Where’s that smile!?
I think Peter is lacking tickles from Aunt May!
Context: Takes place the night Tony took Peter’s suit away. Peter is still upset about losing the “Stark internship” and May is gonna help.
Even though May was a bit happy that the Stark Internship was over, she could tell it was crushing Peter... She decided to let him be alone for a while but she couldn’t get him out of her head. She hated seeng Peter like this.
After another fifteen minutes she just couldn’t take it anymore, she set her book down and went to her nephew’s room.
She took a deep breath and knocked on the door. No answer. She knocked again, still nothing. With a sigh May opened the door to Peter’s room to find him laying on his back on the bed in a mess of blankets with his arm covering his wet eyes. May walked over and sat next to the laying lump of her nephew.
“Hey, Pete...” May said rubbing Peter’s hair. Peter just groaned and turned his head away from her.
“How are you doing?” May asked gently grabbing the teen’s shoulder with her hand. Peter mumbled something into the blankets of his bed. May sighed
“It’s gonna be ok hun.” May comforts.
“I just worked so hard.... and it wasn’t enough.” Peter sighed.
“I know you worked really hard, you work hard in everything you do.” May said. Peter smiled a little at that.
“You want to eat something? Maybe play a video game? Get your mind iff this?” May suggested. Peter shook his head no. May sighed. She knew when Peter got like this he needed to be distracted, otherwise he gets stuck in his own head.
She leaned over and grabbed Peter’s nose.
“I’ve got your nose!” May tried teasing hoping to make the teen smile. Peter however did nothing but shift his head away. May sighed, this used to cheer him up when he younger... She was about to get up to leave when she looked behind her to see Peter’s foot sticking out from under the covers. She inched down the bed so she could reach.
“I’ve got your toes! May teased, gently grabbing her nephew’s toes. Peter snickered.
“Mahay... stop. Thahat tickles” Peter said, a smile forming on his face.
May’s eyes then lit up at her nephew’s words. She knew exactly what to do.
May saw the Pater wasn’t looking at her and she started wiggling his toes.
“M-Mahay! Stohop! I’m too bihig for these kinds of games! ahaha!” Peter giggled as he felt May’s fingers lightly scratch at his his toes. Pulling his foot back underneath the blanket he hid his face by rolling over so his back was facing May.
“Hey! Where’d that handsome smile go!” May joked.
“Maybe you’re hiding it over here!” May teases as she started squeezing Peter’s flank through the blankets. Peter jolted and curled in on himself giggling. May hadn’t tickled him in at least a year. In fact no one has since the bite.... Peter thought he could have kept it cool bit he was already a giggly mess... but being all wrapped up in the blankets made it difficult for him to get away so...
“M-Mahay! St-Stohop! I’m too old for thihis!” Peter giggled into the blankets.
“Peter, stop squirming! I need to find your smile! May teased further as she dug her fingers into her nephew’s stomach. Peter yelped and and squirmed harder the blanket not providing much resistance.
“Mahahay! AH! Hehehehe ahahaha!” Peter laughed not fully minding the playful atmosphere. Peter’s legs kicked around making the blanket slip down exposing his torso. Making it much easier for May to get at him. She then skittered her nails all over his neck and collarbone making sure not to miss that little spot just below his ear making Peter screech and scrunch up.
“Hehehehehehey! ahehehehehehe! Plehehehease! nohohot thahahat!” Peter giggled. Peter then rolled on his back and his shirt had ridden up from all his squirming and May decided to take that opportunity.
“Aha! It must be hiding in here!” May teased as she shoved her hand under Peter’s shirt lightly gliding her fingers and nails feather light on the teen’s toned stomach.
“AH!! NO-No! Ahahah ehehehehehehehe”
“Oh no, you’re not hiding from me!” May teases skittering her nails over his bellybutton like she used to. Peter squealed scrunching up into a ball. May giggled at his reaction. Just like when he was little.
“Hmmm, where could it be? Is it in here?!” May teased as she dug her finger inside Peter’s bellybutton.
“AH! MAHAHAY! Nohohohohoho! Quihihihit THAHAHAT! NOHOHOHO AHAHAHA!” Peter laughed twitching and squirming.
“Why? It must be hiding here if you’re laughing so much!” May joked. Knowing how much Peter liked this as a kid.
“Nohoho! IHIHIHITS’s NOHOHOT thehehehere! Ahahahahaha!”
“I’ve almost got it!” May claimed and she squeezed the teen’s flanks again.
“HEHEHEHEHEHEY! dohohohon’t DOHOHOHO thahahahat! AHAHA HAHAHAHA!”
“I think I’m getting close!” May said she she spidered her fingers slowly up her nephew’s sides.
“What do you think?”
“AhahahahaAHAHA! Ahahaha! NOHOHOHO NOHOHOHO AHAHAHA!” Peter laughed holding his arms tightly to his sides trapping May’s hands.
“No? well then I guess I gotta keep looking!” May teased grabbing Peter’s wrist pulling it away from his side. As her fingers got higher, the higher and louder Peter’s laughter grew.
“NOHOHOHO! Plehehehehease! Dohohohont GOHOHO ahahahany Hihihigher!” Peter laughed squirming much more then before rolling onto his side unable to escape with his legs wrapped up in his blanket.
May then used a single finger and lightly glided her nail up and down Peter’s underarm.
Peter arched his back and squeezed his eyes shut. Squealing and giggling. He had forgotten how good May was a this.
Ah! Nohohoho! ahahaha! Stohohohohop ihihihit! Ihihihit’s drihihiving mehehehe crahahahazy!” May smiled at the giggles and squeals that were coming from her nephew.
“Oh! I think I found it!” May claimed digging all her fingers into his underarm.
“HAHAHAHAHAHA! PLEHEHEHEHEHEHEASE! AHAHAHAHAHAUNT MAHAHAHAHAY! IHIHIHIT TIHIHICKLES!” Peter laughed rolling onto his side.
May remained holding his arm though and just continued her attack on the teen’s insanely sensitive underarm.
“MAHAHAHAHAY! NOHOHO MOHOHORE AHAHAHA! I’M SMIHIHIHILING!! SEHEHEHE AHAHAHAHA!” Peter screeched kicking his legs out and squirming like his life depended on it.
Aunt May smiled letting go of Peter’s arm not wanting to kill the kid. Peter fell to his back catching his breath looking up at May who was smiling.
“M-May... Whyhy?” Peter giggled still not fully recovered. May just smiled and lightly tickled Peter’s stomach with her finger.
“Because you needed help finding that smile again.”
“Ah! Hehey! Nohoho mohohore!” Peter squeaked. May giggled, Peter then sat up and they embraced.
“You’re enough Peter, you always will be...” May said. They then broke the embrace. May kissed Peter on the head before getting up and walking out the door.
“You get some sleep ok?” May told him closing the door.
Even though May was an interesting one, she always knew how to make Peter smile again.
Fin~