#bi!peter

[lemonlillybee]

Apparently it is Bisexual Awareness Week, which I, a bisexual, was not aware of.

Anywho. Here is bi!Peter and bi!May. Happy Bi Week!!

[hollandcrush]

oh pete

bi?peter parker x ex!reader

summary: you and peter stuck in an awkward situation.

warnings: fluff with angst. or angst with fluff. idk.

word count: 749

a/n: this is different. and short. enjoy. sorry for any mistakes.

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“Oh he’s cute.” You commented pointing at the mystery man who stood in the corner of the bar.

Peter shrugged causing you to let out a sigh. You pointed at your drink signalling for another one to the bartender.

To say this was an awkward situation was an understatement. It was only a few weeks ago you and Peter were whispering sweet nothing to each other while you cuddled in bed. And now, here you were scouting at the bar with the ex-lover.

Everything happened so fast.

You had met Peter back in freshman year of college. You both had met in class, the typical college love story. Two years later and you were going strong. But that soon changed.

“What d-do you mean you, you can’t be with me?” You cried. Peter had invited you over to his, but you never saw this coming.

Peter cried, tears constantly pouring. He couldn’t look at you. “Y/N, I-I am s-so, so, sorry. But I can’t.”

“That’s not good enough!” You shouted. Your rage completely took over you, unable to control your emotions.

“You, you are telling me. Telling me that you're dumping me. After two years. With no explanation. Nothing? Peter that’s not good enough. Did you cheat? Oh god please don’t, don’t tell me you cheated? Oh Peter wh–“

“I didn’t cheat. I would never.” Peter pleaded.

“Then what? What Peter tell me now.” You demanded.

“Y/N please.” He begged. But it simply wasn’t good enough. “No Peter. You don’t get to quit on us. Tell me now.”

His hand flew to his head, he knees pulled close to his chest. His sobs continued. He was in complete distraught.

“I- I” He shut his eyes tightly, causing more tears to run. “I t-think I’m gay. Or bisexual. I don’t know. Y/N I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

He kept apologising rocking his body. You just sat there. No clue what to do or say. On one hand, you were mad. I mean you were in love with him. But on the other, you were happy for the boy. You could never understand what he was going through.

You sat there for what felt like hours. Your body in shock, not able to move or speak. Peters cries slowly quietened down.

“Y/N?”

You snapped out of your gaze. You met his bloodshot eyes, knowing yours mirrored them. You could see the pain, the relief and the regret in his face.

“Peter how long have you known?”

Peter’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “I had suspicions for the last month or so.” He confessed.

You nodded. Exhaling, you reached for his hand. Yes, you were mad, but this wasn’t about you. It wasn’t Peters fault. It just hurt. Everything hurt in that moment.

“Peter, I love you. And I, I want you to be happy. Please don’t ever apologise for who you are.”

Peter grabbed you and pulled you close. He tucked his head into your neck. “Thank you.”

Since that night, you told him you’d be there for him. So here you were, sitting in the local gay bar on a Friday night.

“Peter, please! The guy was totally checking you out.” You encouraged.

“Y/N I don’t know. Maybe coming here was a bad idea.” Peter admitted playing with the hem of his shirt. He was obviously nervous.

This was Peter’s first time out trying to meet someone. You were the only person who knew. He asked you to tag along because he didn’t want to go alone.

“Peter. Just relax. Everything is okay and– oh my god he’s walking over. Act natural.” You said following the tall mystery man as he travelled towards you.

“Hey. Um I was wondering if I could get you a drink?” The man asked Peter. He was very handsome you had to admit. Tall, dirty blonde with piercing green eyes. Peter was one lucky boy.

Peter blushed. “Uh yeah, I’d like that. Peter by the way.” He smiled.

“Jesse.”

Smiling to yourself, you sipped on your drink eavesdropping the conversation. You could hear Peter’s giggle, which was nice considering you haven’t heard the boy laugh in a while.

“Wanna come dance?” Jesse asked grabbing Peter’s hand. Peter turned bright red but thankfully due to the dim lights it wasn’t too obvious. He nodded eagerly before being pulled onto the dance floor. He turned to with a giant smile spread across his face.

You laughed at his reaction, sending him a thumbs up. He looked so happy.

