Okay but can you imagine how cool Hobie thought Miles was before he even met him?
Gwen tells Hobie all about how Miles became Spider-Man, fought his universe's Doc Ock and Kingpin, and saved the multiverse all in less than a week?
Then when Hobie is trying to play the long game of infiltrating the Spider Society to get tech and intel, Miles' name is brought up again as """the original anomaly""" and it pisses Miguel off? Hobie is definitely raising his eyebrows
Do you think after his talks with Gwen he would lay down under the stars on his boat house and think about Miles? Wondering what kind of person he was? Or what he was doing in his universe?
Do you think he was smiling to himself like "If I ever meet that bloke, we'll be a riot together"
And then when he goes back into his boat house to sketch up drafts of the Project Bootleg watch for Riri and him to start working on, on the same page he doodles what he thinks Miles looks like?
And then fast forward and Hobie sees Miles at Alchemax in Earth-50101B struggling with the forcefield to get to The Spot, and Hobie knows this is his big chance. And who knows how to make a sick entrance other than Hobie Brown?
He bursts through the forcefield, introduces himself, jokes around with his mates and tries to make Miles laugh with his brand of humor, then he gives him a tip and helps Miles in Mumbattan to save the civilians
And then he watches as Miles does the most punk thing ever and instantly defies the society to save Inspector Singh and a kid, and then everyone is cheering for all four of them
Hobie is awestruck and he can't contain it so he hypes Miles up right then and there because 'Miles My Guy!!' you are the coolest one here
And Hobie doesn't know how whipped he is yet, but he can feel it in his bones: "This one right 'ere, I'll rock the multiverse with, till I just can't rock no more"
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[And later in time, Miles would pick up on his jam, listening to his tune called love. Then he'd join in on the chorus, as they do their own thing and rock and roll together, beyond the spider-verse]
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Miles calls this Hobart 'Hobs' instead of Hobie. 'Hobie' occasionally slips out though
They are both from Miles' universe (Earth-1610B)
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P-Hobie: Do you think there are other universes out there? Do you think there are people out there like me?
Miles becomes quiet as he flashbacks to thinking about fighting his uncle, fighting his alternate universe Prowler self, and running from the Spider Society after getting freed by Hobie Brown
P-Hobie nudges him.
"Ay Miles, you aight?ā¦" P-Hobie says and looks at him with concern
"Yeahā¦there are other universes. But be careful what you wish for"
Prowler Hobie sees Miles looking up at the sky for a long while, then sits down with him on the rooftop and puts his arm around his shoulders.
"Ok man"
Maybe one day Miles will tell him
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They see each other at Visions and Miles avoids him until he's suddenly pulled into an empty classroom by Hobart with no one around
Miles: What do you want man!?
P-Hobie: A Truce
Miles: A truce?
P-Hobie: Yeah, a truce. No Spider/Prowler fighting at school, deal?
He holds out his hand to Miles. Miles half sighs out of relief and annoyance but grips and shakes his hand anyways
Miles: Deal
P-Hobie: Cool
Miles: Cool
P-Hobie:
Miles:
Miles: You can let go of my hand now?
P-Hobie (lets it go while looking to the side to hide his embarrassed expression): You right, my fault. See you round Spider-nerd.
Miles: It's Spider-Man!
But P-Hobie has already left the classroom. At least Miles has one less thing to worry about.
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Eventually Hobs winds up showing up at his dorm window every once in a blue moon to give vague tips and information that become useful to Spider-Man in the long run. At first it freaked Miles (and Ganke) out, but then they get used to him showing up sometimes because he doesn't rat Miles out or present himself as a threat. He's also used to other Spiders randomly popping into his dorm like Gwen or Pavitr.
It all comes to a crossroads while Miles is lounging on his bunk bed above and Ganke is laying down playing his OLED Nintendo Switch below when they hear a sound at their window. It's Hobs.
Miles jumps down and let's P-Hobie in through the window at the same time he hears a portal opening in his dorm, and you're not gonna believe this. Boots hit the ground and the faint sound of a guitar fills the air, as out of the portal comes none other than Hobie Brown. Spider-Punk.
