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“Good morning sleeping beauty.” Jason smiled widely. He was cooking breakfast but the smells made Peter want to throw up.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Shut up.” Peter laughed. “Let me shower first and we can converse later.”
Jason pointed at him with a spatula, his other hand resting on his hip. “Converse hm? Okay mister fancy pants.”
“It’s not a good morning, can’t laugh.” Peter held his laugh in.
“Still you’ve already failed Parker. Go on go shower before I eat all of this by my lonesome.”
“That shower didn’t help me like I hoped it did.” Peter dropped himself into one of the dining chairs.
“So I’ve got eggs Benedict, French toast and some fruits.” Jason served a plate full.
It looked delicious and Jason was a really good cook.
“Honestly since I’m here you’ve been eating well. I haven’t seen a container full of days old food you’ll just heat up in weeks.”
“Probably because red hood has been forcibly benched for weeks.” He smirked.
“What are you smirking for, Spider-Man hasn’t been out because I’m here with you.”
“You forgot Gotham hates Spider-Man?”
“Of course not. And what do a few news paper articles do anyways.” He started to eat his breakfast.
Jason sat on the opposite side of Peter. Having the same set up on his plate.
“Peter.”
Peter slowly looked up with just his eyes at Jason. “Jason?”
“I know it’s like, I don’t know. But if you need to talk about yesterday, you can talk to me.”
Peters smile immediately disappeared from off of his face. “What’s there to talk about.”
“I don’t know.”
“That woman danced with me, kissed me, ignored my no, wanted to take me somewhere private and kissed my neck.”
“Are you okay?”
Peter shrugged. “You know that saying?”
Jason raised his eyebrow.
“Never meet your heroes in another universe ‘cause they’re fucking assholes?”
“Is this about Anthony?” Jason asked.
Peter nodded. “I wonder if my Tony was ever this….” He groaned.
“Yup, well from what I remember he’s always been like that. Just a nepo baby that never had any real responsibilities just a lot of money.”
“Hm.”
“But I’m serious Petey, you can talk to me I’m here for you.”
“I know.” Peter stuffed his mouth with food right after.
“By.. the way…” Peter said with his mouth full. “You had something to tell me yesterday.” He pointed at Jason with his fork.
Jason almost felt the sweat form on his forehead. “I eh… it’s not important.”
“You sure?”
No
“Yes.”
“Well alright.”
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Peter was lazily spread out over the couch scrolling on his phone. He was scrolling through his photos.
“What are you doing?”
“Being bored.” Peter answered.
“Share with me.” Jason moved Peter’s legs and sat down on the couch too.
“It’s just my pictures…”
“Homesick?”
Peters eyes travelled away awkwardly, not wanting to commit.
“I get it Peter trust me. If you’d like to you can show me the pictures you’re looking at and tell me who they are?” Jason offered. “That’s at least what Bruce did with me when he first took me in and I got homesick.”
“This is my aunt May and my uncle Ben.”
Peter showed him a photo of a couple young people. They were together on one of those bench swings.
“They look so kind.”
“They were. These are my friends. Well you know Miles, next to him is his girlfriend Gwen, Harry, my ex girlfriend MJ, Betty my best friend’s girlfriend and at last my best friend Ned.” Peter explained.
It was a group of people all in Empire State university merchandise.
“Tell me about them.”
Peter’s face lit up. “Gwen, I know her but not that well she’s cool though, plays drums in a band.” Peter pointed at the alternative blonde girl. “Harry Osborn, I met him at Uni, he’s pretty cool. Every time I hung out with him it felt like I’ve known him for years already. MJ…”
Peter sighed and Jason just looked at him.
“She was great but we’re better off as friends. If we’re even friends because I kind of disappeared right after we broke up.”
“She’d be dumb to miss out on a friend like this.” Jason comforted him.
Peter smiled weakly. “Betty she used to do the school news in high school and Ned.”
