Love potion AU
Part 1
Peter Parker x Reader
Words: 2k
Summary: Peter Parker, infatuated with an uninterested MJ, creates a liquid potion to have her fall in love with him, but what if the wrong person drinks it???
Warnings: lowkey angst, Peter is a desperate fool, Ned is a supportive friend and MJ is an absolute queen.Â
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âHey Pete-â You blush, books clutched between your arms.Â
âHey.â You notice Peter glancing behind you constantly, barely acknowledging your greeting. A forced thin tight smile replaces your shy smile, but soon recovers when you see Ned beside you, you give him a grin, readjusting your backpack strap,Â
âHey Ned, new hat?â You chuckle lightly at the boy with a red fedora sitting on top of his hair.Â
âWhy Hello, mâLady, and yes- I do have a new hat in the collection.â He beamed, you laugh at his response,Â
âWell it looks great on you-âÂ
âHey, have you guys seen MJ? I havenât seen her enter the school yet-â Peter interrupted your conversation with Ned, His eyes scanning the hallways and the entrance doors.Â
âPeter, give it a rest- MJ made it quite obvious that sheâs not interested in a relationship right now-â Ned seemed tired of constantly lecturing his friend about his crush on the girl, but that didnât seem to stop him from ogling her from afar.
âYeah- I know Ned, but maybe I can convince her to-â Ned was quick to shut that down,Â
âAbsolutely not- Peter, do you realize how insane that sounds?!â It sounded like Ned was about to patronize the boy some more before you decided you heard enough and walk away, sad and in a way- feeling a bit rejected. Although you did nothing that would cause you to become rejected, you felt like Peter rejected your presence in general. Itâs not anything new, itâs not like itâs the first time either. You fell for Peter when you first met him, the boy was an absolute sweetheart, you had no idea why every girl wasnât head over heels like you were. The kindest and most genuine smile youâve ever seen resting upon his face with adoring puppy brown eyes. With a heavy heart you went to your first period class 10 minutes early.Â
Ned finished his lesson with his friend, Peter grumbling under his breath- Ned spun around in your direction just to find that you weren't there, even glancing around hoping you havenât left⌠again. Again and again, every day- you always left early and Ned noticed, he also noticed when Peter didnât. Dejected, Ned sighs loudly before glaring at his best friend,Â
âWell, are you happy?â He huffs
Peter cocks his head to the side, brows furrow, clearly puzzled, âAboutâŚ?âÂ
Ned was getting frustrated, âOh, you know- the fact that youâve technically been a horrible friend and blatantly ignored Y/nâs existence.âÂ
âY/n was here?â Ned reached over and slapped the back of Peterâs head.Â
âOw! What the hell Ned!â Peter rubbed the back of his head realising a groan.Â
âYou deserve that, and more-â Ned then turned on his heels and walked to his first period as soon as the bell rang, a slightly disoriented Peter ran after him, his curls bouncing along with his small jog,
âWhat? Why? Ned!... Wait- god, Ned! What does that mean?!âÂ
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*y/n*
âGod, I donât even know what to do anymore! Itâs like- Itâs like I donât even exist! Not even as friends! He couldnât even look me in the eyes! Iâm not that ugly⌠am I? Maybe-â You lay on your bed with your legs up against the wall while a bit of your head peeks off the side.Â
âAlright let me stop you right there.â Michelle interjected, looking up from her book and placing her book mark before shutting it closed, âYou are not ugly- donât ever second guess that, plus the fact that you question your value because of some boy is just plain stupid, I mean like, women have been subjected to a society where our beauty and our worth is determined by men, and thatâs honestly disgusting, like who the hell do they think they are-â
âMJ~â you grumble, plopping a pillow on your face.