Hobie: Oi Miles! It's been a while, you wanna crash at my place and play some jam-
Hobie then looks around at Ganke's expression, then at Miles' surprised face as he's still holding hands with Hobs after helping him in through the window, then he looks over at the teen, the counterpart himself, Hobart Brown with an even more surprised expression before trying to cover it up with a nonchalant look. He fails of course.
Hobie: Well look at who we have 'ere
Hobs: Soā¦you're me?
Hobie: Looks like it mate
Hobs: And you'reā¦
Hobie (walks to Miles side and faces Hobs, then holds out a hand): Spider-Punk
Hobs: Spider-Punk? That's- That's cool man
Hobie: Cheers, and you?
Hobs (shakes his hand firmly): Hobsā¦but you can call me The Prowler
Hobie eyes him for a millisecond with a neutral expression before changing back to his usual laidback persona
Hobie: Hah, been there myself. Nice dreads.
Hobs (somewhat suspicious): Thanks
Miles: Hobie.. what do you mean you've 'been there yourself?'
Hobie (nuggies Miles): Oi don't worry about all that, I see you can't get enough of me
Miles (looks up at Hobie with a smile): Oh please! Yall are two different people
Hobs (looks at Hobie up and down with a neutral expression): Heh you right about that
It's not like a cooler version of him just appeared out of thin air and started messing with and hugging on Miles. It's not like he's jealous or anything.
Ganke: Now there's two of em. If one of em breaks my computer again you're paying for it this time bro
Hobie: Oi I fixed it last time though didn't I, even upgraded it myself
Ganke: It exploded a month later and started a fire, we had to change dorm rooms!
Hobie: And now you have a better view! See all well that ends well
Hobs actually laughs at that and Hobie smirks. Looks like they're the same in every universe.
Punkprowler Headcanons (because you can never have enough ššš¾šøšāØ)
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-Hobie makes Miles G mixtapes of songs that remind him of him, and Miles G uses his uncle's old cassette player to play them. Miles G figures out a way to do a backwards compatible mp3 to cassette recording (because he's tech savvy like that) and gives mixtapes with his own favorites on them to Hobie. Hobie plays them on his Sony cassette deck in his boathouse
-Miles G helps Hobie take care of his wicks when he's tired after battling Osborn and his symbiote army, and Hobie likes to braid Miles G's hair in different styles because he loves it when he wears it proudly
-Miles teaches Hobie how to cook Puerto Rican dishes, and Hobie and Riri help Miles G with his physics homework on the days he's too tired to think after coming from nightly patrols
-At Earth-138B Miles G fits right in because he has no problem fighting fascists and V.E.N.O.M. symbiote cops, and even though rock isn't his top genre, he did have an alternative Linkin Park phase and Hobie convinces him to rap at some of his punk concerts. He becomes an urban legend
-After Hobie makes Miles G his own watch, Hobie often pulls him into spontaneous dates and adventures at other dimensions. Miles G warms up and starts doing it too, and before they know it, crossing time and space just to spend time with each other becomes a regular part of their lives
-Mattea Murdock teaches Hobie Spanish so he can use it to surprise Miles G. Miles thinks Hobie learning Spanish for him is the coolest thing on the planet
-These two are good-hearted vigilantes but watch out. Hobie has no problem killin it on a guitar, and Miles G has no problem handling his business like wolverine. Oooo What's up danger?
