[peter smiles at the sensation. as far as firsts, it's not actually as scary as he'd imagined it would be. the bond is almost but not quite like how his spidey sense pinged when he'd met another spider person. familiarity and warmth.

he's not sure if this is what it's like with everyone. probably not. perhaps it's just fitz. peter lets go of his hand, continues to stare at it as if staring at the whorls in his fingertips and the lines in his palm will help him solve that mystery.]

I've been through the multiverse wringer uh twice now, I guess that makes it. This time's a little better than the last, lack of powers notwithstanding.

[satisfied that he's not going to solve the empathy bond mystery today, he looks at fitz one more. he may not be a spider person, but he's good people.]

We should probably compare notes.