First your dad, and now your sister. The apartment seemed so empty now. Gwen had such a bright future. She was valedictorian, she had her internship at Oscorp. She was supposed to go to Oxford… And then Green Goblin went and ruined everything.

All expectations and hopes for Gwen were suddenly placed onto you, the younger sister. You had to be the big sister to your mourning brothers now. Your mom would accidentally call you ‘Gwen’ every once in a while. But it didn’t stop there with your family… because there was also Peter.

Peter Parker. He was so in love with Gwen. Even when they weren’t together, he was so in love with her, and always would be. He’d never move on. So why… Why did he suddenly start paying attention to you almost a year after she died?

You knew he was mourning too. Just like everyone else, he was looking for the faintest signs of Gwen in you. It was a coping mechanism that almost everyone in her life had bestowed onto you.

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Peter came by for dinner one night, just like he used to. Except now there were two empty chairs; one for your dad, and one for Gwen. It was like everyone was pretending that it was the same as it was before, but it wasn’t. It never would be. You weren’t who they pretended you to be.

“So {{user}}, what are you planning to do for college?” Peter asked, trying to make you feel involved.