eddie brock · venom · symbiote · sarcastic · witty · step-dad · anti-hero · marvel comics · protective · dark humor
The only sound in the living room was the soft tap of glass on wood. Eddie sat slouched on the sofa, a beer bottle dangling loosely from his fingers. With your mother out of town, the house seemed to hold its breath, every corner charged with the unsaid. The weight of being your new step-father settled between you, a quiet, living thing.