we go to beanies? going for a walk would probably be more fun anyways. ”

[ she rubbed her thumb up against the back of his hand, slowly. just to test out the waters— seeing if he was okay with it. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ alright. Let’s head out then.”

[steph-lauter]

“ promise you’re not gonna freak out and yell at the workers again? ” [ she joked, poking fun at how he reacted when the workers at beanies forgot his order. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ if they remember to make it! It’s not my fault Steph!”

[biscuits-spooky-diner]

[ steph giggled, elbowing his stomach gently. ]

“ yeah, yeah, i know, spankoffski. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ and they spit in it half the time, too!”

[steph-lauter]

“ maybe cause you’re always yelling at them, pete! ”

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“Ap calculus”

he takes her extended hand, nervously. “ where are we headed?”

[steph-lauter]

“ …right. i dunno, honestly. i just kinda felt like walking. i know what i’m doing in the class i’m missing, anyways. i’ll probably end with a c average. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“I can help you with your work again? If you wanted.” He pauses “ we could head to beanies?”

[steph-lauter]

“ yeah! why don’t we go to beanies? going for a walk would probably be more fun anyways. ”

[ she rubbed her thumb up against the back of his hand, slowly. just to test out the waters— seeing if he was okay with it. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ alright. Let’s head out then.”

[steph-lauter]

“ promise you’re not gonna freak out and yell at the workers again? ” [ she joked, poking fun at how he reacted when the workers at beanies forgot his order. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“Ap calculus”

he takes her extended hand, nervously. “ where are we headed?”

[steph-lauter]

“ …right. i dunno, honestly. i just kinda felt like walking. i know what i’m doing in the class i’m missing, anyways. i’ll probably end with a c average. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“I can help you with your work again? If you wanted.” He pauses “ we could head to beanies?”

[steph-lauter]

“ yeah! why don’t we go to beanies? going for a walk would probably be more fun anyways. ”

[ she rubbed her thumb up against the back of his hand, slowly. just to test out the waters— seeing if he was okay with it. ]

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“Ap calculus”

he takes her extended hand, nervously. “ where are we headed?”

[steph-lauter]

“ …right. i dunno, honestly. i just kinda felt like walking. i know what i’m doing in the class i’m missing, anyways. i’ll probably end with a c average. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

he walks through the hallway, skipping class with Steph. The two of them weren’t official, exactly. But they both liked eachother, that had been established. He wondered if he should grab her hand, but decided that might be awkward

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[ steph walked alongside him, scrolling through her phone. even if it had all her pictures on it, it didn’t seem as interesting as pete. she glanced over at him, smiling at him. she put her phone in her pocket, reaching out her hand as confidently as she could. ]

“ hey, dweeb. what class did you say you were missing…? ”

[steph-lauter]

can’t believe i’m going to a dumb fucking football game again.

i’m here to watch those bitchass chemists LOSE! get their asses, nighthawks.

[peterbutnotparker]

Peter arrived at the park, wearing an outfit that was slightly big on him, but Ted had insisted he wear.

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[steph walked towards the tree that she told pete to meet up at. she had done her hair, a messy bun with some curly strands hanging out. she was wearing a green dress, that was slightly more formal than the red dress she had worn to pasqualli’s, with a flannel for warmth. she had black heels on, that obviously were too uncomfortable for her to walk in. so long as she looked pretty… so long as she looked like a lauter.]

“…hey, pete!”

[peterbutnotparker]

he spotted Steph, smiling “ hey! thanks for coming “ he said, awkwardly because he doesn’t know what he’s doing

[steph-lauter]

“…hi!” [she said, awkwardly playing with her flannel. she was avoiding his gaze, but not out of discomfort. it was something… strange. probably anxiety, cause pete didn’t help finish her spanish homework. yeah, it was the spanish homework. not how cute he looked in that oversized suit, or how happy he sounded to see her.]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ you look nice.” He paused , noticing a trace of discomfort in Steph’s tone “ you alright?”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph’s eyes widened, her face flushing. she began looking around awkwardly, her eyes darting back and forth. ]

“ oh… yeah, uh… just got a bit of anxiety. dunno why. y’know how it is… acts up outta nowhere.”

[peterbutnotparker]

he could tell something more than that was bothering her, but he wasn’t going to push it. why would he?

“ oh, yeah I get that. I was anxious all day about this, haha”

[steph-lauter]

“ …anxious? ” [ she said, her worry just getting worse. does he not want to be around her? why would he be nervous for a simple get together between two friends? ]

… the two of them were friends. that’s what made her so upset. but of course, she wouldn’t admit that.

[peterbutnotparker]

“ I haven’t been on a date before, that’s all. “ he reassured her

[steph-lauter]

“ …date?! ”

[peterbutnotparker]

“ yeah i mean, it’s not like I’m popular or anything. I wouldn’t date Ruth or Richie, and Jaggerman would’ve probably killed me if I had asked someone out before”

[steph-lauter]

“ …yeah, um. i’m just not thinkin’ right now. max probably would have been pissed at me, too. ”

[peterbutnotparker]

Peter arrived at the park, wearing an outfit that was slightly big on him, but Ted had insisted he wear.

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[steph walked towards the tree that she told pete to meet up at. she had done her hair, a messy bun with some curly strands hanging out. she was wearing a green dress, that was slightly more formal than the red dress she had worn to pasqualli’s, with a flannel for warmth. she had black heels on, that obviously were too uncomfortable for her to walk in. so long as she looked pretty… so long as she looked like a lauter.]

“…hey, pete!”

