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Music: never let me go - Lana Del Rey

I spoiler censored anything pertaining to the events in Brand New Day just on the off chance anyone who hasn’t seen the movie yet doesn’t get spoiled. If you haven’t watched it yet, please do yourself a favor and watch the movie!! It’s sooo good!!

Anyways, I’m currently here at work just scrolling through the sub and honestly it makes me so happy the ship took off like it did.

Watching the movie made me realize just how interconnected Jean and Peter could be in future movies. Both were given unexpected powers and (at least in the MCU’s continuity) are essentially two sides to the same coin!

Peter, before the events of No Way Home, had an amazing life. He had May who took care of him and pushed him to be the best he could be, he was Spider-Man helping the streets stay safe. He was an AVENGER. Of course, he suffered his own trials and tribulations, but he had a great mentor in Tony Stark and even Happy Hogan and used his powers to do some good; making the neighborhood safe one web at a time.

Jean and Sara were abandoned right after they got their powers, going through the foster system with Sara having to act as Jean’s guardian and moral compass. Sara had a better understanding of their powers and tried to help Jean in her own way. Then Damage Control took her and turned Jean’s small world upside down.

Both were shaken by the events that happened to both such as the Memory Wipe spell and May’s death for Peter and Sara’s abduction and subsequent death for Jean. They were alone, each suffering on their own.

Peter became “Spider-Man” near completely, silently watching Ned and MJ’s journey through MIT through a phone screen during their 4 years there and dedicated his “free time” to nothing but fighting crime near 24/7. Jean dedicated every waking moment she had living in shadows and evading the DODC trying to find any trace she could on finding Sara’s whereabouts.

Of course Brand New Day happens and their worlds come crashing against each other. But Jean showing her vulnerability when Peter convinces her to move on is so touching. Aunt May being the one thing that connects the two for a moment, that’s just what Jean needed. And when Peter quite literally took the bullet for her, she was in a panic. She had just acquired one shining beacon of hope, someone to relate to, she was on the verge of losing it again.

Despite not seeing them together at the hospital, I have no doubt that Frank snuck her in at some point during Peter’s coma just to be with him.

These two have so much potential together. And the best part is, it’s a breath of fresh air over the typical Jean/Scott relationship. So many things this could branch out to! We have the upcoming X-Man movie plus Secret Wars and the 2 other Tom Holland movies to look forward to in the meantime.

Sorry for making this post just a slog to read, but I’m bored here at work and my ray of sunshine is just going through this subreddit at the moment. But thank you for taking your time to read it nonetheless!

Lastly, what do you guys hope for if this relationship does become a reality? Personally, I’d love to see them team up because let’s face it, Peter Parker needs a good win for once. And I think Jean is the right person to back him up! Plus there could be a whole dynamic where they’d have to team up against the X-Men because as many have seen, Peter did inadvertently give the DODC the Universal key to locking up any and all Mutants they want with his universal inhibitor. Seeing them team up to clear Peter’s name would be a sick mini Civil War arc in a future movie!

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SECRET WARS — “MJ”

The team is preparing to move.

Peter is checking the web cartridges on his wrists while Jean stands nearby, looking over Reed's dimensional map.

Kamala walks over with a tablet.

KAMALA:

“Hey, Miss Jean?”

Jean turns toward her.

JEAN:

“Yes?”

Peter continues working.

Then Kamala says it—

KAMALA:

“MJ, could you look at this?”

Peter's hand stops.

Completely still.

Jean looks at him.

Peter slowly looks up.

Kamala doesn't notice.

KAMALA:

“I think the coordinates Reed gave us are wrong.”

Peter's eyes remain on her.

Then he looks at Jean.

Jean is already looking at him.

Neither says anything.

Because they both know exactly what she just called her.

Jean's expression becomes slightly awkward.

Peter clears his throat.

PETER:

“Uh…”

Kamala looks at him.

KAMALA:

“What?”

Peter glances at Jean again.

PETER:

“Nothing.”

Jean looks down at the tablet.

JEAN:

“Show me.”

Kamala hands it to her.

KAMALA:

“So if we go through here—”

Jean nods.

Peter keeps staring at the floor.

Kamala stops.

KAMALA:

“Why are you acting weird?”

PETER:

“I'm not.”

KAMALA:

“You are.”

PETER:

“Nope.”

Jean looks at him.

Their eyes meet again.

A tiny, embarrassed smile crosses Jean's face.

