Eclipse

After what happend in new york peter couldn't live in that city anymore. Not after loosing gwen and everybody he ever care about.

He couldn't stand the city anymore. Everywhere peter went he would be reminded of what he hade lost and hes involvement into there demise , he couldn't take it.

May and ben left him the house so he at least didn't have to worry about housing but It felt diffrent without there presence there.
Sad and emty he would describe it .

Before everything happend he hade dreams of going to MIT he remembered how a few months ago he believed that MIT was too far away from home and how difficult it would be without may and ben.

Its hard to protect new york when he wasn't in new york.

Now he hade hang the suit he couldn't do it after what it cost him what spiderman cost the people around him.

Now MIT felt to close.

He couldn't stand to live in the same house where he used to live with may and ben he couldn't stand living in the same city he sacrificed everything for.

After collage he applied for scholarship for the imperial Collage of london.
London , he figured that was far enough.
At least he wouldn't have to learn a new language and the school biochemistry program was the best in the country.

And maybe the demanding program would drown him in work so I'll get his mind off of think about how gwen was supposed to go to the uk for a scholarship nearly identical the same one he applied for.

A month later the exception letter came.

2 years later.

Recently peter hade taken an interest in Ancient egypt he hade read a book about it a few days ago borrowed it on a whim just because the cover looked good In the library. It sat on his desk for a while untill one evening when he hade nothing to do and got bored.

Who would have thought not being a vigilantia at night would give you so much free time. So he ended up picked it up. He was pleasantly surprised at first that he found the topic so Intriguing and fascinating.
He figured the reason why he liked the topic so much was because it was a break from his usual routine of molecular Structures and Diagrams.

Peter hade read online that the National gallery of the British Museum hade a huge egyptian exhibit so he looked at hes schedule for the week and found out he had a day off on Wednesday because one of his professors had cancelled their class for some stupid reason.He figured hell spend hes day off to go take a look at the museums exhibit and have a day out in the city.

Peter woke up somewhat early since he wanted to avoid the crowd.

Barely making it in time peter quickly slips inside before the metal doors close behind him then he spots a emty seat by the windo and starts to walk towards it swiftly sitting donw.Hes heart rate doesn't spike like a normal human beings should have after running because of his spider abilities but he still take a breath as he reaches in hes pocket to pull out hes headphones.Nippily trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes.

The buss to the Museum from hes collage campus is 25 minutes so he has some time to burn listening to music to wake him up a bit more.

Peter finaly stop looking out the window lost in thought and takes notice of his surroundings when he hears the robotic female voice of the busse voice system announcing his stop he quickly gets up from his seat and makes hes way to the exit when he at last steps off the buss he can finaly breath the clean air of the streat you could still smell the rain since it only rain just hafe an hour ago well as clean as the streets in london get.

Peter notes its far better that new york it almost never rains there never washes the street of its fith he likes london for this reason every rain fall the streets are wiped clean.

A blank slate maybe he can be one too he thinks. Start from the beginning again he's not ready to be SpiderMan again just yet but maybe just maybe later or maybe... never again it didn't turn out great the first time around he abruptly cuts his thoughts. He can fell his face muscles start to scowl.

Blake slate he remind himself again he doesn't need to go back to old habits he repeats to himself.

From the buss stop the Museum was only a few minutes away a short walk just enough time for Peter to clear his head. So it didn't take peter long to spot the streets slowly opening up leading to the spacious center point where the museum was set.
It looked beautiful with it big marble pillars and flowers to the side of the building framing it beautifully.

The American always loves little details like this the subtle things that make European architecture more pleasing to the eye then what he was used to back in New York. Don't get him wrong he loved the big glass skyscrapers he could swing around back in NYC but London's architecture and residential streets made the city feel more homey more donw to earth like he was in a small town or something when you compare it to New york.

It got peter excited to get inside if it was so beautiful from the outside he cant imagine the inside.

Peter slowly made hes way into the museum scaning a qr code on his phone to be allowed in. Pasing the security guard that clearly wasn't paying attention to the monitors in front of him but instead to his phone.

Thank god he made the decision to come as early as the museum opens since there was a hardly anyone inside but the workers walking around.

As he enters he notices the space opening again to sizeable area showcasing huge model of the Pyramids of Giza standing in the middle of the room with all other kinds of artefacts artistically dispersed all around the room.

He stopped at the entrance at awe to the ancient, although stolen artefacts almost perfectly preserved.Fascinating peter though seeing the same thing people 5,000 years ago have crafted and worship.

As Peter was lost in thought he fells a solid mass pump into him he stumbles a few steps forward when he turns around he sees a man with dark drowsy eyes and lazyly styled curls fanning over his forehead.The stranger peter notes is wearing a grey trenc coat over a colourful flannel surely giving the stranger a unique look.

