'we laugh until we think we'll die, barefoot on a summer night

nothing new is sweeter than with you

and in the streets, we run afree, like it's only you and me

geez, you're something to see'

- home, edith whiskers

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Peter's name lit up Kyungsoo's phone, this time at four thirty a.m rather than four. Kyungsoo remained awake as it's a Wednesday and every night was almost sleepless for him, no matter if it's the weekend. Peter had texted to say he finished with his part of the biology presentation. Peter was worse than Kyungsoo when it came to sleep schedules.

As he typed in a response, his bedroom window flung open and in tumbled an out of breath of Peter.

"H-how about that talk you wanted." Kyungsoo took a minute to to fathom that a teenage boy just webbed his way into his room, no knocking just came straight in at nearly five am on a Wednesday.

"I could have been wanking..."

"Oh are you?"

"Asking because you want to help. Arse looks as good as ever."

"Asking so I can leave. And thank you." Kyungsoo responded by throwing his clothes at the boy, not looking away when Peter dropped his spidey suit.

It started with awkward silence. Both boys were new to this. Peter was new to his sexuality, juggling a relationship and Spiderman duties, kissing, sharing, he was new to a lot of this. Kyungsoo was new to feelings that lasted longer than a week, to his crush being a superhero, talking to someone who looked like they could break at any word he utters and care about the aftermath of it, even though the boy in front of him could get hit by a train. Literally.

"You look fine in my sweater Parker, leave it at that and come here."

"I'm not wearing the sweatpants though..."

"Yeah, exactly." Kyungsoo patted the empty place next him on his bed, pushing the pillows to the head board so Peter can be comfortable.

Kyungsoo looked up a the boy who had his heart beat accelerating at abnormal speeds to notice he was a little bruised up. He wordlessly got up leaving Peter alone on the bed, confusing him slightly when he disappeared behind a door in his room. Peter heard the tap running and scourging through cabinets. Kyungsoo entered with a rag and a first aid kit he bought exactly for these moments.

"Petey look at me please. Does it hurt?"

"Only a little, nothing too dangerous don't worry." All that he got as a response was a disagreeing scoff from the taller who was fiddling with his supplies. "I promise, it's nothing I can't handle okay?"

"I wish you would just be a little safer you know? I hated seeing how bloodied you were after fish bowl. I don't want to see that pain on you again Petey." Kyungsoo continued to tend to the damaged body of Peter Parker. His hands often brushing the shorter's tender spots to distract him from the bruising pain.

"I-I think we should talk Kyungsoo."

"Are you breaking up with me even though we aren't official as we can never fit a date in, because if so let me do it first-"

"No no no, why- why would I break up with you?"

"That line you just said is an infamous breakup line along with 'it's not you it's me' and my personal favourite; 'I'm having sexual intercourse with your sister... and brother'. So I had no other thoughts than that Petey."

"I don't have siblings for you to do that with. And I don't think Jae and Eric will be up for me."

"Your aunt then, you got good genes Petey."

Kyungsoo didn't get a verbal response just a harsh smack with a pillow from the boy next to him. A little more force and Peter would have broken the boys nose.

"You are partnered with Elle tomorrow for the English work, and you have a romantic scene, I just want to set boundaries." Peter didn't wait for Kyungsoo to say anything, his shyness at the situation playing up, "Or not like I'm not in charge of you."

Kyungsoo just grabbed Peter's face and made their eyes meet, "Petey don't be jealous or worried, I promise it's going to be nothing more than a work relationship, if I have to kiss her I'll be thinking about you."

"For you yeah, but- but for her maybe she will take it as a chance."

"I'd take kissing you over her any day, but wasn't it you that said I should take her up on the offer of a date?" Peter pulled back from Kyungsoo's grasp, realising that he did indeed insinuate that last week at Ned's locker. "Also you never answered about my MJ question."

"If I liker her? Dammit Kyungsoo, isn't it obvious?" Peter was getting angry at his- whatever they were, "I'm literally sitting in your bed with no pants on saying I'm jealous of a fricking English partner! Of course I don't like MJ like that, I like you! I say it daily is that not enough? It's like that toilet all over again. I'm physically in front of you and all you can think about is bloody girls! Do you not like me Kyungsoo? Am a chasing a guy who prefers girls and would dump me if a pretty girl came up to them?" Peter was standing now, to the side of the bed where Kyungsoo's books and a glass of water lay. Peter was tired and Kyungsoo made it worse.

"Shit shit shit, Peter I'm sorry come here." Kyungsoo crawled to the other side of his large bed where Peter stood with his fists clenching and eyes drawing patterns in the carpet under his feet. Peter began to turn to where he placed his hiding spot for his suit in Kyungsoo's room.

"I shouldn't have come I- I'm sorry I'll leave."

