#i already beat him at chess once i can’t wait to play uno

[waywardvagabonds]

Laughed so hard I cried playing Project Zomboid with my brother tonight. We’re playing with the B700 bus/RV Interior mod and the Real Music mod with the lore-friendly music pack and after we hot-wired a bus and turned it into a camper we were ready to leave March Ridge for a pond south of Rosewood. And me being me trying to make the funniest possible scenario for the journey, I got in the bus and immediately rolled the windows down, popped the Bee Gee’s “Stayin’ Alive” into the cassette player, and blasted it so my brother could hear it from the truck he was driving.

[spideyspence]

i’ll be your hero ; peter parker

imagine me being able to post a writing challenge submission on time wow.

this is (late) for @sunshinehollandd & @hauntedtom‘s writing challenge and i had the prompt from starstruck which was the song ‘hero’. (the unplugged version is better i only state facts)

anyway i hope you all enjoy.

summary: the prom is in two months, and peter hasn’t asked Y/N yet because he thought that Ned, MJ, you and him were going as a group. so, peter thinks up of a way to ask you to prom, inspired by a movie you had previously watched.

-

‘It’s a Disney classic Peter, you can’t shame on Sterling Knight.’ You sat in front of the TV at your place, putting the movie on for the two of you to watch.

‘Sorry, what the heck is a ‘Sterling Knight’?’ Peter asked, confused.

‘Wait, you watched Sonny with a Chance, right? With Demi Lovato?’ You stared at your boyfriend.

‘Sorry what? ‘Sunny’? What’s that?’ Peter asked, even more confused.

“Sicky Vicky” you reminded Peter.

‘I have no idea what you’re talking about.’ Peter gives up.

You shake your head and laugh as you sit down on the couch next to him.

“I can’t believe you don’t know the iconic Disney TV show Pete. Looks like I’ll have to educate you one time.’ You smiled at the curly haired boy.

You rest your head on your boyfriend’s shoulder as you began to watch the film.

Peter had taken the night off patrol because he was exhausted, and he needed to go to sleep earlier and just rest. He also wanted to spend time with you, and you had missed him too. The two of you had missed your movie nights together, so you were both treasuring this one.

It was about two months from your prom at Midtown, but you almost didn’t care. You hadn’t asked Peter nor had Peter asked you, but you knew the ‘Friends of Spider-Man’ were going to go as a group.

Peter’s head rested on your shoulder as you both watched Christopher Wilde sing the acoustic version of ‘Hero’.

‘Okay, why is that song kind of catchy? I don’t understand.’ Peter laughed.  

‘It’s on Spotify.’ You smiled.

‘It’s the best love song out there.’ Peter joked.

‘No that’s false. Did you never listen to ‘If We Were a Movie’?’ You argued.

Peter shook his head, laughing and he gave you a kiss on the forehead and turned back to the TV across from the two of you.

-

It was a week later and Peter for some reason still couldn’t forget about the song. He would listen to the stupid song at night and it annoyed him that he couldn’t get the kids voice out of his head.

He always laughed at the line about not being Super-Man. He had to.

He sat down with Ned and forced him to listen to it. Ned shook his head, complaining about how cringey the song was.

That’s when MJ came over and sat on the table and questioned Peter.

‘Have you asked Y/N to the prom yet?’ She death glared her best friend.

‘No, but haven’t we all decided that we were going as a group?’ Peter looked puzzled as he looked to Ned.

‘That’s what I thought, but I think you have to ask her out Peter.’ He voiced to his best friend.

‘Well how do I ask her out, MJ? Do I just go, ‘Hey, do you wanna go to prom together as a couple?’ Peter shrugged his shoulders.

He didn’t know how he would ask you out because he was nervous. Even though the two of you had been dating for six months, he was nervous that you would say no. He felt stupid about it, but he didn’t know how to voice it to his friends.

‘I swear, if we were in a movie, I’d slap you right now Peter. Of course, you don’t ask her like that. You love her right?’ At that comment Peter panicked. He loves her of course, but he hadn’t told you yet.

He was still scared, because why would someone as soft, sweet and kind be interested in him?

‘Okay yeah, I do, but wait what did you say about the movie thing?’ Peter questioned. This triggered an idea.

‘I said that if this was a movie then I’d slap you.’ MJ rolled her eyes.

‘I know how I’m gonna ask Y/N to prom, but I’m gonna need yours and Ned’s help.’ Peter smiled, excited to start planning.

‘You better not be slapping her because Peter, that’s not how you ask a girl out.’ MJ called, walking after Peter.

-

Peter was on patrol that night, so you were hanging out with MJ and Ned.