-As the Punk spider who's the Prowler in another universe, and the Prowler who was meant to be Spider-man, these two are the definition of opposites attract
-When Hobie meets Rio he introduces himself as his boyfriend with a smile. When Hobie meets Aaron he introduces himself as his girlfriend with a toothy grin. Both of these times were unplanned and Miles G was mortified until Rio smiled at Hobie, and Aaron laughed and told Hobie he liked her style
-Hobie Brown, Miles G Morales, and Ganke M Lee (Earth-42) often play video games and do graffiti at Miles G's spraypaint mural at the abandoned Metro Station. This is how Hobie finds out Ganke is Miles G's guy in the chair. Hobie can't tell if Ganke likes Miles because he can never get a read on him, and Ganke likes messing with Hobie just for the entertainment value
-When Gwen V. Stacy (Gwenom) meets Hobie, Hobie thinks Miles' friend has somehow succumbed to a V.E.N.O.M. symbiote that followed him from Earth-138B, so he tries to 'rescue' her from the symbiote but that goes about as well as you would expect. Gwen and Hobie are pretty evenly matched in a fight but eventually Gwen convinces him her symbiote is different and can be trusted. After their rocky start, and Hobie finds a symbiote dog in his own world that he takes care of, he brings this little inkblot with him to visit her and they become friends. They both mess with Miles G, and Gwen is ready to go to their wedding already, because Gwen and Hobie are friends in every universe
-Miles G plays some Childish Gambino while chilling with Hobie, and Hobie says that that singer is The Prowler in another universe. He smugly mentions he caught him once. Miles G doesn't know what to do with this information
-These two love to mix and match each other's clothes. Hobie takes the shirts Miles gives him and turns them into sleeveless crop tops with FNSM symbols and Anarchy symbols painted and spraypainted on them. And Miles takes the patched jackets and hoodies that Hobie gives him, and adds his own designs and spraypaint to them with his own tag designs and symbols on them. Peak punk style and NY streetwear solidarity
-Hobie teaches Miles G how to play the guitar and the drums, and Miles G teaches Hobie the salsa, cha cha, the jerk, the dougie, the wobble, and any other dance he thinks Hobie needs to catch up on and learn. He finds that Hobie is a quick learner
Cue a timeskip and Hobie has long defined dreads, and Miles G has dreads in a braided bun to match. Miles G stopped Hobie's canon event where he was fated to die young with a signature Morales "Nah imma do my own thing", and Hobie helped save Rio and Aaron from the final battle with Kingpin and the Sinister Six when Miles G's identity was revealed and he had no choice but to lead an avengers assemble style fight
Now that things in Earth-42 and Earth-138B have calmed down, they can say that their futures are looking bright
And at the end of the day, no matter what obstacles they may face, they're glad to have each other
I feel like after the events of the last movie when Miles reconciles with his parents and comes back to terms with protecting his city and doing his own thing, sometime later Hobie would be the first to start hanging out with him in his universe and eventually encouraging him to go dimension hopping again, starting with his universe
Of course Hobie would want to show him all about his world and take him to punk rock shows and go on adventures together sticking it to capitalist pigs, but instead the first time he invites him to his world, they don't do anything much... they just chill. They just talk and enjoy each other's presence and laze around at Hobie's boat house. Hobie shows him a few songs he's working on and a few knick knacks and band tees here and there, but ultimately he just creates space for Miles to relax. Between saving the multiverse, revealing his identity to his parents, and juggling school while figuring out what he wants to be...Hobie can tell he needs it. So it's chilling at their rooms and houses, taking long walks together, fiddling with tech and doing homework, cooking together, doing chores, doing each other's hair, and talking about nothing much, anything, and everything, anytime
Miles eventually sees the other spiders and takes Hobie up on his offer for more action, but for moments like these when all he needed was a safe space and room to breathe...Miles really appreciates it
When Hobie first met Mr. and Mrs.Morales, it was to protect them from danger.
Now that things have relaxed in Brooklyn, and Hobie remains by Miles' side, The Morales' invite him for dinner to tell him something they've been wanting to say for a long time.
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It was a chaos filled night in Brooklyn.
People were evacuating from the main city as an intense battle was taking place in the center. Explosions rang through the air, accompanied by a sympathy of shouts as people fled from various directions to get away from the source of the fight.
On the city outskirts, three figures ran together out of the Moralesā home.
Jeff Morales, Rio Morales, and Hobie Brown.
As the three ran out the door, and down the street, the ground around them began to crack and shake as they did their best to stabilize their balance.
Hobie pushes himself to run faster and takes Rioās hand. Her free hand intertwines with Jeffāsā the three of them linked as they run togetherā away from the direction of the fight.
As the Moralesā run away from the danger, led by the punk teenage Spider-Man Hobie Brown, all they can remember is an event that happened a year agoā when their city was in a similar panic. Only now...they know what they hadnāt known beforeā that at the center of it all was Miles Morales. Their son...Spider-Man...and they were scared.
As the three weaved past various cars and debris, Rio and Jeff looked at a determined Hobie Brown. They watched as he calculated his next move, creating a map in his head of where to go, swiftly maneuvering them to safety as if heād known them and this world his whole life.
With his spiked jacket, piercings, and blue-laced boots, this punk teenā this Spider-Punk...was a determined kid and a force of nature all at once.
