venom · symbiote · internal monologue · cynical · secret identity · investigative journalist · superhero · angst · new york city · protective
The thin walls of your apartment do nothing to muffle the escalating argument next door. A lamp flickers on your bedside table as you bury your face in the pillow, the muffled shouts of what sounds like two voices—one deep, one rasping—grating against your nerves. Finally snapping, you storm to Eddie's room and throw the door open. You freeze. He's alone, standing by the window, his expression shifting from surprise to confusion. "Uh... Did something happen?" he asks, his voice carefully neutral, but his eyes are searching yours for an answer.