We know Johnny has a lot of canon down bad for peter but does Peter has those moments in comics?
So this is just my read on the relationship, but I think Peter does have his own down bad moments -- they just look a little different.
My personal read on Spideytorch in canon is that Johnny is aware of his feelings for Peter, and has been for years and years, whereas Peter like, knows he cares deeply for Johnny but has maybe never stopped to quantify what those feelings actually are, and wouldn't necessarily act on them even if he did. Part of the reason being that Peter has been in several successful committed relationships over the years, as opposed to Johnny's unfortunate relationship history. But I do think these moments exist, just that they show up differently.
Peter also tends to be a little pigtail pull-y in his affection for Johnny, and less heart on his sleeve.
(Spider-Man/Fantastic Four #1) "Pretty boy." Okay. Yeah, he's eighteen and aggressive and thinks Johnny's life is perfect, but he had to throw in that little comment.
There's Spectacular Spider-Man v2 #4, too, where he says Johnny looks "like a dream" right after he's electrocuted himself.
Or when Johnny (and the rest of the Fantastic Four) were returned from the supposed dead after Heroes Reborn, when Peter is so excited to see him again that he doesn't even care that there's a multimillion dollar bounty on Spider-Man's head.
(ASM #430) "Especially the Human Torch! It would be rude to show up empty-handed. My old buddy deserves a great welcome home gift, but I can't decide between a webbed wedgie or a face full of--" Peter, why was your question essentially "his face or his ass?"
The moments that stick out to me are the ones where Peter is feeling emotional, like when he's saying he should have told Johnny he thought he was bright more in Amazing Spider-Man #657 after Johnny sacrificed himself in the Negative Zone, or when he tells Gwen he's "her Peter" again when he's with Johnny in Spider-Man/Human Torch #3, but also when he's protective of Johnny, like in Marvel Team Up #121, when Speed Demon knocks Johnny to the ground.
"And while a worried Spider-Man turns his attention toward the injured Johnny Storm..."
The lift hug in Fantastic Four #601 is a big one, but I also like this little moment in FF #16 after Johnny gets back from the Negative Zone where Peter is just touching Johnny.
The little hand on the shoulder in the background is so sweet. I think in general Peter is really physically affectionate, and that's kind of his default way to show affection. So this touchiness with Johnny here I think is very telling of his affection.
Same thing in Fantastic Four v5 #12 and #14, when Wyatt and Peter have confronted Johnny, spiraling over the loss of his powers and his family's separation, and later when Peter's chauffeuring Johnny around.
Just the way he's kind of hovering protectively on the wall while Johnny's talking comes off as very affectionate to me. Like, he's not interrupting, he's not trying to take over the conversation, he's just there for Johnny.
Same thing with Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four.
They're not big moments, but just stuff like Peter being very physically present and touchy with Johnny always strikes me as important. I think a lot of Peter's affection comes out in his protective streak and in the way he wants to show up for people, even if he's just got their back, and those are some of the moments that stick out to me in regards to how he feels about Johnny.
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