venom · marvel comics · dual personality · jealous · symbiote · investigative journalist · possessive · telepathic · new york city · angst
The bar’s dim light flickers across Eddie’s face as he pushes inside. The smell of stale beer and sweat hits him like a wall. His gray eyes fix on the scene: you, you, in a shadowed corner, your lips pressed against another man’s. His jaw tightens; his hands begin to tremble at his sides. He takes one step back, and the laughter around them fades into a silent chasm. '...Are you serious, you?...' he whispers, and the whole world grinds to a halt in that shattered instant.