down came the rain

“I swear to God that if some other student uses that god awful pick up line–’I can slytherin into your pants’, I’m gonna wack someone with my newest Nembus. It’s so cliche and unflattering–that’s not how you get a girl.” The raven hair girl huffed to the person standing next to her.

“i — people actually use that as a pickup line?” the other girl had heard her talking and now turned to face her. “that can’t be true. you can’t be that much of an idiot... that’ll never work on anyone.” 

“i accidentally saw someone changing through an open window and i feel really guilty about it.”

“oh — this has happened to me before. just uh – pretend you didn’t see ‘em. and try to get the image out of your head.”

“ yeah, totally, “ he smiled at her, “ seriously, don’t worry. i’m a bit of a klutz too. “ if anything, he imagined he was even worse. he gripped her hand as the slightly older girl helped him up. “ thanks, “ he smiled. she quickly removed the substance from his clothing after that. “ ah, okay. thanks, “ he gave another awkward smile, thanking her again, “ awesome. “

he tilted his head as he listened to her explain, brows raised. “ wow. that’s so cool. yeah, cause you’re spider-man’s kid. that makes sense now, heh, “ he let out a small chuckle, scratching the back of his head yet again, “ no, seriously, don’t worry about it. these things happen. “

“oh — cool! that means i’m not the only one here with two left feet, then?” she asked with a smile and looked at the other. honestly, she embarrassed herself a lot. she’s the person who will trip up the stairs instead of fall down, and that’s only one example. “you’re welcome! and no worries.”

silas rolled hazel eyes , unable to do much else “ how many times do i have to tell you – “ he mocks her voice. “ shut up , dylan. “ he deadpans , blinking at her with his lips pressed into a thin line. the osborn scoffs as she begins to remove the sticky substance from him “ this has nothing to do with your web shooters – “ he bends down to pick up the things he had dropped when hit with the webs “ – and everything to do with how incompetent you are. “ he snaps , straightening up “ so , nice try. “

“ oh. “ he was safe , it was only dylan and his sister was one of the few people he could be truly comfortable around. the older parker boy leans down to retrieve the fallen book , sliding it on to his desk and getting to his feet. “ i’m fine , dyl. “ he clears his throat , still looking a bit embarrassed. “ you , uh , just surprised me. s’all. “ he confesses , coming around his desk to lean against the side as he looked at his sister.

“ just be here. “ of course , he didn’t mind that she was there at all. it was nice to see her , to interact with someone that didn’t make him stutter and stumble over his words or turn him into an anxious ball of stress. leo lolls his head to look at her as she takes a seat “ sit and eat lunch , yes. silence ? we’ll see. “ he sticks a foot out to nudge her leg lightly “ what’s up ? what did people do today ? “ ever the curious big brother.

amadeus stumbled backwards on instinct as the white substance sprayed his torso, clinging to his top and hoodie. “ uh, “ he said, along with a few more incoherent mumbles. he tried to peel at whatever it was, but it wouldn’t budge. what it even was, he had no clue. 

the dark haired boy glanced upwards to find that the culprit was dylan, a girl he vaguely remember from around camp. “ hey. it’s okay, don’t worry, dylan, “ he smiled at her, momentarily forgetting that he still had the sticky stuff stuck to him. “ uh, oh. yeah, i could use a little help, “ he scratched the back of his head awkwardly, “ but, i don’t think it’s gonna come off… uh, what exactly is it, by the way? “

it really did feel like the perfect day – the sky was a beautiful blue with a few wispy clouds in the sky , the sun was shining , there was a light breeze , birds were chirping. so , silas had woken up and decided that spending his day out by the lake was a good idea. after putting on swimming trunks and packing up some towels and his tanning oil he locating beer he could take with him before heading down to the water.

silas recognized the girl that was shooting webs as he drew closer and a smug smile lifted to his face , but fell as he was hit with the sticky substance. he dropped his beer , groaning loudly as his arms were stuck against his chest. “ dylan ! “ he yelled loudly “ get this shit off me , you gross bug ! “

oh great. this situation just got ten times worse. as dylan was approaching the other to give them a full-blown apology, she realized who she was dealing with — and the insult also just hit her. with a slight frown, she looked up at the other and tried really hard not to roll her eyes. “how many times do i have to tell you, silas. spiders are not bugs. they’re arachnids. therefor, your insult is invalid.” she said with a sigh, making sure she was close enough for him to hear her. 

“oh, no, it’s alright, really,” he assured her, before shaking his head. charon hesitated a moment before voicing why he didn’t want her help. “i’d rather you not touch me. thank you for the offer of help, though.” his lips curled into a shy smile, “alright, i think i can do that.” he murmured, looking down at the wed substance. beginning to pluck and pull at it, he made a contemplative noice. “what is this exactly?”

“Thanks, Dyl,” Scout said, carefully pushing the webbing samples into a free test tube with a lab spatula. “You guys have really cool animal physiology-relation mutations and abilities and I just wanted to compare it to the animals themselves.” she explained, excited. “Holy shit, Dylan, that would be great if i got your fluid. Would mind sparing me some right now??” 

