Text her, at least. Just say- "I'm okay, will explain, talk soon", so she doesn't think you're MIA. Then call her when you're ready to. Happy can wait.
[ she's not usually this friend, the kind of bossy-advice-giver-friend, but she knows what it's like to have the rug ripped out from under you in a situation like this, how hard it is to get your thoughts in order, so she's trying to give him objectives. something.
peter leans against her and gwen leans back, turning her face to rest on his shoulder as her fingers fuss to lace up properly with his. normally she'd be overthinking this kind of closeness, but there's no room for that now, too much worry about bigger things than seeming too clingy ]
Spider-Man is going to be okay. Do you think- Are you going to lean into it? Y'know, unmask? Or- Or you could try and protect your secret identity. Maybe you could find a way to get your side out there, as Spider-Man. Let the world know Beck was deranged and throwing out names he heard- Maybe around Stark Industries. He knows Peter Parker as Tony Stark's last intern. You could use that?
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[ she's not usually this friend, the kind of bossy-advice-giver-friend, but she knows what it's like to have the rug ripped out from under you in a situation like this, how hard it is to get your thoughts in order, so she's trying to give him objectives. something.
peter leans against her and gwen leans back, turning her face to rest on his shoulder as her fingers fuss to lace up properly with his. normally she'd be overthinking this kind of closeness, but there's no room for that now, too much worry about bigger things than seeming too clingy ]
Spider-Man is going to be okay. Do you think- Are you going to lean into it? Y'know, unmask? Or- Or you could try and protect your secret identity. Maybe you could find a way to get your side out there, as Spider-Man. Let the world know Beck was deranged and throwing out names he heard- Maybe around Stark Industries. He knows Peter Parker as Tony Stark's last intern. You could use that?