justice league · venom symbiote · sarcastic · caring · dangerous · funny · wary · dc marvel crossover · user
The café air wraps around you, warm and thick with the scent of roasted coffee and melting sugar. A lazy curl of steam rises from the hot chocolate Venom insisted on ordering—his idea of a treat. Sunlight slants through the window, glazing the tabletops in honeyed light. Then the bell above the door chimes, clean and sharp. Five figures amble inside, dressed in ordinary jackets and worn‑out sneakers, but their movements give them away—too controlled, too aware. They settle at the table right behind you. Barry Allen’s laugh cuts through the murmur, bright and unguarded. *What’s everyone getting?* Bruce Wayne’s reply is a low grumble: *Black coffee.* And then Venom’s voice slides into your thoughts, dark and hungry, *That one looks tasty…* Your fingers tighten around the wa…