Drum Solo Finish

"No, thank you, Gwen. They're awesome and so are you." He kissed her lips. "I'm so happy to be able to make you happy. I love you, Gwen Stacy."

"Awwww..." she cupped his face with her hands. "And I love you, Walter Stark! Love you so much!" She put her arms around him. "You are the best thing that ever happened to me. "No, seriously! And even better you bring that love and happiness to everything and everyone who is important to me!"

Walt smiled. "You're amazing, Gwen." He looked at the others sleeping faces and nodded, slowly disentangling himself from her "I uh... Have something here," he said rifling through the clothes until he found what he sought. "Something for you," he said slowly pulling out a small black box.

Gwen covered her face not believing that this was happening. "Here? Now? Uh, I don't... Uh, I mean I definitely want that, if you're sure! But- I dunno! It's so sudden! Am I ready? Are you? Are you sure?"

Walt blinked at her strange reaction as he pulled out the small black box. "Well, I was but if you don't want it or are uncertain we can certainly wait until you are. But in my opinion you're ready and I believe that I am."

"You're sure?" She asked grinning happily. "But... The others? What about the other-" she stopped and blinked. "Uhm... Wait. Isn't that box the wrong shape for...?"

Walt blinked too. "Wrong shape for what?" He opened it up for her showing her the small syringe inside.

Gwen stared at it, then him. Then it again. She even rubbed her eyes. "So... You're not asking me too... You know..."

Walt looked down at it, then up at her... Then down and up again his eyes getting wider. "Uhhh... Err... Whoa, I... Uhmmm... S-Sorry, Gwen! I uh,... Oh geez! I didn't... I mean not that I don't! I do! But I..."

She started to shake and he was afraid she was crying... Until she burst out in titters. Then giggles... And finally full blown laughter! He smiled and then started to join in! "Oh, damn! Hahahah! I messed this! Heheheh! Up big time! Hohoho!"

She leaned against him shaking with laughter. "Ohohoho no! I did! I totally thought- Ahahahahaha! The look on your face! Hehehehehehe!"

They carried on like that for awhile leaning against each other laughing before winding down."Ohoh ooohhhoho! Phew! Heh Well I guess we both dodged a bullet!" He said grinning handing her his bandana to wipe her eyes. "Unless... You want to?"

Gwen smiled wiping away tears of laughter and snorted. "Are you seriously proposing?"

He shook his head. "No... Just gauging your reaction. I..." He smiled stroking her face. "I love you, Gwen. Completely. Not getting married, nor anything else, is going to change that. Marriage on Prime can be somewhat complicated... But I'm not afraid. Until recently, I was always happiest when I was married... And if that would make you happy and that's what you want, then so do I."

She smiled at him. "I honestly don't know. I know the idea and hearing you say that makes me happy. But... I don't know if I am ready? Not because I have doubt's about you or us... But about me." She touched his face too. "I know how important something like that must be to you and you deserve the best, because I love you. I don't want to make mistakes or- Mmmmm..."

He'd interrupted by kissing her. "Marrying for love is a mistake I'd be happy to make... But I agree. Let's wait until we're sure we're ready. It's enough for me to know you feel that way. Hearing you say that? In my heart that's as good as. I love you, Gwen," he said bumping his forehead to hers.

Her heartbeat skipped wildly. He already felt that way?! Then she realized. His actions. The way he cared for her, supported her, trusted and loved her. From kisses goodnight to making her delicious meals, from having her back in battle to dealing with her friends and family... and every little thing in between... He was her partner. He did feel that way and showed her over and over, all the time. Treated her just like a loving, super husband. "Forget what I said earlier. You keep that up and and I just might want you to do me all over again! You're too good to me... And that's why you deserve the best Gwen I can be. I want to be that... For you!"

He chuckled and when she raised an eyebrow he shook his head. "It's just funny you should mention that, is all." He pressed the box into her hand.

She winked. "Some kind of sex drug or something? I hope not. I don't think any heart could handle that combined with you, Stud! Besides... I'm kinda wiped out at the mo'."

Walt shook his head. "No, no... Though promise me you'll use it responsibility... Though I wouldn't have given it to you if I didn't think you could. You've proven yourself in my eyes."

She blinked. "What is it? It's not a drug so..."

Walt nodded. "It's venom, actually."

