You woke up early Friday morning. You didn't really want to get out of bed anymore. You had ended up staying home yesterday to mourn Dr. Conners out of respect for your mother. Today you were supposed to go to school. Even Venom was silent. He knew Conners somehow so it was probably harder for him than it was for you. You rolled around to your side. Maybe you'll just stay here after all.

There was a knock on the cloest door.

Widow: Y/N? Are you awake?

You stayed silent. You heard her sigh on the other side.

Widow: Just get some rest. I'll have Miles pick up your homework.

You heard her walk out. You laid there before you heard your door open again. You laid there as someone sat down.

Danny: I heard you weren't going to school again. I'll keep you company.

You didn't say anything. You just laid there before rolling to face the door. You cracked it open and peeked out. Danny was sitting on the floor with his legs crossed. It looked like he was meditating. You closed the door and sighed.
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You didn't realize you were asleep until your phone went off. You sat up in the dark and reached around for the device. You finally found it and unlocked the screen. There was three messages.

Gwendolyn: Hey buddy! Just checking in to see how you were doing. This is usually when you hit your lowest point so I won't bother you.

You closed the chat and opened up the next one.

Felicia/Cat: I saw you weren't at school again. Try not to fall behind.

At least she didn't seem as angry. That was something.

Quentin: Will you be at the club tonight? If you're sick that's fine. Just let me know so I can make the popcorn.

Oh yeah. That was today. You rubbed the sleep out of your eyes and looked at the time. 2:30. You had a few hours. You quickly sent him a text and closed the conversation. You finger hovered over Felicia's number.

What would you even say? What could you say? You just sighed.

Danny: You're awake.

You opened the door and pushed it open enough for him to see you. You noticed he was dressed like he was going to go to school. Was he planning on going to school? He stayed here instead.

Y/N: And you're still here.

You crawled out of the closet and sat across from him. Venom appeared on your shoulder.

Venom: You're going to that club thing right?

You nodded.

Venom: Alright. It'sss about time we get out anyway.

He was right. You looked at your phone. You locked it and slid it into your pocket.

Danny: Are you still having problems with Felicia?

You nodded.

Danny: That's a bummer. Would you like to talk about it?

You shook your head.

Danny: Alright. If you ever need to, I'm here. For now though, you need a shower and food. Come on. I'll make something real quick while you get cleaned.

You watched him stand up before joining him. Danny began to walk out of the room.

Y/N: Danny.

Danny stopped and turned around.

Y/N: Thanks.

Danny just nodded and dissapeared down the hall. You headed for the showers. After getting washed up, you headed to the kitchen where Danny had finished making some tater tots and fish sticks.

Danny: It's nothing fancy but it's what we got.

You nodded as a thanks and sat down. While you ate the fish sticks, Venom devoured the tater tots. No words were exchanged.
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You ended up in the film room around the time school ended for the day. You didn't see anyone from the program so you just headed right to the room where you found Quentin. He was messing the drone and you sat on the couch. You scrolled through your phone before sneezing.

Quentin: AHH!

You heard something drop and turned around to see Quentin looking at you.

Quentin: W-when did you g-get here?

Y/N: Not too long ago.

Quentin placed his tool on the counter and walked over to you.

Quentin: Y-you weren't at s-school today o-or y-yesterday.

You lowered your head.

Y/N: Someone, passed away the other day.

Quentin gave an understanding look and let you be. You sighed before laying back against the couch. You phone suddenly went off.

Y/N: Hello?

Katie: You picked up. Good. Widow said my room was ready so she was going to have me move in tomorrow. I could use your help if you're down for it.

You suddenly remembered that Katie was supposed to move into the tower.

Y/N: Sure. Could you let everyone know I'll be at the Film Club tonight. They get worried when I'm not around.

Katie laughed on the other line.

Katie: Sure. See you later.

She hung up and you slid your phone into your pocket. Help her move in. That was something small yet meaningful. Helping someone. That's what being a Hero is about right? You tightened your grip on your phone and smiled.

Y/N: Hey Quentin?

Quentin looked up from the drone.

Y/N: We're going to get 2,000 subscribers by the end of the month.

Quentin dropped his tool.
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That entire month, you decided to move forward. What good would you be if you couldn't help anyone let alone yourself? You were determined to drag yourself out of this damn pit of despair and rise above.

You started off by helping Katie move into her room. You were hanging up her lights while she was setting up her desk. She hung her clothes and you made her bed. Danny saw the smile on your face as the two of you messed around after you found a pair of leopard print panties. You gave her shit about them and she began to fire off paper clips at you.

You made up with the entire team though training and small jobs here and there. Sam had actually apologized for what he did but you were quick to forgive him. You ended up visiting the swimming pool again along with the roller rink where you and Gwen dominated.

You participated in class projects and school events. You actually made a name for yourself after acing a seemingly impossible pop quiz. Your intelligence got you many offers to join knowledge bowl and the debate club. You declined both out of favor for the Film Club.

Speaking of Film Club, you worked as hard as you could to keep your promise. You, Nadia, and Quentin only improved in your discussions and the views skyrocketed. You were so close to 2,000 subs and the month was only half way over. Unfortunately, you were unable to keep your word.

Because you ended up with 4,000 by the time the month ended.

The three of you celebrated the occasion with a party between the members. Quentin and Nadia actually cried. You even helped Quentin with his drone which now had a working projector on it. It could carry things like drinks and food which was a godsend in terms of enjoying a movie and not wanting to get up.

Things with Felicia kind of improved as well. It started off small with good morning texts you would send. Eventually she started sending them back and you were both at the point where you could talk. By the end of the month, the two of you were back to at least sharing coffee together.

You managed to get electricity down and you managed to find a way to fuse it with your flames. After many, many, oh so many, failed attempts. One of which resulted in a permanent dent in the simulator. You practiced more with Venom and you meditated with Danny to get a better hold of your telepathy. It was still hard, and you always got nose bleeds, but you were at least able to communicate with people to a certain degree. You stopped trying to read minds after accidentally peeking into Kalama's. Dear God. So many naked men.

You created new moves and trained harder than before. You decided that the next time you ran into Carnage, you were going to finish him once and for all. That required strength. So you set out to get stronger. Every chance you had, you trained.

You never let it get in the way of your friends though. You spent time with all of them and grew closer. It was almost amazing when Venom referred to them as a family. He was right in a sense. They were your family. And you were going to protect them.

By the time the month came to a close, you were back to being a Hero. After everything, you were finally back to being you. You wondered what the Old Man would think about you now. He would probably be proud but make a joke instead.

Y/N: I'm a Hero Old Man. Just like I said I would be. Just like you.