what the hell were you thinking?
" i wasn't, really. " he replies, typical of him to deflect concern with a joke but he can't hide how bad it is, he takes but a few steps before collapsing, somewhat luckily, onto the nearby couch. " good ol' parker luck, huh, red? "
sweat drips down from his forehead, his body shakes. this was a bad one, alright. he should be all right, his healing factor should kick in but he feels even worse with MJ seeing him like this. she's been more... accepting of his superheroics than he expected, she's one-of-a-kind, but he never wants her to see him like... this.
" i'll-i'll be okay, you know that. i just got a bit careless, MJ. " his fingers grip the top of his suit, he can't let her see how bad it really is. even now, he's keeping it from her.








