she’s in Good Hands

When Richard and Mary Parker died, May and Ben became Penny’s new normal, jumping into parenthood without an ounce of hesitation, putting their own lives on hold in order to be whatever their niece needed them to be. When she was bitten by a radioactive spider at the age of thirteen, Spider-Woman became her new normal. Jumping from buildings, stopping muggings and grand-theft-bicycles became her average Tuesday night, and she learned how to balance being a superhero and an average school nerd without much trouble. When her Uncle Ben died in her arms on a random street corner in Queens, Penny learned that life was truly fragile, and that no matter how hard you tried, it could be ripped from your hands with one single act of violence. Her life changed again.But still, she adapted, and after months of knowing nothing but grief and pain, she learned how to live a new life without him in it. Penny was used to change, she could adapt to any situation with time, learning from a young age to never get too comfortable with something in fear of it going away, but no matter how hard she tried, she didn’t think she could ever get used to this.