SOMETHING JUST OCCURED TO ME. Okay, so I'm just sitting here, still marinating this stupid idea of Ichigo and Peter meeting and talking about being a teen hero blah blah blah but then it hit me.
What if Ichigo lands in NY and wanders around, lost, and stumbles upon a Peter Parker whose life is shit with Parker luck at full force. Ichigo needs a place to stay and Peter need to pay rent asap so they become roommates.
Oh my god they're fucking roommates.
Ichigo is honestly the best roommate. He's responsible, can cook non-microwavable food, great at budgeting, cleaning, and minds his own business. Peter could come stumbling into their apartment bleeding top to bottom and Ichigo would just give him a judgemental look before bringing out a giant med kit and efficiently taking care of all his wounds. If the wounds happen to heal way too fast to be normal, Ichigo doesn't say a word.
To say the least, Peter sends a prayer at every homemade meal thanking the gods that Ichigo and his ridiculous competency entered his life. It almost makes up for the time he had to spend two weeks hours on end in the sewer to find the Lizard. He swears the suit still smells no matter how many times he washes it.
Meanwhile, Ichigo is working two jobs, visiting the library and wandering around trying to find info on where the fuck he was so he doesn't look like someone who only has knowledge from the early 2000's in a foreign country and not even that is entirely accurate. Superheroes? Seriously?? What is his life?
And then he bumps into this kid who looks stressed to hell but notably did not stumble back when they collided. Shockingly, it was Ichigo who almost landed on his ass from the bewilderingly solid wall that met him from this wiry, small bean who looks one minute away from a nervous breakdown.
Color Ichigo both concerned and curious.
Usually, he doesn't give a shit but Ichigo asks what the fuck is wrong and Peter blurts out all his problems in a babbling mess. Without thinking it through, Ichigo offers the idea of being roommates. Next thing he knows, he's taking care of this disaster child and wondering why he always end up in this situation where he's taking care of others and playing house most of the time just so Peter has one less thing to worry about.
And then Spiderman comes into the picture.
Ichigo is smart, but he's a fucking idiot sometimes and it doesn't hit him that Peter is Spiderman until one day Peter stumbles in through the apartment window, mask and suit clawed up and passing out the second he touches the floor. Listen, Ichigo just thought Peter got beat up a lot, or stumbles into situations where Peter's good nature wouldn't be able to turn away from. It's what Ichigo would've done. And if Peter doesn't want to talk about it? Fine with him, he'll just patch him up and hope the kid gets smarter in how he deals with whatever he's facing. Ichigo had been building up the conversation they would have one day where Ichigo could fight with him or follow him so he could at least see what shit Peter's been sucked into this time. Oh the irony.
He cleans Peter up and when he wakes he predictably panics and stutters his way through an explanation before Ichigo cuts him off and point blank tells him he's going to follow Peter from now on to watch his back, end of story.
Peter protests until one day they both end up in a fight and Ichigo beats the shit out of the criminals before casually going up to the deli place close by the altercation and getting takeout so they can eat on the roof, on him.
Best. Roommate. Ever.