Once the three make it to a clearing further down the road, Hobie stops and lets go of Rioās hand, punching in a code on his watch.
āOkay, Mr. and Mrs. Morales. I promised Miles that I would keep you safe, so until this āere mess is squashed, Iām sending you to my gaff.ā Hobie said, turning to face the two.
āWhat? What about our son? We canāt leave him here!ā Rio yelled with anguish in her expression.
āIām not leaving without my son.ā Jeff said with an air of authority, panic leaking through his resolve.
āI know youāre scared, but donāt underestimate your son. Miles has fought hundreds upon hundreds of threats as Spider-Man, and has crossed dimensions through time and space to return to you and to protect you. He is one of the strongest people that I knowā¦ and I know he can hold his own, but this time he wonāt be alone. He has people on his side, including me, and weāll fight by him no matter what.ā
Rio looked conflicted for only a moment, biting her lip, before sighing and grabbing Hobieās hands in hers and meeting his eyes.
āThen you gotta promise me. Hobie, swear on your life that youāll bring my Spider-Manā Mi girasolitoāĀ home to me when this is over. Can you promise me that youāll protect him?ā Rio asked fiercely.
With no hesitation Hobie gently squeezed her hands back and told her words made of nothing but his resolve and the truth.
āTill the day I die, I will.ā Hobie says with a thick accent.
And Rio sees it in his eyes that he would.
So she lets him go, and then reclaims Jeffās hand in hers.
āOkay, I believe you, Hobie,ā Rio says.
Jeff looks at her like she has a second head, as if thereās no way it could be that simple.
āAre you serious honey? Weāre just gonna let our kid fight against some multiversal phenomenon? We need to bring him with us!ā
Rio held both of Jeffās hands in hers and looked into his eyes.
āI know...Thereās a lot going on and our son is a vigilante with superpowers and the world is ending, and Iām still trying to keep it together to wrap my head around this. Jeff, Iām scared...but I believe in our son. And now I know heās no longer alone. He kept so much of his life a secret, all to protect us...so this time we have to trust that he will be okayā and thatās all we can do,ā Rio said as she teared up.
Rio wipes a tear away with the back of her hand, before she places both hands on Jeffās shoulders with a determined look.
āOur son is strongā stronger than anyone in New Yorkā not just because of his spider-powers...but because heās a Morales. And no matter what he will always be our Miles Morales. He will get through this, and he will win,ā Rio said with a smile.
Jeff opened his mouth to protest, but with one look in her eyes he gave up with a sigh.
āOkay...okay...and when he comes backā¦ heās grounded for seven months.ā Jeff says with a straight face.
Rio laughs out loud, and to the side Hobie gives a wicked smile to himselfā like heās in on a joke of his own. Grounded, eh? Hah, time will tell.
āYes amor, heās very grounded.ā Rio said as she waved him away, before they both turned back to Hobie.
āAnd you!ā Jeff exclaimed as he pointed at Hobie.
Hobie raised an eyebrow āAye?ā
Jeff paused for a moment, then let his finger down slowly until his hand rested at his side.
āProtect my son,ā Jeff said softly, but loud enough for Hobie to hear the sincerity in his voice.
āYou have my word,ā Hobie said with an easy nod.
Just then the sound of a loud droning noise, The Spot, gets closer to where the three are, and Hobie springs into action. He runs in front of the two in a protective stance, before quickly entering a command on his watch. Behind the Moralesā a portal opens just as The Spot comes into view around the corner. The overpowered being turns, and sees them all.
The three freeze, and what happens in the next three seconds feels like time moves in slow motion.
Hobie yells at them to āGo!ā pushing them both through the portal onto the deck of his boathouse. When the two are safely through, Hobie turns around to face a massive energy blast headed in their direction. Hobie pivots at the same time he presses the command to close the portalā and the last thing Rio and Jeff see is Hobie jumping in the way to take on the brunt of the impact.
His resolve unbreakable. His mind made up.
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Now it was two months later from the battle with The Spot as Rio, Jeff, and Hobie were at the Moralesā dinner table eating mofongo and tostones, as if Hobie was someone who had been here Miles' entire life. Jeff and Rio gave each other a look that communicated shared feelings and thoughts about the boy in front of them.
How do we repay you for all you've done? How long have you and Miles known each other? How can we show you that we accept you, and that we will help you anytime without any shred of doubt?
