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“Peter,” Bobbi turned, smiling at her unexpected guest.  “I’ve almost always got a minute for you.  And sure, I don’t mind talking out something - even if it includes you picking my brain.  Though a miel latte wouldn’t go amiss.”

asking for your help. well shit. how does peter already know that an almost sure-fire way to get leon to do something is to say something like that. letting out an overly dramatic, over the top sigh, leon puts the drone down on his bench so he can get a proper look at the mechanics. “better. so much so that i might even share.” leon takes a chip for himself, tosses one to wolf, and then holds them up to peter. “so, you need this to be a fully functional creeper again, or just need the footage?”

     “old man, huh??” he chuckles as his gaze shifts over to peter, a fondness in his eyes as hand reaches up to clasp at the other’s shoulder. “ya know, not sure if you’d be up for my art class. i hear it may even give you a run for your money. unless you’re up for that sort of challenge, that is.”

“I cannot believe you just referred to yourself as a ‘hot commodity’,” Johnny groaned. And what was wrong with him, that that wasn’t even a little bit of a turn off. Ugh. Years of watching Sue fall madly in love with Reed’s dork ass could not have been good for him. “Seriously, you’d think some of my magnetic charm would’ve rubbed off on you by now, but nope. Still landing babes with those radioactive spider-persuasion powers you claim not to have.” Johnny wrinkles his nose a little at the memory. “More like the second one. Listen, this was back when the only thing I knew about you was that you were stealing my headlines.”

  june had a feeling something like this would happen, even in her own universe with all the brave faces her father put on, she could always sense that he was an anxious man. and in this universe, it somehow feels even more noticable in a way that has her heart aching for her own version of her dad and it makes her eyes water before she quickly brushes them away. “ yeah, you did. you always told me it was after my great aunt. but pops said you were just worried it was too on the nose to call me may. “ she laughs shakily at that. “ no, i, uh, never got any siblings. just the one. “

Johnny feels that little prickle of warmth he always does when he makes Peter laugh. “Oh I’m nasty, too,” he says with a wink. “Just, you know, nasty in the sexy, fun way. Nasty in the way Megan Thee Stallion is nasty.” Johnny pulls his hand back to survey the damage, and silently takes full credit for the fact that the bleeding appears to have stopped. “See?” he says, waving the bloody napkin in Peter’s face. “Gross! Anyway, thanks for the heads up on the competition. You know that guy spit in a shot and had it sent to me for gently trash talking Spiderman? He had such a crush.”

 june smiles when he moves stuff, lightly perching on the seat as she glances around the office. “ you’re aware of all the universe collisions, correct? they happened a few months ago. “ the young woman took a deep breath, pausing for a moment before closing her eyes and spitting out the words. “ well. i’m your daughter. from another universe. “

     june hovers in the doorway for a moment, hesitant on whether she should even mention to peter the truth. but it had been a few months now, and living in this world alone was getting- hard; she wanted support, even if it wasn’t her actual dad, it was the closest thing she had at the moment. “ this never changes, does it? “ she says with a small smile, accepting the coffee.  “ june. no, i’m not here to sign up. i wanted to speak with you about something. “ 

Most of the time Johnny thinks Peter’s busted up face is actually kind of cute, but there’s a marked difference in the aesthetic appeal of a cut across a cheekbone versus an allergy-induced bloody nose. “You’re nasty,” he says plainly, batting Peter’s hand away to hold a fresh crumpled up Starbucks napkin under his nose. “And a massive dork. But when you drown in your own nose blood, I promise to keep my striptease at your funeral to under five minutes.”

“oh you’re gonna be his… third favourite person, if you keep doing that. maybe second, if you bring a cheesesteak some time.” leon says with a laugh, not at all phased about wolf’s new snack. the drone takes him by surprise, and even though he masks it well leon can’t help but feel curious to get a closer look. “geez, what did you do with it? drop it off a building? toss it across the parking lot? honestly.” picking up the drone, leon holds it up so he can look over the mechanics. something is clearly damaged in there. but, he’s also fairly certain peter can handle this himself. he sure as hell could’ve back home - home for peter, at least. “you know i’m a busy guy, right? being your TA isn’t the only thing i’ve got going on.” okay, the sandwich is tempting, but not enough to distract him entirely. “the bribe is only gonna half-work. hot food next time. fried something-or-the-other. take notes. you couldn’t fix this thing yourself?”

    “ you know, ” peter begins, in a tone that suggests he’s gearing up for a complaint of epic proportions.  he holds a wadded up ball of tissue under what’s left of a once-impressive nosebleed.  “ i can jump off a building, no problem. but i stand up too fast during allergy season, and... ”  as least the worst seems to have passed.  extremely sexy of peter, really.  “ can you imagine if that happened under the mask ??  johnny, i’d probably drown or something. ”  a certain amount of dramatics is allowable in the life of a spider-man, right ??  right.  

peter prides himself in having been in the game long enough to recognize a lot of people, in and out of costume.  but this place is throwing him for a loop, with new faces cropping up every day.  “ where’s -- ” peter doesn’t even bother to finish the questions.  snoozers, losers.  he offers the extra cup of coffee to his unexpected companion instead.  “ hope you like cappuccinos. ”  he extends his hand to shake.  “ -- peter.  you here to sign up for engineering, or ... ? ”

“he’s fine, he doesn’t bite. much. just don’t take that squeaky wrench toy, it’s his favourite and he will not take kindly to that.” leon says absently, referring to the dog. because of course he has a spot in their lab for his dog. how could he not? wolf goes everywhere with him, there’s no way he wouldn’t have a dedicated corner where leon spends most of his time. the eldest stark pushes his goggles up onto his forehead, shifting his attention away from his tinkering. “alright, let’s take a look.” nodding at the device in their hand, leon reaches out for it. “what did you do to it anyway? drop it? pull it apart? i mean i can fix it no problem, but i’d recommend not getting too hulk-y with your stuff next time.”

Look, it’s [PETER PARKER] from earth-2327! I hear they go by [SPIDER-MAN] and they’re currently [AN ENGINEERING AND CHEMISTRY TEACHER]. I noticed they’re [RESILIENT], but also kinda [INDIVIDUALISTIC]. I can’t wait to see what they do next!