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peter hated spiders.
he hated spiders.
and not just a normal level of hate, he was absolutely terrified of the crawlers.
peter was slightly embarrassed of this fact, as he was a grown man who screamed at the sight of a spider, and not to mention he was literally spider man.
“spider-man, afraid of spiders”
would make for a good headline.
this fear didn’t come along until after the bite.
i mean yeah the bite gave him cool superpowers, but he hasn’t had a single day of calm since.
the spider ruined his life.
so yeah, he hated spiders.
…………
peter had been pretty good at hiding this fear for most of this life, as he lived alone since he was 18.
he had his ways of dealing with spiders, which usually consisted of panicking and staying at a hotel for days.
but now, he loved with wade.
he loved and trusted wade, but he was still embarrassed of his phobia.
………….
peter was sitting on the couch reading when he saw it.
it was big, very big.
it had 8 long legs (as spiders do) and sat on the table, staring at peter.
peter’s heart immediately dropped and he could feel himself start to sweat.
wade was in the kitchen cooking, so there was no way to casually ask wade to kill it.
peter’s mind was just a constant stream of,
shit shit shit shit sh-
meanwhile, the spider started crawing
peter immediately jumped up and clung to the wall
not today, why today please i cant do this . peter thought
he really didn’t want to call out to wade and embarrass himself, he really didn’t need wade thinking he was a wimp.
but wade wouldn’t judge me right? i mean he is afraid of cows so-. peter wondered.
the spider slowly began to crawl somehow closer to peter.
fuck it, he thought
“WADE!”
“yeah babe?” wade called from the kitchen.
peter swallowed. “can you um- can you come help me please?”
“yeah, just give me one second baby” wade replied.
peter sighed, all the while never removing his gaze from the intruder on the table.
wade walked into the room to see his very panicked looking boyfriend stuck to the wall.
“woah baby boy, you good? haven’t see you look this freaked out in a while.” wade asked, voice laced with concern.
“um yeah- well no. it’s um- god its so stupid and you’re gonna think im such a baby but um- there’s a spider? and i really need you to kill it because im freaking out” peter explained, almost too fast for wade to understand
“um ok? i have so many questions but just tell me where said spider is and i will un-alive it before i ask my questions so you can calm down and come down from the wall”
peter sighed and pointed to the coffee table where the spider was crawling around
wade took off his shoe as he stepped over to the spider and quickly squashed it, wiping off the table with a stray napkin.
“thank you” peter said in a quiet voice, slowly coming down from the wall.
“ok so spiders? you’re afraid if spiders? i wouldn’t have guessed that with you being spiderman and all” wade questioned
peter knew it was stupid. he really did. but he just couldn’t help it. every time he saw a spider he went into fight or flight mode (flight in his case)
“yeah its just- i don’t know it’s stupid but since i got bit i just can’t stand spiders. like yeah it gave me superpowers but it was also just a traumatic experience i guess? you probably think im so dumb.” peter sighed
“god peter of course i don’t think you’re dumb, i actually get that.” wade replied “from now on i will be on the lookout for spiders. just let me know if you need me to kill one”
peter felt his heart jump. wade was so sweet when he wanted to be. he really cared and peter loved him so much for it.
peter slowly walked over and wrapped his arms around wade. “thank you wade” peter smiled.
“oh- uh yeah no problem” wade replied, startled by the sudden hug
peter slowly rubbed his hands on wade’s back, showing his appreciation, when he paused.
“wade?” peter asked
“yes dear?” wade chimed
“are you not wearing anything under this apron?” peter laughed
“why would i?” wade replied, dead serious.