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Summary:

To love someone is to give them all that you are. On days where Harley has nothing to give, Peter cups the silence between them in his hands, presses it to his chest, and keeps it warm.

Notes:

hihihihi this is a fic for Jay (drakenlord1), who said "write about me ignoring your texts" and I said b e t. Happy belated birthday!

beta'd by Allison (prosperdemeter) and thanks to Josie (brainiac19) for giving it a read through! I love them very much <3

Uhh I know Nothing about American highschool so if Peter talks about school on a date that's supposed to be a holiday, please pretend you do not see it.

Hehe <33 enjoy!

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Wednesday, 13 April

Harley Keener

 

17:20

 

H: How’s my favourite boyfriend doing today?

 

P: How many other boyfriends do you have?

P: >:(

 

H: How’s my ONLY boyfriend doing today?

 

P: Better, now that you’re here

P: <3

 

H: Dork

 

P: U love me

 

H: I do

H: Sadly

H: <3

 

P: Dork

P: How are you today?

 

H: I’m good!

H: Gwen is bullying me again

H: :(

 

P: Lmao what did you do this time

 

H: I did NOTHING

 

P: Mhmm

 

H: …

H: I fell off the treadmill in the gym

 

P: Why am I not surprised?

 

H: You’re my boyfriend!

H: You’re supposed to be supportive

H: Not bully me

 

P: Alright, alright

P: I’ll kiss it better, darling

P: Want cuddles?

 

H: Please

 

P: *cuddles you*

 

H: uwu

 

P: No

 

H: :(

 

P: <3

 

Yoinks 

(Harley, Peter, Gwen)

 

18:00

 

G: Pete

G: Let me tell you what happened

 

P: Spill the tea, girl

 

G: So we were both on the treadmill, right?

 

H: Gwen N O 

 

G: And I was reminding him to do his homework after

G: And he said

G: “What homework?”

 

H: N O

 

G: And I said “you can’t run from your responsibilities forever, Keener”

G: And he said

 

P: Oh no

 

G: He said

G: “Watch me”

G: And set his treadmill to the highest speed it can go

G: And he ate the floor

 

H: b e t r a y a l

 

P: I’m in love with an idiot

 

H: You still love me?

 

P: Of course

P: Only if your face heals nicely, though

P: I’m only here for your pretty face

 

G: Valid

G: That’s also the only reason I’m friends with him

 

H: I’m unloved

H: :(

 

P: Why, how bad is your injury?

 

H: Not that bad

 

P: Then you’re not unloved

P: <3

 

H: One day I will be unconditionally loved

 

G: One day you’ll do your homework

 

H: What homework?

 

P: Harls you have to graduate

P: Find a job

P: How else will you take care of me?

 

H: Wait I thought you were gonna be the moneymaker

 

P: N o

P: I want to spend my days crocheting cute things

 

H: But I wanna do that

H: :(

 

P: We can take turns?

 

H: Or

H: Gwen can provide for us

 

G: I’ll leave you both to starve

 

P: :(

 

H: :(

 

G: :D

 

Thursday, 14 April

Harley

 

9:21

 

P: Good morning!

P: :D

 

H: I hate everything

 

P: Even me?

P: :(

 

H: Except you

H: <3

 

P: Aw

P: <3

P: So I was feeling nostalgic

P: And read a few of our old e-mails

P: And I just wanted to say

P: I love you so much

P: And I’m so glad we were paired together

 

H: Oh

H: Darling it’s so early

H: Darling you can’t attack me with sap this early

H: I love you too but

H: Aren’t you supposed to be in class?

 

P: I am!

P: But it’s history and I’m bored out of my mind

 

H: And you thought of me?

H: Aw 

 

10:02

 

P: Ugh

P: Sorry my phone got confiscated

 

H: I will fight your teacher

H: Tell them you’re talking to your penpal

H: You know, the one assigned by your school

 

P: The penpal thing ended like a year ago

 

H: We’re not penpals anymore?

H: :(

 

P: We upgraded to boyfriends, remember?

 

H: Oh yeah

H: <3

 

19:32

 

H: Saw Spider-Man on TV today

H: Made me think of you

H: You’re my personal superhero

 

P: O h

P: Heck yeah I’d swing my way into your heart anytime

 

H: I wish we were in the same school

H: That way I could ask you to swing to homecoming with me

 

P: Careful, you’re gonna get in too deep

P: And these webs are sticky

 

H: What are we even talking about anymore?

 

P: Honestly?