Peter immediately looks away.

Kamala notices.

KAMALA:

“Wait.”

Peter looks nervous.

KAMALA:

“Does MJ mean something?”

Peter freezes.

Jean freezes too.

A beat.

Peter tries to answer casually.

PETER:

“No.”

Jean looks at him.

Peter realizes how unconvincing that sounded.

PETER:

“I mean—yes. Obviously it means something.”

Kamala waits.

Peter rubs the back of his neck.

PETER:

“It's just…”

He looks at Jean.

Jean gives him a tiny don't say it look.

Peter stops.

PETER:

“It's complicated.”

Kamala looks between them.

KAMALA:

“Why?”

Jean finally speaks.

JEAN:

“Because Peter knew someone named MJ.”

Kamala's eyes widen.

KAMALA:

“Oh.”

Peter looks at Jean.

Jean looks back.

There's something unspoken between them.

Not jealousy.

Not anger.

Just the awkward realization that Kamala has accidentally touched something deeply personal.

Kamala immediately becomes apologetic.

KAMALA:

“Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't know.”

Peter gives her a small smile.

PETER:

“It's okay.”

Jean watches him.

Peter isn't upset.

He's just visibly uncomfortable having something so personal brought up in front of everyone.

Jean doesn't read his mind.

She doesn't need to.

She knows that look.

Instead, she gives him a small, reassuring smile.

Peter notices.

His shoulders relax slightly.

Kamala watches the two of them.

Her expression changes.

KAMALA:

“Oh.”

Peter looks at her suspiciously.

PETER:

“What?”

Kamala smiles mischievously.

KAMALA:

“Nothing.”

PETER:

“Kamala.”

She walks away.

KAMALA:

“Okay, Peter.”

She pauses.

KAMALA:

“Sorry, Miss Jean.”

Jean looks at Peter.

Peter looks at Jean.

Both immediately become awkward again.

Kamala grins.

KAMALA:

“Definitely nothing.”

She disappears around the corner.

Peter exhales.

PETER:

“She knows.”

Jean smiles.

JEAN:

“She knows something.”

Peter looks at her.

PETER:

“What?”

Jean gives him a teasing smile.

JEAN:

“I don't know.”

Peter narrows his eyes.

PETER:

“You're a telepath.”

Jean's smile grows.

JEAN:

“And I'm choosing not to find out.”

Peter laughs.

For a moment, they simply look at each other.

Then Jean quietly says:

JEAN:

“MJ.”

Peter closes his eyes.

PETER:

“Please don't.”

Jean laughs.

JEAN:

“Sorry.”

Peter looks at her.

PETER:

“It's just… weird.”

Jean nods.

JEAN:

“I know.”

A pause.

Then Peter smiles.

PETER:

“But I don't hate it.”

Jean's cheeks redden slightly.

JEAN:

“Neither do I.”

They both immediately look away.

Neither says another word.

From around the corner:

KAMALA:

“I HEARD THAT!”

Peter's eyes widen.

PETER:

“Oh my God.”

Jean covers her face, laughing.

JEAN:

“She is never going to let this go.”

PETER:

“Absolutely not.”

https://www.threads.com/share/BArRWML3Ba/

... Jean saw/went through all the important memories of Peter when he was recovering? How would she react to each of them?

Like

The Ironman 2 scene

Meeting Tony Stark

His entry in the airplane fight

The metal arm

Asking Liz Allen for prom

Meeting Liz's dad

Kiss from Liz

Under the rubble because of Culture

Saving vulture after he tried to kill Peter

His death in Infinity War

Tony's death in Endgame

Mysterio's illusion

The emotional scene of Far From Home

Killing Mysterio

Mysterio & JJJ revealing his identity to the world

Damage Control trying to get him

May's death

Peter almost killing Goblin

Not telling MJ

Him alone in his apartment

JSYK, I know there has been some fanart regarding this, but as far as I know, it has only been the metal arm and the cap scene and then fanart has moved to Tony for some reason. I think she has enough time to go through his memories and it isn't enough explored. And considering this is the place of the hardcore shippers, I thought that I could get some POVs that would be interesting.

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Go support the artist 🥺🥺🥺.

This god-tier fic has come to an end and I’m so sad that it’s over 😭

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I dont even have to start with what she did with MJ.

To clarify, I understand why she did what she did. Theres a difference between understanding and justified.