"Fuck off are you leaving. Why the hell would I let you leave when you say shit like that?" Kyungsoo reached for the boys wrist not wanting to hurt him in trying to get him to sit back down again.

"All you do is get angry at me Kyungsoo!"

"I'm tired okay!"

"You think I'm not?! Kyungsoo I literally just swung in from a night patrol."

"No one fucking asked you to be Spiderman Peter!"

"Mr Stark did! I'm not going against the only supportive figure I had in my life to help me through this!"

"He's gone Peter! You can have a break now and then! He wouldn't want you blaming yourself every awaking second for his death." Peter's eyes began to swell as tears filled them, he didn't want to cry in front Kyungsoo, not while he looked so small and helpless in the large room, in the large clothes and in the large hands of the other half of the argument.

"Peter I-"

"Just not anymore please, I just want to sleep."

"Yeah yeah of course, let me grab you your extra pillow and have my water okay? It's cold, the way you like it. You can take my side of the bed, I know you prefer that side. I'll get Eric to drive us to school on his way to college yeah? He has been asking to meet you. I'm sorry, I like you I promise you, I'll be right back." Kyungsoo rushed to the other door in his room.

Peter just snuggled into everything that smelt of Kyungsoo, though the argument put a strain on Peter's heart he knew Kyungsoo would do anything he possibly could to make up for the stupid words he said in the heat of the moment. Peter had trust issues since the whole Mysterio thing, and every day since then, his trust in Kyungsoo, as much as Peter tried to stop it, was dwindling. By the time Kyungsoo came up with his Peter Package for when the boy snuck in at ungodly hours, the boy was already out like a light. His breaths even and his arms hugging Kyungsoo's plushie of a bull terrier that they named Tessa together, laying exactly where he thought he would try avoid after the argument, his side of the bed.

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"Davis, I'm desperate enough to ask for your help. Laugh at me and I will kill you." Kyungsoo had pulled his friend into a desolate classroom and pushed him up against the wall next to the door so no teachers would walk passed and see them.

"What pleasure do I owe you Sir Yoo."

"Peter, I want to do something nice? Is that a good word? For him."

"I know you like Peter but you can't force a straight guy to like you Kyungsoo, that's low, even for you."

"I have no idea what that is supposed to mean but Peter kissed me at London so get out of here with that heterosexual bullshit."

"Pantless Parker kissed you? This whole time I thought I'd beat Parker, but he's chasing my best friend not MJ. Didn't think he had the guts to make the first move on anyone. You got bested Yoo."

"Irrelevant point-" Kyungsoo was interrupted by someone coming into the the dark classroom he thought would remain empty. "Shit."

"Oh? Kyungsoo? Brad? What are you- OH OH oh my god are you serisous?" It just had to be Kyungsoo's luck that Peter and Ned walked in while the two were standing this close.

"Hi Petey! Nothing suspicious here at all."

Ned looked at them with his mouth agape, "Every teen movie has two characters get caught making out in a classroom. You were totally making out with Brad."

This time Brad's voice was heard, "Oh gross no way, this guy sucks at kissing."

"How would you know that? I've had no complaints!"

"Me! I'm complaining!"

Kyungsoo ignored Brad with confidence but the second his face hit Peter's panic ensued.

"Right Peter, nothing is happening I promise, this is a far fetch but please believe me when I say I was asking him for help to fix the issue between us."

"I think he's a good kisser." Peter smiled up at the boy he had a huge crush on.

"Just good Petey?" Kyungsoo walked up to the two boys at the door, pushing Ned and Brad out of the classroom and shutting the door on them, "I'm offended, let's get that up to a much better piece of vocabulary, I'm thinking awe-inspiring is the next level for us to achieve."

Peter pushed back at Kyungsoo's shoulders with a laugh, "Sorry I have an English lesson, and so do you." Peter walked to the teacher's desk grabbing the extra books he was fetching and pulling the teased boy with him while he mumbled something about be left unfulfilled.

The corridors were empty, Ned and Brad obviously gave up waiting and headed back to their respective classes.

"I'm sorry Peter, for everything. I'm just so worried because all we seem to do is argue but I really don't want to screw this up and lose you."

"I know Kyunggie, I forgive you. And hey, we are just both stubborn and that clashes at times, doesn't take away from your awe-inspiring kisses." Peter pecked the boys lips before turning the door to their English room where the teacher sarcastically created the very late Kyungsoo. The extremely late boy walked passed Peter and his pair to reach his own partner, Elle Micheal.

Peter would keep staring at the boy, reminding him of the times he would watch Liz before, this time less creepily and more with jealousy. Peter hoped Elle had no chance, being Spiderman and all, he thought he had a one up on the girl with bleached hair in pretty plaits. Kyungsoo would open his window for him at ungodly hours not Elle. So with that thought, Peter smiled to himself and turned back to his partner.

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