IMAGINE !
o. PETER WATCHES YOU LEAVE HIM . . .

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The only sound that happened to be occupying the polluted, cloudy air was the sound of small sobs escaping past the lips of your newly-found friends. Something was happening, but you had no idea what.

Peter's fingers quickly intertwined with yours and squeezed tightly shut. At first, the indication of his spider-senses was a small inside joke between the two of you. Now, it was something completely more meaningful.

With a day full of crime-fighting and studying for tests, the hand squeeze was something you had become accustomed to. It was, technically, a signal that his anxiety was building up. His grip tightened whenever his senses started to pick something up. Peter often told you that you were his safe haven. He loved you with all his heart, and he couldn't bear to lose you.

You watched as friends slowly faded away into nothing, but the constant squeeze of a hand brought your attention back to the brown-haired boy standing next to you. He didn't say a word, instead, giving you a dismal look.

Eyebrows tying together, you placed your hands on both sides of his face. "Peter, what's going on?"

His eyes filled with tears, pursing his lips together and moving his gaze to the besmirched dirt. Turning his hands around, you noticed that his arm hairs were stood up. Your heart dropped when you processed what was going on.

Was he going to leave you like the others?

The quiet squeal of Mantis brought your mind back to reality, where you watched in horror as her body faded away like the others. The only people left were you, Peter, Nebula, and Tony. Considering that the pair hadn't disappeared in the miniscule time you spent staring at the place your friends once stood, something told you that they weren't going anywhere.

Turning back to Peter, you noticed that he was still uneasy. "Peter, listen to me. You cannot leave me, I won't let you," You held back your quiet sobs.

He wrapped his arms around you, hugging your body closer than ever to his. No matter what, Peter promised that he would figure a way back home to you, and you promised that you would do the same. Although, you both wouldn't dare to tell each other your promises.

The warmth of your body engulfed him in complete comfort, telling himself that he would always work his hardest to be in your arms.

Peter opened his eyes expecting to see nothing but a glowing state of the world. Instead, he was met with the visual of you stumbling backward and staring down at your body.

It wasn't him that was leaving.

Peter quickly took notice of your non-existent stability and rushed over to your side, lowering you onto the cold ground.

Scrambling to cradle your head in his hands you noticed that he was heavily crying by now, tears flowing freely down his cheeks as his shoulders shook. From afar, Tony Stark and Nebula watched, hearts twisting at the thought that nobody couldn't do anything about the heartbreak unfolding in front of their very own eyes.

"y/n don't leave me, please." Peter whimpered, watching as your legs started to slowly disappear, too. You took the few seconds you had to reach up and caress his cheek, delicately wiping the tears away with your fingers. He carefully watched with tears in his eyes as your body disappeared, a small smile being the only thing that he had to remember you by.

You were his safe haven.

Were.

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author's note

I'm so sorry for this :( I was somewhat tearing up at 2am writing this sksjsj

anyways I honestly hoped you listened to sorry bc THAT and THIS combined literally made me feel like someone pushed me off a cliff

OH MY GOD IM SORRY I DIDNT MEAN TO REFERENCE THAT OOH NO