With her free hand, she popped open a test tube. 

leo was reading in his office , he spent a lot of time there or in his cabin. he didn’t even eat in the mess hall , instead opting to dine alone most days. he didn’t do well around people especially a lot of people in a crowded and / or loud space. music played faintly throughout his small space , a plant sat at the edge of his desk with vines wrapped around the table leg , light trickled in between blindes and dust sparkled like glitter in the air.

 he looked up when he heard the door open , his feet were propped up and he quickly slid them off to sit up straight but managed to hit his knee on the wood. “ oh !! “ he groans , book snapping shut and falling into the floor. “ oh , uh – “ he licks his lips and blinks at the newcomer “ h-hello , hi , i’m fine. y- uh, you startled me, s’all. “ he clears his throat , eyes flicking over the other “ you , um , are you okay ? “ he tries to sound more sure of himself.

dylan was having an off day, so she didn’t really want to spend her time eating lunch around people. the only person she really even wanted to see right now was her brother — he’d probably know how she was feeling anyway just by looking at her. she didn’t even bother to knock before she went inside — that’s the kinda mood she was in.

“Web fluid?” Willow repeated quietly, then shook her head. She didn’t quite understand, but as her gaze traveled to the web shooters she nodded. Peter Parker’s daughter then, if what Tempest had informed her was true. She didn’t know much about anyone who wasn’t from Gotham, so she had help. “Oh, uh sure,” Willow nodded, letting her hands rest at her side a bit lamely. “No, this is the first time.” She smiled. “Willow Isley, don’t worry about it. There have definitely been worse ways to first meet someone. This is actually pretty low on my list of embarrassing introductions.”

“yes! web fluid!” dylan said with a smile and nodded, still plucking away at the webs, freeing her of the substance. isley — the last name didn’t really ring a bell, but then again, she wasn’t really caught up with everyone’s history and parents. “are you sure about that? now i really want to know what’s on the top of your list of embarrassing introductions.. because i’m sure i’m at the top of many others; this is a proud moment for me.”

Willow had been wandering in the woods, shocker, for most of the day. She obviously wanted to be with Luke, but she was automatically drawn to the trees to reenergize and calm her mind. It was a necessary process every now and then, just for her to keep her sanity. Unfortunately, Willow had been distracted and didn’t notice the sudden attack from the other camper. It did not hurt her at all, but the last thing the redhead wanted was for her clothing to get stained. It was a thought she hadn’t considered until she started to be in the relationship. When a small brunette approached her, Willow shook her head with a laugh. “It’s okay, really. Just a bit of… uh, what is this?”

“oh, it’s just, uh — web fluid.” dylan said with a sheepish chuckle. “spider webs, if you will. you see, my dad made me these thingies —” the brunette rolled up her sleeves and showed the other her web shooters. “ — so that i can shoot my own webs and stuff like he does. got it all from my pops.” dylan said proudly, but then quickly realized she still had to help the other get the goo off of her. “oh god — again, so sorry, i’m just gonna — i’m gonna touch your shirt, alright?” she said, and started plucking away at the webs that were clinging to the other’s shirt. “i don’t think we’ve ever formally met, have we? i’m dylan — parker, that is. sorry that we have to meet like this. kind of unfortunate. who are you?” 

Kenny shook his head, waving her off. “No, no. Seriously, it’s fine. Give me a sec.” Gently, he pushed her back before ripping his arm free with a grunt. Thank you enhanced strength. As he pushed the webs off, he looked back at her. “Clumsy? It looks like to me you were doing pretty good. I was what messed you up. Didn’t mean to surprise you.”

“oh. okay. alright. yes.” dylan took a step back and sighed as she watched him rip his arm loose. “oh — you really think so?” dylan perked up a little at that, smiling a little. “no — that’s alright! i mean, when you’re fighting, or whatever, you need to not be startled by people, right?”

the substance attaching to them was startling, causing them to drop their book, which clattered to the floor at their feet. they weren’t really sure what it was that was sticking to them but they were glad they couldn’t actually feel it. right now, it was stuck to their glove and undershirt. “um, it’s alright,” he answer softly, twisting his arm to look at it. “i would actually prefer if you didn’t.” he admitted, pulling at the odd webbing with a gentle frown. “is there a specific trick to getting it off?” he was still trying to figure out what it was made of. he glanced up at the girl before looking back down at his current situation. 

“Whoa!”

Kenny had headed to the lake to check it out for a possible upcoming training session. He hadn’t expected to run into Dylan there. Or to be hit by her webs. Now with his arm stuck to a tree, he couldn’t help but laugh a little. “It’s fine, Parker. No worries. These things happen.”

“oh god — mister rogers, i’m so sorry.” she said and started picking at the webs that stuck his arm to the tree. “are you sure? i mean — i’m so clumsy sometimes. i’m sorry, again. really. i need to get a better aim.”