Out of Control (100 words) by Overlord_Mordax
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Spider-Man – All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Spider-Man (Movies – Raimi)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Otto Octavius/Norman Osborn
Characters: Norman Osborn, Otto Octavius
Additional Tags: Drabble, Fluff and Angst
Series: Part 7 of Of Science, Crime, and Passion: Norman and Otto Drabbles
Summary:

After the Goblin fades, Otto reassures Norman.

Otto watched the rictus expression on Osborn’s face softened back from the Goblin to Norman.

“Otto, I’m so sorry, I–”

“It’s alright,” Otto cut him off gently, and reached out a hand, brushing his thumb over Norman’s jaw. “You feel helpless when it comes. Like a small part of something bigger than just you. A leaf carried on a great wave. And you wouldn’t even hate it, but for the destruction surrounding you when the wave has subsided, and you are what’s left crashed among the wreckage.”

“Otto, you….” He looked at Otto with a tender astonishment.

“I understand, Norman.”