Then, we hear it. Not the scrape-thump of oxygen. Not the thwip of a web.
Peter should go down. He should ask if the old man needs help. But the weight of the suit pins him to the chair. He is a failure as Peter Parker and a butcher as Spider-Man. He puts his head in his hands and lets the scrape-thump become the metronome of his self-hatred. Tu amigo y vecino Spider-Man Temporada 1 Dual 1...
He looks out his window. The fire escape is rusted. A few floors above, he sees a dark figure land on the water tower. He doesn't flinch. He knows it’s the kid. Then, we hear it
"Mr. Parker?" Hector’s voice is a gravelly whisper. "It’s Delgado. From 2B." Peter should go down
"I can't... I can't pay you back," Peter whispers.
He hears it. A low, rhythmic scrape-thump. Scrape-thump.