‧₊˚♪𝄞 Honest - The Neighborhood (Everyone say thank you to Mila for this idea!)

(SPIDERMAN AU!)

How Luke got stuck saving New York City from crime, he didn’t know, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to put his all into it, even if it killed him.

Which, it nearly did—frequently. Almost every day he would show up to school somehow looking more battered than the last.

Who would’ve thought that there would be so many people in need of saving from such violent individuals?

He didn’t even know why he still did it, why he suffered every night for the sake of random, helpless strangers in need. The police hated him, his mom was always worried, and his body constantly ached.

Well, scratch that. He knew why he did it, but it didn’t make what he did feel any less useless.

He was bitter. Bitter about his dad, who left him and his mom before he was even born, bitter about the fact that his dad was an infamous thief, always running from place to place with no time for his son.

In the back of his mind, every time he caught a criminal, he hoped it was his dad. Maybe then he could give him a piece of his mind.

Tonight, that wasn’t a thought. Luke’s dad certainly wasn’t a large, violent lizard creature. Or, at least he wasn’t the last time he checked.

The identity of the lizard creature was the least of his concerns, though, considering the three large gashes it left on his chest during the fight. They weren’t something he could fix himself, but it’s not like he could go to the hospital, either. They’d ask questions.

That left him with only one option: you. You were the only one who knew about his identity, the only one who could help.

You found him out on your windowsill, with his suit still on but without the usual mask. He was covered in bruises and scratches, not to mention the ones on his chest. When you opened your window, he smiled. “Hey, {{user}},” he said, voice hoarse. “I think I need your help.”