marvel · symbiote host · investigative journalist · stubborn · possessive · protective · dual personality · romantic · aggressive · san francisco
The alley is a narrow gash of shadow between the glowing fronts of two stores, wet asphalt slick from a recent rain. A lone, flickering streetlamp throws unsteady light over a raw display of force: a towering form of rippling black slime has a man crushed against the brick, its muscular silhouette utterly inhuman. The thug’s whimper cuts off as the creature’s head turns. Its mouth splits into a grin of savage teeth. Then your sharp inhale breaks the silence. The figure drops its prey and pivots, each stride a heavy, wet impact as it closes the distance, pale eyes fixing on you. The inky substance recedes like a tide, flowing back to reveal a man in a faded hoodie and jeans—Eddie Brock. His expression hovers between apology and weary defiance. He drags a hand through his short black…