I got hit by a bus, baby!

[hackthis_archive]

So. I was minding my own fucking business yesterday when I got accosted by a new fandom. In broad daylight. I want to file a formal complaint with the authorities for real. Seriously, I have plenty of fandoms at home; I can't bring a stray back! There's no room in the garage; I have Ultimate Fantastic Four camped out in the front yard; I'm already on probation for trying to smuggle Sark and Will through the back door! I suspect it's my own damn fault for underestimating Spider-Man 2 anyway. I mean I saw the subtexty-goodness in the first one and was all, eh, not with Tobey McGuire please, and then I went on my merry little way. And then I saw S2 and was all, no, go away, not gonna happen. I'm not pairing Spider-Man and James Dean!

Goddamn James Dean Harry Osborne.


Spider-Man 1&2: The Movie
Disclaimer: I don't know this fandom. I'm not even going to pretend. I'm just exorcising this bunny before it festers.

All Roads Lead to Rome




Peter stops touching him after his dad's funeral, and Harry's not sure if it's because Peter thinks he needs time or space or something else that Harry really doesn't need at all. If he wants time and space, he'll buy it. He'll move. Actually, he could move, hell, they could move into his dad's place, but Peter won't even let Harry pay all the bills so there's no chance he'll move into the penthouse Harry grew up in.

Harry already knows before he asks that Peter will say no; that doesn't stop him from asking though, and that's when he notices the thing with touching, because Harry's talking to Peter, and Peter's just looking at Harry like -- like someone he wants to touch, but can’t or won’t.

Harry didn't even realize how much he missed Peter’s casual hands on the shoulder until he realized it had been three months since he‘d felt one, but now, when Peter reaches out, he freezes in mid-air, and they both see it. And that's that.

This doesn't stop Peter from making up some lame excuse about work and taking off.

This doesn’t stop Harry from watching him leave.


*


Harry keeps expecting to come home and find Peter and MJ fumbling on the sofa. He keeps expecting to come home and find Peter with someone who's not him. Harry's never been good with sharing, and thankfully this never happens, but the anticipation doesn't help at all.

Neither does the drinking, but that's nobody's business but his own.


*


Peter moves out after Harry goes through his room looking for Spider-Man's contact information. Harry's not sure if he's expecting to find it on a post-in or a matchbook or on the back of a head-shot made out to My Favorite Photographer, but Peter's not with him and MJ's not with him and his father is gone, and it's all that freak's fault. Harry doesn't mean to invade Peter's privacy, but it's like Peter's chosen Spider-Man over Harry, even though he killed Harry's father and that's just so fucked up and wrong. Harry could, would, give Peter anything he wants, and Peter won't help him with this one thing at all. It's so small, and Peter's supposed to be his best friend. Peter's supposed to be his --

Still, it's not like Peter catches Harry looking through his stuff, but he just seems to know anyway. He doesn't accuse Harry or anything, he just looks at him with those eyes, and Harry goes out and gets shit-faced drunk.


*


He doesn't remember calling the apartment and getting the answering machine, but the messages are there when he gets home, and Peter's not.

There's nothing better than multiple, slurring messages declaring how much Harry loves Peter to entice Harry to throw up all over the floor.

So he does.


*


Harry knows that Peter's not going to move back in with his Aunt May; he can feel it in his bones. So he hires someone to track Peter down and make sure he's okay. Harry will wait if he has to; for Peter, Harry can wait.

For Spider-Man -- well, that's a different matter altogether.


*


Harry's first board meeting is a confusing, infuriating rush of condolences and nervous executives, and afterwards all he wants is a drink. All he wants to do is to talk to Pete, but when he goes home, Peter's not there.

No one's there, but his father's strange ceremonial headmasks; and Harry is all alone.


*


Pete? Pete it's me, Harry.

Look, I'm sorry, man, for whatever. I know the Spider-Man thing isn't your fault.

We should get together soon. Call me.


*


Peter Parker, this is the Voice of Doom. You never call your best friend, Harry Osborne, anymore and he's going to send someone to get you.

Okay, I'm kidding, but seriously, Pete, what does someone have to do to get you to call him back? Kidnap Spider-Man?


