+ For Glory! For Death! +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: EVERYONE & Unwanted Guests
Where: The Grounds & The Palace
When: August 27th to 29th
Rating: PG-13 to R for fighting, violence, and death
Summary: Attackers from other realms threaten the Asgardian palace and your very lives! This is where you fight or flee, the place for all your combat mingle needs.
The Story:

+ Day 3 : Rock Trolls and Ogres +



Rock Trolls and Ogres are strong, tough and surprisingly fast, with great muscular bulk. Their sight is keen, and they hunger for human flesh. Fortunately they are lacking in tactical skill, and few to none will manage to break through Asgard's protective barrier to enter the palace. ( x ) ( x )

+ Day 4 : Frost Giants +



The Forst Giants will scare off yesterday's attackers almost entirely, bringing a greater threat to the palace. They are faster and stronger still, and skilled in cryokinesis. One touch by their hand might freeze a warrior whole, if they don't stop the spread of cold on time. Several of their numbers will manage to break through Asgard's protective barrier to enter the palace. ( x )

+ Day 5 : Dark Elves +



The Dark Elves are the last and greatest threat to Asgard. They rely on stealth and deadly energy weapons, their strength and craftiness yet unparalleled. They are weak to iron, and any warrior would be lucky to discover this weakness on time. They infiltrate the palace from the caves, and nearly all of their numbers will attack from the inside. ( x )

Comments

[dramatic]

( it destroys mj.

the more she hears about it and the more she sees the repercussions, how deeply he has been affected... mj is torn between hugging him and strangling him. it isn't surprising that he'd think of everyone else instead of himself. they've always been polar extremes of things in so many ways.

which is one of many reasons why the zombie world was so wild. mj was the responsible one who'd throw herself headfirst into danger. peter was the one who avoided the truth at all expense, for all that it cost him. but this -- this is peter.

he doesn't run. )

Like a memory?

( she gives his hand another squeeze, blinking back tears as she continues to study him. continues to see. )

[saved]

( peter shakes his head, biting down on his lower lip, swallowing thickly through a wave- through a clenching in his chest. he glances down. he's lost memories before. every time they buy something from the vendors, it's a memory loss, and he never feels it at all.

he still has no idea what memories he's lost in all his time here, but it's easier to speak with her hand in his own, tightening, reassuring. she's near, and he wants to tell her his whole life changed the moment he met her, but- but he can't get the words out, and he saw pictures she didn't see, and of course she's in love with the peter back where she's from. and of course. )

No. Something more like- like you're less for it. I don't know.

( his voice is scratchy then. he wasn't in a great place in general so maybe that's where the feeling comes from, that was back when he was putting his entire self into being spider-man and nothing else, and then he died. )

[dramatic]

( it makes a terrible amount of sense the more mj thinks about it, and she doesn't want to think about it. she doesn't want any of this, but wonderland doesn't ask. for better or for worse, her heart is caught up in this, just like it's long been caught up in peter parker. she can only run away from it for so long before she has to stop and catch her breath.

this is the pit stop.

death is sacred. you wouldn't just come back from death without a price. it takes something from you.

it's taken something from peter.

all too quietly, mj slips her hand away from peter's, so that she can tug the covers off of her frame and step out of the bed. she may not be in his line of sight anymore, but he will be able to hear her rummaging through her closet. )

[saved]

( peter shifts as he watches her push herself up out of the bed and then hears her rummaging through the closet. he can't help but wonder what she's looking for. his chest feels lighter honestly. something feels so much lighter on his shoulders after having shared that with her- it was painful. it was hard, but he's so grateful that she was willing to listen.

because it's been heavy for a really long time, and it's not so heavy anymore.

he tilts his head to the side then, quiet, curious. )

Mary Jane?

[dramatic]

( juuuuust give her a moment. she's yet to become a pro when it comes to asking the closets for anything. it's usually a close approximation, but not this time. this time, she and wonderland got it right perfectly. when mj returns, it's with the cutest lil teddy bear.

she hops back onto the bed, and sits the teddy bear on her lap in front of peter. )

Do you know what this is?

[saved]

( peter tilts his head to the side as she returns to the bed, sinks back on to it with that bear in her arms. he shifts forward on the mattress a bit to look at it from up close before he lifts his gaze up to her with a tiny smile on his face.

it's a fond little smile on his face. it's warm despite the subject matter they were just speaking of, despite the fact that 9 times out of 10, peter looks like he's carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. )

Uh, a... teddy bear?

( he scratches the back of his neck. )

[dramatic]

( she uses the teddy bear's paw to """smack""" peter's shoulder. )

A dream bear.

( it's not just any bear, peter. and now mj will mush its face against peter's as though it's giving him a kiss. she'll then let go of it completely so that peter has to hold it. ) It will protect you from any bad dreams from here on out.

( firm nod.

yes, that's totally how it works. ... actually, maybe if she talks to billy, it can. )

[saved]

( peter laughs a little when she has the bear kiss him while he's tangled up on top of her bed with her. it's cute. she's cute, and he can already feel his face getting all heated up again. he pulls it close to his chest.

it's so squishy, but mostly, he's just utterly touched that she'd think to give something like this for him, to protect him from further bad dreams. he looks down at the bear and then lifts his gaze up to meet her own again as he releases a slow breath. it's clear by his expression that he's truly affected by the gesture. )

That's so sweet, Mary Jane.

( he lifts his gaze again to meet her own from over top of the bear that he's holding in his hands up against his chest. he lifts it back up so it can kiss her cheek- the bear, that is. and then after a moment, he lowers it back down slowly, pressing his lips together as the bear sits on top of the bed. )

Thank you.

[dramatic]

( mj isn't often -- read: hardly ever -- prone to shyness.

but she ducks her head as the teddy bear is pressed to her cheek, a rare smile on her face that quiets after the long night they've just had. she keeps trying to pretend she and peter are just friends, and that's all she could ever want from him, but moments like these such a consideration is kind of laughable. )

You're welcome.

( clearing her throat, she looks back up again, and gives him a nudge. moment over. )

Now sleep, Parker. There's a whole new day tomorrow that we have to see through.

[saved]

( peter stares at her in this quiet, rare moment where mary jane watson actually looks shy. his mouth parts, and he lifts up his hand to slip a strand of her hair behind her ear from up close. his mouth parts, and it seems like he might say something-

but she clears her throat, and the moment has passed.

he nods, sinking down into the bed beside her now. )

Right. Yeah, there's a whole-

( peter gestures vaguely. )

Tomorrow to happen. ( he rests his head against the pillow with the teddy bear wound up beside his chest. ) Good night, Mary Jane.

( and this time, his sleep is peaceful without any nightmares. )