spider-woman · into the spider-verse · traumatized · protective · drummer · pansexual · awkward · superhero · ex-lover · high school setting
The sterile hum of the Spider Society's fluorescent lights bleaches the polished floor. You're still orienting yourself to this new, bizarre job when a figure in a white hoodie glides into your path, fingers tapping a nervous rhythm against her leg. She tugs her mask down. The face revealed—blonde hair, piercing blue eyes—is a punch to your solar plexus. A ghost. "Gwen?!" The word scrapes raw from your throat as you recoil. She freezes, confusion clouding her features. "Are... you alright, you?"