Jefferson Morales began first, coughing to get Hobie's attention.
Hobie stopped chewing and shifted to a yellow hue, questioning, before waiting and returning to his normal color palette as he stared at Jeff. The two regarded each other for a moment. Jefferson Morales, who was a police officer that believed grit and order would lead to a happy life with no surprises. And Hobie Brown who was a free-spirited vigilante that thrived in lifeās inconsistency, chaos, and adventure. Hobie, who would do anything to defend the underdogs of the world, and those he cared about; and Jeff who would do anything to protect his family.
Hobie was still wary because Jeff was a cop, but after a while he understoodā that Jeff was also a father, who loved his son. So when Jeff spoke next, Hobie let his walls down for a moment, and let his words in.
"Hobie...I just want to say, thank you. For everything you've done for my son, my wife, for meā and for this family...It means everything. And I want you to know thatā¦ā
āYou are always welcome here," Jeff said.
In this moment Hobie's shoulders relaxed and the Moralesā watched as Hobie looked shocked--breathless for a moment, and cycling through ten different colors until settling on a bright pink hue with other colors shifting at the edges.
Hobie looked at both of the easy smiles on their faces, overwhelmed as Rio started talking before Hobie could start forming the words.
"That's right mijoā¦ When we first met, I was scaredā so scared that my son would not come home to meā¦ But it was you who brought others together in his life to help him when he needed it most. And you who protected all of us and brought my son home. My family is my life and it means everything, so thank you Hobie.ā Rio says with a heart on her chest.
And then she continues.
ā-I may not have spider powers or be able to jump across buildings, but Hobie, you will always have everything you need here...anytime you need it. You are a part of our family now. We love you...and you are welcome here, always."
Hobie's breath was taken away for a second time, and whatever nonsense he was about to say to downplay or shrug off his own efforts as āno big dealā... was gone now.
And for a moment Hobie had a soft look on his face, as he finally spoke.
"...Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Morales," Hobie said as his colors shifted to the yellows, oranges, and pinks of a radiant sunrise, as a small smile graced his lips.
"Anytime." Jeff said.
"Annnnd when you two do decide one day that you want to be more than friends. We'll support that too. Just saying." Rio said with a not so innocent shrug and a mischievous grin on her face.
Hobie then turned bright pink and started laughing, full and hearty as Jeff kept a smile on his face while eyeing his wife with a look of slight panic. But Jeff gave in and only shook his head and joined in the laughter.
"Yeah yeah,ā Jeff agreed, āI can tell you like my son. Just-please don't make him pull a 180 and decide to 'Spider-it-up' and overthrow our Senator or something," He half-joked.
Hobie grinned mischievously "Mint, but no promises, he might do it anyway."
Jeff rolled his eyes but smiled fondly.
The three then heard the front door open and close, as a sleepy Miles Morales was heard walking down the hall. The boy in question had spent the day at his friend Ganke's house, and he hummed as he followed the aroma of a home cooked meal. When he rounded the corner, he paused and looked with surprise to see Hobie at the dinner table. Miles perked up immediately and dropped his backpack on the floor to rush towards the dinner table. Miles opened his arms wide towards his far-beyond-a-crush as a smile filled his entire face.
"Hobie!" Miles laughed with a smile.
"Miles," Hobie said lovinglyā as if his name was an oasis in a desert.
Hobie rose from his seat to catch Miles in his arms as he held him against his chest in a bear-crushing hug. They then relaxed and stayed like that for a moment, smiling against each other. Then Hobie's smile widened as he slowly spun Miles around in his arms, towards the open living room. Miles laughed, and had not a care in the world except for this moment between them, here in his arms.
And when Hobie looked over his shoulder at Milesā parents. His newfound family... he nodded and gave an easy smile towards them, that conveyed everything.
Thank you...
for accepting me
You're welcome...
For all that I did
And thank you againā¦
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Normally in fanarts Prowler Hobie is taller than regular Hobie, but in this au I'd like to think this Hobs is taller than Miles but shorter than regular Hobie (because every Prowler is shorter than their Spider-Man counterpart in my mind) (laughs in short Miles G)
This Hobs is from Miles universe Earth-1610B, so he's American and his style and fashion sense is more close to Miles'
Hobs fell for Miles twice. Once on their first meeting when Spider-Man webbed him up (but he didn't know it was a crush yet), and twice when he met Miles at Brooklyn Visions Academy before he found out he was Spider-Man.