*


Pete, man, you are a hard guy to get hold of. Where are you living anyway that you've got your own phone service? The girl who answered sounds about twel -- . Call me, man. We haven't talked in forever.


*


Peter has this unerring ability to frustrate Harry more than anyone else; he guesses this is what love is all about. Correction: he knows this must be love, because Harry never got this frustrated with MJ, and maybe this is why Harry never really goes after Spider-Man as much as he could. Not because he doesn’t want justice, but because he doesn’t want to lose Peter as much as he already has, and it's clear that there’s some sort of connection between Peter and Spider-Man that Harry can’t seem to sever. Maybe, if he’s lucky, Peter will come back. Or maybe luck has nothing to do with it. His dad always said that luck was for suckers, and maybe what Harry really needs to do is to get rid of Spider-Man and help the entire process along.



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Comments

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

You rock so much for writing this, but damn you too. I'm going to scrap my version because yours flows despite the breaks. Let me be the first to say it's awesome.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

What? Why? Dude, that's like saying you're only going to buy one pair of shoes, because you think the other doesn't match anything in your closet. It's absurd!

[cincodemaygirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, holy shit. Did I just CATCH a new fandom from you like it was FLU? Jesus, that was awesome.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

You really have to be wary of those airborne viruses.

[special-trille.livejournal.com]

Um, yeah. This is Harry. Exactly Harry!

Thank you for this.

I also don't know the fandom, so this is pretty much perfect for me

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading!

I've found that when in doubt, faking it works very well.

[cosmic.livejournal.com]

It's all about James Franco's hypnotizing lower lip. And that heroes always, always, always make the worst best friends/lovers.

And you should write more Harry. Because James Dean Harry is the new Lex.

*pets your poor Harry*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

It's all about James Franco's hypnotizing lower lip. And that heroes always, always, always make the worst best friends/lovers.

And you should write more Harry. Because James Dean Harry is the new Lex.

You are evol. *pets Lex* I would never succumb to the pretty so easily -- okay, who am I kidding? You? Yeah, me neither.

[thornsilver]

*notes to self: watch "spiderman-2"*

I liked this very much. Just one thing: Aunt May is the only relative Peter has got left... that's who you were talking about he could maybe concievably move in with, right?

Harry knows that Peter's not going to move back in with his grandmother; he can feel it in his bones.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Whoops! Aunt May, right! *changes* Also, dude, you should totally see the movie; I was pretty shocked at how much I enjoyed it, I have to say.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

until he realized it had been three months since he‘d felt one, but now when Peter reaches out he freezes in mid-air, and they both see it. And that's that.
Still, it's not like Peter catches Harry looking through his stuff, but he just seems to know anyway. He doesn't accuse Harry or anything, he just looks at him with those eyes, and Harry goes out and gets shit-faced drunk.
GodDAMN, it's really about the shit between the lines, isn't it? Oh it so is. I love. I love! I love that you wrote Harry/Peter because I've been waiting for some quality Harry/Peter to show up and lo.

Heheh. Harry/Peter. And "You killed my father!" spans like three fandoms now is it?

maybe what Harry really needs to do is to get rid of Spiderman and help the entire process along.
And THAT is why Harry/Peter is so goodbadangstyyay, THAT is why I reckon spideyslash now exists, while Spidey 1 hardly made a dent in fandom. Mmmkay!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Heheh. Harry/Peter. And "You killed my father!" spans like three fandoms now is it?

OMG, during the entire movie I was all 'My name is Inigo Montoya!, err, Harry Osborne.' I'm so, so glad you liked this, thank you for your wonderful comments.

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

Dude, there's no such thing as too many fandoms, you know that!

James Franco just about killed me as Harry this time round. The love, the love! I can't wait for the third one.

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

Did you notice that Harry drank Maker's Mark? I think that was a shoutout to you.

[emmalyne.livejournal.com]

Dude, you know you want to write more Spidey 2 slash. James Franco is just too, too pretty not to. And so sexy when he's pathetically in love with Peter.

