Not Your Fault: Spider-Man


In which Peter learns he can't save everyone. He just needs help from someone who been where he is to realize that.


"You didn't save us."

"You're no hero!"

"WE TRUSTED YOU!"

Darkness engulfed Peter as he whimpered, "I'm sorry."

"You shouldn't even be alive," a dark figure held up his gun then…

Bang!

"Ahhhhhh!" Peter jolted awake as rounds of thunder, struck outside the Avengers complex. Thor, can you control this, please? Peter thought.

Then Peter heard a knock on the door. "Peter are you okay?" It was Wanda.

"Y-ya I'm fine," Peter tried to wipe off the water on his forehead and eyes.

"I'm coming in okay?"

"O-okay."

Wanda walked in with some tea in her hands. "Vision almost always makes tea every night. Especially when there are storms outside." Wanda gestured to the downpour outside.

"Why?" Peter asked weakly as he sipped a bit of tea.

"You're not the only one with night terrors Peter. We all get them. PTSD, anxiety, it's an occupational hazard."

"Even Mr. Stark?"

"Yah. I've seen his mind especially him."

"Oh." Peter was stunned for a second, "Who helps him?"

"We all help each other even if we aren't the closest, but I guess Pepper right now." It was silent between them for a second. The only noise was the party thunder had with the rain. Then Peter's sobbing joined the depressing party.

"I-it's my f-fault," Peter hiccuped.

"We can't save everyone Peter," Wanda hugged him.

"But what if w-we could?"

"Trust me we can't. We all… we all learned the hard way."

"How do you guys deal with it?" Peter's breathing started to even out again as he drank more tea.

"We don't dwell on it. We focus on who we did save and who we can save."

"Is it hard?"

"Of course it is," Wanda paused for a second, "Heros aren't invincible."

Another pause this time in complete silence as the thunder and rain stopped completely.

"Let's go to the kitchen to make a snack. Vision used to do it with me all the time… when" Wanda paused as Vision hugged her from behind. They gave each other small smiles. "When my brother passed away."

"Oh my gosh Wanda I'm so sorry."

"It's okay don't dwell Peter."

"Right don't dwell."

"Come on let's go make some snacks."


A/N: Ok I'm going to make this a short series about everyone's insomnia and night terrors. Don't worry it will all turn out find in the end. Please note I'm not doing it for every character, but I'll try as many as possible. I do have a planned ending because these aren't one shots but a connected story. So leave a follow to stay tuned!