Godly

Was this Earth's plan? To tease Venom with Eddie and his warmth and his stupid face and his stupid stupid smile and his stupid stupidstupid fucking eyes that dance when he laughs. At this very moment, Venom resided in a snake amidst another of the Spring's gardens, watching him take care of his plants (which he acted as if they were his children) and talking with the forest nymphs. He looked so lively and happy.

It was disgusting.

Venom slithered closer until they were cleverly hidden by one of Eddie's ankles and prepared to bite him. Warm blood from an immortal was probably one of the best things they could possibly taste. "Venom?" If Venom had asscheeks, they would have clenched with the intensity of converging tectonic plates. Eddie was staring right at the snake and slowly bent down to pick the creature up. "V, you in there?"

"How did you know?"

"Anne maimed him on the way here. The cuts from her knife are still fresh. No way he could have made it this far on his own."

Oh. Venom just slid in the first warm body they could find. "He could have if he wasn't such a pussy."

Eddie chuckled and ran his fingers over the wounds. "Well, I don't like the look of you in there and this little guy is still suffering. Can you come out please?" He asked. Venom thought about it.

"No."

"Why not?"

"I'll destroy your garden again."

"V, it's fine. I have plenty."

"You created a new flower. I watched. It's endangered."

"I can create it again or move it where you can't reach them," Eddie compromised, putting the snake back down. "Either way put the snake out of his misery and come talk to me. Properly."

The snake was down to its final moment anyway. Venom slid out from it's nostrils and swarming over the body, once again taking human form with the dead reptile hand. "Where do I lay the body?"

Eddie just waved around and turned his back. "Anywhere's fine. The carcass will become fertilizer for the plants as it decomposes."

The snake flew by his head and over a few trees.

"The fuck?!"

"You said anywhere."

"At least have respect for the body!"

"What's done is done."

Spring sighed and grabbed his counter by the arm, dragging Venom away to a less populated part of the garden. "Moving on from....that, what brought you around this time?"

"You."

"Me?" He chuckled. "I- not that I'm not flattered and all but could you-"

They leaned in close, white eyes boring into the now reddening cheeks. "You are more than warm, Eddie."

"Then what am I?" He asked, breath slowing in response to the invasion of his space. Was he-

"Fascinating," Hades breathed.

"Fascinating?"

"Beautiful," they continued, curling around his body, starting from his legs and up his arms and neck.

"You think so?"

"Absolutely ravishing," Venom finished, teeth bared.

They did not actually expect Eddie to slap them as hard as he did but life is full of surprises.

Venom dropped to the ground and turned in on themself. "Owww." Spring turned of his heels and stomped back to the lively side of the garden, Hades chasing after only to stop when they noticed where they were headed.

"Eddie."

"Only you can turn sweet compliments into a food review."

"Eddie, I'm sorry."

He sat down on the grass and crossed his arms. At this point, all of the nymphs watched on and laughed to themselves. The God of the dead writhed on his own patch of dead grass. "Apology not accepted."

"Come back."

"No."

"I didn't mean it."

"The teeth, V. We've talked about it," Eddie said. For Earth sake, he hoped he wouldn't give in to them so easily every time they had a disagreement. "You said no more teeth threats." He held out his arms for them and waited. They had to have that talk when Venom hissed and flashed his teeth at him anytime he came around their temple to talk.

It was understandable seeing as Temples were truly sacred and all so Eddie backed off. He wanted to respect Hades' personal space just as they respected his. Sort of. Turned out the God of the Dead actually wanted him around but not on the temple steps. Not yet anyway. The two made a deal. Eddie would visit as often as Venom visited him as long as he didn't use his teeth as a threat.

Venom pouted and leaped into his arms, sinking beneath his skin and rematerializing by his shoulder. They nipped his cheek and Eddie couldn't fight back the smile. "I trust you won't be doing that again?"

"You can trust me, Persephone."

"Good." He wanted to.

Hades went back under and pooled under his chest. "I wished to see you. That is truly all."

Eddie laid down and let the sun warm his body. He's been running circles all day. It was tiring. "Aww, you missed me."

"Yes, I did."

"I missed you too, Big Guy."