You hadn’t heard from Peter either so far and it was 10pm so you were a little antsy.

‘Y/N, what should we do tonight?’ Ned asked.

‘We are not building Lego again tonight, it gets boring fast and there are better things to do.’ MJ said, bored.

You and Ned both looked at each other in shock, then stared at MJ with the same look.

‘You’re lucky we love you.’ You laughed.

The three of you ended up playing a couple of rounds of Uno. Ned then went on his phone for a bit because he ‘needed to check something’ so you and MJ ended up playing chess.

You were competitive, but MJ bet you every time. You told yourself that this time was going to be different, but deep down, you knew that it wasn’t.

Ned had come back into your living room after about 15 minutes, and MJ had already beaten you once and she was only a few moves from winning again.

MJ had looked up to Ned and he had nodded his head.

It was time.

After about a minute, MJ had won the boardgame and she smiled while you rolled your eyes.

‘Y/N, I was thinking that we could all go up to the roof of this apartment complex and look at the city until we head home. I think it’d be nice tonight.’ Ned said.

You had to agree. You loved sitting on the roof with Peter and looking at the lights. The stars were missing but it made you treasure that little suns when you were out of New York. The buzz of the city, even in the early morning was something that you would never get over either.

‘Sure, that sounds like a lovely idea.’ You replied to Ned’s idea.

MJ rolled her eyes and stood up from the table. She grabbed her jumper and her phone (which she had the kindle app on. She always needed a book with her, even if it was on her phone even though she despised reading on a device).

‘Let’s go then.’

-

Up on the rooftop, you were in awe like you always were. To others, the loud noises of the streets below and all the lights would annoy them, but to you it let you know that you were never alone. Other people were living their lives, trying to get from one side of the busy city to the other.

You were on the lookout for a swinging spider around the city, but you failed to spot your boyfriend.

That’s when you saw Ned pull out a speaker.

‘Why do you have a speaker? Since when did you have a speaker with you?’ You questioned your friend.

‘Just thought we could listen to some music.’ He smiled.

MJ had a smile on her face, even though she was staring at her phone. You knew that she wasn’t smiling at what she was reading because she always read so many dark novels.

You shrugged your shoulders and you heard the little beep signifying that Ned’s phone was connected.

That’s when you heard the first strums of the guitar come out of the speakers.

There was no other voice, but when you looked up to your left, you smiled.

There was Peter, in his suit, with his mask off, sticking to the side of the building.

‘I'll be your hero/ I, I can be everything you need/ If you're the one for me’

You laughed. This song was funny for so many reasons, and you all knew it.

‘I may be an ordinary guy without his soul/ But if you're the one for me/ Then I'll be your hero.’ Peter was lip-syncing.

You were laughing so much you were in tears, but it was so cute.

Ned was watching with a smile, happy that the plan had gone well.

‘Could you be the one for me? / Then I'll be your hero.’ Peter finished and smiled one of the biggest smiles you had seen on his face.

You walked over to your boyfriend, with a smile on his face.

‘Okay so, I have two things to tell you. Okay.’ Peter said, twiddling his finds as he usually did when he was nervous.

‘One. I love you. I was scared when I came to the realisation today and I panicked but I love you so much. I was in denial but I think I was really scared of acknowledging it because I love you so much and I don’t want you to be in danger and I’m so scared that something will happen but Y/N, I just love you so much.’ Peter said, staring you straight in the eyes.

You had tears in your eyes at Peter’s words. Your heart was beating fast and when Peter had finished, you could tell that he could hear it beating by his smile.

‘God Peter, I love you too.’ You said, and kissed Peter on the lips.

‘Oh jeez, and I have one more thing to ask you which was the whole reason for the song and everything.’ Peter shook his head.

‘Would you like to go to prom with me?’ Peter asked.

You smiled.

‘That was a promposal? Peter, I loved it and yes of course I’ll go. Wow, I really love you.’ You then gave your boyfriend a hug.

‘Hey, we’re just gonna leave the two of you alone and we’ll show ourselves out okay?’ You heard MJ call.

‘All good guys. Have a good night.’ You called back.

‘Thanks for the help!’ Peter thanked his friends.

You smiled as the two of you laid on the roof, your head on his chest as the two of you had smiles plastered on your faces.

‘It feels so nice to say it you know? I love you so much Y/N L/N.’ Peter said.

‘I love you too Peter Parker. You might not be my Superman, but you sure are my Spider-Man.’ You joked.

You felt Peter hug you tighter and his laughter ripple through his chest.

‘Of course, I am. Your one and only Spider-Man.’

You were full of joy and love on that rooftop, happy about what had happened, and your body filled and pounding with love for Peter Parker.