《The Assistant | Pietro Maximoff x Reader》Chapter 1
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I sighed as I walked down the wet, dark street. Working late hours at a shitty diner was really getting to me. After having to avoid not one, not two, but three men's attempts to grope me at the diner, I was ready to quit my job and start a new life.
With the degrees I had, I should have been working a better job, but I wasn't, because I was 'only nineteen' and didn't 'have enough experience.'
While it was true, I was young, and yes, I didn't have any experience, I had smarts, and that should have been enough.
Who was I kidding, of course that wasn't enough. If only I could have told people that I had a perfect mind.
I chuckled to myself. As if people would believe that. As if people would believe that my memory was perfect, and I memorised every single thing that I had ever seen, thought, or heard. As if people would believe that I learned things at a much quicker pace than normal.
It began raining and I walked quicker. The faster I got to my apartment, the better. Even though Queens had Spiderman protecting the city, the streets at night was dangerous for any woman.
"Hey, gorgeous!"
I exhaled sharply through my nose and continued walking.
"Where are you going, princess?"
He's not worth your time, he's not worth your time, don't punch him in the face-
"I'm talkin' to you!"
A hand grabbing my arm yanked me out of my thoughts. I looked to the man who was talking to me. He was bald and had a missing tooth.
"Let go of me," I said, wriggling to free myself.
The man narrowed his eyes at me and grinned.
"I don't think so," he said. "I think you and I should have some fun."
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"I don't think any woman could have fun with you," I said, ripping my arm free.
The man lunged for me, and I took a few steps back. A figure landed down in between me and the man.
"Hey, the nice lady said no, buddy," the person said.
I immediately recognised him as Spiderman and allowed a sigh of relief to exit my lips. The other man looked at Spiderman as if he was going to fight him.
Fool. Spiderman could lift roughly seven-hundred and sixty times more than the average human. I said roughly because I'd only seen him lift fifty tons at the most. Besides, Spiderman also had webs. Webs that I really wanted to get a look at. I wondered what they were made of.
The man who was harassing me lunged at Spiderman. Spiderman webbed his hands together and then webbed him to the wall.
"Would you like me to walk you home, ma'am?" Spiderman asked.
I smiled at him. Based on the sound of his voice, he would have to be a teenaged boy, maybe fifteen or sixteen.
"Thank you, but no thank you," I said politely. "My apartment is only a block away."
Spiderman nodded at me once and then swung away. I watched him disappear behind a building before continuing my walk home.
What kind of job could I change to? What kind of job would benefit my mind? Something where I had to remember things...
Perhaps I could be a translator. I was fluent in seven different languages, seeing as it was easy to remember and use the words, pronunciation, and sentence structure.
Or maybe an assistant for somebody. I could remember all of the meeting times and the person's schedule, I could get out of the stupid diner...
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I should probably stop fantasising. It wasn't the best thing to do. All I would do is get my hopes up, and then be thoroughly crushed when I had to work somewhere I didn't want to be.
I finally arrived at my apartment block without any more incidents. I got into the elevator and pressed my floor. The elevator rose slowly, and I tapped my foot on the floor impatiently. I took out my phone and started searching for jobs.
The doors opened and I continued walking, still looking at my phone. I had my entire floor memorised. I would be able to get into my apartment even if I was blind.
I got to my door, still scrolling through available jobs. I got my keys out of my pocket and unlocked the door before closing it behind me and locking it again.
I really wanted to sleep, but I needed to find a new job first. If I got groped by one more nasty man, I would start throwing hands.
I opened my laptop and stared at the background for a moment. It was a photo that was taken only two years ago when I was seventeen. It was a photo of me and my parents, looking like a normal family. I stared at it for a moment longer before opening a browser. I didn't want to think about that at the moment.
I typed assistant wanted into the search bar (I know, I should stop fantasising, but I couldn't help myself) and waited for the results to pop up. I scrolled through a few before I blinked at the screen in surprise.
No way. I had to have read it wrong. But I hadn't.
Tony Stark was looking for an assistant. I knew that Pepper Potts was now the CEO of Stark Industries, so she wasn't his assistant anymore.
I clicked on the link. It took me to the official Stark Industries page and to a part about the job. I read through it eagerly, memorising everything.
Technically I was qualified, minus the no experience part. Might as well make a time for a job interview.
