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"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."
I disagree as I could have done much better than what we saw (even with my limited creativity); Felicia, Cindy, Gwen (a version of Spider-Gwen or a clone), Carol, Jennifer, heck even Betty or an engaging new character could have each proven very interesting options if correctly plotted.
"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."
I think Felicia fits the role of as close as you can get to giving Spidey a Superhero love interest and sidekick that you can't really do with other character as well (I think it's telling that other superpowered love interests Peter have had have all ended up calling him "Spider" at some point).
I'm not saying that makes her worthy of being Peter's main love interest, but as far as alternatives go I think she ranks higher then Gwen by this point.
They were also not really written all that well back then .
They tried exploring new interests. Nobody cared
..Ok, this is a clear exaggeration. You're just being a contrarian at this point.
Frankly, with how great you are at writing Peter/MJ in your fanfiction, I expected you to know better than this.
The newspaper strip is a Marvel product and that kept them married all decade. Peter/MJ never went away.
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Co-sign, co-signing these posts all day.
Legitimacy of characters is dependent on who created them and at what time? That's a pretty weak argument, considering you then went on to excuse 4 characters and counting that are the exception.
Not really. Carlie Cooper and then Mockingbird for a hot second. I wouldn't call that exploring.
Still doesn't change that's just a lazy put down you'd get from some pro-DC comic war fan. Any Spidey reader worth his salt knows there's a big difference in characterization between Black Cat and Catwoman (and who was in the black catsuit on the page first). You post here enough for me to assume you're knowledgeable, so that just leaves you trolling.
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This has been my perspective, but I've felt like Peter has moved on from having real romantic feelings toward Felicia. He obviously is still attracted to her, but with her wildcard persona, and his belief that she doesn't actually care about who he is under the mask, I don't think he worries about wanting to be with her. Of course we know Felicia did have true feelings for him, although that seems to have been forgotten about since she forgot his identity.
I think the only way they could really get back together is if she went full on hero, or Peter tells her his secret, which at the moment I don't really see a logical reason that would lead him to doing that.
Keep in mind I altered their dynamic significantly by giving MJ actual agency in Peter's world (i.e. powers of her own). Even in the new video game, the producers gave MJ a more proactive role. I will always contend the days of the more or less helpless female romantic partner to the male superhero are behind us. I have zero interest in reading about or writing such characters, but again to each their own.
"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."
You don't need to explore all that thoroughly when it becomes pretty clear noone's in the mood to indulge in the experiment. Carlie had three years of build-up and failed to get over as a viable long-term interest, and Bobbi had the unfortunate stigma of being associated with the infancy of Comicsgate and a controversial solo outing that made her a toxic fit for Peter.
The audience wanted Peter and MJ. They demanded it. They got their way. The customer is always right in the end.
"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."