âRight right, my bad- point is, youâre a bad bitch- and no boy should make you feel like youâre less, I mean this is Peter weâre talking about right?â MJ reaches and nudges the pillow away from your grasp, hitting the ground with a soft thud, you nod in agreement,Â
âThatâs the thing MJ, like I understand Iâm not supposed to let a boy make me feel less but when I look at him, itâs like the whole room lights up,â your hands flailing above you, occasionally tangling your fingers through your h/c hair, âand he has the most beaming smile and it just melts my heart, and I just can't keep that âI donât give a fuck what you sayâ attitude with him.â A smile creeps on your face a tthe thought of the adorable boy with the brown locks and puppy dog eyes, âI just wanna tell him that heâs the sweetest and he makes my knees go weak and my heart swoons and wants to jump out of my chest at the sight of his beautiful fucking face.â you finish with a sigh, as if youâd been holding that in all day, and you kind of were.Â
âFirst of all, give me a second to hold back the urge to projectile vomit all over your room-âÂ
You let out a chuckle as you cover your face with your hands, your ears burning in embarrassment, âMJ, stoooopâ Your handâs muffling your words
âNo seriously, that was the cheesiest thing I've ever heard in my life- did you rehearse that?â She laughs. You donât reply to her question.Â
âY/n, tell me you donât rehearse that in the mirror-â She gasps with a smile
âI mean sometimes-â Before you can finish, Michelle is bursting with laughter, your laugh shortly joins along.Â
You adored these moments with your best friend, and you appreciated how forward and comfortable she got with you after a bit in your friendship, you guys were such great friends, anyone could see it. Not a lot of people saw this side of Michelle, the funny, goofy, and loving person you know now. You could understand why Peter fell in love with her, I mean not only does she have a great personality, but she is absolutely stunning as well without even trying, wearing no makeup and a simple jogger and t-shirt and she could be on the cover of Vogue.Â
Michelleâs laughter died down, wiping her tears that were at the edge of her eyes, coughing a bit from the force her lungs gave out, âgod, who is this girl Peter is so âIn Loveâ with, as you put it, anyways?âÂ
Your laughter died down, clearing your throat a bit, you sat up, your legs crossed beneath you, âum, well- itâs kinda hard to explain-â your eyes drop to your fingers that tug on your cuticles, a habit you had if you were nervous or anxious, Michelle notices, âStop picking at your fingers, you know that theyâll bleed,â you jerk your fingers away and instead start playing with the loose strings from your socks, âand what's complicated about Peters crush?â her eyes squint as if sheâs trying to get into your head.Â
âWell, i-itâs not that itâs complicated- itâs just, i dunno⌠I- â your eyes are on your shirt, your teeth nibbling on your lower lip.Â
âY/n, would you quit stalling and just tell me?â MJ stands up and sits on the bed, shifting to lay her head on your lap, you softly chuckle at her antics and lightly slap her forehead, âGod bless that foreheadâ you giggle as Michelle groans.Â
âSo?â her finger reaches up and boops your nose. Dejected you sigh.Â
Might as well tell the truth, lying will just get me into more shit anyways. Besides, MJâs my best friend, she deserves the truth.Â
âLiz.â god, you felt like a dumbass.Â
âLiz?â MJ cringesÂ
Alright, nowâs your chance to come clean-
âYup! I know right.â Your voice definitely went up a couple octaves, your palms instantly clamming up.Â
âHuh, I guess that makes sense-â She shrugs
âY-yeah, I definitely think so too... âÂ
Makes sense?? What is that supposed to mean??Â
âNo you donât, listen- donât stress about it. Liz has nothing on you, â MJ smirks up at you, sitting up and placing her hands on her shoulders making you face her, â You are stunning y/n, like genuinely- Iâm not saying this because youâre my best friend- because you know that iâm brutally honest 24/7, iâm saying this because itâs true.â Your ears burn pink and you cast your gaze to the side, âHey, look at me- I mean it. You are so beautiful, no matter what- all those imperfections? All those flaws? They are beautiful and they are real. They prove that you arenât a fake ass bitch who replaced everything with plastic surgery, it means that you have flaws and that you love your own flaws. Ok? And if Peter canât see your beauty while accepting your imperfections, then he's absolutely not worth your time.â Hearing MJ talk so highly of you made your eyes brim with tears, MJ smiles in adoration.Â
You let out a choked up laugh âThanks MJâ you sniffle
âOf course, y/n. And remember what I said about boys?âÂ
âBoys aint shitâ You burst into giggles
âThatâs right queen, and donât you forget it-â She stands up and holds your hands in hers, dragging you to your feet, âNow letâs go get pizza or something- Iâm starving.â she begins pulling you towards the door, You laugh once again and follow her out.Â
*Peter*Â
âItâs honestly incredible how he just suddenly comes back to life, I mean what a plot twist-â Ned was ranting about the End of Skywalker, Peter couldnât bring himself to care honestly so focused on finding a way to make the girl of his dreams fall for him. Was he looking it up? Yes. Every wikipedia article, witchy craft site, fuckboy sites, everything.Â
âPeter, are you even listening to me?â Ned sighs and puts on the spiderman mask.