The man only stops for a second to look at peter then ruses off quietly and quickly muttering apologies.

Peter was shocked for a moment of how quick the Interaction started and ended. Peter was particularly more shocked at the fact that his spidey sense hadn't warned him of the man.
His spidey sense allways warned peter of danger even small things as a hot drink was about spill on him or people bumping into him and the fact that it hadn't this time is a bit strange to him.
Peter started worrying that maybe by the lack of him using his spidey sense he was starting to lose the ability.

No!
Peter Inner monologue yelled he needed to stop stressing and worrying about something he had no proof of It was just a small thing a small interaction He needed more evidence before he started worrying more. He lifted his hand up slowly rubbing the muscles of his forehead to force them to relaxe faster he was supposed to be having a fun and a relaxing day not stress over small details.

After he had calmed down from his slight freak out.
He mostly felt embarrassed of how he was still standing in the middle of the hallway and looking at where the othere man was before he got lost in though.
Peter quickly looks around to make sure that no one else saw that small embarrassing interaction.
When he confirms no one else saw he swiftly dots to the left so he wasn't standing in the middle of the hallway anymore to look more of the exhibit before somebody else bumps into him and he makes a foul out of himself again.

Peter was looking closely at the sarcophagus and mummies near the wall of the big space when he felt slight tap on hes shoulder the young american swiftly turnd around and saw the same brown eyed guy from before the mystery guy seams to say something that peter cant decipher then he remembers that he still had hes headphones in that where specially made for hes supper hearing from stark before ..before everything happend he qickly take them out and starts to say.

"Oh im sorry what was that"

The mystery guy awkwardly smiles and begins to say.

"Im steven steven with a v hu.. i just wanted to say sorry for bumping into you earlier"

He says sincerely pausing for a second then continuing.Peter quickly notices his unique accent.He has been in the uk for a while but he only has noticed this accent a handful of times.

"..I was in a rush you know , being a bit late "

He says as he half heartedly looks between Peter's eyes and the floor tracing the pattern of the sandy , biscuit color tiles.

"Oh no worries man its fine it happens"

Steven looks at the side at the plaque peter was reading at earlier then back at peter with a more determine look in his eyes.

"Check it out."

He begins of strongly then continues.

" they'd take this big metal hook. right?"

He moves closer to be able to tap lightly at the glass showcase.

"They go up the old nozzle and"

He demonstrates with hand movements while he speaks.

"All the organs would come out expect for the heart of course"

He looks directly in Peter's eyes as he said that.

"How come" peter qustined.

" Because they believe you needed your heart to be judged In the underworld. Only the ones that wore seen worthy would be allowed to pass through the field of reeds"

Peter listed Intently even though he already knew theses pieces of information.
He just couldn't stop staring at the spark in steven eyes as he was explaining something he was clearly very passionate about. A pink blush color began to spread up peter's neck onto his cheeks as he realized where his train of thought was going .

As peter was lost in thought trying to stop his mind from pondering further he realizes that steven has started another rant.
Peter let him continue.

As steven was finishing explaining the timeline of the pyramids peter wanted to keep the conversion going so before the awkward Silence could settle in he asked.

"You must be a tour guide then since you know so much. You got the speech down to a t huh" peter lightly teased tords the end.

There was a bit of a shocked expression on Steven's face for a few seconds but then he placed his hand at the back of his neck as he looked down again and then shyly looking back up at peter.

"No no,me? no im just the gift shop guy
I would love to but ..yeah"

"Well im sure you can work your way up"
"You seem very passionate about it "

Right as Peter finishes the reassuring words to the man he hears an older female voice behind him yelling the name of the man in front of him.

"Stevie
Stevie"
"That better not be you again"

Steven and peter look at the direction of the voice. Peter spots a blonde woman staring right at them with a hand on her hip and an annoyed look on her face waiting for something waiting for steven peter recognised.
Steven turns back to him and says with an apologetic expression overtaking his features.

"Im sorry i gotta go"

He says with that British accent again.

"Yeah yeah Of course"

Peter replies quickly a bit nervous again
from there interaction ending so abruptly.

As steven beging to leave peter patts stevens forearm as the othere man passes by him, as a act of reassurance that there conversation didn't end on a pitter note.
Or at least peter hopes it gets Interpreted that way from steven.

As he watches the retreating back of the brit.Peter quickly darts too a different section of the museum so he isn't left standing alone looking back at the man again. No need to embarrass himself further.

Peter promises to himself at the end of the exhibit he'll circle around to ask steven out on a date.He figures he ready to move on.