Any ship: They broke up after a huge argument, but a few weeks later one of them gets amnesia (accident? Magic?) and forgets about the fight/break up but remembers being together.
I love this prompt too! I went with Spideynova again, because there’s not nearly enough content for them. This takes place directly after episode 2x17 - Guardians of the Galaxy. Thank you for giving me more inspiration! :)
Warnings: Some Angst, Lying, and Manipulation (well-meaning, but still).
Peter can admit that this is partially his fault.
Okay, it’s all his fault.
What kind of person doesn’t realize that their boyfriend used to have an old team in space, especially when said boyfriend mentioned it plenty of times? Peter hasn’t always been the best listener, but this is bad, even for him.
He felt like a complete jerk when Sam looked so hurt from the realization that Peter didn’t know, and Peter can’t even blame Sam for breaking up with him when they returned to Earth. Honestly, he’s just glad that Sam didn’t decide to stay with the Guardians instead, because if their positions were reversed, Peter would have been seriously tempted.
He wants to apologize, but every time he tries, it’s like the words die on his tongue. How exactly do you apologize for that? Sorry for not listening to one of the most important things about you even though you tried sharing it with me several times. I’ll do better next time. Somehow, that doesn’t seem like enough.
And Peter does listen to Sam: he knows Sam’s favorite color and food, his mother’s name, his first pet, his biggest fears. Hell, he even knows what shampoo Sam uses! Yet that all seems so trivial when he missed such a big piece of Sam’s history, and this feels like one problem that he’s not capable of solving.
Sam doesn’t ignore him, per se, but he definitely keeps his distance, and Peter misses him. The worst part is that he knows that he has no one to blame but himself.
It’s been two weeks since their breakup, and Peter is regretting it now more than ever. Sam decided to go on a mission alone, without Peter for back-up (undoubtedly to avoid seeing him), and he got hit with some weird blue mist that made him lose parts of his memory. If Peter hadn’t messed up so badly, then Sam wouldn’t have gone alone, and maybe they could have prevented this. The guilt gets added to his ever-growing pile, and he’s not sure if he wants to scream or cry.
There’s a knock on the door, and he expects it to be Ava or Luke or Danny, encouraging him to go see Sam, but he’s not sure that’s what Sam would want, and he’s trying to respect the other’s wishes even though it’s killing him not to swing right over and make sure he’s okay.
He’s surprised to find Sam standing outside his door instead, and he’s even more surprised to see Sam grinning at him before stepping inside to press a quick kiss to Peter’s lips. Peter freezes, mind short-circuiting as he blinks at his ex-boyfriend. Sam frowns at his expression.
“What’s up, Parker? Are you okay?”
Peter opens and closes his mouth a few times, which probably makes him look like a fish, before stuttering out, “Wait, didn’t you lose your memory?!” Sam merely shrugs.
“Yeah, but only the last few weeks are missing, and the doc thinks it will come back sooner or later, so no big deal,” he responds nonchalantly, and Peter’s mind is racing.
Sam doesn’t remember their breakup. He thinks they’re still together. Peter has a chance to fix things.
Of course, the right thing to do would be to tell Sam the truth. Peter should do that. But at the same time, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to use this time to fix things. He wouldn’t take advantage of Sam; he would just prove to Sam that he does care about him, and that he can (and will) do better, so when Sam remembers, maybe he’ll forgive him.
He’s torn between doing what’s right ethically and doing what’s right for their relationship when Sam seems to get annoyed by his silence. He grabs the back of Peter’s head, pulling him close and kissing him fervently until Peter is lightheaded and suddenly can’t remember why it’s a bad idea to go along with this.
When Sam pulls away, he grins and asks, “So what are you buying me for dinner tonight, Webs?”
Peter shakes himself out of his stupor and forces himself to focus. Operation Fix Relationship is on!
They order Chinese take-out and sit on the couch before Peter finally broaches the topic.
“Will you tell me about your old team?” Sam looks surprised and then pleased, and that makes Peter feel another stab of guilt.
Sam tells him stories about his time with the Guardians, boasting a little – okay, a lot – but Peter finds that he doesn’t mind. It is pretty awesome, and he has to admit that he’s proud of how cool his boyfriend is. When he tells him as much, Sam freezes in shock for a moment before suddenly crushing their lips together, kissing Peter so passionately that it makes him dizzy.
The next few days, Peter does what he should have been doing all along: he texts Sam every morning to say “good morning” and every night to say “good night”, he asks more specific questions about Sam’s life (listening to every detail when he responds), and he shows Sam how well he knows him by ordering his favorite foods, playing the songs he likes, giving him a new t-shirt in his favorite color, and even telling him how much he likes his specific cologne.
Sam seems happy with the attention, and he’s taken to cuddling Peter more, which initially surprised the webslinger. They’ve never cuddled much together in the past – though Peter has nothing against it – but now it seems like they hold each other every time they’re somewhere private. It’s sweet and comfortable and less awkward than Peter would have assumed it would be.
Still, no matter how well things are going, the guilt of lying to Sam weighs heavily on Peter’s mind. He’s a bit surprised that no one else has told Sam, but he assumes they’re leaving that decision up to him, and as much as he’d love to keep going like this forever, he can’t stop feeling like he’s betraying Sam’s trust. That’s why he knows that he has to tell Sam the truth, even if he loses him in the process.
He asks Sam to come over, leading him to his bedroom before admitting everything – his deceit, their break-up, and his attempts to fix things. When he’s done, Sam just shrugs.
“I know,” Sam confesses. Peter blinks in shock.
“What do you mean, you know?” He asks in bewilderment, and Sam grins sheepishly.
“I actually remembered everything after the first day. I guess I just wanted to see how you’d act with me.” Peter’s eyes widen.
“Whoa! You were trying to trick me?” He accuses, and Sam scowls.
“You were trying to trick me first! And yeah, maybe I liked the fact that you were actually acting like a boyfriend for once!” Peter physically flinches, because yeah, he deserves that.
“You’re right. I’ve been a jerk, and I’m really sorry, Sam. I do listen to you most of the time, but I really screwed up with this one, and I don’t have any excuses for it. I just want you to know that I will do better if you give me another chance.” There; he said it. He put himself out there - without jokes and puns - and what happens next is up to Sam.
“You already have been better, this past week, and that’s really all I wanted,” Sam admits.
“So does that mean that we’re good?” Peter asks, his eyes shining hopefully, and Sam nods with a smile.
“Yeah, we’re good. But only if you admit that I’m the best superhero.” Peter snorts.
“Nope, Groot is still cooler than you,” he counters, and Sam’s grin never falters as he shrugs.
“Alright, you got me there.”
Peter kisses him gently, and he can feel Sam smile into the kiss before the other boy suddenly pulls back.
“But if you ever tell any one that I like to be the little spoon, then I will go back to the Guardians faster than you can say ‘Bucket-Head’, got it, Webs?” Peter laughs, and when he kisses Sam again, he feels like he’s floating in space, because he knows that they’re going to be okay.
