If we’re gonna be friends, we gotta establish some ground rules.
i. My main portrayal of Peter Parker is based off of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man. I don’t have expert knowledge of the comics and I won’t pretend that I do. (Reading them right now as we speak though).
ii. This is a private blog, meaning I will only RP with mutuals. Even then, I am very selective - please don't take it personally. I usually only follow back people that I can foresee having a future interaction with.
iii. Paras, novellas, one-liners: you name it, I can probably do it.
iv. I love to ship (like, alot), but I will never force a ship on you. Likewise, please don't force a ship on me. Chemistry & build-up is key!
v. I don't do smut/nsfw. If anything, I will probably fade to black if it comes up.
vi. This blog is OC/AU/Multi-verse friendly!
vii. I am prone to winging it and random plotlines. If you want to start plotting, don't be afraid to approach me about it!
viii. I'm terribly disorganized so slow or lost replies are going to happen eventually. Sorry 'bout that, just bare with me!
ix. That being said, I also reserve the right to drop a thread if I feel that it has run its course, but don't be shy to start plotting up new ideas with me!
x. I track #amazingarachnid, my askbox is always open, and my skype is available upon request. Don't hesitate to come talk to me about plots/ideas/whatever!
ABOUT
Name: Peter Benjamin Parker
Aliases: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Spidey, Webhead, Webslinger, Wallcrawler.
Age: 20-years-old.
Gender: Male.
Height: 5'10" | 177cm
Weight: 167 lbs | 75kg
Occupation: Freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle
Education: Biophysics major at Empire State University
Powers: Superhuman strength, agility, reflexes, durability; spider-sense, ability to cling to most surface.
Equipment: Artificially-created web-shooters with special adhesive properties.
Interpretation
These are my goals for portraying my main-verse, MCU!Peter as humanly canon as possible. For this, I have drawn from various sources including both the TASM movies; comments from Marc Webb, Stan Lee and Andrew Garfield; as well as elements from the 616 comics and my own interpretation of Peter Parker.
bent, not broken
Peter Parker’s life is shrouded in equal parts secrecy and tragedy. The mysterious circumstances of his parents’ deaths left him a lonely childhood laced with anxiety and hardship. However, no amount of isolation could extinguish the compassion, wit and intelligence he carries with him throughout his life. His ability to crack a joke in the face of danger says a lot about himself as a person—playfulness is in his nature.
His years of being a social outcast result in his individualistic, loner style. He seeks friendship and affection, but is painfully shy when it comes to actual human contact. As someone who spent a majority of his life being bullied and feeling rejected, he yearns to find his place in the world. Any attempt to interact outside his comfort zone would be tentative at best, but fueled by a hidden desire to feel accepted.
with great power
Upon gaining his powers, Peter was finally living the dream of being stronger; being free from the human limitations he was born into. But when he subsequently loses his beloved uncle, it instills an indomitable sense of justice in him. Peter finds the courage to use his powers for good, and that speaks volumes on the kind of person he is: when the world has taken everything away from him, he still chooses to believe in good and fights for it, even if there is a cost. Above all else, he wants to do right by the world, and he is constantly reminding himself that doing the right thing is worth all the blood, tears and heartache.
When he puts on the mask and takes on the persona of Spider-Man, Peter lets his playful nature take over. He is no longer the achingly awkward, nerdy student; he is the quippy web-slinging vigilante protecting New York City. The mask lets out his lighthearted, lovable personality that has been dormant for so long. Spider-Man gives him the strength to express this more actively without the mask on in his everyday life.
haunted
Despite all his strength, his greatest fear is being incapable of protecting those he loves. He cannot bear the thought of losing someone else, and the deaths of those he could not save will be something he has to cope with time and time again. He carries that burden with him everywhere he walks. New York City is a huge area, and Peter knows that there will be times when people call for help and he will not be around. He constantly dreads the idea that someone more powerful than he can imagine will come to take away everything he has left: and he will be cast back into unbearable solitude once again. This is one of his greatest motivating factors, so that this does not ever happen to him or anyone else ever again.
reckless, wild youth
Above all else, Peter is young, and always growing. He continues to change and shift, constantly coming to terms with his past and working for a brighter, safer future. So this is my baseline, the starting point for both him and I, where I hope to help Peter flourish in all of his masks: the hero, the everyday man, the muse, but always as a person.
Peter Parker and Spider-Man are one and the same.
Canon!verse. Peter Parker is a graduate of Midtown High and now attending ESU. Freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle by day, full-time web-slinging vigilante by night.
AU!verse. Still attending Midtown High. Still living in Queens next-door to a loveable redhead. Still best friends with a multi-million dollar heir. Still second best in his class. Still trying to figure out how this "hero" thing works. Any speculative events on Peter's future, as well as any alternative realities to the canon are also placed in this verse.
