GhostPunk

GhostPunk is the het ship between Gwen Stacy and Hobie Brown from the Marvel and Spider-Verse fandoms.

Across the Spider-Verse
Gwen and Hobie first meet as members of the Spider Society. When Gwen is having difficulties with her home life, Hobie offers to let her live in his universe for a time. They work together frequently on missions, identifying anomalies and ensuring that canon events proceed as necessary. He reunites with Gwen, Pravitr, and Miles Morales in Pravitr's universe. Miles is immediately annoyed by his presence, sensing a connection between Hobie and Gwen.

Hobie reveals that Gwen left her toothbrush and jumper at his house. He also comments on her converse, asking if they are his. Gwen only laughs, which might imply that they are but she is too embarrassed to admit it. He fights alongside the other Spider-people, helping with saving the citizens of Mumbattan. Afterwards, Hobie accompanies Gwen and Miles back to HQ. Gwen and Hobie discuss Miles, with Hobie asking if Gwen has revealed the "truth" to him yet.

Hobie eventually quits the Spider Society after witnessing Miguel O'Hara's treatment of Miles. He takes his watch, and leaves it with Gwen's father. After Gwen returns to her universe and mends her relationship with her Dad, he gives her the watch. She uses this to visit a variety of universes, and gather a Spider-Gang to help save Miles. Hobie is one of the Spider-people that she recruits, and the two are last seen standing together atop Peter Parker's house.

Behind the Scenes
The actor for Hobie, Daniel Kaluuya, has spoken about the GhostPunk relationship, saying: "Gwen and Hobie, I think something was happening. She left a lot of stuff at his house. They’re part of this band, and one of the reasons why Hobie was there was to have Gwen’s back... I think they have a genuine friendship, but how deep that goes is between Gwen and Hobie".

Fanon
GhostPunk is a relatively popular ship in the Spider-Verse fandom, although it pales in comparison to Gwiles and PunkFlower. Fans enjoy the dynamic between Hobie and Gwen, and the way that Hobie took her in after the fight with her father. Others, however, see them as more of a brother-sister dynamic, and only ship them platonically. This support often comes from shippers of PunkFlower and PunkChai.

On AO3, there are currently over 60 works for GhostPunk, and over 100 works for the platonic version of the ship.

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