P: I have no idea

P: Wanna watch Squid Game?

 

H: Heck yeah

H: I’ll send the party link

 

20:53

 

P: Well that was brutal

 

H: That’s putting it lightly

 

P: I gotta go, though :(

P: Episode 2 tomorrow?

 

H: Bet

H: Don’t stay up too late, darling

 

P: <3

 

Ned

 

21:15

 

P: Alright, let’s get to work

 

N: Don’t get injured because you’re too busy thinking about your boyfriend

 

P: Lmao, you wish

 

23:12

 

N: “Lmao, you wish”

 

P: Shush, they fought dirty!

 

N: Uh-huh.

 

Saturday, 30 April

Harley

 

9:01

 

H: Good morning, darling

H: I don’t have the energy to be social today

H: But just know that I love you

 

16:35


P: Hey, Harls!

P: Don’t worry about it

P: I love you too

P: Sending you all the best vibes!

 

21:53

 

P: Goodnight Harls, I hope you feel better

P: <3

 

Sunday, 1 May

Harley

 

8:47

 

P: Good morning!

P: :D

 

14:34

 

P: So Aunt May asked me today if I was dating Ned

P: Because he’s always in my room and stuff

P: FOR PLATONIC REASONS

P: inb4 you get jealous

P: There’s only you in my heart <3

P: Anyway

P: I was thinking like

P: Wanna meet my aunt sometime?

 

18:29

 

P: Have I told you how much I love you?

P: Because I do

P: So much

 

22:31

 

P: Goodnight, Harls!

P: <3

 

Monday, 2 May

Harley

 

11:32

 

H: Hey, darling

 

P: Harls!

P: :D

 

H: Sorry I wasn’t here

H: Didn’t have the energy

H: I’d love to meet your aunt sometime!

H: She sounds super cool

 

P: It’s alright!

P: Life happens sometimes, you know?

P: You don’t get pushy when I disappear for a bit

P: Hehe, I’m glad!

 

H: Yeah, because you’re obviously doing something shady

H: Like dealing drugs or something

 

P: :o

P: Why do I have to be a bad guy?

P: I could just be fighting crime!

 

H: Lmao

H: Sure, darling 

 

P: You said I was your personal superhero

P: :(

 

H: You’re my personal superhero

H: But I don’t know about the world

 

P: Such little faith in your boyfriend

 

H: <3

H: I love you

 

P: I love you too!

 

Friday, 13 May

Ned

 

10:12

 

P: I think I'm in love

 

N: What did he do this time? 

 

P: He sent me a voice recording of him 

P: Singing "good morning" to the tune of Happy Birthday

 

N: How's his singing? 

 

P: Terrible 

P: But my morning is great! :D

 

N: Who would have thought that a school pen pal programme would reveal your inner simp? 

 

P: Shh let me have my moment

 

N: Have it with the 78 year old catfish you're simping for

 

P: I am in love with an old man catfish 

P: *dreamy sigh* 

 

N: I'm muting you for the rest of the day, call me if you need me 

 

P: Cya! 

 

13:29

 

P: Is it weird, though?

P: That we're dating, but still don't know what each other look like 

P: Maybe I should send him a pic…? 

P: But what if he doesn't like me? 

P: N E D

P: N

P: E

P: D

P: Help

P: Do I send him a pic or not? 

P: What if I send a selfie and it ends our relationship 

P: Ned, I can't have my relationship be murdered by a selfie

 

14:38  

 

P: Okay, but if he ends it because of how I look then he doesn't actually love me, right? 

P: Yeah!! If he actually loves me he would love how I look too

P: But what if he doesn't

P: ;-;

P: Ned, help

P: My relationship can't survive without your wisdom

 

17:42

 

P: Okay, so I have decided to send a pic

P: Ned, which one do I pick

P: (pic)

P: (pic)

P: (pic)

P: Ned help

 

Harley

 

18:02

 

P: Hey, cutie <3

 

H: Howdy, partner

 

P: Ugh

P: You know what that does to me

 

H: ;)

 

P: Anyway

P: So I was thinking 

P: It's been, what, a year since we started dating? 

P: And like, we haven't really seen each other

 

H: I thought we confirmed that I was a 78 year old catfish preying on your sweet, supple butt

 

P: And you don't know what my butt looks like! My point exactly

 

H: Okay, this is getting weird even for me

H: I promise I'm not a predatory old man

 

P: For all you know, I could be one

P: *uno reverse* 

 

H: Gasp

 

P: Okay, wait, that wasn't the point of the conversation 

P: Knock knock 

 

H: Lmao okay

H: Who's there? 

