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I HAD TO
PROLOGUE
Peter Parker was running on the street of Queens to catch his bus to go to school. He was extremely late that morning. He could have easily swung across the city as Spider-Man and get changed behind his usual dumpster, but the recent fight he had yesterday with those drug dealers gave him some bruises that made it difficult for him to properly move. He stopped the bus just in time, he was only 15 minutes late thank God.
He was strangely able to sit down on the public transport that morning, since it was June many people decided to walk or either take their bikes and enjoy the sun. After the events of the last year people were trying to enjoy their life with relatives and friends more.
Thanos had been defeated 6 months ago. The Avengers had won. The snap that had taked away half of the population of the universe was reversed, and everyone came back. People didn't remember they were gone for 3 long weeks, trapped somewhere apparently only Peter could recall.
The Avengers were again the superheroes the world needed. They won against the villain that almost teared apart the whole universe. And they did it together.
No more fugitives, no more fights between them. New accords were signed, accords that all the Avengers agreed on together.
Thanos was gone and they were a family again.
But at a cost. A cost that they didn't even remember.
The Avenger tower came into his view, always there to remind him of what he had lost.
What he had to sacrifice in order to save all of them.
His Dad would would probably be on the 32nd floor, working at new tech and upgrading some suits. Peter hoped he was eating and sleeping well at least. His Dad always forgot to take care of himself when working at new projects. Peter was just like him, and the other Avengers always said: “Like father, like son”. Didn't really matters that they weren't biologically related, he resembled Tony in many aspects.
Uncle Steve and Uncle Bucky were most likely be in the tower's gym, together with Aunt Natasha, Clint and Sam (the last two forbit him to call them ‘Uncle’ because it was making them ‘old').
Bruce was surely in his lab, working on new ways to help the team and himself. Still trying to fight the Hulk. Peter have always liked the Hulk, he was nice with him, but he couldn't gather the courage to tell Bruce about it.
Wanda and Vision were maybe upstate or travelling, their love story finally blossoming properly.
Thor was back to Asgard, only coming back to Earth when needed or to take some vacations.
Pepper was probably in Tokyo, or Beijing, helping Stark Industries as the capable businesswoman she was.
Happy always at Tony’s side, same as Uncle Rhodey.
Peter misses them.
The last six months without them were so lonely, he wanted his real life back.
But he knew he couldn't.
He had to do what he did.
The soul stone wants you to sacrifice the most important thing you have.
And that was his family.
He had to erase every memory of him from them.