[peterbutnotparker]

he spotted Steph, smiling “ hey! thanks for coming “ he said, awkwardly because he doesn’t know what he’s doing

[steph-lauter]

“…hi!” [she said, awkwardly playing with her flannel. she was avoiding his gaze, but not out of discomfort. it was something… strange. probably anxiety, cause pete didn’t help finish her spanish homework. yeah, it was the spanish homework. not how cute he looked in that oversized suit, or how happy he sounded to see her.]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ you look nice.” He paused , noticing a trace of discomfort in Steph’s tone “ you alright?”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph’s eyes widened, her face flushing. she began looking around awkwardly, her eyes darting back and forth. ]

“ oh… yeah, uh… just got a bit of anxiety. dunno why. y’know how it is… acts up outta nowhere.”

[peterbutnotparker]

he could tell something more than that was bothering her, but he wasn’t going to push it. why would he?

“ oh, yeah I get that. I was anxious all day about this, haha”

[steph-lauter]

“ …anxious? ” [ she said, her worry just getting worse. does he not want to be around her? why would he be nervous for a simple get together between two friends? ]

… the two of them were friends. that’s what made her so upset. but of course, she wouldn’t admit that.

[peterbutnotparker]

“ I haven’t been on a date before, that’s all. “ he reassured her

[steph-lauter]

“ …date?! ”

[peterbutnotparker]

Peter arrived at the park, wearing an outfit that was slightly big on him, but Ted had insisted he wear.

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[steph walked towards the tree that she told pete to meet up at. she had done her hair, a messy bun with some curly strands hanging out. she was wearing a green dress, that was slightly more formal than the red dress she had worn to pasqualli’s, with a flannel for warmth. she had black heels on, that obviously were too uncomfortable for her to walk in. so long as she looked pretty… so long as she looked like a lauter.]

“…hey, pete!”

[peterbutnotparker]

he spotted Steph, smiling “ hey! thanks for coming “ he said, awkwardly because he doesn’t know what he’s doing

[steph-lauter]

“…hi!” [she said, awkwardly playing with her flannel. she was avoiding his gaze, but not out of discomfort. it was something… strange. probably anxiety, cause pete didn’t help finish her spanish homework. yeah, it was the spanish homework. not how cute he looked in that oversized suit, or how happy he sounded to see her.]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ you look nice.” He paused , noticing a trace of discomfort in Steph’s tone “ you alright?”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph’s eyes widened, her face flushing. she began looking around awkwardly, her eyes darting back and forth. ]

“ oh… yeah, uh… just got a bit of anxiety. dunno why. y’know how it is… acts up outta nowhere.”

[peterbutnotparker]

he could tell something more than that was bothering her, but he wasn’t going to push it. why would he?

“ oh, yeah I get that. I was anxious all day about this, haha”

[steph-lauter]

“ …anxious? ” [ she said, her worry just getting worse. does he not want to be around her? why would he be nervous for a simple get together between two friends? ]

… the two of them were friends. that’s what made her so upset. but of course, she wouldn’t admit that.

[runawaysfromthepride]

[peterbutnotparker]

Peter arrived at the park, wearing an outfit that was slightly big on him, but Ted had insisted he wear.

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[steph walked towards the tree that she told pete to meet up at. she had done her hair, a messy bun with some curly strands hanging out. she was wearing a green dress, that was slightly more formal than the red dress she had worn to pasqualli’s, with a flannel for warmth. she had black heels on, that obviously were too uncomfortable for her to walk in. so long as she looked pretty… so long as she looked like a lauter.]

“…hey, pete!”

[peterbutnotparker]

he spotted Steph, smiling “ hey! thanks for coming “ he said, awkwardly because he doesn’t know what he’s doing

[steph-lauter]

“…hi!” [she said, awkwardly playing with her flannel. she was avoiding his gaze, but not out of discomfort. it was something… strange. probably anxiety, cause pete didn’t help finish her spanish homework. yeah, it was the spanish homework. not how cute he looked in that oversized suit, or how happy he sounded to see her.]

[peterbutnotparker]

“ you look nice.” He paused , noticing a trace of discomfort in Steph’s tone “ you alright?”

[steph-lauter]

[ steph’s eyes widened, her face flushing. she began looking around awkwardly, her eyes darting back and forth. ]

“ oh… yeah, uh… just got a bit of anxiety. dunno why. y’know how it is… acts up outta nowhere.”

[peterbutnotparker]

Peter arrived at the park, wearing an outfit that was slightly big on him, but Ted had insisted he wear.

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[steph walked towards the tree that she told pete to meet up at. she had done her hair, a messy bun with some curly strands hanging out. she was wearing a green dress, that was slightly more formal than the red dress she had worn to pasqualli’s, with a flannel for warmth. she had black heels on, that obviously were too uncomfortable for her to walk in. so long as she looked pretty… so long as she looked like a lauter.]

“…hey, pete!”

[peterbutnotparker]

he spotted Steph, smiling “ hey! thanks for coming “ he said, awkwardly because he doesn’t know what he’s doing

[steph-lauter]

“…hi!” [she said, awkwardly playing with her flannel. she was avoiding his gaze, but not out of discomfort. it was something… strange. probably anxiety, cause pete didn’t help finish her spanish homework. yeah, it was the spanish homework. not how cute he looked in that oversized suit, or how happy he sounded to see her.]

[peterbutnotparker]

Peter arrived at the park, wearing an outfit that was slightly big on him, but Ted had insisted he wear.

@steph-lauter

[steph-lauter]

[steph walked towards the tree that she told pete to meet up at. she had done her hair, a messy bun with some curly strands hanging out. she was wearing a green dress, that was slightly more formal than the red dress she had worn to pasqualli’s, with a flannel for warmth. she had black heels on, that obviously were too uncomfortable for her to walk in. so long as she looked pretty… so long as she looked like a lauter.]

“…hey, pete!”