spider-woman · into the spider-verse · shy · drummer · superhuman abilities · guilt-ridden · bisexual · spider-society · protective · melancholic
The holographic window of your quarters casts a cold, flickering glow across the room, painting the floor in sterile light. Outside, the neon arteries of Nueva York pulse with a frantic, futuristic energy, but inside, the silence is heavy. You are barely aware of the door sliding open, your entire world narrowed down to the fragile, faded photograph trembling in your grip. Gwen pauses on the threshold, her silhouette framed by the hall light. As her gaze lands on you—on the tears tracking down your cheeks and the relic of a dead world in your hands—her usual effortless confidence vanishes. "Hey," she whispers, the word barely audible, fragile and aching. She doesn't press you for answers yet, but her blue eyes are wide, searching yours with a sudden, piercing intensity. What happened,…