╰┈➤ 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞: 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯

                               𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘫𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘰

              ❛ we do not exist in, any other instant, here in this dimension

                                                you and I are meant to be ❜

𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐘.

Sure, she was stunning but there was so much more to her. She had a heart as big as her eyes, a deep passion for dance and culinary, she cared so dearly about those around her that she'd put her life on the line for any and everyone she could.  She was deeply dedicated to her position as Spider-Girl and protecting the people of Paris. She loved Isla like a mother and Love like a sister.

She adored strawberries and despised anything mint flavoured. She was a strong, fearless woman scared of nothing except death and existentialism, (and scorpions.) She was one of the kindest people he knew but also one of the toughest. She was mysterious though she made it seem as if her heart was open to everyone.

The world was full of poets; but she herself was poetry.

Everywhere he went he saw her. Everything he saw, he found little parts of her. She filled his every thought. His heart was so full of her, he could hardly even call it his own. It had been five months since they had met and maybe it was crazy to like her so much but he couldn't help it.

She was perfect. 

Except she wasn't and that's why he liked her even more. She hid the real her, buried everything she could beneath the surface, and he closer to figuring out who Poppy Parker was every time they were together. 

Hobie knew he liked Poppy, and he wasn't trying to hide it.

Poppy wasn't the same. 

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃

It was just human nature. Love didn't understand the concept of secrets, Tata Mai didn't understand what family time meant, Poppy didn't understand why her stomach hurt every time she was around Hobie. She didn't understand why her cheeks grew hot anytime he teased her, and she wanted him to hold her so bad if she didn't have a crush on him. 

She was lying to herself, but it was for good reason, she promised.

She finally had an answer to Hobie's question, an answer she could never tell him. She knew the feelings she held for him. And she was afraid of them. 

In every universe, Peter Parker falls for Gwen Stacy, or MJ or some version of them. All the love interests chosen by fate, somehow played into the story of becoming Spider-Man.  Fate did not chose Hobie. 

Hobie Brown was not her MJ. And she wasn't his. 

Why does her heart race whenever he leaned in too close? Why did seeing him make her days better? She had no clue. This wasn't meant to happen. Because her MJ was back in her universe managing the register at the bakery. Her MJ was not some tall British man from a whole other dimension, who was attempting to swindle his way into her heart.

That's not how this worked, and it wasn't how it ever worked. Maybe in another universe, Poppy and Hobie were together. 

It just wasn't this one.

LOVE SPEAKS!

Yes, I'm aware technically Hobie and Poppy live in different universes from each other so that last line didn't make any sense but wasn't pretty? 

Anyways vote and comment to show your support and ignore how crappy the last two chapters were. And how crappy the next four will probably be. Also I'm aware the lyrics I picked are contradicting, ignore them.

Neither of these chapters are proofread so don't tell me any spelling mistakes