The Choice (and Pain) of Living After Loss

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• He Turned Because She Was by WeOffendedShadows

  Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  09 Sep 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Michelle Jones/Peter Parker
  • Michelle Jones & Ned Leeds & Peter Parker
  • Michelle Jones & Peter Parker
  • Paul Jeremiah Rabin & Mary Jane Watson
  • Peter Parker
  • Michelle Jones (Marvel)
  • Ned Leeds
  • MJ's dubiously named boyfriend
  • Frank Castle
  • Spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • eventually happy ending
  • Not Actually Unrequited Love
  • Memory Loss
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Peter Parker Needs a Hug
  • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
  • May Parker's Enduring Legacy
  • Post-Movie: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
  • Mind the warnings
  • Earn Your Happy Ending
  • Grief
  • Character Study

  Summary

  Michelle can't remember the boy who loved her enough to erase himself from her memory — but her body, her dreams, and her sketchbook haven't forgotten a thing. A night out with the boyfriend who replaced him, built around a musical about a man who looks back for love and loses everything, forces her to reckon with the parts of herself a spell couldn't quite take.
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  Tag Line: Michelle isn't Eurydice

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Choice (and Pain) of Living After Loss

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  English

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