cheerybIossoms © 2022

originally published — march 1st, 2022

status — act one completed august 26th, 2022

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SOME PHYSICISTS BELIEVE that when you slap a table, there is a one-in-novemdecillion percent that the atoms in your hand and the table will miss each other completely, leading to your hand going straight through. Of course, a one-in-novemdecillion chance is practically zero, so most people don't need to worry about the inevitable 9-1-1 call when you find you're buried wrist-deep in wood (what? You thought it would go all the way?). In fact, you're more likely to be abducted by aliens, become an Avenger, and win the lottery all within the span of the week. 

Cecelia Olivier seems to have missed that memo. 

The freak accident at the West River Sioux Reservation may have left her an orphan at five years old, but it also awakened some strange abilities within her. Suddenly, with a little bit of concentration, that one-in-novemdecillion chance (that's a one followed by sixty zeroes, if you were wondering) is a lot higher. High enough, in fact, for her to go intangible at will.

The abilities that may have just been a parlor trick become a lot more when she is taken in and adopted by the Olivier family. It's not the Oliviers themselves that are the problem, though; no, that would be Uncle Richard, her mother's older brother and a coworker of one Adrian Toomes. Recruited for his organization, Cecelia quickly finds herself living an infuriating double-life: during the day, she is the perfect eldest daughter, while by night she is Phantom, stealer of alien technology and assistant manufacturer of deadly weapons. And although her uncle reminds her it's all for a good cause, it's not long before she becomes doubtful—especially when she gets to know New York's most infamous web-slinger himself. 

Spider-Man may be Toomes' new Number One enemy, but can a guy in spandex who gives old ladies directions really be that bad? And can a man with a punishing hand in the name of "discipline" really be working for a good cause?

These are the questions Cecelia must ask herself as her two lives grow more and more enmeshed. Otherwise, she might just end her story as a villain.

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CECELIA OLIVIER (she/her)
portrayed by amber midthunder

CHRISTINE WARREN (she/her)
portrayed by ryan destiny

ALEX OLIVIER (he/him)
portrayed by elliot fletcher

RICHARD PORTLAND (he/him) | James McAvoy

EVA CORTES-OLIVIER (she/her) | Jenna Ortega

JULES OLIVIER (he/him) | Young! Michael Campion

MICHAEL OLIVIER (he/him) | Isaiah Mustafa

ELLEN OLIVIER (she/her) | Kathleen Rose Perkins

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING CAST | Their Characters 

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DEDICATIONS: Coruscant_Cosmonaut JULESJOKES spaceism morghuls VidaB98 dynamicty99 saImondean

plus everyone who loves every variation of spider-man, into the spiderverse, or tom holland!

WARNINGS: foul language (though better than my other fics, haha), ptsd, child abuse*, movie-typical violence, ableism, panic attacks, manipulation (specifically an adult manipulating a child). other warnings may be added. additional ones will be added to chapters that are particularly heavy.

COPYRIGHT: obviously, i do not own the spider-man franchise—the rights to this franchise belong to marvel and jon watts. however, i do own cecelia, alex, christine and all of the other characters i created for this plot (there are a lot!). even though this is fanfiction, i did put a lot of work into it, and i really don't appreciate anyone taking it and passing it off as their own. this includes my plots, my characters, my writing style/writing, my graphics/aesthetics, or my author's notes. if you want to take inspiration from my layouts, covers, text dividers, etc, just ask me first! it's likely i'll be more flattered than anything, and will be more than happy to say yes. i promise, i'm actually quite nice :) 

AUTHOR'S NOTE: first of all, i'd like to say that this story features an indigenous protagonist (sioux, specifically) who does not have a very strong connection to her culture. this is also a story written by someone who is indigenous and does not have a very strong connection to her culture. i am not writing cecelia as indigenous for the sake of diversity points; i am writing her because i've always wanted to write an ownvoices story with an indigenous protagonist, but have been too scared to because i fear i am not "indigenous enough". well, guess what, i am. i am valid, and so is cecelia, and i won't have anyone telling me otherwise.

secondly, in this story cecelia suffers from anxiety, including frequent panic attacks. i also have anxiety, and have been on medication for it for about a year. cecelia's experience with her anxiety is going to be based on my own, but i'm aware that not all people with anxiety suffer in the same way!! obviously!! so don't think i'm trying to imply that this is the only way for anxiety to manifest. it's just the way cecelia's does.

anyway, i hope you're excited for this fic!! if you've been around a while (like, a while a while), it's definitely based off of my old stranger things fic, nyctophilia. morally grey protagonists for the win, baby!! 

act one will go through homecoming, while act two will (hopefully) tackle infinity war and endgame. i'm also seriously considering setting this in the same au as my guardians of the galaxy fic, so we may get a little cameo :)

thanks for reading!! <333