This guy has so many hoodies. Does Miles eventually steal some? Yes (More like Hobs shoves some into his hands, in the name of upping his game. Totally not to give himĀ boyfriend hoodies of course)
After Spider-Punk meets Hobs the first time, sometimes Hobie will randomly portal nearby wherever he is and start joking around with him / pulling him into shenanigans. I imagine their shenanigans play out like regular show episodes. Sometimes Miles gets pulled in too
The first time Hobs meets Miles G (Prowler Miles) they try to act cool / see who's the coolest in front of Miles because they both secretly have a vegeta complex and immediately start talking about tech and gear and then go to G's house to play Street Fighter and Tekken (Miles laughs and knows they're both nerds and weebs). Miles G is definitely trying to play the 'gotta make sure this guy is a good match for my bro' card here, and Hobs is like 'I can't believe Miles has rizz in every universe'
Canon event theory is flaky at best, but everyone knows every Prowler is fated to create the most god awful FL studio beats known to man. Hobs tries to impress Miles by playing some of his self produced music and it takes everything in Miles not to laugh or say its trash because Hobs has the biggest smile on his face and looks proud of himself
Them falling asleep with Miles' head on Hobs shoulder on the Metro train because they're too beat from a mission to swing / parkour back to their homes (Metrooooo)
Hobs shows Miles some of his graffiti art around the city while they're suited up, and that night Miles takes a risk and trusts him enough to lead him to his secret spraypaint mural of his uncle and the other spiders at the abandoned train station. Hobs is in awe and they have a heart to heart and Hobs helps him remaster some of the art and also add his own stuff too
Hobs starts showing up more and more around Miles, and Rio and Jeff think they're secretly dating. Rio and Jeff hit Miles with the 'Son we love you no matter who you love' and 'So you and Hobs huh?' And Miles does a record scratch in his head and says 'Wait what are we talking about right now??'
Cue Hobs with the "Its a pleasure to meet you Mr. And Mrs. Morales" and then when he sees the Morales' relax more, Hobs grins to himself like 'Yeah I got this in the bag'
When they're already dating and it's Miles' birthday, he takes Miles around the city to show him graffiti murals he made of Miles' face with Sunflowers and murals of Spider-Man. He ends the date with them on Miles' rooftop and Hobs takes out his Bluetooth speaker and Hobs starts rapping a song he made for Miles (and the beats he made are actually fire this time too!!) and Miles is awestruck. He was in love before, but he's even more in love with him now.
Combined team attacks (after Hobs alignment starts leaning more towards neutral/good) where Hobs throws Miles like an arrow towards enemies or Miles uses his webs to launch Hobs up in the air to do flips and attacks and stuff to defeat the villain of the week. Cue being surrounded by enemies and they're back to back in a fighting stance and when the first move is made they fight together effortlessly and so well it's almost like they're dancing. Cue the victory poses.
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Hobs may have become the Prowler because he had to, or maybe he didn't have a choice, or maybe he did it because he had someone he had to protect, but ever since meeting Miles and being saved by his heroism, he's finally been given the one thing he's always ever wanted. A choice.
Somewhere in a relatively unpopulated part of Spider HQ, Miles and Hobie were walking and talking. Actually, Hobie was listening to Miles vent, but he didn't mind. He probably hadn't talked about much with anyone. The two slowed their walk to a stop, and found supports to rest their backs on while they faced each other and continued talking.
Hobie: I can't say I agree with you mate, I think you're a bloody good Spiderman.
Miles: But that's the thing! The second I got here, I've been treated like a danger to everyone. And now everyone's acting like it never even happened! And me escaping this futuristic joint, beating the other me, and stopping Spot all in one day, was all by the skin of my teeth!
Hobie raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything
Miles: -And don't get me started on Gwen and Peter. They're trying...but I don't even know what to say to them now. I wanted to see them so bad before I got here and- hell I don't know... I...
Miles sighed and hung his head for a moment
Hobie: I understand, you've had this stirring around in your head like a neverending mixtape. It's good that you're letting it out. Things may not be the same anymore, but thing is the most consistent thing about life is its inconsistency
Miles lifted his head up, waiting for him to continue
Hobie: I know you care about those two, and you know that they care about you, so give it some time and when you're ready, talk to em.
