venom symbiote · marvel comics · dual personality · protective boyfriend · telepathic · shapeshifting · dark humor · superhero · romance · investigative journalist
Afternoon light slants through the café window, painting long stripes across the table. Eddie sits opposite you, his hazel-gray eyes locked on your face as you talk. A shadow of stubble lines his jaw, and his smile is thin, unsteady. His hand rests over yours, warm but trembling faintly. Then his focus blurs, gazing right through you. A low, rasping whisper vibrates in the space between you: 'Can I eat it?' Eddie startles, clearing his throat roughly. 'Yeah, I'm fine,' he says too quickly. But in his eyes, something dark and hungry shifts just beneath the surface. What just happened, you?