 

P: Picsof

 

H: Picsof who? 

 

P: Me

P: (pic

P: (pic

P: (pic

 

Gwen

 

18:41

 

H: Gwen

H: Gwendolyn

H: I can't breathe

 

G: What? 

G: What's wrong? 

 

H: Peter

H: He’s

H: Too pretty

H: My heart

H: My lungs

H: My body stopped

 

G: He sent a pic? 

 

H: GWEN, HE IS SO PRETTY WHAT DO I DO

H: I AM GOING TO FAINT

H: HOW DO I RESPOND

 

G: Uh, tell him what you told me? 

G: Maybe send a pic back

 

H: :(

 

G: You know

G: If you see his pics and don't respond

G: He's gonna think you don't like how he looks

 

H: That is NOT TRUE

H: FALSEHOOD

H: HE IS THE PRETTIEST BOY TO EVER BOY

 

G: Then tell him. 

 

H: :(

H: What pic do I send

H: He sent three

H: Does that mean I have to send three back? 

 

G: Hopeless, the two of you. 

 

H: H e l p

 

Saturday, 14 May

Ned

 

10:32

 

N: If your relationship can't survive without me, then maybe you shouldn't be in one

 

P: You abandoned me

P: To my fate

P: I sent all three, Ned

P: I sent

P: All three

 

N: Face-palm

N: How did he react? 

 

P: I don't know

 

N: … 

N: You muted him, didn't you? 



P: I'M SCARED, NED

P: I'M TERRIFIED

P: WHAT IF HE DOESN'T LIKE ME

P: WHAT IF MY ASS IS NOT SUPPLE ENOUGH FOR HIM

 

N: I-

N: What? 

 

P: :(

P: This is your fault

 

N: Sure, sure. 

N: Go check his DM, idiot

 

P: But I'm scared :(

 

N: Want me to do it for you? 

 

P: N O

P: This is PRIVATE

 

N: So… 

N: You're going to ghost him forever

N: Because you sent him a few selfies 

 

P: N O

P: Okay fine I'll check

P: Prepare my coffin, Ned

 

N: Uh-huh. 

 

Harley 

 

1:31

 

H: Sorry it took me so long to reply

H: I was just

H: Wow

H: You cannot

H: Drop something like that on me

H: Darling, you have to warn me

H: My old man heart cannot take pretty surprises

H: You're so

H: W h a t

H: How do you EXIST 

 

10:48  

 

P: Is my butt supple enough for you? 

 

H: Oh my god, darling, let me breathe for a second 

H: It's my turn now, huh? 

H: #CatfishExposed

H: (pic

H: (pic

H: (pic

 

P: oh

 

Ned

 

11:04

 

P: NED

P: NEDTHANIEL

P: NED I CAN’T BREATHE

 

N: Did you get stabbed?

 

P: N O

P: HARLEY

P: AJKBFJLDFNKLDFMKLF

P: AJNFzdlknfLAJKBFJKNDFLKFMDKL

 

N: HARLEY STABBED YOU?!

 

P: NO, HE SENT PICS

P: NED HE’S

P: NED I WANT HIM TO STAB ME

 

N: Lmao

N: I take it your relationship didn’t end?

 

P: NO, THIS IS WORSE

P: Ned

P: Ned, how do I continue talking to Harley

P: Knowing he looks like THAT

 

N: Remember when you said

N: “Okay, but if he ends it because of how I look then he doesn't actually love me, right?”

 

P: Don’t call me out :(

P: Ned, he’s too hot for me

 

N: Peter

N: I say this in the most platonic way possible

N: Have you seen you?

 

P: Yeah, I hate it

 

N: Well, he doesn’t

 

P: But he’s so HOT

 

N: That makes two of you

N: Now go send him a reply before he thinks he scared you away

 

P: But he did :o

 

N: Peter.

 

P: Okay okay

 

Harley

 

11:20

 

H: Darling?

 

P: HOLY SHIT, HARLS

 

H: Am I DILF enough for you?

 

P: akjfndsklmfldskfmdsk

P: You’re so hot how

 

H: ;D

H: That makes two of us

 

P: :o

 

H: What are you doing rn?

 

P: Nothing much, why?

 

H: Wanna video call?

