Ben is trying okay?
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Detained and subjected to unethical experiments, Parker fights to maintain his sanity. The army seeks to weaponize his emerging abilities. And his eventual escape.
Also the beginning of how Peter became Ben and chosing to use and control his powers for good.
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- Part 2 of Comic world
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Sargent Peter Parker is on the run. He's confused, twitchy, scared, and not entirely certain he is considered human. He has to come up with a plan to escape the government for good, return home, fulfill a promise, to learn to act like a passable human, and to learn to accept himself as being different.
And.... learning to live and not just survive.Note: Set durring my fic "the Caged web" so I ask you read that first, before jumping here.
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- Part 2 of Ben is trying okay?
- Part 3 of Comic world
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Private investigator Ben Reilly secretly protects New York as the mysterious vigilante known as The Spider. When reporter, Robbie Roberson uncovers the truth behind the mask, the two form an unlikely alliance built on trust, justice, and protecting the city.
Friendships and first meetings.
Rewritten 8/10/26
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- Part 3 of Ben is trying okay?
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Ben and Robbie are working together on a case.
Set shortly after Robbie finds out about Ben being The Spider.
And Robbie helps Ben be human.
Hot dog shenanigans.
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Rewritten 8/10/26Series
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Business is booming for Ben and with it, Robbie is getting plenty of stories out of it. However, Ben really needs to hire a secretary, but he also keeps scaring them away.
Orgin of how Ben hires Janet.
Follow them through cases, drunken identity reveals, shenanigans, and a developing friendship.
Rewritten 8/10/26
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- Part 5 of Ben is trying okay?
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Ben wanted kids once upon a time, then the bite happened and he would never subject a child to his curse.
But when a certain orphan worms his way into Ben's heart, he can't be entirely certain when it started.
It's a series of some connecting one shots, angst, fluff, an found family
Rewritten 8/11/26
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- Part 6 of Ben is trying okay?
- Part 1 of Alternative Devils
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The Devil You Raise by Msshadows
Fandoms: Spider-Noir (Marvel TV 2026), Daredevil (Marvel Comics), Daredevil (TV)
11 Sep 2026
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In the shadowed streets of 1930s New York, Ben Reilly has built a quiet life as a private investigator, carrying the scars of his past. Ben finds himself responsible for something far more fragile than any case he has ever taken. Frankie is learning to navigate a world that has suddenly become unfamiliar, while Ben struggles to protect him from dangers both seen and unseen, all while confronting the ghosts that have followed him for years. As their lives become intertwined, father and son will discover that some wounds cannot simply be forgotten, and that sometimes raising a child means facing the darkest parts of yourself to give them a chance at something better.
Please read "Itsy Bitsy Spider" before coming here.
Alternative story The Spider and A Devil
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- Part 7 of Ben is trying okay?
- Part 2 of Alternative Devils
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The Spider and A Devil by Msshadows
Fandoms: Spider-Noir (Marvel TV 2026), Daredevil (TV)
18 Aug 2026
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In the summer of 1939, aging detective Ben Reilly is drawn into a case that begins with a brutalized dockworker, mysterious shipments of ceremonial blades, and whispers of an organization known only as The Hand. Joined by the sharp-eared young lawyer Matt Murdock, Ben follows a trail of shell companies, vanished men, and carefully hidden connections that reaches deeper into New York than either man expected. But The Hand is watching, and they soon realize Ben and Matt aren't merely investigating them...they've been noticed. As threats begin creeping closer to Ben's office and family, the old detective must confront a question he has spent years avoiding: how much of the life he's built can he risk protecting the truth, and what happens when the people behind the conspiracy finally decide to come looking for him?
Alternative story The Devil You Raise
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- Part 8 of Ben is trying okay?
- Part 3 of Alternative Devils
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Ben Reilly has spent six years convincing himself that love belongs to the past.
Then he meets her.
She isn't intimidated by his guarded nature, his strange habits, or the mystery surrounding the man beneath the mask. Little by little, she gets past the walls Ben built after losing Ruby, the woman he once intended to marry, and reminds him that perhaps his life didn't end with hers.
But the past has a way of refusing to stay buried.
Another alternative story after "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
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- Part 9 of Ben is trying okay?
- Part 4 of Alternative Devils