Miles thought about this for a moment and nodded his head
Hobie: And as for Miguel, Prowler, and Spot. Against you it was no competition, mate. You folded them into next week.
Miles laughed
Miles: Barely but ok
Hobie: Nah mate, you were just too damn smart for them. That's why you're the coolest Spiderman here.
Miles: Huh, you think so?
Hobie: I know so
Miles: Heh...thanks man. If anything you're the coolest for real. I'm surprised you don't have like 50 people hanging off of you and trying to get your number.
Hobie snickered
Hobie: Haha so you think I have rizz, mate?
Miles: Yeah I mean look at you! You have this punk rock style going on and your jacket and suit has spikes on it and you're tall as fuck bro. And your hair is cool, never seen anything like it.
Hobie: Well Yards, I can say I'm flattered. Your suit is equally cool though. You're the only one with a spraypainted suit. Very anti-establishment.
Miles: Haha yeah...
Hobie noticed how Miles looked away, like his thoughts started to drift off somewhere else.
Hobie: Something on your mind Meters?
Miles: I uh...really liked Gwen before all this. And a part of me still wants her as a friend but...sometimes I think even before all this happened that I was out of her league. Then some weeks back I had a crush on that girl that let me escape from Miguel before I was launched to Earth 42. Come to find out she's taken already. I swear I have such bad luck with this stuff you'd think it's a canon event.
Miles tries to laugh it off, but Hobie can tell the smile doesn't quite reach his eyes.
Hobie: Well mate, flirting is a skill forged with confidence and experience. You have a damn good personality, and you don't even need to try if you're just being yourself. Plus, somewhere there's a bloke out there who understands you and truly appreciates you for who you already are
Miles was caught off guard by this and felt his face heat up. Hobie was just hyping him up, being his straightforward self. He still wasn't used to hearing compliments like that...but he had to recover somehow before Hobie noticed the look on his face.
Miles: How are you so sure?
Hobie smirked
Hobie: I was this sure the whole time
Miles chuckled
Miles: Oh really? Then how about we make a bet. If you can find one person like how you described in a week, then I'll buy you that new guitar amp.
Hobie: Alright bet. In fact...I can think of one person right now who would like nothing more than to swoop you.
Miles looked around confused, then looked back at Hobie who had a smug look on his face
Miles: Who?
Hobie leaned off of the support he rested his back on and walked forward, steadily closing the distance between them. Miles' eyes widened and his heartbeat sped up as he finally understood why.
Hobie stood in front of him and placed his hand on Miles' shoulder, and looked into his eyes with a gentle smirk.
Some time after Across the Spiderverse, at Spider HQ
Peter B Parker: Great news! I convinced Miguel to let you back in the Spider Society and leave you and your dimension alone
Miles: ā¦and how did you manage to do that ?
Peter: I gave him the rizz!
Hobie: Please never say that again. You sound like a nutter.
Peter: Oh c'mon that's what the kids nowadays are calling it right? The rizz. It's like being a mack daddy right?
Miles: (cringing) No, please stopā¦and I'm still mad!
Peter: I know kid, but I promise I'll make it up to ya. In fact, to start (pulls out wallet and hands cash to Hobie) Here's 60 bucks, you both go eat somewhere fancy (Peter winks and walks off) I'll see you love birds around!
Miles: Wait! What do you mean by that??
Hobie: It meanssss (Hobie slings an arm around Miles)
Now we can go on a proper date, Yards.
Miles: Are-Are you joking? (Miles' face heats up, and Hobie slowly pulls him in closer to his chest and laughs)
Hobie: (pulls back to look into Miles' eyes) Milesā¦I can joke about a lot of things, and be completely unserious about a lotā¦but I can't joke about how I feel when I'm next to youā¦ (Hobie smiles, then turns them both around and guides Miles away from the main building, with an arm still around Miles' shoulders)
Hobie: But no pressure, let's eat.. I'm thinking Earth 1610? I hear your world has the best cheesesteaks.
Miles: Haha yeahā¦honestly, that sounds perfect to me (Miles smiles)
As the portal to his world opens, Miles slips an arm around Hobie's side, and they both walk through it together
