Shapeshift and S'mores
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mark.young
Completed, First published May 09, 2026

The story opens onto a world of masked vigilantes and youthful secrets. A fifteen-year-old Peter Parker, patrolling New York as Spider-Man, encounters a mysterious shapeshifter calling herself Anima. Meanwhile, Y/N grapples with her own abilities, reflecting on a recent, awkward encounter with someone she refers to as Spiderman. These chapters trace a tentative connection between Peter and Y/N, interwoven with Peter’s preoccupation with Anima. Playful banter and a shared experiment—toasting s’mores with sunlight—mask underlying tensions as Peter considers revealing his identity, but ultimately holds back.
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