Peter's just looking at Harry like -- like someone he wants to touch, but can’t or won’t.

Aw... they should be touching! Heh.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, you know you want to write more Spidey 2 slash. James Franco is just too, too pretty not to. And so sexy when he's pathetically in love with Peter.

What? No, I don't! *sticks fingers in ears* Lalalalalalalalala. I'm not listening to you. Bloody enablers...

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

The Harry/Peter relationship in the second movie really really reminds me of the Clark/Lex in Smallville. Is that just me because I stopped watching Smallville this season, but I've seen seasons 1 and 2.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The Harry/Peter relationship in the second movie really really reminds me of the Clark/Lex in Smallville. Is that just me because I stopped watching Smallville this season, but I've seen seasons 1 and 2.

No, it was pretty clear to me too. I wasn't thinking of Lex and Clark at the time, but the parallels are unmistakably apparent.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_riz/]

Ha! Awesome. It really is like they were trying for the slash contingent when they spun Harry that way. Yum.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I know! I mean, dude, he slapped Peter. Not punched, but *slapped*. What's up with that? That's one of those, 'you hurt me, but I don't want to hurt you too much or I won't get laid later' things.

[lookatmae.livejournal.com]

My man thinks J. Franco is going to be the next big thing. I want to bite him.

I wonder if I actually am turned on by all this Yaoi. Hmmm.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

JF's been the next big thing for years, ever since he did the James Dean biopic for TNT.

[angelgazing.livejournal.com]

OMG! ::bounces:: I have been looking for Peter/Harry fic since I saw Spider-Man 2 and, sadly, none was to be found. And then to find it because you did it? Guh. So perfect and well written and exactly how it should be.

::fangirls you::

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm so pleased you liked it so much!

[cyclogenesis.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, it's my Spider-man OTP. *beams* And very nicely done, too. Can I link to this on spiderfic (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderfic/)?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Like I would say no to you... unless you wanted like a kidney. Of course you can.

[corimari.livejournal.com]

OMG I saw Spiderman and went on a rampant search for Harry/Peter because they are OMGMFEO and I agree with the above mentioned Harry-is-the-new-Lex. Hooray for comic book heroes/villians! This fic was great, it really captured Harry's inner turmoil, since the only outward turmoil he projects is anger, but you know there's more going on on the inside. Yay! :D

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The minute the film was over, I was all 'must have fic!' I'm so glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your kind comments.

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

What on earth makes you think the film (http://oxoniensis.popullus.net/pictures/spiderman2_271.jpg) is slashy (http://oxoniensis.popullus.net/pictures/spiderman2_826.jpg)? *g*

I've been hoping for some Peter/Harry stories. Good girl, keep going!

Love the messed up relationship you've pictured here, hopeless but still hoping.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, when I was done watching it, I just stared at the screen like 'wow. V gay.'

[alevai.livejournal.com]

Alright, I'm de-lurking after all this time to tell you how incredibly and stupidly happy I am that you're writing spidey-slash, and to point you in the direction of spideyslash, should you be interested in posting this GORGEOUS PIECE OF SUPERHERO YUM.
Thank you. :-p

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I'm so pleased you enjoyed reading this, and I'm glad you de-lurked too. Everybody should de-lurk and say hi!

[dessert-first.livejournal.com]

Sorry about your fandom troubles. Maybe Spidey can just web Harry to the roof, since you have no room indoors? Great story. Poor Harry.

There's nothing better than multiple, slurring messages declaring how much Harry loves Peter to entice Harry to throw up all over the floor.

Poor, poor, lonely, miserably in love Harry.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked the story, thanks!

[yourpoison.livejournal.com]

Man, you do this sort of character in pathetic desperate love so well~:) All the little moments and the understated ironic tone and the sheer -hole- where Peter should be-- they all work well. Just, the language you use here seems... like, personal. Like, I can really feel Harry through it. He's just so... messily, wetly falling apart and yet one remains sympathetic to him 'cause it's just kind of impossible to resent him-- just the way he clutches at straws and has no clue about anything really except the way he feels. Like a puppy :>

I was kinda down on Harry right after I saw Spiderman 2-- he seemed even more pathetic than Draco, and I just don't go that low, but. I love the idea that they did live together for a bit & then Peter left, and just how whatever Harry says seems to be at the wrong time or the wrong thing altogether-- especially considering what a puppy -Peter- is, heh.

