her words hit mj hard, square in the chest, and she’s reeling, head nodding — because she understands. she understands exactly, in a way that almost has her head spinning. ❛ he’s not really that easy to give up on. ❜ she says, teeth sinking into her bottom lip. ❛ there — aren’t a lot of people like him. ❜ she had never cared for someone the way she did him. his heart was so good. he was so good. he had so quickly become her favorite person.
❛ what did he do? your peter — ❜ eyebrows furrow. she’s curious, she can’t seem to help herself. as her counterpart said, stories can echo through the universe. she’d like to be prepared. after all, she knew as well as anyone that peter parker operated on his own. he made decisions without stopping to think, all in the name of protecting and helping those he cares about. his heart was good, but stubborn, always thinking he knew what was best. she was lucky, she realized, that her peter did not try to push her away. he let her help. ❛ what choices did he make for you? ❜
it looks like she already knew the answer. tipping her head down, she tries to think of a logical way to explain this. it’s always been about protection, her safety. it was paved with good intentions but in the end, she valued truth above everything else. no matter how delirious or stubborn that made her look. “ he pushed me away more times than one. the root had always, always been for my protection and I understood that. but peter, he never explained it like that he just .. “ went. “ and he didn’t let me weigh in, argue, nothing. I know it’s because he loves me but I love him too. it hurts after a while. why can’t I worry ? who takes care of him ? “
taking a minute, mary jane presses her knuckles against her lips. “ he didn’t let me in. then our friend passed and .. things just got strained. “ everything building up to that point came crumbling down ever so quickly. she tried to regain focus from before, but it still brought tears to her eyes. “ we did reconcile though. not as fast as I wished, yet sooner than I had originally feared. “ there were complications in the easy way but still, mary jane wished they hadn’t been so stupid. “ through the gaps I changed, and he did too. I don’t blame him. I just wish he ran things by me back then instead of burdening himself, or .. unintentionally hurting me. “