âSounds fantastic, ned.â a mumble leaves Peters lips as his fingers mindlessly tap at the keyboard for more results to his search.Â
âSee, that response right there doesnât make sense. I mean I asked a yes or no question and you replied with âfantasticâ-âÂ
âWoah. no wayâ Peter once again mindlessly interrupted his friend.Â
âOh for the love of god, Peter! Give it a rest bro! This is deadass everyday, like all you talk about is having her fall for you! Besides all those sites won't help, to make MJ fall for you would take some magical miracle!â Ned burst, feeling lightheaded.Â
Finally Peter stops his rapid typing and spins to look at Ned, eyeâs wide and his jaw to the floor, âNed! You absolute genius!â Peter shoots up from his seat, grasping his coat and wallet as well as his house keys.Â
âIâm- what is going on-â Ned removes the mask, confusion written all over his face.Â
âMagic, Ned! Magic! Iâll be right back, dude- Bye!â and with that Peter left in search of a magical wizard.Â
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âNo absolutely not.â Dr. Strange muttered as he read his book, probably a spiritual thing.
âOh come on, Mr. Strange-â Peter pleaded, nearly pouting.Â
âItâs Doctor Strange, and my answer is still no.â Dr. Strange stood up, his eyes glued to the book as he swirled his hands in a graceful motion to create a small table with more books and a glass of tea of which Dr. Strange takes a sip of before walking around some more. Peter right on his heels.Â
âLook, all Iâm asking is to have a small enchanting spell of some kind, or even a potion-âÂ
Finally Dr.Strange finally looks up from his book and turns towards the young spiderboy, âPeter, you do realize that you are asking me to enchant a human-âÂ
âOf course I know-âÂ
âNo you donât, you are tampering with the emotions of a human being. This could cause some real trauma to the one being enchanted. Are you aware of that?â Strange seemed to become frustrated with Peterâs persistence.Â
âWell⌠I am now-â Peterâs gaze fell at his feet, fidgeting with his fingers, a habit he had when he was nervous, âListen- I understand if you donât want to help me, but all I want is some time. Just.. I dunno, a week- to prove that I can be the perfect boyfriend for her. I just want time to show her, and when the time runs out, if sheâs still not interested, then I wonât insist. Please.â Peterâs soft brown eyes gazed up at the wizard, his pout showing itself.Â
âOh no⌠not the pout.â Dr.Strange groans, he rubs his eyes in frustration, inhaling deeply before muttering, âOne week. No more than one week.âÂ
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And that concludes part one of my Love Potion AU series! thanks so much for reading- and iâm so sorry it took so long, like I said, Iâm a HUGE procrastinator. Let me know if youâd like to be tagged or have any suggestions on how to improve my writing! Thanks Again and I hope you enjoy!Â
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