How We Feel, Peter(Parker)/Sam(Alexander)
Sam and Peter seem like complete opposites, and almost like the hate each other's guts, but when you dig down you see that Peter cares for Sam, worries when there's ever any possibility he's hurt...
"Come on, Bucket Head! Keep up!" Peter teases as they race to school in their civvies.
"You're only winning c-" Sam doesn't finish as he trips, hitting the ground, and skids a few feet.
"Sam? Peter kneels by the younger teen, trying to see if he's hurt.
"I'm fine, just ripped the knees in my jeans and scraped my knee," he pushes the older away.
"You're sure?"
"I think I'd know if I hurt myself."
Most would assume that The Human Rocket was intimidated by the wall crawler's skills and abilities, except when you watched them more carefully and realize Nova is pushing Spiderman to be better...
"Come on, Web For Brains! Admit it, you can't touch this," Nova zips around his leader, laughing and dodging web after web.
"Why would I want to?!" Spider-Man huffs, kicking the flying teen and managing to catch him off guard.
Nova was knocked back enough that he's no longer right in the web slinger's face.
"Nice job, dude," he smiles.
The older teen looks around a long moment before looking back at his teammate.
"You're actually complimenting Me?" He questions.
"No, I'm complimenting the door... Of course I'm complimenting you!" The younger hits him playfully, "Only because you deserve it, though, don't expect any hand outs."
Everyone on the outside of their group of friends see them as rivals with common friends, but the people on the inside, they know better, they know how much the two care about one another, and tease them endlessly about it.
Peter and Sam are arm wrestling, waiting for the rest of their friends to sit down at lunch.
"Look, Danny, they're holding hands," Luke teases, sitting next to them.
"Finally," Danny laughs too.
"Maybe all the tension will leave now that they're together," Ava adds.
Peter lets go so fast Sam's hand hits the table hard.
"Jerk," the younger whines.
"Aw, and I thought you two were in love," Harry sits next to Peter.
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Spider-Man ran out of web fluid at the end of a mission.
"Great, how am I supposed to get home before 11 now.." The wall crawler sighs.
"You could ask your boyfriend, Nova, for a lift," Ironspider suggests.
The older hero is glad his mask is on, because he's blushing, because the 13 year old has no chide in his voice, and seems to legitimately believe he's dating Sam.
"I'm kidding, I know you two aren't together, you want me to give you a lift?" Amadeus finally laughs.
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"Come on, Sam, Peter's sweet, and sorta cute, it's okay if you like him," Mary Jane has been “Torturing” Sam about Peter for almost ten minutes.
"Look, I don't like Peter! I don't think I even like guys! Just leave it be! Okay?!" Sam finally breaks.
"Geez, I was just teasing.." MJ backs off.
When you dig deep down, you realize, the two have feelings they don't entirely understand, and just want to figure it out on their own.
The two teens fidget nervously and wait for Director Fury, because they'd been called in by him after another fight, and are worried they're in big trouble.
"Do you two know why I wanted to talk to you?" Fury asks.
"N-no sir," Nova denies.
"Haven't the slightest," Spider-Man shakes his head.
"Because, I want you two to sort out whatever teenage-hormone-boys-afraid-of-love-no-homo bullshit is going on, I played nice long enough, looking away, but, I'm getting sick of it, so you two figure it out on your own, or I know a girl who can come in and tell me everything going on in those weird ass minds of yours, do I make myself clear?"
"Yessir!" Both teens agree.
"Good, get outta here!"
Or Maybe Not...