"Ugh…"
Jonathan woke up groggy but refreshed.
He found himself lying on Gwen's bed, fortunately Gwen was not beside him but-
"Did I…"
Standing up, Jonathan found that he was wearing underpants… a different pair from what he wore yesterday. As he stood up, a series of notifications appeared before him-
"This-"
The text he read shocked him then, he saw Gwen walk past the door-
"Uhm… Gwen?"
The young man asked in confusion and disbelief was plastered all over his face.
Jonathan's gaze was directed at the young blonde woman walking in front of the room's open door. She wore a white tank top and a pair of pink hot pants while a towel was draped over her shoulders.
Seeing Gwen standing in front of the door, a weird feeling came over Jonathan.
Gwen Stacy, the infamous Ghost Spider stood before him. Her hair was wet and the towel showed that she had just taken a shower.
Jonathan was no saint, he was also not some unrealistic anime main character. The moment he saw Gwen, his face heated up a bit as he felt his lower body react-
Not having experience in his life yet, Jonathan could not really think clearly now.
'The notifications… this information could only mean one thing…'
A superhuman was not someone just anyone could bed after all, and-
'How many superhumans exist around me?'
With all the evidence and hints around him, Jonathan could not help but come to one conclusion-
'I… did I fuck Gwen Stacy? The Ghost Spider?'
Despite the lack of any sign of intercourse in the room, despite his body not having any scent, which was in itself weird…
'But I can't remember!'
Jonathan had plenty of reasons why he rejected being in a relationship and why he did not really have the guts to chase after such things.
Though, as a man, he felt that he should at least know when he fucks someone, but, if he considered the circumstances and the current state of things-
'Did SHE fuck ME while I was… unconscious?'
Jonathan, despite being dumbstruck was still able to think clearly, as his mind wandered he realized a key issue-
That was his lack of memory about the event of him sleeping with Gwen Stacy.
Which could only mean that he was fucked while he was out cold and that would mean-
Jonathan's dazed expression changed to one of shock and Gwen was able to observe the change in his expression clearly. As experience as she was, Gwen realized what Jonathan was thinking and without any hesitation she stared at him coldly as she said-
"NOT-A-WORD"
Feeling the pressure from Gwen, Jonathan shut up but-
'No… this isn't her fault'
Jonathan realized as he recalled one of the last things he read before passing out.
'Yeah, it should be related to my new blessing or something'
Coming to this realization, Jonathan shook off the pressure he was experiencing as he stared at Gwen with a resolute look on his face.
"Gwen… This should be my fault… sorry"
Jonathan said as he looked away, the more he thought about it, the more he realized that he was the one in the wrong.
Albeit unconsciously, what he did could be considered drugging Gwen.
'I don't know what that incubus- something does but…'
The young man let out a decisive sigh, his gaze turning back to Gwen, he then walked towards her to the absolute shock of the young hero.
"Uhm… no- I…"
Gwen, who still had not recovered from what happened the night before, could not really say anything.
When she saw Jonathan look at her with the gaze he had, she knew that he had figured out what happened.
Although she did her best to erase the evidence, his underpants were still in the dryer so all she could do was try to tell her that he had been soaked in sweat and she had to clean him up and such.
Gwen had already prepared a LOT of excuses but-
'Why does he look even hotter?!'
If last night, Jonathan's appearance was appealing with the power of limited lighting, for some reason, now that he was under the bright light of the morning sun which should have reduced the allure and yet, for some reason, his appearance, his appeal got even stronger.
'Is this… is this love? Did I fall for Jonathan?'
Gwen did not know what she was feeling and in her shock she ended up reacting on instinct and glaring at the young man as she tried to control her expression.
In fact, her glare was just a result of Gwen tensing her face up to prevent herself from making a lovestruck expression.
What she did not expect though was Jonathan's words.
'His fault? What does he mean'
Unable to respond immediately, Gwen found herself being grabbed by Jonathan.
Frozen, Gwen could only let Jonathan do what he wanted and as his hands reached out to her, she found herself embraced by the young man.
