It is. For every person you save there's easily a dozen others you can't. It's the worst when you know you can't help and yet you try anyway.
[he nods solemnly in agreement. it's the plight of the hero, or particularly, the plight of the small-time hero, because he doesn't think that the likes of captain america or iron man feel this same gnawing ache for each person that they've failed to help. maybe he's wrong about that though. perhaps it keeps them up at night, the fall out from their world-saving battles: the parents and children. the kids hit him hardest of all.
peter takes the hint, tucks his chin on her shoulder as he curls around her on his side, hand still wrapped in hers coming to rest atop her beating heart. he's not sure how he's managed to not screw things up between them but one day at a time seems to be working out best.]
Maybe there is, but I think you're pretty amazing even without the powers. I remember what I was like before. Not very remarkable other than being smart. Do you think alternate universe me and alternate universe you would've figured their shit out though? Or do you think we'd still be awkwardly checking each other out when the other person wasn't looking?
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[he nods solemnly in agreement. it's the plight of the hero, or particularly, the plight of the small-time hero, because he doesn't think that the likes of captain america or iron man feel this same gnawing ache for each person that they've failed to help. maybe he's wrong about that though. perhaps it keeps them up at night, the fall out from their world-saving battles: the parents and children. the kids hit him hardest of all.
peter takes the hint, tucks his chin on her shoulder as he curls around her on his side, hand still wrapped in hers coming to rest atop her beating heart. he's not sure how he's managed to not screw things up between them but one day at a time seems to be working out best.]
Maybe there is, but I think you're pretty amazing even without the powers. I remember what I was like before. Not very remarkable other than being smart. Do you think alternate universe me and alternate universe you would've figured their shit out though? Or do you think we'd still be awkwardly checking each other out when the other person wasn't looking?