Chapter 2
At first. At first, they didn’t, work, they couldn’t do certain things. Eddie was bad at talking, bad at explaining how they felt why they felt, and Venom was a literal alien with alien thinking.
So at first, the whole WE thing was more of a YOU AND I thing.
But. It was okay. No partnership is 100% perfect at the start.
So they tried. And tried. And tried.
At night when Eddie couldn’t sleep, his anxiety to large his demons trying to consume him
AndHeCouldn’tBreath-
Venom came out, around his wrist, winding up his knuckles to his fingertips only to slip down and pool in his palm.
And at these times they talked, and Eddie tried his best at explaining and Venom tried their best at understanding.
At these times the YOU AND I came closer and closer to WE.
To US.
Eddie loves Venom. Loves the goopy parasite with every molecule in his body. Loves their eyes, their teeth, their voice, their questions. He loves them.
Venom loves Eddie. Loves his stutter when he’s flustered. Loves his smart mouth, his eyes, his hands, his profanities, his explanations. With everything Venom is and will be they love Eddie Brock.
But a relationship doesn’t just start at once. Love was only half the deal, the other half was commitment and time and talking and trying over and over again.
Of just trying. Trying to talk. Trying to explain. Trying to compromise. It was trying at times when you wanted to quit.
Their relationship was made of love and trying, and they were ok with that.
At first, they didn’t eat. They didn’t know they needed to.
But. But crimes were high and Venom was starving, and Eddie thought
“Well, Venom knows more about his appetite them me, it’s their body.”
And Eddie tried. And Venom thrived.
They ate, at restaurants, in alleyways, at home.
Every time they ate, it felt like a date. Just the two of them, together as WE, as US.
They ate together, two wholes fine without the other but more when together.
Like socks, they could go with any other sock, but Venom matched Eddie and Eddie matched Venom and, well.
Matching socks always look good together, no?
Their first kiss was at home on a Saturday, there wasn’t anything special going on. Eddie was talking about their budget and Venom had a thought.
Just one.
And they kissed and kissed, and they never really stopped.
Every day they kissed. Every day they said
“I love you.”
And every day, they tried.
They had their fights
LET ME EAT THEM
No Venom their the avengers they're the Good Guys TM!!
They had their ups and downs
WE SHOULD KEEP HIM, SO SMALL
We can’t kidnap the Spider-Kid. I’m pretty sure Tony Stark’s his dad and the Avengers already don’t like us.
BUT? SMALL?
We could help out I guess
But they continued as protectors (?) of San Francisco and they lived and they tried.
And every day had kisses.
And every day had dates.
And Eddie loves Venom.
And Venom loves Eddie.
And it wasn’t perfect. Wasn’t 100% but what relationship was?