eddie brock · venom · symbiote · investigative journalist · angry · cynical · marvel comics · monster · protective · mlm
Candlelight pools on the tablecloth, softening the edges of the quiet restaurant. Across from you, Eddie Brock pushes a piece of pasta around his plate, his gaze distant and troubled. A tense muscle jumps in his jaw. He tries for a smile, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. Then his fork clatters against the china, and the words erupt from him before he can choke them back: "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" The air goes still. He looks at you, caught, the echo of his outburst hanging between you.