"Sorry Gwen… I… I did not know how it happened but… I'll take responsibility… I promise"
At that moment, Gwen's mind swirled-
Jonathan who did not understand his abilities, Gwen who was his first victim, this combination led to a situation neither of the two thought would happen.
'I… I- don't know what to do…'
At this moment, Jonathan felt conflicted, although he did not know how it happened, he knew that something big did happen between him and Gwen.
The closer he got to her, the more he realized her reactions were not that of anger but… something else.
As Jonathan stood before Gwen, he knew that he had done something terrible.
He hated the fact that he had caused this situation and-
'I can't just leave her but… I also can't abandon my own world…'
In the end, all Jonathan could do was hug Gwen.
Although they did not know each other for long, they did not really have any romantic interactions before. In fact, their relationship until yesterday was just acquaintances who met by coincidence.
But now, Jonathan can't just suddenly disappear.
'I'll return… but- I need to find a way to be here for her…'
Jonathan did not know whether what happened the night before would lead to something, whether it would bring a new life to the world. Nothing was certain but-
'I can't just leave her not knowing whether I knocked her up or not… at least a month or two… I need to make sure and if it did lead to that…'
Recalling one of the notifications he had seen once he woke up, Jonathan sighed internally.
'And here I was thinking of ways to quickly finish the tasks…'
There were plenty of ways for him to complete the tasks, yesterday he had taken the first step and he was already planning out how to finish it in less than a month.
But with this unexpected event-
'But I can't just ask her if she made me wear a condom now can I?'
In fact, Jonathan had first thought about denying the possibility, Gwen was not dumb and he did not believe that she would forget to use contraceptives.
But even if she did, contraceptives were not 100% effective, this is why Jonathan decided to wait.
Fortunately, he was not really all that important in his previous world, at most his parents would worry… but it wasn't like he had an important position anyway.
At worst, when he returns he'd have a black mark on his record though, given how random his disappearance was, some people may chalk it up to some mysterious happening related to the towers.
'There were cases of disappearance and corpses or people turning up inside the towers'
Unfortunately, the towers did not bless the people they kidnapped, these people spirited away by the towers would turn up in random points in the tower.
There are even some who believe that 50% of the unsolved missing persons cases since the tower appeared were due to the tower spiriting away their individuals to unexplored floors of the towers. Some experts even argued that the rate could go as high as 75%.
'For now… all I could do is say sorry to them… mom, dad, Felix, Edward… but I can't just disappear from the life of Gwen now'
Jonathan had lived a fulfilling life, he had been raised in a happy family and lived the life of his dreams.
Aside from the mysterious being transporting him to this world he had not really experienced anything bad.
On the other hand-
'I can't let Gwen suffer anymore'
Knowing Gwen's story, Jonathan could not let her suffer through life alone now.
"I promise, I won't disappear"
Jonathan hugged Gwen tighter and as he did Gwen responded and buried her face in his chest hugging him back.
While Jonathan was lost in his thoughts, Gwen was also going through her mind how to calm Jonathan down.
But the young man's words and actions made her feel a weird feeling in her chest.
If last night Jonathan's unconscious body released an alluring appeal, a sexual aura that made Gwen do something shameful, now- Jonathan's body that hugged her and his words gave a comforting warmth.
From his words, Gwen knew that Jonathan misunderstood what happened.
'He probably thinks that he unconsciously took advantage of me but… is he that stupid?'
Gwen thought, if he really did attack her she would be able to stop him and he would have woken up wrapped in webs not in a blanket.
The fact that something did happen between them was proof that she was willing but at the same time… she knew that Jonathan was completely unconscious.
With her enhanced senses, she would notice if Jonathan was faking it or not and Gwen was aware that Jonathan did not wake up at all during the whole thing.
Normally she would have retorted, she would have cleared up the misunderstanding but.
'I actually don't mind this'
She thought as she reciprocated Jonathan's feelings, although she knew that he was moving based on a misunderstanding at this moment, Gwen felt that she wanted to be a bit greedy… at least just for this moment-
'I wish this could last forever'
Jonathan's embrace, words and actions that were filled with pure intentions and warmth was something that Gwen could not reject. In fact she wanted it to last forever.