“Oh Pete.”

[irondadfics]

Broken link anon - you make a great point about giving more information! That's what I get for sending the first ask on mobile. It's "The Kids Ain't Alright," by Sparrow (hersilentlanguage). Thanks again!

No problem, here you go! HUGE thanks to @hersilentlanguage for making this fic accessible on Ao3! 

The Kids Ain't Alright by hersilentlanguage

“No one bothers me, Mr. Stark. I’m Spider-man.”

“Uh-huh,” said Tony. “No one, huh?” He raised an eyebrow. “Whatever happened to that little sh—ell… fish.” Peter frowned in confusion, and Tony cleared his throat before continuing: “Y’know, that punk you’ve mentioned before. Cash? Stache? Dachshund?”

“Oh, uh—you mean Flash.” A shadow fell over Peter’s face as he said the name. “Yeah, um, that was... way back.” He looked away, fidgeting with the stem of the apple in his hand. “Guess I didn’t tell you. He went abroad with his parents, like, forever ago.”

[elemyt]

So I was watching trans!peterparker videos on tiktok and I got an idea:

I now have the head cannon that Peter developed a formula for his webs that he can dye different colours.

And like during pride parades or demonstrators against pride marching and all those kind of things, we goes out into the city and he put webbing flags up on the buildings.

And no one can take them down!

And like, everyone knows now that Spiderman is LGBTQ+/supportive of LGBTQ+ (depending on your head cannon, I personally think Peter’s bi).

[forfakingfairness]

Teen Wolf Pride Aesthetics: bisexual grayromantic Peter Hale (25/25)

[avengersgroupchat]

Requested: peter i am literally FLIRTING

[ohlovelywar]

peter parker coming out as bisexual would include:

i loved writing this cause bi!peter is absolutely my favorite my bi ass is living.

warnings: swearing, a tad bit of bullying/biphobia but HANDLED INSTANTLY CAUSE BOY HAS GREAT FRIENDS AND SUPPORT SYSTEM

OKAY SO peter benjamin parker is bi

it took him a good amount of time to figure this out

he had always been pro-lgbt cause “why hate on love love is beautiful”

but he had never pieced together that he was bi until one day

peter being the clumsy ass he is runs straight into someone on his way to class, making them both drop everything in their hands

peter, the sweetheart, mumbles a thousand apologies as he picks up the fallen textbooks and pencils

only look up to hand them to said person

peter’s breath literally hitched because “he had never seen such an amazingly beautiful boy in his entire life”

peter being flustered as the boy from his science class sent him a small and told him it was okay

“see ya in class peter!”

“uh huh yup!” *runs away tripping*

ned thinking that peter just saw a pretty girl and teased him about it

“ooo peter’s got a crush!!” “so, who’s the girl we’re gonna be staring at all lunch now?”

peter being all embarrassed

ned and mj giving each other looks

for the next few months, each time either of them mentioned having a relationship, peter would rush out “boyfriend” or “girlfriend”

ned and mj thought he was doing it for mjs sake since she just came out to them as queer a month ago

the three of them taking mj to see love, simon

peter heavily relating to simon and crying

“you good there pete?” mj teased after the movie

“i’m bi,” peter rushed out, refusing to look his friends in the eye

shit shit oh shit

poor bby was so scared

mj and ned celebrating him, much to his surprise

“i’m happy for you peter!!”

“I FUCKING KNEW IT!”

“HoW dId YoU kNoW?!?!”

“i have a gaydar pete it comes with being apart of the lgbtq community”

mj and ned supporting him nonstop

wanting him to come out but ONLY IF HE WAS COMFORTABLE AND SAFE

him talking to mj and ned a shit ton before coming out to may

testing the waters before really coming out to her

“say may, what if, ya know, i brought home a boyfriend one day?”

she was slightly shocked cause the question was so random

but she didn’t have to think twice about her answer

“well i’d grill you with the usual “how long” “what’s their favorite ___” questions and love and support like i would if you brought home a girlfriend.”

“wait, really?”

“well yeah. you’d still be the same kid i raised pete. just, you’d be into guys instead.”

peter crying and hugging may

“pete, you okay?”

