Miles was shaking running on pure adrenaline, he knew he shouldn’t even be able to stand up right now but it was the last thing is mind thought about. Today was the day, his only chance to not completely break his family. His chance to save everyone make up for the mistakes he caused, for the mistake he is. He felt a hand on his back and flinches spinning around grabbing the person.
“Bloody hell luv! It’s me.. it’s Hobie” Hobie’s breathing was shaky, why was his mask up, they’re supposed to be saving his dad not talking.
Miles’ mind was spinning with different questions he could see Hobie was talking but couldn’t get a word of what the taller was saying to actually sound correct. “W-What.. Why are you here?! What are you doing? We have to.. w-we have to save my dad.. Hobie.. Hobie my dad.. please you promised” his voice was desperate and raw and he felt tears under his mask as he tried to get away causing Hobie to grab his wrist. “Luv, you can’t.. please.. I know it’s hard I know. But you can’t do this..” Hobie pleaded almost sounding as desperate as Miles.
Miles kept trying to get away the moment that made him really try was when he heard it, his dads voice, the kid screaming, the spot. His senses shot up ringing in his ears and he pulled away from Hobie shooting a web quickly darting out ignoring the yells from his friends ignoring everything. He didn’t notice the floor falling trough of course not, because unlike the normal stories where Gwen falls for Peter it seems like Miles is gonna do the falling.
He grabs a hold of his dad and the kid and honestly throws them noticing how other spider-people move to catch him. Next thing he knows everything is collapsing. He can hear his friends calling his name he feels a web hit his arm and he assumes try and pull him out in time. It doesn’t work the next thing he feels is pain and his vision then goes black.
Hobie watched the scene in front of him wide eyes, he hated this he wanted to help Miles save his dad but he also was so scared of losing Miles if he ruined the cannon again. He watched the building start collapsing and felt as if he was stuck he saw the web leave Gwen’s shooter and saw it connect to Miles’ arm as she obviously hoped to pull him out in time. It didn’t work. That seemed to finally get his mind working again he shot a web swinging down to all the broken bridge and building pieces and he sees the others as well trying to find Miles through out the fallen ruble before it hits the water and it’s to late..
Someone must’ve found his body ‘cause a web connected to him and he was pulled back up. “H-Hobie..” it was Gwen, “yes Gwen.” Hobie doesn’t even look at her his shoulders slumped and he’s shaking. “He’s- He’s not..” she didn’t get to finish the sentence before Hobie was looking for Miles’ body and running over to where he seen the boy and some other spider-people.
“Miles!” He drops down beside Miles scooping the shorter up into his arms moving Miles onto his lap.
“H-Hobie- Hobie- it hurts.. I-I can’t breathe..” Miles coughs tears starting to stream down his face his breathing quick. “I don’t want to die.. I don’t- I’m scared.. I don’t want this.. I can’t- please!” He sobs causing him to couch blood and spit filling his mouth.
Hobie moves and pulls the tattered mask off Miles’ face forcing the tears not to form in his eyes anymore to try and comfort the dying boy in his arms. “You’ll be okay.. luv focus on my breathing okay? Calm down please.. they’re gonna take care of you. You aren’t gonna die” he tries to reassure but you can hear the shaking in his voice and you can see how he pulls Miles closer to him.
“I’m gonna die.. I’m dying..” he chokes out between couching and trying to breathe but just gasping and sobbing . “Hobie- p-please.. Im scared I don’t want to die I don’t.. please.. please don’t let me die.. it hurts Hobie..”
Hobie can’t help the choked out noise that leaves his mouth or the tears that welled up in his eyes, “I-I know Miles.. you aren’t- you won’t die I promise luv.. you’ll be okay.. y-you’ll be fine..” his voice trembles and he closes his eyes to avoid having tears fall down his face.
“Hobie..” Miles says his voice quite finally getting a moment to actually see the other. It stopped hurting everything felt numb.. it was cold. Miles brought a shaky hand up to Hobie’s neck and pulled him in pressing their foreheads together. “I-I love you.. a-and.. you’ll be okay.. I’m..” he pauses trying to keep himself somewhat composed, “I’m not gonna make it Hobie.. I’m not.. but you’ll be okay.. promise me you’ll come here and take care of my parents.. please.. please Hobie”
Hobie full on sobs tightening his hold on the other, “No..! No no.. Miles don’t say that.. please! You’ll be fine! They’re supposed to be bringing a med team right now.. you’ll be okay! You’ll.. You’ll..” A hand moves to Hobie’s cheek and he leans into the touch their foreheads still pressed together. “I’m not gonna be okay Hobie.. I’m not.. I’m not gonna make it.. please promise me.. you’ll.. please..” Miles looks at him leaning back slightly his movements slow. Hobie chokes on a sob and nods, “Anything Miles.. I’ll come here every day.. I’ll give your parents a way to contact the spiders for help.. I’ll be here.. fuck.. Miles I-“
He was cut off with lips connecting to his the hand on the back of his neck pulling him in again. If Miles was going to do something before he died it was to kiss Hobie, so that he did. It didn’t become anything more just an innocent peck. Hobie could taste blood from Miles’ mouth and knew he should be a little grossed out but couldn’t even bring himself to care. Miles pulled away from the kiss first and hid his face against Hobie’s shoulder.
His breathing what shallow, barely breathing at all. Hobie holds Miles against him shaking more tears slipping from his eyes. “I love you Miles.. y-you can let go luv.. I know it hurts.. it’ll be.. it’ll be okay..” he could hear when Miles took his last breath and the very slurred ‘I love you’ that left Miles’ mouth. He pressed his hand against Miles’ neck feeling as his pulse just stopped.
He sobbed and held Miles until someone dragged him off. He didn’t care if he wasn’t here, he couldn’t bring himself to let go. Gwen and Peter. B pulled him off he didn’t say anything and just walked away going to find Miles’ parents, he needed to apologize.