 

P: y e s

 

Gwen

 

13:23



H: GWEN, WE JUST VIDEO CALLED

H: HE’S SO CUTE

H: HE’S SO PRETTY

H: AND HE SOUNDS SO PRETTY

H: AND I JUST WANNA HOLD HIM

H: GWEN, I WANNA HOLD HIM

 

G: And here I thought you couldn’t get any more gross

 

H: Gwen, I’m sobbing

 

G: There, there

G: Being a simp isn’t easy, huh?

 

H: No

H: No, it’s not

H: But I love him so much

 

G: Simp

 

H: I love him so much

 

G: I know.

 

Ned

 

13:24

 

P: NED

P: NED, WE VIDEO CALLED

P: NED

P: NED, HE’S SO HOT

P: NED, HE’S SO SEXY

P: NED, I’D DO ANYTHING HE TELLS ME TO DO

 

N: Oh, cool

N: Can I get his number?

N: Maybe he can get you to do your homework

 

P: NED, THAT’S NOT THE POINT

P: HOW DID I GET SO LUCKY

P: I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

 

N: I know.

 

Sunday, 12 June

Harley

 

9:21

 

P: Good morning!

P: <33333333333333333333

 

H: Hey, darling

H: <333

H: I’m not in a good place right now

H: So I’m probably not going to be online much

 

P: Oh

P: That’s okay!

P: Do you wanna talk about it?

 

H: Not really

H: I’m just

H: Not feeling any kind of social

H: I’m sorry

 

P: Hey, it’s okay!

P: You’re not obligated to tell me everything

P: Want a hug?

 

H: Yes, please

 

P: *hugs*

 

H: *hugs*

H: You always make me feel better

 

P: As do you

P: <333

P: Hey

P: Take all the time you need, okay?

P: There’s nothing wrong with taking a break from being online

 

H: I love you

H: So much

 

P: I love YOU

 

H: <3

 

P: <3

 

Monday, 13 June

Harley

 

9:32

 

P: Good morning!

P: I love you!

 

11:42

 

P: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

P: I hate history

P: I’m so boooooooooooooooored

 

14:48

 

P: I was thinking about you

P: And your sexy bedhair

P: And your pretty eyes

P: And the way you say “howdy partner”

P: With that accent

P: VERY unironically

P: And think it’s sexy

P: And I just

P: *feral screeching*

P: I love you

 

23:42

 

P: Goodnight, Harls!

P: Hope you’re doing alright

P: <3

 

Friday, 17 June

Harley

 

9:41

 

P: Good morning!

P: I love you!

 

14:53

 

P: (pic)

P: On the way to my internship!!!

P: I hope you’re having a great day!

P: Sending you ALL the good vibes

 

23:41

 

P: Wow

P: I am

P: EXHAUSTED

P: Goodnight, cowboy

P: <333

 

Wednesday, 22 June

Harley

 

10:03

 

P: Good morning!

P: I love you!

 

13:05

 

P: Harls

P: My love

P: I hope you’re having a good day!

P: (pic)

P: I, your personal superhero

P: Will protect you from ALL the bad vibes

P: I hope you’re eating well!

P: And staying hydrated!

P: I love you so much

 

22:14

 

P: Goodnight!

P: <333

 

Sunday, 26 June

Ned

 

13:46

 

P: :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

 

N: What is it?

N: Why the sad face?

 

P: :((((((((((((((((((((((((

P: Ned

 

N: Yes?

 

P: Ned, I miss him

P: Ned

P: I miss Harley

P: I miss my cowboy

P: My yeehaw howdy

 

N: Then text him?

 

P: He’s not active :(

P: He hasn’t been for two weeks now

P: I know he has stuff to deal with

P: I just

P: Miss him

P: :(

 

N: Poor you

N: Hug?

 

P: P l e a s e

 

N: *hugs*

 

P: *hugs*

P: I love him so much

 

N: I know.

N: You’re gonna be alright.

 

Tuesday, 5 July

Harley

 

9:46

 

P: Good morning!

P: I love you so much!

