"The Wisdom to Know the Difference," Chapter 5/11

[tartanshell]

It's like the Energizer Bunny--it just keeps going. *g* "The Wisdom to Know the Difference," a Spider-Man/X-Men/Daredevil crossover novella, continued.

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[vonbrigthi]

I hope you know you're killing me by releasing this one chapter at a time. Which is to say, I really like this series, and am totally not constantly refreshing your lj to see if there are new chapters posted. Thank you for writing and sharing!

[tartanshell]

I hope you know you're killing me by releasing this one chapter at a time.

Aww, I'm sorry! I'm not trying to be mean, I swear. It's just that if I break it down into chapters in order to edit one last time/code in the italics/add pictures, it makes it less of a pain in the ass. ;)

Which is to say, I really like this series

Thank you so much! :) I'm glad you like it.

Thank you for writing and sharing!

Thank you for reading and commenting!

[st_aurafina]

Oh, Peter! So lovely, the way he's taking care of Henry, and in such a klutzy, self-conscious way. And Henry, with the sofa, and with the humanity, and oh - *cries* I love your Henry.

[tartanshell]

the way he's taking care of Henry, and in such a klutzy, self-conscious way.

Peter tries so hard, despite being a big ball of insecurities.

And Henry, with the sofa, and with the humanity, and oh -

He's trying so hard, too, not to fall entirely apart.

I love your Henry.

Thank you! That means a lot. <3

[lilacsigil]

Poor Henry! He was dealing so well, then the destruction of something so familiar was just the final straw. I love Peter's geeky, self-conscious but absolutely sincere care - and I hope those kids can keep a secret!

[tartanshell]

He was dealing so well, then the destruction of something so familiar was just the final straw.

I think he was faking it more than actually dealing, but...yes. It didn't help that he liked the couch a lot.

and I hope those kids can keep a secret!

I went back and forth on that--would Peter tell them? But I really do think everyone knows everything about everyone at the X-Mansion. And if Peter's going to be part of the family...

[mark_clark]

Hank sounded better in the morning and it's too bad that there still will be a period of adjustment for him. Peter did a pretty good job of being there for him.

I loved how Peter was bombarded with questions from kids and especially the one about him being Spider-Man. It was a little surprising that he told them that he was. I really liked that Bobby asked Peter if he ever wanted to play basketball sometime, nice job there Iceman. The end of the chapter was definitely like something Peter would do. After everything that happened before he left, he just had to laugh about it.

[tartanshell]

Hank sounded better in the morning and it's too bad that there still will be a period of adjustment for him.

I think it would be incredibly hard for Hank, at first. I mean, have you read the issue of Astonishing I mentioned in the notes? It's heartbreaking. But luckily, he has a sense of humor to match his size, as is apparent in later chapters. :)

I loved how Peter was bombarded with questions from kids and especially the one about him being Spider-Man.

That was fun to write. "Do you know Batman?" makes me laugh. (Though I guess it's a valid question; I haven't decided if the DC universe is "real" or not, in this 'verse.)

It was a little surprising that he told them that he was

Well, two things influenced his decision, here. One, he now considers the X-Men sort of family. The kids are part of that family, even if they aren't team members yet. Secrets don't last long in the X-mansion. For another thing, he considers them pretty harmless. I don't think he'd be as likely to tell non-mutant kids in NYC, though!

I really

[beatrice_otter]

I love the story so far! But I clicked on the link that says "Chapter 6 is here" and it took me to a screen saying "there is no such entry." You might want to fix that. ;)

[tartanshell]

Thank you! I'm really glad you're enjoying it!

Re: the "no such entry" thing...weird. It works for me. LJ has been screwy lately, though, and I've had Issues recently because I did the option to friends-lock my entire journal, then have been trying to unlock fics...but half the time, it won't let me. *pokes LJ with sticks*