Death Before Inaction
by hppjmxrgosg
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CHAPTERS
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RATING
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Summary
“Fuck off, Nicky.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Hasn’t anyone ever told you spider-napping is illegal?”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“You can’t hold me here, I know my spider-rights.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“God, you guys are so old. What are you? Like 27?”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Scale of 1 to 10, how upset would you be if I told you I banged your mom?”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Or, I got my grubby little hands on the spider-man time line and fucked around a little bit. Not much (everything) changes.
Reader Reviews
kira_narice
Just nowoh wow
Jaybird_74
Just nowStarted reading this on a rec, its so good so far!!! Currently trying not to cry on a public bus 👍👍👍
JonnyKat_2005
Just nowPlease tell me you are going to continue this it sis really good
Pegasister60
Just nowcrams in mouth I can't tell you what this was but I can tell you it tasted amazing. Thanks for the content!
LunaStarTheCat
Just nowWell crap, you’re going to get me re-obsessed with Spider-man with stories like this. This was an amazing intro. Also, also! Loving Harry being there. I’m so excited to see where you’re going with this. 💖💖💖
GreetingsFromSpaceWhale
Just nowTHE SADS <\3
hughassman
Just nowWHAT THE MOTHER FUCKERY FUCKITY
ChaosKiro
Just nowI have fucking tears in my eyes this was amazing!
SoulHarvest (AtiRosnor)
Just nowWow. Just... wow. This first chapter is amazing and so real and truthful and heartbreakingly beautiful. Thank you for writing this, I'll be reading it whenever I have time the next few days. Mind if I quote you?Oh, yeah, and I think you'll be roping me back into the Spidey fandom. xD
Mala_Mara
Just nowThat was gold my God I'm going to need a minute
dreamer564
Just nowDamn that was intense, love the shift in mentality as he gains capabilities he becomes apathetic to changing the situations
Femme_Morte
Just nowDAMN, what a take on the Spider-man origin story—this is EXCELLENT, I’m so excited to see where you take it!!!
koudzero
Just nowgod, the character study you did here was perfect. I feel like you got inside peter parker's brain and described him like almost no fic does, which is exactly how he is. Your writing is wonderful too.
EdibleEyelashes
Just nowJust a small inaccuracy: babies actually only get their “true” eye color after 6-9 months after birth at least. Before that it is less pigmented, usually grey.Amazing story, can’t wait to read more!
FrailYard (FrailYard0220)
Just nowDamn I'm crying this is really good :)
Athena12
Just nowPlease update soon. Your story is the only one I can find with a competent Peter Parker. The amount of stories there are were he is still a complete rookie after 2 years is painful.
NikoBittz
Just nowLike...legitimately crying right now. I feel horrible and I despise you and this story.Thank you, I will continue to read.
theonlydickineedisgrayson
Just nowWeeping
Dragonreborn94
Just nowIs it wrong that I don't feel sorry for Ben getting shot? The robber would have just took the money and left with no one hurt. After which they call the cops and give a description of events. The cops review the security footage and try to catch the guy. Their was no need to try to play hero while someones holding a gun. I don't think what he did makes him a hero, just a idiot who needlessly died.It also seems like Peter misinterpreted with great power cones great responsibility here. His uncle wasn't talking about super powers, he was talking about Peter's intelligence.Did Peter parents not leave behind a Will in case of their deaths? They being spies should have had money sat aside that could be used to help take care of Peter. What about adopting Peter official and getting the little bit of money that cones from that? It wouldn't be much but it would have helped.These things never seem to be brought up in any Spider-man fanfiction I read at all. Maybe because they want Peter to struggle more I guess.
Blahwithinthenight
Just nowDUUUUUUDEEEEEHonestly what a great intro
PotatoeNo27
Just nowThis is one of two fics which have had me exceeding the 5000 character limit in the bookmarks and the ONLY one that has left me scouring the tags sections to further express my passion.I will scream and cry out to the heavens about this fic and when the angels’ ears have bled to the point of iron deficiency and their brains have metaphysically melted through their orifices, then I will turn around and whisper sweet nothings to the underworld. I have naught but human hope to thank for the futile belief that I will be able to regale all the facets to of this fic in their pure, raw splendour. And when my god-given and human-driven persistence has worn off and my throat is doing a rather impressive mimicry of the Sahara desert, my last words, scratched out into the soil as the earth envelopes me in a ‘last hurrah’-like embrace, in lieu of any redundant particulars like a murder mystery-esque, ‘It was Sarah,’ or, ‘It will find you’, will be:‘i rec this work’
Chapter 1
Just nowI am. So sorry, but this whole chapter ‘helpless’ from Hamilton was playing in my head.also, bro realized 3 fundamental truths at very different times
sparklingflare0214
Just now❤️💙❤️💙Awesome update!!!!!❤️💙❤️💙
snark_oil
Just nowLove your version of Spider-Man! You're an excellent writer and storyteller. All too often, I am tossed out of a tale due to poor grammar or incorrect word usage. Not here; I stay fully immersed in your dynamic and logical world. Thank you!
