you're invited! (to my heart) 🎮 part 1
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pairing: peter parker x female reader
words: 1.3k
summary: best friends peter and (y/n) go the nyc nintendo store to watch the newest nintendo direct and just maybe sparks fly for the nth time
warnings: its all fluff
a/n: maybe i spent too much time making a manip just to cover her face so you could imagine yourself and maybe no one will read this buts its the fun in the journey right...
watching the nintendo direct at the nintendo store was an experience. an experience that was definitely worth driving 40 minutes from queens. you weren’t able to make it to them all but you just had a feeling you had to be there tonight. and of course, with none other than your best friend peter parker.
you and peter had been friends since childhood, growing up in the same apartment complex and keeping each other company while your mom and his aunt did laundry in the apartment’s shared laundry room. he had moved since then but two streets obviously wouldn’t keep you guys apart.
your shared love was video games. the first console he ever owned was a gamecube that you fell in love with and soon begged your mom for. the interest kept growing and eventually led to you guys becoming full blown, devoted nintendo fans. the game of choice was none other than super smash brothers. a mash up fighting game featuring characters from all kinds of franchises. playing with each other was more than enough fun, but eventually your skill levels were too matched and you guys decided to join local tournaments.
the game meant a lot to you both and gotten you through the worst times. and even though lately you two weren’t able to play 24/7 like before, (what with peter’s new stark internship that you had never heard him talk about but he somehow landed anyway, and you trying to pad out your record for future colleges), both of you were committed to getting together at least once a week.
the subway ride was spent in a comfortable silence, you were scrolling through twitter trying to avoid any leaks and peter was working on homework he wouldn’t be able to get to later.
finally you arrived about an hour before the direct started. a little bit of window shopping was had before you two settled in a corner near the front.
“who do you think the new fighter’s gonna be?” peter asked absentmindedly.
you looked up from your phone to answer. “waluigi obviously.”
peter snorted. “no way! he’ll be the last revealed.”
“if he’ll ever be revealed.” you muttered.
“oh come on!” peter exclaimed, pushing you slightly. “he’s gotta be announced soon, sakurai’s not that cruel.”
you just responded by giving him a raised eyebrow look.
“yeah you’re right.” he laughed.
you guys settled in silence once again. well as silent as it could be with the added chatter and excitement with everyone coming in. soon the direct was starting and the first announcement was already enough for you to start jumping up and down, though you held it in for now.
“overwatch for switch!!! overwatch for switch!!” you exclaimed to peter, holding on to his arm for dear life. he only smiled back at you, being excited as well but remembering how much you had talked about wanting this to happen.
everyone else was shouting in excitement too. it was common for the direct to be met with shouts of happiness for every little announcement, it was like a concert experience. a bunch of nerds excited for new content. it was honestly just a good time.
it was peter’s turn for shouting when a new kirby game was announced and you swore he almost made you deaf when the release date was said to be that very day.
soon after came smash news, which had you both screaming before you even knew what you were screaming about. banjo and kazooie jumped around on screen while everyone in the store was collectively losing their minds. you had to bet someone fainted when ‘release date confirmed’ filled the screen and it was almost you when that release date happened to also be the same day.
“nine four!!!!!! oh my god, when’s nine four?!?” peter shouted over the screams.
“it’s today!!!” you shouted just as the announcer confirmed it while you were shaking peter by the shoulders.
nintendo was cruel and left you with no time to calm down, because now the new fighter was being announced.
neo-geo filled the screen and even though neither of you had ever spent much time with the game the adrenaline and shared energy around you had both of your lungs aching from the screaming.
‘you are cordially invited to smash’ text appeared and before you could laugh at the double meaning, characters were soon fighting over the invitation leaving everyone in suspense.
eventually terry was announced, leaving only one more fighter in mystery until nintendo decided to say even more dlc fighters were coming. your mind was reeling thinking about all the options and you could only cheer wildly.
more announcements went by including animal crossing news which you went wild for and xenoblade news which went doubly for peter. by the time the smash segment was starting you and peter were practically in each others laps and you knew your voice would be gone tomorrow.
sakurai (the developer of smash) soon came on screen, maybe your weirdest celebrity crush which peter loved to teased you about and your eyes were glued to the screen. he showed off banjo and kazooie and the new stuff they brought, going in to announce a new game mode.
you were now screaming as loud as possible at the sight of sandbag and you were positive this direct could not be any greater.
mii fighter costumes were starting to be revealed, peter losing his mind at the rocket team addition before you faintly heard the haunting notes of megalovania fill the room. your mind was spinning and when none other than sans the skeleton filled your vision you thought you had to be in a dream. you jumped to your feet, stepping on peter’s toes in the process. while he tried to keep up and grab your hands as you both screamed with the crowd of people.
‘sans!!! sans!! sans!!!!’ you kept repeating unable to believe what just happened.
‘it’s saaaannnss!!!!!!’ peter screamed back, both of your vocabulary's suddenly becoming very limited.
the craziest meme had actually just joined smash, albeit as a mii fighter costume but who even cared at this point. it was sans!
the rest of it was a blur as you guys began to settle down and slowly leave the store. you made conversation with the people sitting around you, glad to be with company that was equally as invested in this as you were.
“bro i can’t believe you got your girlfriend to be interested in this!” some guy laughed at peter earning him a confused look.
“oh she’s not-”
“girl gamers exist bro” you interrupted peter trying to joke it off.
you were both used to this kind of thing, however it was always annoying no one assumed you liked video games just because you did, not because you were trying to impress some guy you were in a relationship with.
either way you had such a good time that you just decided to push past it and get going.
you and peter took your time walking to the station reminiscing on all the new announcements, and trying to figure out what you guys would play first when you got home. considering half of it was released that night.
“why do people keep thinking we’re together?” you laughed not thinking it was a big deal.
peter furrowed his eyebrows slightly, only a little hurt that you thought you guys wouldn’t look good together. he knew what you meant so he tried not to let it get to him but it was getting harder to push down that burning feeling he kept getting around you. he blamed it on these new spider effects he was still getting used to and decided to laugh with you.