“yeah yeah! perfect.”

he came out to her the next day

may being the most supportive parent figure ever

him accidentally coming out around tony one day

“wait, you’re bi?”

“...yes”

oh my god this is it. this is the end

“well shit kid me too.”

“WAIT REALLY?!”

“well yeah”

“WHY DIDNT YOU SAY ANYTHING”

“i didn’t feel like there was a need to??”

the entire avengers team being hella supportive

thor boasting about his bi spider kid

“MY SPIDER KID IS BISEXUAL WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY”

love lgbtq supporter thor

steve and bucky: local gays™️ giving peter boy advice

the avengers still treating peter as the same kid they all know and love

unless someone says something remotely bi-phobic

then rip them they’re about to get their ass beat by the entire avengers

flash being even more of a dick

“who knew penis parker likes penises!!” “what would your parents say about that?”

mj and ned being the first to shut flash up

“idk flash what would they say if they found out you’re harassing the kid who tutors you??”

flash shutting up almost immediately

peter being a loving boyfriend regardless of his significant other’s gender

[definitely-not-an-alb]

I did A Meta on Berverley, Lady Ty, and Gender

Again: Inspired by this post here and also general fandom discussion post-Lies Sleeping

I don’t think we are thinking about the Rivers quite right yet, and that’s why this conversation is confusing. This isn’t really a headcanon but more me-using-a-queer-concept/queer-reading-to-explain-confusing-metaphysics.

My Hot Take: All the Rivers are trans, actually.

And we keep talking about them in cis-terms, and as cis-people, and that’s why Bev and Beverley are so confusing, because they fundamentally do not fit in that concept.

0. Preamble (because this got long wtf)

This is from the lyrics of Laura Jane Grace’s ‘The Ocean’, which she wrote while she was questioning her gender and before she publicly transitioned, and I’m going to quote it here because it’s a) FANTASTIC and also b) an eternal Bev and Lady Ty Mood (and I hope you’ll agree or at least understand why I read them like this by the end of this):

‘If I could have chosen where god would hide his heaven,

I’d wish for it to be in the sound and smell of the ocean,

(...)

And if I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman

my mother once told me she would have named me Laura

I’d grow up to be strong and beautiful like her,

One day I’d find an honest man to make my husband.

(…)

There is an Ocean

in my soul

where the waters

do not curve.

(...)’

1. How Peter thinks the Rivers work and what they actually work like in-universe (presumably)

In RoL, we are introduced throught Peter’s eyes to Beverley Brook and Tyburn as women who have magical powers and who are also, in some nebulous ways, magically connected to a specific river each. But Peter Is An Unreliable Narrator, and never more so then when it comes to the rivers. Beverley has to correct him almost immediately (orishas, not goddesses) but he never quiet catches on.

And I think the problem is that Beverley and Tyburn aren’t women connected to rivers, they are Rivers. They are their River first, and then they are magical beings, and only then are they also manifested as women.

You know that post that goes around sometimes, about Jesus being Gods ‘humansona’?

I think that’s pretty much exactly what’s happening here. Hilariously.

There’s a river, first, a geological feature, and a River, secondly, a magical being tied to that geological feature. And under specific conditions these Rivers create Personas, most (but not all, remember King of Rats) of them vaguely human-shaped, and some of them, presumably, vaguely (cis-)woman shaped. So saying that Bev and Tyburn are woman who are also Rivers is … like really, really going at this the wrong way around.

2. Interlude: cis and trans are kinda dumb concepts to apply to non-human people, actually, so let’s talk about that

But when we read RoL we default to reading them as cis, because they are women who have, presumably, conventionally female bodies, and our society always defaults to cis-ness. So obviously, when there was no further elaboration, we defaulted, as a fandom, to reading the Rivers in the context of cis-ness.

But the Cis-Trans-Dichtomy presumes that Identity follows Body. You have a Body, and you cannot choose it – you can change it, but not pre-select it, and there comes a pre-selected societal identity with it, and you can reject that thrust-upon-you identity, and you can change that body, but you cannot pre-choose your body to fit your actual gender identity from the beginning, and you cannot pre-choose your actual identity, either. But your Identity in a Cis-Trans-Dichtomy context always follows Body, because whether you are sorted as trans or cis by society depends on whether our actual gender identity matches societies presumed identity. Does this make sense? I don’t know if this makes sense.

