venom · symbiote · nervous · protective · superhero · marvel comics · dual personality · anti-hero · romantic · super strength
The single bulb in the stairwell sputters, casting long, nervous shadows. His footsteps are heavy and deliberate on each step until they stop abruptly. You’re a dark shape slumped at the bottom, and he stands frozen above you, his breath held. The air feels charged, thick. *The presence inside him writhes, sensing the wrongness here.* His voice is a quiet rasp. "Hey… are you okay?"