When he said his name Peter had a genuine smile.
“My best friend since middle school, my guy in the chair and my Lego buddy.”
“You’re such a nerd.” Jason laughed.
“Hey! That Lego Death Star doesn’t build itself Jay.” Peter pretended to be offended.
“Yup, a nerd.”
Peter scrolled through his photos.
“Who are those two?” Jason asked when Peter paused a little too long on a picture.
It was an older picture, a picture made of a physical copy.
On the picture was a young man wearing a neat suit. And next to him a woman in a neat dress, the woman looked a little bit like Peter.
“Those are Richard and Mary Parker.”
“Your parents?” Jason asked.
Peter nodded. “They passed away in a plane crash when I was younger, I think I told you the story before.”
Jason nodded. “You look like your mom.”
“I do?” Peter asked.
“Yes, she’s pretty.”
“She’s the prettiest.” Peter lit up and agreed with him.
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“You really think it was the right idea to go walk outside?”
“Yup.” Jason answered. Peter noticed he was having a little bit of a hard time. He was still physically and mentally recovering but he just acted like nothing ever happened.
The nearest bench they found Peter sat down in. He pretended he needed a break but he actually did it for Jason who would rather die than admit he needed to rest.
“So Jay.” Peter sat sideways on the bench facing Jason.
“So Peter?” Jason sat normally and just had his head facing Peter.
“I know you said it wasn’t important but I’m still really curious what you wanted to tell me yesterday.”
Jason looked forward again and sighed deeply. “Okay.”
“Okay.” Peter responded.
“I don’t want this to ruin our friendship, I don’t want this to ruin us being roommates. Heck I don’t even know if you’re into this. And maybe if you just reject me I get over it pretty soon.” Jason talked without a real pause. “This is so Roy’s fault.” He whispered under his breath. He turned his face towards Peter looking at him with his pretty green eyes. “Would you like to go out with me, on like a date..?” Jason immediately looked away after asking his question.
In the corner of his eye he saw Peter stare at nothing with his mouth open. “..A date..?”
“I know it’s stupid, I know you’re straight-“
“Who said I was straight Todd.” Peter smiled at him.
Holy shit...
Jason's mind was racing and his heart felt like it was going to explode out of his chest.
“You’re not?”
Peter shook his head. “I’d love to go on a date with you.”
Jason stood up from the bench. “Are you like… serious?!”
Peter laughed. “Yes I’m like serious.”
I must be dreaming, Peter fucking out of my league Parker agreeing to go on a date with me? Maybe Roy was onto something forcing me to confess.
“This is..”
“Well what did you have in mind?”
“Hadn’t come that far yet, okay if you just have tomorrow free I’ll fix it.”
“Hm… okay.” Peter smirked.
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“People on the internet are enthusiastic about you Miles.” Tim said in the BatCave. Cassandra and Damian were sparring. Duke was cleaning his suit and Tim was spinning in the BatComputer chair.
“They are?”
“Yes look at this, they’re calling you cute and another fallen victim to Bruce Wayne, they’re calling you a well mannered guy.”
Miles laughed. “Back to the second one.”
“We’re all together in that one.” Tim said.
“Well Bruce was kind of your victim.” Dick walked by rocking a massive smirk.
Tim looked at Dick angrily. “Just because you didn’t want to be Robin anymore, someone had to do it.”
“I’m so confused but that’s okay.” Miles added.
“Has anyone here seen my nice escrima sticks?” Dick asked.
“Nope.” Tim kept on turning on the chair. “Look at how Cass is destroying Damian though.”
Miles looked their way and Cass was indeed destroying Damian.
Whenever Miles saw any of them fight, he was so impressed. The way they’re all massively skilled but all on a different level.
Miles’ phone pinged and he looked at it. It was Peter, he sent him a photo captioned ‘one year ago today.’
It was a picture of Peter, Gwen and him at the cinema.
