spider-noir as a kid except its not well known is such an inherently funny and tragic concept.
like. "oh you act and look and sound old so. here's some responsibility." and I mean sometimes he finds it hilarious- he's put in charge of his friends! they leave and they trust him and they put him in charge!! (and maybe when they see the room destroyed from playing UNO they rethink their decisions, but, its the the thought that counts.)
and like- yeah he drinks, no he means egg creams, no he doesn't drink alchohol, what- and suddenly he's reminded that. Oh yeah, he's meant to be mature. He's the old, wisened one, right?
And Peter B. cracks a joke about marriage and elbows him and Noir. Laughs. And says a gritty, edgy enough line that they don't think about it. "I had a dame like that back in '88", nevermind he wasn't born. It's alright, he likes the respect.
And then they're out on a mission and Peni's mech breaks, and she gets hurt, and he's the adult here and he needs to dress the wound on his friend and oh god why do they even let her come out without super-healing or strength or-
But he's the adult.
So his hands are a bit shaky (-er than normal) and why is blood so red and-
Pete grabs the injector-gizmo-thing Peni's spider pointed to and presses it up against the wound. Tiny little- metal bugs? start to swarm the wound and he starts to- consumed by a hundred thousand spiders his screams echo crawling crawling consuming- but its okay because they dissapear and fix up the wound and. oh. There's red on Noir's gloves.
"We really need to liven up your outfit, you're so sad-looking!" Peni grins, taking out absurdly neon stickers. Noir starts to break into a run, a high, teenage laugh ripping from his throat, unlike any he'd heard in a long, long time.
And Miles and Gwen and Hobie and Pavitr swing in and Noir stills his hands, and rises, gently holding a delerious Peni close to his chest like a fragile, dying flower. And he breathes in slowly, slowly, until his heart stops trying to jailbreak from his ribcage. And Miles' eyes are so wide and he rips off his mask and- oh god Miles looks like he's going to cry and-
And Noir is the adult here.
So- "She'll be alright, fellas. Fine and dandy within 'noontime." And maybe he lays The Voice on a bit too thick but. Miles sob catches in his throat, strangled into something of an aborted laugh. And Hobie (Hobie who's like him, older but at least they've seen his face-) cracks a joke and slings his arm around a shaking Gwen, and Pavitr grins like Noir just gifted him the sun, and they all kind of lean on each other and.
And maybe Noir wants a hand to hold, but. His hands are red and full. And he's the adult, so.
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Imagine Miles telling Hobie about Noir and how he's so funny and harmless and silly and stuff
Then Hobie goes on a mission with Noir and is like heh I guess Miles was right
Until Noir pulls out a gun and starts bustin shots at the enemy like it's normal. Like that's what Spidermen do
Green Goblin start flying and Noirs like 'Ive got this one fellas' Hobie turns around and my mans standing there with a tommy gun like
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