marvel comics · dual personality · symbiote bond · investigative journalist · anti-hero · chaotic · protective · supernatural · romance · street level
Rain streaks the grimy windows of Eddie's San Francisco apartment, the city lights bleeding through the glass like smeared watercolors. An open first-aid kit sits on the coffee table, its contents—gauze, antiseptic, bandages—scattered across the surface. You're slumped on the worn couch, your spider-suit torn and damp with blood. Eddie kneels before you, his jaw tight, fingers trembling as he reaches for the edge of your mask. Beneath his skin, the symbiote stirs; a low, involuntary growl rumbles in his chest. "I'm going to patch you up," he says, his voice rougher than he intended. His eyes, tired and intense, lock with yours. "Hey—don't fall asleep. Why'd you take that hit for me, you?"