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71. (MCU) Peter Parker - Sneak

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pairing: peter parker x readersummary: when peter sneaks into your shared apartment one night with ned after getting injured you discover that he's actually the neighborhood spider-man.

word count: 3.3kwarnings: mentions of peter getting beat up and blood, angst maybe, fluff, swearing

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You weren't supposed to be home.

Since you and Peter had moved in together two months ago, it had become increasingly difficult for Peter to keep his double life a secret. He knew that he should've told you earlier, but the longer he went without telling you, the worse he knew it would be when you finally found out. So he continued to keep it a secret- quietly sneaking out night after night after you had gone to bed, lying about working late, even pulling up one of the floorboards in your apartment to hide his suit- he did whatever it took to make sure that you wouldn't find out.

It's not that he didn't trust you- if he didn't he wouldn't have taken the next step in your relationship and moved in with you- it was just that he didn't want to worry you and- more selfishly- that he didn't want to lose you.

Although it had been a hassle for Peter, the planned had worked... until tonight.

You weren't supposed to be home. You were supposed to be attending some friend of your's party. Peter didn't bother remembering which friend, but instead that he would finally be able to sneak into your shared apartment that night without having to worry about you being awake and finding out.

However, a headache and allergy season had other plans.

Rather than partying with your friends that night, celebrating the end of the semester, you were lying on the couch in a pile of your own tissues and a warm wash cloth over your face as the television played in the background. You hadn't bothered to text your boyfriend that you had decided not to attend the party on account of you not feeling well, instead telling yourself that he would find out when he came in the door later that evening. Slipping on your pajamas and reclining on your couch, you decided you would make the best of your night in despite the circumstances.

Peter, however, was not having nearly as relaxing of a night.

The men that he had been following for the past week and planned to encounter that night had somehow caught on to Spider-Man on their tails. Prepared to meet the masked vigilante, the group had cornered Peter in an alleyway and -as Peter recounted to Ned later that night when he came to pick him up- "got his ass kicked".

Barely able to stand, Peter had called Ned to help him find his way home.

"Wait." Ned said, as they stood outside the door to Peter's apartment. "What about Y/n?"

Peter shrugged, pulling his keys out of his sweatshirt pocket that was covering the top of his Spider-Man suit.

"She's at some party." He told his friend, still leaning on him for support. "She um she won't be back home until later."

"You have to tell her soon, man." Ned sighed, helping his friend unlock the door. "You can't keep doing this, Peter."

"I know, Ned." Peter sighed. "But you know Y/n. I- I can't tell her. She'd freak out!"

When the door finally unlocked and Peter slowly opened the door, he immediately stopped in his spot. When he peaked in the doorway and saw your favorite movie playing on the television and the lamps scattered across your living room illuminating the room he stood like a deer in headlights.