Blaine narrowed his eyes slightly.
To have such quick reflexes…
Had Peter already become Spider-Man?
He didn't expect that after being away for just a few days, Peter would have already turned into Spider-Man.
"Who else could it be but me?"
Although Blaine had already guessed the situation, he kept a calm appearance, acting like he hadn't noticed anything. He casually hooked his arm around Peter's shoulder.
"Haha..." Peter scratched his head awkwardly.
He wasn't sure what was going on with his spider-sense. Wasn't it supposed to react only when something threatening approached?
Why had it gone off just now?
Was it malfunctioning?
No matter how much he thought about it, Peter couldn't figure it out. In the end, he just chalked it up to a side effect of having newly acquired powers that occasionally misfired.
"Peter, you seem to be in a really good mood," Blaine narrowed his eyes and gave a teasing smile. "Something happen while I was away?"
He could clearly tell.
The current Peter was slightly different from the usually quiet boy he remembered — now even picking eggs made him ridiculously happy.
"Today, MJ and I officially became good friends."
When he mentioned this, Peter smiled like a lovesick teenager.
To him, it was truly good news.
Normally, it was hard for him to even have a proper conversation with MJ, but thanks to MJ spraining her ankle this afternoon, their relationship had leveled up from casual acquaintances to real friends.
It had really helped smooth things out between them.
'Pathetic,' Blaine shook his head. Even though he had never been in a relationship himself, it didn't stop him from mocking little Spider-Man.
Peter then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked in surprise, "Wait, Blaine, weren't you supposed to be back home? How come you're here?"
"You know how it is," Blaine gave him a meaningful look. "Went home and came back."
"Slacking off again?"
Peter lightly punched Blaine in the chest. "Next time, take me with you!"
"Oh, and by the way, Ned's at my place. Aunt May made a lot of good food. Wanna come over? I even prepared a big LEGO set — tonight we're gonna build something awesome!"
Ned?
That chubby kid?
Blaine scratched his head. His stomach was pretty empty right now anyway, so he agreed.
Peter's house was very close to Blaine's — they lived on the same street. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bumped into each other at the same convenience store.
Seeing that Blaine agreed, Peter smiled brightly and patted him on the shoulder. "Wait a sec, I need to buy a carton of eggs. If I go back empty-handed, Aunt May will give me a hard time."
Give you a hard time?
I wanna see that too!
Since he was going over for dinner anyway, Blaine decided not to buy any bread. After all, a warm homemade meal sounded way better than cold bread.
And so, Peter, who was only supposed to buy a carton of eggs, ended up bringing back an extra mouth to feed.
It was also Blaine's first time meeting Aunt May.
This world's Spider-Man was different from the one in the old trilogy Blaine had watched — it was the newer version.
Compared to the classics, the new Spider-Man wasn't quite as deep or iconic; it was more for light-hearted fun. But Blaine had to admit, Aunt May was very pretty.
Still quite charming.
But it was just a passing thought. Blaine had no interest in middle-aged women — he wasn't one of those "big stallion" types who want to spread their seeds to every woman in a new world.
Dinner at Peter's was a very typical Western meal: burgers, sandwiches, salad. Maybe because there were extra guests, Aunt May had also grilled some steaks.
Not bad — definitely better than just eating bread.
During the relaxed dinner conversation, Blaine quickly won everyone's favor with his humor. He even casually asked, pretending to be curious, "Peter, where's your uncle?"
Because everyone had taken a liking to Blaine and it wasn't a sensitive secret, they answered him openly.
Peter's situation was basically this: no parents, no uncle. His Uncle Ben had died in a car accident — nothing dramatic, just a simple accident.
Peter had been very young at the time, so he didn't carry much emotional trauma. He wasn't introverted, was fun around friends, and was well-liked by his teachers at school.
After hearing the explanation, Blaine showed a look of sudden realization mixed with apology. "I'm really sorry — shouldn't have brought that up."
Although Peter and the others didn't mind, Blaine still felt it necessary to apologize. After all, digging up someone's painful memories was never a good thing.
Also—
Besides Aunt May, Blaine also met the chubby kid, Ned.
Others might not know, but Blaine knew very well — Ned might look ordinary, but he was actually a computer whiz. The classic best friend of a superhero.
Might come in handy later.
Seemingly casual, but actually deliberate, Blaine struck up a good relationship with Ned too.
"We're full,"
Blaine, Peter, and Ned all put down their knives and forks almost at the same time. After saying a quick goodbye, they bolted upstairs.
Aunt May could only call after them helplessly, "Boys, slow down or you will fall!"
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