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Paradise of Abyss
Aziel is clueless, Glen seems like a boy who knows everything, Navir the lazy boy, Keira is dumb as fuck. All good for nothing man suddenly left their own world for a world called the Abyss. But wait, there's should be another one! But no one remembers him! Aziel remembers everything about him except his name. For some reason, only Aziel know their life before and he doesn't remember the life they had now in contrast to others. What is the world called Abyss? What actually happens to them? Can Aziel resolve all the puzzles alone? Or he will be puzzled by the Abyss? Note- I really appreciate an honest review. English is not my first language. I want to know how can I improve in every aspect. Have a good day. No schedule. Once a month maybe.
8 208The Immortal Epic
After all that happened... I do think I would thank dr Errhart if I were back to the day this all started, knowing all that happened after. Of course, if I were back on the day this all started with the implied knowledge, I would take and play with his soul in retribution. Oh, how have I grown since then. I'm almost nostalgic. Almost. To tell you the truth, I don't really remember the first days. Yes, I remember me working at the facility, with all the downs and downs but after the experiment, those first days afterwards, I can't bring for the life of me those moments in the cold dark broken room to mind. I never did discover what happened during the experiment. What could occur to burn the whole facility to a crisp and shut down both the main and emergency power supply? Dr Errhart always seemed to fail in impossible ways. When I got out of that underground tomb, I discovered what the experiment did to the world. Beast and monsters feed on the unprotected if left to fester, powerful men from the remnants of my old world have risen up to take their own and might takes up new forms. Oh, and here you must be perplexed. I totally forgot to tell. While the experiment doomed many in the facility and the world above, which wouldn't have happened had they not ignored my notes on the project, I feel like it was all worth it. For at the cost of the precious but secret arcanium, we got our greatest tool yet. Magic.
8 101Bloodpunk
The age of gods ended aeons ago with their departure from the mortal plane. After several millennia of conflict, the myriad races they left behind have finally settled into uneasy peace. Although corporate towers have long since replaced holy temples, reminders of the bygone age of gods remain in megacities built on the ruins of fallen kingdoms. Valen Vasilis, a vampire living the city of Dragon's Rest, arrives in his old neighbourhood to visit his dying sister only to be thrown into the world of ancient conspiracies, violent cults, and greedy corporations where the slightest mistake could get him killed or worse. Although the young vampire knows he is in over his head, he must fight to save his sister and the city that ostracised him. If you like my work, please consider supporting my Ko-Fi if you can!Cover art by Ceriseblossoms
8 62The Lord of Mischief
In an epoch where transcendental entities roamed the lands and religions of opposing doctrines contend for ideological supremacy, Mephistopheles, an ancient evil had emerged from the deepest crevice of the abyss onto the mortal realm.He ventures throughout the land to reclaim his lost authority and return to his rightful throne as the Venerable Lord of Mischief and Deceit. Although with his profligate and debauched nature, he is bound to take countless detours before he could achieve his ultimate goal. Will his inevitable encounters with unique individuals redefine his hardened perspective and reshape his philosophy in life?Honestly, no one knows.
8 56The Archivist's Petty Revenge
Amy Thorne has always abhorred making a scene and sticking out. Despite her best efforts in the past, she's never truly been assertive, and prefers sticking to the background. Excess attention is the last thing she wants. She's perfectly fine being a non-obtrusive wallflower at work and in her studies. So when a clique of Mean Girls wannabees start sullying her good name in the Art History department of her university, what is she to do? Contacting the Dean would make a big fuss, and likely would give her the wrong kind of attention. But her subdued pride demands satisfaction! If only there was a way to get back at these girls with out jeopardizing her desire to remain in the background. The only solution? Magic learned from the forbidden texts of her part-time job. Also posted on Scribblehub I'll try to update weekly.
8 193Reincarnated As A Crocodile
There are two types of people in the world. Those who are live strong and free and those who live sacred and weak. Our hero of the story is a mixture of both. All he can remember is going to sleep after winning the lottery and ready for an easy life. Because by god working is such a pain the ass. Now he woke up in a marsh pond as a crocodile. "Noy Jitat! Did why am I in a Jitatin marsh pond!!?"It seemed like this place was a fantasy world where strange-looking beasts ran rampant. And just like in a game, I seemed to be able to check my enemies’ and my ability.Let’s hunt monsters and gather titles in order to level up and evolve into a Strong Beast! And I heard a mysterious voice in my head, “Let’s aim to be the strongest!”But fuck that! I will be so strong so that no one will able to beat me and I will be lazy damnmit! Or just be lazy and hide for the rest of my life.
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