A group of Hedgehog's seek the warmth of each other through cold winter nights, but cannot risk getting too close to avoid hurting each other on their spikes.
Penny used to seek the comfort of others, but has been hurt time and time again.
She used to be an orphan, an experiment, a mentee, a hero, and a prisoner.
By her fifteenth birthday, she's decided that it's not worth trying again.
She has plans to clock out early, and reunite with all that she's lost.
But it seems life would have other plans for our young hero.
This is her story of resilience, loss, healing, and finding companionship in the most unexpected places.
TLDR: Being a fifteen-year-old girl is hard in itself, but try balancing godly superpowers and an internship with a world famous scientist at the same time.
Words: 1677, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
- Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
- Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
- Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Categories: F/M, Gen
- Characters: Peter Parker, Harley Keener, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Kate Bishop, Eli Bradley, Michelle Jones (Marvel), Gwen Stacy (The Amazing Spider-Man), Harry Osborn, Norman Osborn, Ned Leeds, Steve Rogers, Pepper Potts, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Clint Barton, Thaddeus Ross, Nick Fury, Aunt May Parker (Marvel) (mentioned), Uncle Ben Parker (Marvel)
- Relationships: Harley Keener/Peter Parker, ... eventually, Harley Keener & Peter Parker, Bruce Banner & Peter Parker, Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Natasha Romanov, Michelle Jones & Peter Parker, Harry Osborn & Peter Parker (Past), Peter Parker & Original Male Character (Past), Uncle Ben Parker & Peter Parker (Past), Bruce Banner & Tony Stark
- Additional Tags: Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Medical Torture, Trauma, Peter Parker has PTSD, military torture, Female Peter Parker, Hurt/very little comfort, Healing, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempt, Hurt Peter Parker, Self-Harm, Bruce Banner Acting as Peter Parker's Parental Figure, ... why do I always do this story?, writer has questionable mental health, aka she wrote this through a possible manic episode, read if you dare, Peter Parker is a Mess, Peter is Penny, BAMF Peter Parker, Teen Romance, eventally, she has to get over trauma first, Not Beta Read, Peter Parker Needs a Hug, I swear guys just lemme cook, LEMME COOK 🗣️🔥, Possible Body horror warning?, ah why not I'll toss it into the growing list of issues this fic tackles, Body Horror, I'll give better content warnings for the start of each chapter ;), Mental Health Issues, Peter Parker Whump, Peter Parker-centric, Angst with a Happy Ending, a mixed bag of good and bad parental figures, radiation poisoning, It's like... oryx and crake level medical horror, mixed with a teenage coming of age supa hero redemption arc story, Guy's pls suggest tags I haven't published a long work since da cobid-19