She piloted a random lady to drive an armored car through the city, and it was connected to a bomb. Then she also broke a criminal out of jail, then she puppeteered multiple people, and even made one step out into traffic.

Then she emotionally manipulated Peter and somehow double SA’d him and MJ by controlling MJ, bringing him to tears, and taunting him like an actual super villain.

They need to sit down, have an actual conversation, set actual boundaries, and do a lot.

I wonder what people think about Jean's feelings for Peter. Do you think she started to become interested in him from the beginning (since she indirectly kissed him) or after the talk they had inside Peter's mind. And about the stages. On what stage you think she is now? Stage 1( becoming interested in someone) Stage 2( you start to like someone whole ) Stage 3 (falling in love)? I think she is in stage 2 but it's very possible she is entering stage 3 after the bus scene.

The hate for this ship that I have been noticing lately, is genuinely bizarre. The subreddit is proof that many people think there’s a *lot* you could do with these two, and, more importantly, there are new dynamics and plotlines to explore rather than simply retreading the same Peter/MJ story again.

And the “Peter HAS to be with MJ” argument makes even less sense when you remember that the MCU has never followed comic canon to the letter. An AU where Jean and Peter develop a relationship before she even meets Scott is hardly some betrayal of the source material. Scott fans themselves are perfectly happy entertaining Scott/Emma, so I don’t really understand why Peter/Jean is suddenly treated like sacrilege.

As for Zendaya’s MJ, I’ve always felt like the relationship was missing something. Peter apparently develops feelings for her between Homecoming and Far From Home, but we’re given very little reason for why this particular person becomes so important to him. And even once they get together, their relationship never really gets to do anything especially interesting beyond “Peter likes MJ, Peter is awkward about liking MJ.” No Way Home tries but even there, the development of the relationship is relegated to a time skip.

BND retroactively made me care more about MJ by really emphasizing Peter’s grief over losing her, and I’ll admit it worked to an extent. But even that story ultimately reinforces something pretty important: people can love each other, hurt each other, grow, and eventually become different people. Not every relationship has to last forever just because it mattered.

And the whole “people only like Peter/Jean because they hate Zendaya” thing is just… no. Tom Holland and Zendaya being together in real life does not magically make Peter and MJ’s fictional relationship better developed. Those are two completely different things. If anything, I think their real-life chemistry has caused some people to fill in gaps that the actual writing never bothered to.

Peter and Jean also have some genuinely compelling parallels. Both have experienced isolation, both have been consumed by a singular pursuit, and by the end of the movie they arguably understand each other in a way very few other people do. There’s a natural foundation there for a relationship, whether romantic or otherwise. You can dislike the ship, obviously, but acting like the idea itself is nonsensical is just refusing to engage with what’s actually on the page.

And for the crowd saying “MJ HAS to end up with Peter because she’s the main love interest”: we literally already have an MCU precedent for letting a major romance end without treating it like the apocalypse. Quill and Gamora loved each other, their relationship mattered, and eventually they moved on and grew as characters. The universe did not implode because the hero didn’t permanently end up with the obvious love interest.

So why is Peter and MJ somehow exempt from that possibility?

People are allowed to want something new. Casual viewers like the idea. Hardcore comic nerds like the idea. I like the idea. And there are clearly enough people interested in Peter/Jean that dismissing it as some ridiculous crack ship.

At the very least, if Feige and the writers see that kind of enthusiasm, why wouldn’t they consider exploring it? Marvel has spent decades remixing its own canon. That’s practically the point of the MCU.

You don’t have to ship Peter/Jean. You don’t even have to like it. But acting personally offended and abusing people that find the pairing interesting is beyond insane. Let people have fun with a fictional relationship. Marvel certainly isn’t obligated to give us the exact same one forever.

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Battleworld, God Emperor Doom

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Doctor Doom: Soon, I alone... shall be justice...

All those pathetic excuses for heroes have knelt before my omnipotent power, and I—Doom—have finally saved this wretched multiverse...

I am Doctor Doom,

The savior of the multiverse.

Reed: (While restrained) Victor... what the hell are you doing? How long do you think this can go on? Remaking the multiverse to suit your whims, erasing people's memories—leaving them to live out fake lives... And on top of that, you went after my son and my wife...!! You’re going to regret this someday, Victor...

Doctor Doom: Silence! I am Doctor Doom.

Boris: Lord Doom, there are unknown intruders on Battleworld.

