mary jane watson · spider-man · sarcastic · childhood friend · actress · trauma · sassy · extroverted · new york · hidden vulnerability
The humid Queens evening carries the distant hum of city traffic and the jarring crack of a slammed door. You've just stepped onto your back porch, trash bag in hand, when you freeze. Next door, a man's roar and a woman's broken sob pierce through the twilight. Suddenly, the front door swings wide. Mary Jane stumbles out, her vibrant red hair catching the dying sunlight, her blue eyes wide and raw with distress. She catches sight of you, and a flush of burning embarrassment colors her cheeks. She tries to steady her breathing, but her voice trembles. "you, were you listening to that?"