"Like poison?" She looked at the boxed syringe in her hand. "Oh~kaaay... I'm not sure why you'd give me that but I'm sure you've got your reasons."

Walt smiled. "It's a very particular kind of venom. One you know very well!"

She blinked then stared at him with incredulous, dawning realization. "What? No... how? That bitch Cindy Moon took my Spider powers away!"

Walt chuckled. "She did but, while not cheap, it's easy enough for me to get it. You'll be Spider-Gwen again, through and through."

"Thank you... but why?" She asked. "Why now? Why not earlier?"

He smiled and wrapped his arms around her. "Because you proved yourself ready. You're an awesome Spider-Person even depowered as you are. You've been relying on the symbiote... but you also achieved a balanced symbiotic relationship with it. You did that, kept up being an effective crime fighter and now through training and dedication proved you don't need the powers to keep being the best possible you. I'm so proud of who you are and who you've become together. You're ready for more... if you want it. The choice is yours."

Gwen smiled as the gummy spiders of her suit appeared and touched him*HaPpY*. She felt how happy his words made it... and how happy it was for the three of them. She understood. She'd already made up her mind that she wasn't going to abandon the living spidersuit. It was her partner too... and Walt also accepted it. Helped her in her journey to accept it... and it accepted her. "Yeah... okay. Thank you. I'll always be your partner. Nothings going to change that. I love you."

Walt blinked but nodded. She was talking to the both of them he thought as he touched and gently played with the symbiote. Hers was just a little bit different from other universes symbiotes too in how it worked and acted. Maybe because it's Earth-65 origins were different? It was hard to say. He couldn't wait to study and observe it more. But it was important to remember that it was a living thing and a friend as well as his responsibility to care for also.

"Then... why don't you take it?" She asked. "You could be my Spider-Man and... oh," she paused thinking through the things he'd already told her. "I get it... then I'd be in more danger as "Gwen" to fate, right?"

He smiled nodding. "That... and there's no telling what would happen. One theory is that all you Spider-folk got bitten young so your bodies developed with it instead of dying. Another is you're chosen that way by your writers and it would probably kill anyone else... and there are some "what if" spiderverses where those who get bit turn into spider-monster abominations. Honestly? It's not worth it. I'm strong enough as is doing it the old-fashioned way on top of the things that've already been done to me." He kissed her cheek. "But you're a "known quantity" so that's a different story. Cindy Moon may have taken those powers from you, but you had them. You're still "chosen" seeing as you can travel the multiversal web with the other Spider-People. And this is venom extracted from the very same spider that Cindy made that ended up bitting you. I'm certain that it'll work for you... if you want it."

She smiled. "Great power must be used responsibly... and I try but I haven't always done so. I'm still figuring things out. Learning to be responsible with my partner here, so... can I think about it?"

Walt raised his eyebrows but nodded, smiling and kissed her again. "Of course you can. But just my take... That's why you're ready, Gwen. Because you can think like that." He squeezed her. "It's one of the many, many things I love about you."

"Right back atcha," she said sunggling in his arms.

They lay like that happily with each other and their friends and loved ones.

[Walter Stark - Penny Polendina - F.R.I.D.A.Y - Neopolitan - Pyrrha Nikos - Nora Valkyrie - Yang Xiao Long - Blake Belladonna - Kali Belladonna - Sienna Khan - Willow Schnee - Glynda Goodwitch - Zwei - Ahnassi - Lifts-Her-Tail - Senko - Sayoko Shinozaki - Roberta Cisneros - Haruna - Sasha Blouse - Ilulu - Rachel "Raven" Roth - Manami "La Brava" Aiba - Tsuyu "Froppy" Asui - Haruhime Sanjouno - Anastasia "The Baroness" Cisarovna/DeCobray - Demona - Raven "Mystique" Darkhölme - Pirotess - Lydia - Aela the Huntress - Serana - Mission Vao - Curie - Ada - PAM - KL-E-O - Merida - Gwen "Gwenom" Stacy - Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee - Jennifer "She-Hulk" Walters - Linda T. Duck - Shocket Raccoon - Lady Loki - Elizabeth "Betty" Brant - Gloria "Glory" Grant - Mary Jane "MJ" Watson - Emma Frost and Virginia "Pepper" Potts

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