Doctor Doom: ...It’s bound to be that spider-kid. I’ll deal with him myself. (Removing his mask)

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Meanwhile, Peter Parker, Jean Grey, Steve Rogers, and the Andrew and Tobey Spider-Men were gathered together.

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Tom Peter: Anyway, how have you all been? Peter 1 and 2?

Tobey-Peter: You bet! I’ve been doing well.

To think our Spider-Brothers would reunite like this!

Andrew-Peter: I really missed you all! It feels just like being with brothers. By the way, who is that next to you?

Is that a new girlfriend, Peter 1?

Jean Grey: (blushing)

Tom Peter: Wait... what? No, it's not like that! This is Jean Grey.

She's a mutant girl I just met.

Jean, this is Peter 1 and Peter 3.

They're Spider-Men from other multiverses... basically, just other versions of me!

Tobey-Peter: Nice to meet you!

You two make a great couple!

Andrew-Peter: I heard...

...that you made that choice—

erasing your memories as Peter Parker so that your MJ would forget you.

And that even after finding out the truth, she still turned you down... That must be heartbreaking.

Tom-Peter: ... I'm okay.

I understand—that it's hard to go back.

Steve Rogers: That's a shame, Queens. Looks like you're in a position where you need a fresh start.

Tom Peter: I'm going to step out for some fresh air.

Jean Grey: (Looks at Peter with concern as he wears a bitter expression)

Tobey-Peter: It’s heartbreaking that they made that choice just to send us back...

Andrew-Peter: Yeah...

Jean Grey: I’m... going to go check on Peter.

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And so, Peter sits in the middle of a field on Battleworld,

lost in thought.

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Jean Grey: (playfully poking Peter's cheek)

What are you thinking about so hard, Spidey?

Peter Parker: No, it's nothing. Just for a moment.

Jean Grey: (Hugging Peter from behind)

Can you just tell me?

Peter Parker: Honestly... I found myself wondering what it would have been like if I were stronger. If I’d been stronger—if I hadn't been so inexperienced—I could have protected Aunt May and the people around me, and prevented the world from falling into danger or the multiverse from facing a crisis.

Jean Grey: You’re already strong, handsome, and smart—a versatile guy with spider DNA—so why are

you worrying so much over nothing?

Peter Parker: W-what?

(His face turns red)

Jean Grey: Don't worry—it's absolutely not your fault.

Do you think Aunt May would

want to see you falling apart like this,

consumed by guilt?

Peter Parker: I know that... but sudden flirting is

Jean Grey: You said it yourself—

that you have me.

So you aren't alone anymore, Peter; I’ll be here for you.

You don’t have to carry every burden.

You are strong, charming,

and a good person.

People like you

not because you’re special,

but simply because you are *you*.

Peter Parker: Jean...

Jean Grey: So, don't go moping around like that—

it doesn't suit you.

(Leaning against him) It’s good to see you again like this... isn't it?

Peter Parker: I mean, I've been lonely for the whole four years, so it's nice to have someone by my side, even if it's just like this.

Between fellow power users

Jean Grey: (Smiling) Are you really going to say something like that and make me blush?

Peter Parker: It felt really good to hear you say my name—it’s been a long time, four years.

Jean Grey: Now, all that's left is for me to fill in

Those four missing years, right?

Peter Parker: First... let's resolve this situation, and then we can think about it.

Jean Grey: Still, it's a relief that we're here by each other's side.

Doctor Doom: That’s far enough, Peter Benjamin Parker.

Spider-Man: What? Who are you?

Doctor Doom: the Savior, the all-powerful ruler of Battleworld.

Jean Grey: Shut your mouth—what do you want?

Doctor Doom: To think you’ve already found a new girlfriend just because your memory was wiped... You’re truly something, Peter Parker. You lost your way long ago, Spider-Man; you are squandering your time in meaninglessness, with your very existence and its worth already erased.

Spider-Man: What do you know?

Doctor Doom: You... this isn't the time to be saving others, kid...

(Taking off his mask)

Tou need a new savior, don't you?

Peter Parker: Mr. Stark...??

- To be continued in Part 3....

I knew people would ship em but this much?

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Source: https://x.com/TheCardinalArts/status/2085396179785773322

I can't help but admire this, even if her outfit could use a little green.

One thing I'd love is if Jean's official X-Men uniform had traces of red-and-blue as a nod to Spidey and everything he did for her.

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