Avenger!verse. After being contacted by S.H.I.E.L.D, he's now the newest member of the Avengers, working on a provisional basis. Job description include team-ups, stopping extra-terrestial invasions, and buying groceries.
Ordinarily the blonde replies to her text messages at the drop of a hat, but on this occasion it takes more than just a few minutes to craft a response – all because Mary Jane Watson spied the message from over her shoulder and proceeded to freak her best friend out along with her.
( message : peter ) what do you mean by 'netflix and chill'?
He’s oblivious to the implications of his text, mindlessly trying to make some salsa dip for nachos when he receives her next message. It crosses his mind that she doesn’t usually take this long to respond, but it leaves him just as fast when she replies. He reads the text, pausing for a second out of confusion before responding.
( message : gwen ) . . .like, come over so we can watch a movie? Idk I haven’t chosen one yet
He sends the message, not long after getting a prompt text from his Aunt, to which he obliges to update the blonde with the information.
( message : gwen ) aunt may just said she’s working the night shift, so no one’s gonna be here tonight. you’re not doing anything, are you??
He feels his heart skip a beat, a string somewhere playing the dissonant sound of him losing his breath for a second. He’s trembling, shaking like lightning struck him where he stood. And that would still be more probable than what he was seeing right now.
❝ —- H
— Harry…?You died…You’re dead
— You’re supposed to —
I saw you —
❞
Caroline stared down at the brunette who jerked awake at the sound of her voice. Restraining herself from rolling her eyes, she crossed her arms.
“Caroline Forbes, your new lab partner.”
She said, her voice slightly annoyed. Did she just get screwed over and get the crap partner that’ll make her do all the work? If so, she’d definitely give him hell for it. As everyone is seated with their partners, she decided to take a seat beside him handing him the paper that was passed out at the beginning of class, which she was sure he was asleep for and didn’t get, that read:
Elephant’s Toothpaste.
❝ —- Elephant toothpaste?Huh. I mean, it’s the first day but… yeah… ❞
There is the slightest tinge of disappointment in his voice, overshadowed by his awkward demeanor of having to work with a partner. His eyes dilate with focus when he takes the paper she hands him and reads the assignment. He isn’t even paying to Caroline as she sits down, eyes flitting about the page, his attention to detail betraying the slacker composure he initially bore. He pulls out a notebook from under his desk, flipping through the mired, ink-stained pages before landing on a clean one, quickly writing down a formula like clockwork, not bothering to afford any small talk with the blonde.
❝ Uh, this look good to you? ❞
He speaks quietly, the confidence in his pages not reflected in his voice. He scoots the notebook a bit to the right, lifting his arm to reveal the initial ormula he had come up with.
Words are yelled but ultimately prove USELESS, for on a busy sidewalk in Gotham City some idiot was attempting to SKATEBOARD. And she doesn’t fully understand how her usually fast reflexes don’t manage to kick in at this moment, and she ends up in a tangled mess on the sidewalk with some teenage PUNK. A Vietnamese swear cuts through the air, and the blonde glares.
“ What is your problem?! ”
He’s a mess of limbs, a small groan escaping his lungs when he’s on all fours, ear-phones knocked out, skateboard displaced and his sense of direction still a bit shaky.
( Yeah, okay, that settles it … Spider-sense does not account for teenage girls on the street.)
He’s tilting as he gets up, trying to get back on his feet while at the same extending an awkward hand to help the other up.
A grin has been on her features the entire way home and it doesn’t falter with Peter’s reaction to the little Labrador in her aching arms – in fact, it’s everything she’d hoped for; if not more. The bundle of fluff is passed over carefully, and muscles sigh with relief when she lifts her fingertips up to nuzzle between the puppies’ ears.
“WEBSTER?
… – I actually really like it, and look at those eyes. You’re a secret keeper, aren’t you, Webster? OH, you won’t tell a soul about me dancing to Beyonce at 1am, will you? Hey, I think we have some bacon in the fridge. We should make some for him to try.”
It’s hard to believe that she’d considered uttering the words ‘can we keep him’ on her way in. Clearly they’ve both experienced the love at first sight moment with the new addition.
{ ☣ }; A smile graces his features, too rendered by the thoughts of his girlfriend’s late night antics, as well as the bundle of joy held awkwardly, but comfortably, in his hands. He props the pup up, now unanimously named Webster, into his hold, bringing him closer to her when the blonde raises nimble fingers to his ears.
He is excited, a puppy always one of the many things out of his reach in his childhood, an idea often shot down by Aunt May, citing a “lack of responsibility”.
But if anyone has known responsibility, it is Peter Parker.
He doesn’t even bother to hide his elation, lips curling into a contagious grin that betrays his composure when he speaks again.
❝
Yeah, I bet he’shungry.I’ve got some treats, too. How about some chocolate, buddy?
