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Peter made his way to Avenger’s Tower, swinging after an exhausting fight. He knew Tony had a piano he could use to work his frustration. Silently making his way to the piano room he began to play a song he had fallen in love with. Fingers playing the melody, letting his voice join.
I can hold my breath
I can bite my tongue
I can stay awake for days
If that's what you want
Peter didn’t know when it happened, but he could no longer sleep without having a nightmare.
Be your number one
I can fake a smile
I can force a laugh
I can dance and play the part
If that's what you ask
He found his laugh and smile becoming more forced as the weeks blurred by.
Give you all I am
I can do it
I can do it
I can do it
No one had to know., but he didn’t know how much longer he could go on without his façade crumbling.
But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
On patrol he had been too late to save a little girl, this was the last straw as silent tears fell down his face.
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
Cause I'm only human, yeah
The little girl’s mother screamed when the building fell.
I can turn it on
Be a good machine
I can hold the weight of worlds
If that's what you need
Be your everything
He didn’t notice most of the avengers in the doorway.
I can do it
I can do it
I'll get through it
But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
He had failed his uncle Ben and now he failed the little girl’s mother.
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
Cause I'm only human, yeah
I'm only human
I'm only human
Just a little human
He had limits like everyone, but no one wanted to see the human underneath. They only wanted the hero.
I can take so much
Until I've had enough
Cause I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
The avengers didn’t know their little spider felt this way, they only knew he wasn’t as bubbly when they saw him.
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
Cause I'm only human, yeah
Peter broke down into sobs as he finished, not noticing how Tony swept into the room and pulled him into hug, the rest following as Peter clutched onto Tony’s shirt like a lifeline until his breathing evened out and fell into a dreamless sleep.