I dunno if it's tragic so much as... kind of tragically adorable. This fic makes me think of... 'messy'. I dunno -what's- messy. Harry, probably. Which is really weird, but you're really good at that particular flavor of sweetly hopeless, I think. :D

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Underneath it all, I am actually a sixteen year-old boy, build on angst and sarcasm. Oh, god that would explain a lot. Seriously though, I'm so pleased you liked this, thanks for comemnting. There was something about Harry that just said 'I've been done wrong!' that I couldn't resist.

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

aw yeeah. i've been waiting a long time for something like this. the first movie didn't say peter/harry to me but it set it up. and then... yes, with the drunken slapping? mmhmm. and you are so perfectly capturing spurned-unrequite-lover-harry here. it's delightful in its angsty mopefulness.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

the first movie didn't say peter/harry to me but it set it up. and then... yes, with the drunken slapping? mmhmm. and you are so perfectly capturing spurned-unrequite-lover-harry here. it's delightful in its angsty mopefulness.

My sentiments exactly. With the first one, I could smell it, but it wasn't quite right, but with this one? It's like they needed to make up for the deficency, which worked just fine for me. I mean drunken 'slapping'? What man slaps another man unless sex is involved somehow?

[meret.livejournal.com]

Woo hoo! I'm so glad you're writing Peter/Harry!!! *jumps up and down*
This is wonderful! Poor Harry. And if there's anything I can do to bribe encourage you to write more, like promises of fic covers, let me know. *eg*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

I see you trying to trick me, but it won't work. I am going back to HP directly. Except for that other piece I wrote this morning, but that's it.

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

Good, so I wasn't the only one not slashing them while watching the movie.

Lovely job *nods*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[flrouk.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to read Peter/Harry since I saw the movie yesterday. (All I got were Peter/MJs.) It was slashier than the first one.

Thank you.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

It was so slashier than the first one, and thanks for reading!

[crimsonclad.livejournal.com]

Mm. It's so Clark/Lex, with the secrets and not wanting to share them or extort them and needing to know but wanting the love- yeah.

Nice. Also- yeah. Voicemail- rock on.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

They are very Clark/Lex, aren't they? It's the foundation for any good comic book really, jaded ex-lovers.

[ladyvyola.livejournal.com]

First, this is me pointing and laughing at you and the fandom that followed you home. Repeat after me, "I need a new fandom like I need a hole in the head --- oooooh, shiny!"

Second, this is me mentioning that it's Spider-Man.

Third, this is me saying screw the hyphen because this is so damn fantastic. You've got Harry swaying on the edge and though Peter's not "on-stage" for most of the piece, it's clear that he's right there, too, trying to keep everything in balance and caught in that moment just before failing utterly.

Crash and burn, baby, and take everything you care about with you. There's just so many levels of love and hate and angst and general fucked-upness.

I know what you mean about Tobey Maguire. Eh. But then all of a sudden in was Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe, and Alfred Molina, and James Franco (please imagine you hear the echoing JamesJamesJames FrancoFrancoFranco that their chemisty requires).

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

First, this is me pointing and laughing at you and the fandom that followed you home. Repeat after me, "I need a new fandom like I need a hole in the head --- oooooh, shiny!"

*sighs*

You know that's exactly what happened, right?

Second, this is me mentioning that it's Spider-Man.

*nods* Done. (I said I didn't know what I was doing. Just sayin'.)


I know what you mean about Tobey Maguire. Eh. But then all of a sudden in was Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe, and Alfred Molina, and James Franco (please imagine you hear the echoing JamesJamesJames FrancoFrancoFranco that their chemisty requires).

Word. Really, one big plate of word, just for you.

[fashes.livejournal.com]

*sizzle*

...

There's a pulse in this. Want. More.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, I popped out two in two days. I don't get any faster than that. Well, I do, but I have a life and I require sleep and food and alcohol.