part of what made across the spiderverse so perfect was that it was largely centered on WHO spider-man is, in EVERY universe. not just Miles, or Peter, or Gwen, or Miguel. Spider-Man. it was about the ESSENCE of Spider-man. Spider-Man is love for humanity. Spider-Man is having to sacrifice and lose everything you love for the mask. Spider-Man is rebellion against the powers that be. Spider-Man is about trying to do both, in every universe. about not taking no for an answer or listening when everyone tells you your destiny. refusing to choose between the things and people you love. that’s why Spider-Man is so compelling: they want everything, even though everyone else tells them they can’t have it. that it’s not meant to be. and they just. keep. trying. keep getting back up. they just keep going, man.
When Ka'anh awakes, the first thing he sees is a planet, filled with blue and greens and browns, clouds scattered along the surface. He also realizes that the whole of his shuttle seems to be offline; No lights are on besides the dull red hue of what indicates an emergency situation. He hurts, badly so, and groans out in pain as he tries to get back onto his feet, tries to---
The shuttle's pulled toward the planet, he realizes, just as he tries to reach a few buttons with his bloody fingers. He can't even stand, he just lies there, with his upper half resting against the seat, arm outstretched in an attempt to fix what could be broken. Ka'anh hisses, bares his teeth, grunts as another wave of pain pushes through him while he tries to stand again - but then the shuttle shakes; Gravitation has finally wrapped itself around his vessel in full, and now the descent upon the foreign planet is sped up with each second that passes.
This will become a hell of a ride, he knows. There's nothing he can do besides holding onto something, pushing himself against a nearby wall, away from anything that could fall down onto him as the shuttle proceeds to fly through the thick atmosphere. It's probably getting too hot as well, with all the shields being offline, unable to protect the shell from the rough treatment of the sudden friction it receives.
The fall itself sends a stomach tumbling and Ka'anh grits his teeth, squeezes his eyes shut, hoping that it will soon be over and that he will survive the impact thats about to come.
He doesn't want to die like this. Not after having managed to flee from his own planet, then getting sucked into what had looked like an opening within the Universe itself, just to be thrown down onto another world he's unfamilair with---
He's afraid, that's the last thing he feels before everything becomes dark and his senses vanish from existence, together with his consciousness.
...
When he awakes again, he's unsure if he's even alive, still.
He's lying on his stomach, outside of his shuttle, with his face buried in dry soil; With every intake of air he inhales some of it, which causes Ka'anh to cough and gasp for oxygen, so he does, almost dry-heaving from the pain it causes him.
He blinks, lifts his head somewhat and looks at a blurry picture in front of him - a mass of gray, perhaps it's his shuttle, parts of it burning and smoke rising into the air. He cannot see clearly, he doesn't hear much, and the pain he's in is excruciating. He's surely broken his right leg, his hip even, because he cannot feel it - his rattling breath tells him at least one broken rip has broken the tissue of his lung, and judged by how dizzy he feels, he must be suffering from what could be a rather serious brain-injury.
But, Ka'anh's alive. he's still here, even though he's just crashed down onto this foreign planet.
A grunt leaves him and he closes his eyes, then inhales as much as he can before he tries to push himself up onto all-fours. There's blood soaked into the dirt beneath him and one of his arms is definitely broken, next to the right leg that won't cooperate... but somehow he keeps himself in this all-fours-position, swallowing down the taste of copper and nausea he feels.
Fuck. Fuck - he needs to get to his shuttle, find the medkit in there---...
summary: just how would be a friends with benefits relationship with miguel.
warnings: Miguel out of character maybe? nsfw, not established relationship, unprotected sex, jealousy, i'm being self indulgent.
❊ it starts one night after having some drinks with friends. He was taking you home, when you two started to talk about how horny the alcohol makes you both
❊ which leads to you inviting him in just to have some coffee to sober up, but it's just an excuse, because you didn´t drink that much, just enough to find the courage to do what you both have been wishing for so long
“are we really doing this?” you moan while he kisses your neck, trailing kisses down your body.
“do you want me to stop?” he asks, stopping what he's doing, looking into your eyes.
“no, keep going. Keep going” you beg, spreading your legs, allowing him to kiss your clothed pussy.
❊ it was suposse to be a one time thing, but it ends being an anytime thing. Any of you calling or sending a message with something as simple as “wanna come over?” or “can I see u?
❊ the first few times were great. After hooking up you used to leave, and that was all. Until one night, it was a long day for Miguel, and he just fell asleep after one of your sessions
you are trying to recover from your climax when he starts to cum, shooting his seed inside you with a raspy groan.
“mierda” he mutters against your neck, still inside you, trying to catch his breath “you have no idea how much I needed that, cariño” he pulls out slowly, collapsing on the bed next to you “can I sleep here just for tonight? estoy realmente cansado”
“yeah” you say, not sure if he heard you before falling asleep
the morning after, you wake up with Miguel still sleeping, with his arms around your waist, pulling you as close as he can
❊ after that everything feels more intimate, crossing the “just sex" line
❊ and of course, your friends are not blind. They see the stolen glances, the holding hands under the table, all those "accidental" touches
“we're just friends” you say, rolling your eyes, taking his hand off your thigh.
And for some reason, he hates how hearing that makes him feel.
❊ I think that he would be the first one to catch feelings, so he is the first one to be jealous
“wait, are you jealous?” you smirk, placing a hand on his chest.
“what? no. why would I be jealous?” he mutters, walking away from you
❊ but at the end of the day, neither of you are willing to make the next move because you're too scared of screwing things up.
“we're just friends, right?” you whine and he almost laughs at the scenario. At how funny it's the question while he has his dick buried deep inside your cunt.
“yeah, just friends, preciosa” he hisses, rocking his hips against yours.
I might be super late on the uptake here but I’ve just noticed that in Into the Spiderverse, when Miles meets Peter for the first time the colors behind Miles shift from Prowler’s purple and green to Spider-Man’s blue and red
With what we know now about the universe Miles’ spider came from, I wonder if that Miles and this Miles traded fates?
the teaser 1 year ago vs the final movie. holy shit dude.
like all of it really culminates and was adjusted to make miles and gwen more as equals.. miles' deepened voice, miles also using a spider web to try grabbing at the sketchbook instead of his hand,
both of them standing on more equal footing,
overall making miles a lot less "dopey". and clearly fond of gwen rather than being strung along.
also something really specific but they changed gwen tipping her head down to just widening her eyes which is so much more subtle character acting which I love tbh.
shes not telling him what to do next but she's waiting for a response.
also just the fact they took the criticism of miles' hair and adjusted it from looser curls (3c/4A) to tighter, springy coils (4c) is so satisfying to see....
All thanks and credits to @jann-the-bean and @help-im-a-gay-fish for being so inspiring and sharing such amazing ideas for the Across The Spider-Verse crossover \(//∇//)\☆
Cross from xtaleunderverse by jakei95
Dream by jokublog
Killer by rahafwabas / rahaf-wabas / rahofy-sketch