 

20:42

 

P: Harls

P: Today was

P: Such a bad day

P: I forgot my homework at home

P: And then there was a pop quiz for History I wasn’t ready for

P: Ned is sick today so I had to deal with school by myself

P: MJ was busy with whatever she’s busy with

P: And I just felt so alone

P: And the cafeteria was out of chocolate pudding

P: I had to wait in line for a long time 

P: And the person in front of me

P: Just took the last one

P: And then I dropped my ice cream

P: I was looking forward to Mr. Spencer’s ice cream all day

P: Strawberry and chocolate

P: And someone just bumped into me and I dropped it

P: And I got my hands sticky trying to pick it up off the floor to throw it away

P: And I couldn’t get another one because I didn’t bring enough money

P: And this is such a small thing but

P: The dogs I usually see on the walk home weren’t there today

P: And they usually brighten my mood but

P: They just weren’t there

P: And then I got hit by puddle spray

P: By a speeding car

P: And I just wanted a hug after all of that but May had to leave early for work

P: So she wasn’t home when I got back

P: And she has to stay late at work because a coworker called out sick

P: And I burned the dinner I tried to make

P: And now I’m just

P: Sitting in my kitchen

P: Alone

P: Staring at a pot of burned dinner

P: And I’m trying so hard not to cry

P: It’s so stupid, it’s just burned dinner

P: But 

P: It’s just been a really shitty day

P: And I’m feeling

P: Really shitty

P: I’m sorry I just

P: I needed to rant

P: I’ll clean up in a bit and try to sleep it off

P: I hope you’re doing better than I am

P: Goodnight, Harls

P: I love you

P: So much.

 

Friday, 8 July

Harley

 

9:51

 

P: Good morning!

P: I love you!

 

15:05

 

P: I was just thinking

P: About us

P: (Again)

P: And

P: I’m just, really glad I met you

P: I’m glad we were pen pals

P: I could have been assigned a hundred different pen pals

P: But none of them would know me the way you do

P: You were just, great from the start

P: And I never knew I could have this, you know?

P: Someone who knows me so well

P: A safe space

P: And I love you so, so much

P: Thank you for existing

P: Thank you for existing in my world

P: Thank you for going to the school you go to

P: Thank you for being my pen pal

P: Thank you.

P: <3

 

23:51

 

P: Goodnight, pal!

P: I love you!

P: And I hope you’re doing alright

P: You deserve everything good

P: I’ll fight whoever tries to take that from you

P: <3

 

Wednesday, 13 July

Harley

 

9:35

 

P: Good morning!

P: I love you!

P: So much!

 

H: Hey

H: I’ll catch up on your texts in a bit but

H: I just wanted you to know how much I love you

H: Thank you for texting me always

H: Even though I don’t respond

H: You’re too good for me

 

P: Harls!!!!!!

P: :DDDD

P: Hi!!!!

P: I missed you SO much

P: How are you?

 

H: I missed you too

H: So much

H: I’m better! Not perfect, but better

H: I’m sorry for ignoring you for so long

 

P: It’s alright!

P: Life happens sometimes

P: You’re important!

P: And I want you good and happy

P: And it’s okay if that means you have to be offline!

 

H: Still

H: You’re allowed to be upset

H: You know that, right?

 

P: Harls

P: Why would I be upset?

P: I love you, and I know you love me too

P: And I want to be the solution to all your problems

P: But I know that’s not how life works

P: I miss you a shit ton when you’re gone

P: But I know you need the time!

P: And it’s not like I’m alone

P: Because this is our space, you know?

P: This is where I come home to

P: And you’re not here to reply to my texts

P: But I still feel better after a bad day

P: And I feel happy texting you

P: And coming here

P: This is our space, just for us!

P: And just knowing that I have this space with you

P: Between our thumbs

P: It’s enough

P: I want to tell you about my day

P: And I want to tell you everything about me

P: And I want to know everything about you

P: And that doesn’t change because you’re offline

P: My love for you isn’t quantified by how active you are

P: I’ll wait as long as you need

P: Because you’re worth it

P: So don’t be sorry!

P: I know you’d do the same for me

 

H: I love you.

H: So much.

 

P: I love you too!

P: Very much!

 

H: *feral screeching*

H: You’re too good for me

H: How is an angel like you allowed to exist in such an ugly world?

 

P: The world looks pretty beautiful to me

P: Especially with you in it

P: <3

 

H: O h

H: <3

 

Yoinks 

(Harley, Peter, Gwen)

 

 13:52

 

G: Lmao, Harley remember when you asked me how to start a conversation 

G: Because you wanted to DM Peter but didn’t know if “Hi” was socially inappropriate

G: And then you sent a message and turned your phone off 

G: Because you were too scared to see his response

G: Even though you've already been pen pals and exchanging emails for like three months

 

P: Lmao what 

P: Simp

 

H: Only for you, darling <3

 

P: Oh

P: *blushes*

P: <3

 

G: BRB gotta puke



Gwen

 

17:49

 

G: But seriously

G: I know i make fun of you a lot

G: But i’m really glad you found someone who makes you happy

 

H: Thank you, Gwen

H: <3

 

G: <3