INeedASleepingBag
Just nowYeah, the end note pretty much sums up my emotional state rn. I'm sobbing.
d0minoeffect
Just nowCHILLS DUDE WOW ❤️❤️❤️
Sprog
Just nowWhat was that??? WHAT QAS FHAT??? THAT'S FEH SOUND OF ME CRYING IS WHAT IT WAS
ze_trashcan
Just nowThis is devastating and I love it
SomeStrangeOne
Just nowI KNOW it isn't the point of this but 40.7°C is NOT lethal. Like it's hella hot , but I had 41.7°C on MULTIPLE occasions, and it's horrible but in the end you just walk it off igAnywaysss
kirabasai
Just nowbro this character stydy chapter made ne fucking bawl my eyes out
MikaOtter
Just nowjust found this fic because of a rec on tiktok and holy fucking shit. holy fuckingggg SHIT AM I READY FOR THHIS
Mush
Just nowWhat an amazing first chapter
TimelessIsVenus
Just nowno because why was this better than any of the spider-man movies combined 🤨⁉️, loveddd this chapter can’t wait to finish up the rest 😋✨
MinKarma
Just nowThis is literally my favorite book on this site atp. I NEED MOREEE!! 🤣🤣
jesse_is_spiralling
Just nowholy shit. holy shit. HOLY. SHIT.i am MESMERISED by your writing style
tepid_angst
Just nowI love this characterization of Peter. it's so so good.
My_achillies_heel
Just nowThis made me very upset, thank you. I think it's wonderful :)
Tolra
Just nowThis fanfic is like a breath of fresh air. I never, never ever, read WIPs - I like everything all nicely wrapped up and finished.But this - I’m happy to wait on!I have been obsessively reading Spider-Man fanfics for years, picture a starving man whose stomach is a bottomless pit. I am ravenous for Spider-Man fics. I honestly thought I had read everything published worth reading.This fanfic has become my new favourite, ever.The writing style is amazing - the portrayal of characters should been OOC, but they just fit perfectly. I haven’t read many fanfics where characters are portrayed like this, and portrayed like this well!!I honestly cannot wait for the next instalment.
TaliSands
Just nowwhat the fuck was that /complimentthat last scene left me reeling, im a mess. it was so greatyour writing work is beautiful and it tells so much with such subletly it's delicate work weaving the story, like the babysitter?? you absolutely killed me with that one.peter's voice is so resigned, so pessimistic and so fucking raw. i see myself in it a little, how flawed we are in our own eyes, the faults we carry and the doubt. the desire for strenght when we're weak and the talking about that, the way peter kept wishing for strenght and when he got it he forgets he ever wanted it in the first place, it's poetic and it's life.you write painful and i love it. death before innaction, it felt great catching that part of the title in there.thanks so much for writing, i'm very excited about your work
DarthGooNoodle
Just nowThis is devastating (affectionate)
RobinNotRaven
Just nowWhat the fuck is this shit (in a good way)
FollowTheDogStar
Just nowOh My God
MushrumHed937
Just nowAHHHHHHH YESSSSSSSS CHARACTER YES GOOD MMHHH ME LIKEY YEAHHHH
DropTheBeet
Just nowHoly shit that was intense. I feel like I need to lie down, but I read this in bed. Maybe a handstand would help
YokaiAngel
Just nowTHIS STORY IS AMAZING!!!!~~~~
MautDews
Just nowFUCK!!!! Where's that fucking 🧅
Bubblebathlover
Just nowCan’t wait for the next chapter!!!♥️
choppy_moon
Just nowI've seen too many tiktoks about this to skip.... I guess this will be my first ongoing fic in 2024.
Chapter 1
Just nowI've heard, seen, read, and watched this story (and all it's variants) approximately a million times and it NEVER fails to give me that gut wrenching sadness and agony. you have encapsulated it, and what this central moment truly MEANS for peter and all spider-people so incredibly well. you should be so proud :)
LaizyBirb
Just nowSounds like a damn good origin story and first chapter lol!So hyped to start this can't wait to see what version of Peter Parker this one is gonna turn into!