But along come’s THT, and we learn something incredibly important about the Rivers, from Lady Ty: They’re Personas change based on their self perception. Lady Ty felt younger, so she became younger. And she did this subconsciously. And then she didn’t want that (was, even, disturbed and distressed by that) so she changed back, but not all the way/in all ways.

Thus, for Rivers, BODY follows IDENTITY.

They literally cannot be cis.

Like, the Rivers’ Personas weren’t born. The Rivers created a body for themselves. ‘If I could have chosen’ - they can. They did. And apparently, that body follows identity. Assuming that Lady Ty and Bev are woman right now,  and thus their Rivers picked bodies that would be percived as ‘woman’ by society is textually more logical then to assume that all these shape shifting river-ladies just happen to be ‘cis’ by human standards.

(Bodies aren’t gendered. They are gendered by society, and they are gendered (or de-gendered, in some cases) by their ‘inhabitants’. I don’t know where to put that, so I’m putting it here)

This isn’t the best explanation I can give of this, and I’m sure there are other concepts or models to explain the same thing, but it boils down to this: If a Being exists that can mold it’s body based on it’s identity, and that identity changes over the course of it’s life, and that, presumably, can pre-select it’s body, and can pre-select it’s body multiple times throughout it’s life, applying a Cis-Trans-Dychtomy model to it is useless.

But we don’t have a different model at the moment, and a lot of the rivers experiences map onto Trans-Experiences the second we stop thinking of transness only in relationship to cisness (as in, ‘cis as default’ and ‘trans as devination from default’, ‘trans as not cis’, which is exactly what we have been doing until now.) and start thinking about transness as a thing itself (as in ‘transness is all the things where ‘I have a body and then society decided that body was such-and-such gender and I went with it because they were right’ doesn’t cut it’).

4. Tyburn is confusing so we all just pretended there were actually two of them

Lady Ty and Sir Tyburn are not the same person, we said, because how could they. Except the Tyburn used to be Sir Tyburn, and now she is Lady Ty. Sir Tyburn isn’t a different person, but a previous version of the same entity. She doesn’t like to be reminded of that. She doesn’t want to be called Tyburn or be confused with or compared to Sir Tyburn. They have gendered titles. I genuinely don’t understand how I only caught this now, but, as tumblr likes to say, there’s nothing cis about this.

Tyburn reads honestly … like a kinda bad binary-trans-metaphor written by a clueless cis guy from here. But hold on! I’ve got more hot takes! Non-binary spectrum here we coooooome.

Hot Take Two: The Rivers don’t fit into our concepts of gender, but the closest equivalent is that they are all Genderfluid.

Let’s talk about Beverley Brook the River.

Beverley Brook, on the other hand, didn’t change her name when she came back, and unlike Lady Ty doesn’t have a clear cut-off between her Identities, as it seems. Peter meets Guy!Bev in the past and Guy!Bev is dtkiss and calls him babes. Admittedly we had very little pagetime for Guy!Bev, but from what we can see, there’s no big difference between their core identity traits. They share memories and relationships. Almost as if they are actually the same person (It’s because they are. They are the same person.).

And like. That’s not how genderfluid humans work, but also like. Eldritch-River-Partner.

Coda

Bonus: Peter is Very Definitley Bi.

(Implicitly this would also mean they changed their race, ------- which I’m not gonna touch with a ten-foot-pole and a hazmat-suit tbh. Let’s sort this under ‘unfortunate coding because the author Did Definitely Not Think Of This’)

(This is extremely Death-of-the-Author)

(Laura is great go listen to her shit.)

I am confused. Like, pls weight in on this. I don’t know what I’m doing here, most of the time, and I’m not good at explaining these things, especially not in a second language. So this is also low-key the appeal; If any of this is atrocious, wording wise, or you just plain don’t understand what I mean, hmu and I might be able to explain differently. But I think shifting the discussion from ‘How are these two people metaphysically interacting’ to ‘this is the same entity in two subsequent bodies with two different genders’ has some value as a technique and as a theory. Plus, ‘the Rivers are all fluid’ is a terrific pun.