“What are you smiling for Morales?” Tim smirked.
“A picture of me and my insanely hot girlfriend.”
“Show me.” Tim almost got out of his chair.
Miles threw him his phone.
“She’s cute indeed, Gwen right?”
Miles nodded. “It’s us in front of the cinema. We went to some horror movie, well Peter third wheeled us to the cinema.”
“Well you gotta do what you gotta do.” Tim threw his phone back and Miles caught it without looking.
“AH! You guys!!” Dick screamed and almost jumped up and down.
“What?!” Damian came running, looking concerned.
“You know how we’ve been hardcore suspecting Peter and Jason about not being friends.”
“Yes.” Cass raised her eyebrow. “What about it?”
“Well… my secret source just said they’re going on a date.” Dick almost squealed.
“What?” Miles asked a little upset.
He was wondering how Dick knew before anyone else, before Miles. Miles was after all like a little brother to Peter. Does he just not say anything anymore?
“Did we know that Jason and Peter were both gay by the way or did I miss a few chapters?” Tim broke.
“Well Jay never directly told me but I kind of suspected. My gaydar is prettyyy good.” Dick smiled at him.
“Are you okay Morales?” Damian asked him.
Miles nodded. “Fine, just Tim do we have a printer?”
“Of course we do, what do you need printed?”
“Just a picture.” Miles was busy with angrily cropping Peter from the picture he just sent him.
“You can just find it when you select print on your phone, the name is downstairs printed.” Tim explained.
“Thanks.” Miles tapped on print picture and connected it to the printer. Seconds later Tim gave him the piece of paper. “Thanks Tim.”
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“Stupid fucking Peter, stupid fucking dimension, stupid fucking..” Miles grabbed a can of spray paint and threw it against the wall. He didn’t hold back and it exploded, luckily for him there was barely any paint left in the can. What he did have was a blue explosion on his wall.
“You’re not okay at all Miles.” Selina stood in the door opening looking at him, the same look his mother had when she knew he wasn’t okay.
“I am.”
“Kid you just- you know what.” She walked into his room and sat on the bed. “What’s going on?”
Miles sighed heavily holding his shoulders up before crashing next to her on his bed.
“I think you do.”
Miles sat up straight and gave her a quick obviously fake smile. “It’s Peter but I don’t actually get why I’m upset?”
“Explain.” Selina said.
“Like since our apartment burned down and he lives with Jason he’s just been, distant. He doesn’t patrol with me, he patrols with Jason. He doesn’t text me a lot, doesn’t even call. And when I do he answers hours after or doesn’t even pick up.” Miles explained.
“Miles it’s okay to be upset. I don’t know the relationship between you and Peter but it sounds tight.”
“He’s like my brother. We lived together for so long, we did everything together. I used to know everything about him and now I have to hear through Dick that he’s going on a date with fucking Jason.” Miles let himself drop down on his back.
“Oh.. I’m so sorry Miles. Maybe it’s just his way of dealing with everything, another dimension, apartment that burns down, the Gotham rogues, seeing loved ones in pain, getting assaulted.” Selina tried to comfort him.
“Assaulted?”
“You don’t know? Peter left yesterday after some fuck ass woman kissed him without his consent.”
“No he didn’t fucking tell me.”
Selina looked around in his room. “From all of the kids you got the most creative room, but don’t tell Dami. And who’s that?” Selina pointed to the picture of him and Gwen he just cut out and hung up next to his bed.
“My girlfriend, Gwen.” Miles answered.
“And she is in your own universe?”
Miles nodded.
Selina’s face expression turned even more sad. “I’m really sorry about everything Miles. If there’s anything I could do, please.”
“You’re fine Selina, it’s okay.”
Miles stared towards the ceiling.
Something serious happened and he still doesn’t tell me..?
Mikes didn’t know whether to tell Peter his struggles with his behavior or if he should just let him be.