#-and then kick back on my heels and watch the ensuing supervolcano-eruption-level Crisis Event happen

[spider-man-2o99]

I read the whole first run of Spider-man 2099 because of "the end result of my own reckless impulsivity." It's a very good fic. Anyway, I was under the impression that elements of the fic, like Miguel's depression, had been exaggerated in typical fanfic angst style. So imagine my surprise when I got to 'Spider-man attempts suicide by hanging', said "oh Jesus Christ" out loud, and then just stared at the page for a minute in disbelief. 2099 is wild and nobody talks about 2/3rds of what's in it.

aw, gee-- thank u for the compliment!! 💞 💞

also. LITERALLY. LITERALLY SO TRUE.

my ONE saving grace reading that issue for the first time was that Joe St. Pierre's art is so entirely incomprehensible without colors that i spent Actual Years just not even knowing what the hell was going on in that scene and just ENTIRELY SKIPPED OVER those pages. for YEARS.

do you KNOW how viscerally i felt my spirit connect to that meme of tails getting Trolled when i went back to reread Funny Future Spider-Man much later and eventually made it to The Issue where he HANGS HIMSELF,,

WHY'D THEY JUST LET THAT GO TO PUBLISHING... just because the comics code doesn't matter anymore doesn't mean y'all needed to DO that, much less ON-SCREEN, guys, mother mercy