hey hey. do you do ficlet requests? cuz you are my guide to all things spideytorch and all i want in life is something where peter's been bodyjacked by doc oct and johnny is the one who realizes something is very wrong. that or helping him cope in the aftermath of having his entire life stolen and no one noticing. or both! (i know nothing about this timeline other then what you post about...)
I currently only do fic requests in the like ~two days after I’ve reblogged a request meme, sorry! But I do kind of have some fic on that subject: a short one here has the second scene set in the aftermath, and in Work Song it takes a while for Johnny to learn what’s going on with Peter, but:
“I’m just so scared he’s still in my head,” Peter admitted, his voice breaking. Johnny shushed him, pushing his hair back from his forehead, his fingers warm against Peter’s scalp.
“You’re okay, hey,” Johnny said, leaning up to press his forehead against Peter’s. “Shh. I’ve got you. He’s not here. It’s just you, Pete.”
“But if it’s not?” he said, hating how small his voice was. Johnny made a broken sound, pushing even closer, his nose bumping into Peter’s. He cradled the back of his head with one warm palm.
“Then we’ll fix it,” Johnny said. “But I know you, Peter. It’s just you in there. Stupid, impossible you.” He squeezed the back of his neck. “Hey, I love this mind. Would I let anything happen to it?”
It’s an interesting point in the timeline because for most of Spider-Ock, the Fantastic Four aren’t on Earth. (Well, there is A Johnny Storm on Earth, but not The Johnny Storm...)