<blockquote>Google politely tells her there are no poisonous spiders in Manhattan. Judging by her symptoms -- fever, superstrength, newfound desire to shove herself into small dark spaces, and sudden reputation as a masked vigilante -- Gwen would beg to differ. [AU.]</blockquote>
➤recognizes and integrates into the story stuff about racism and sexism and so forth! also Gwen is awesome
➤also on ao3 at http://archiveofourown.org/works/1416808