Part Six
Author's Note: Not too sure how I'm feeling about this chapter tbh. I just really felt like I needed to write something especially with everything going on. I know it's a rough time for everyone right now. I hope wherever you all are at in the world, you are okay and well. Enjoy xx
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Disclaimer: I do not own Eddie Brock, Venom or any other characters within the franchise. I own the original characters and the plot that are not directly tied to the movie.
Eddie had never felt the symbiote vibrate so happily before. He knew Venom liked Emma but didn't realize it was to this extent. It was almost on par with Venom getting more chocolate or another bad guy. Almost.
This made things so much easier for him. It didn't really matter how much Eddie liked someone, if Venom didn't like the person even a tiny bit it would just be a lost cause.
And Eddie never thought Venom would like another woman as much as they liked Anne.
"DIFFERENT." Venom rumbled.
"I know buddy."
Emma stood in front of Eddie expectantly. Waiting for whatever was going to happen nervously but also feeling kind of excited. She knew she should be a little scared because this symbiote that's connected to Eddie bit a guy's head off with no hesitation, but she also trusted Eddie. Trusted that nothing bad would happen to her.
Eddie chuckled nervously running his hand along the back of his neck as he said, "I just want to warn you, Em. This could be a shock. The first time I was kind of introduced to Venom I fell back into my shower."
"YOU SCREAMED LIKE A PUSSY, EDDIE."
"Shut up, Vee." Eddie huffed causing Emma to giggle again.
He looked at her amused by how positive this was going so far. Who knows what would happen once she met Venom though?
"Okay." Eddie breathed in figuring delaying the whole thing wouldn't help any especially since he'd been delaying it altogether for months.
Emma grabbed Eddie's hand reassuringly.
Her eyes bugged out of her head when she saw the black goop-like substance moving along Eddie's shoulder. She was about to move her hand out to touch it when Eddie asked her to wait a second.
The black goop morphed into a head floating next to Eddie's.
"Whoa," Emma said softly as she took in the dark figure with white eyes and huge sharp teeth.
"HELLO EMMA." Venom said with that almost permanent Cheshire grin on their face.
Her eyes bugged out even more. She knew Venom talked to Eddie especially in his head, but this was something else. It really was like something out of a movie.
Venom was swirling their head around trying to take all of Emma in for the first time, properly.
"Hi Venom." She spoke softly while doing much the same to them.
Eddie just stood and watched as two of those most important to him were acquainted. Venom hadn't stopped vibrating since the moment Emma agreed to meet them. Emma still stared with wide eyes at Venom but not in a frightful way. Just curious.
Emma was almost itching to touch Venom. The goop seemed to continuously swirl around like water when you move your fingers through it. She wanted to know what it felt like.
"What does it feel like?" Emma asked as she look between Eddie and Venom.
Venom hummed as Eddie replied, "If you want you can feel for yourself, Em." Venom's excitement was like that of a child on Christmas morning.
"THIS IS BETTER, EDDIE." Venom said out loud.
Emma lifted her hand to touch the goop along Eddie's shoulder. As soon as her fingers touched the blackness, it started weaving through her fingers. She expected coldness but was met with a pleasant warmth.
She couldn't stop the smiling from spreading across her face as she ran her fingers over it.
"So cool," she whispered.
Eddie let a sigh of relief out at those words. When he bonded with Venom, he settled on the idea of never getting into another relationship again after Anne. For one, he didn't think he'd ever truly move on from her and two, he didn't think anyone would be open to a relationship with someone who's connected to an alien.
But then Emma happened. She was something else and Eddie continued thanking whoever for working in his favor thinking he deserved someone like her in his life.
Her fingers curiously moved along the ever moving symbiote edging closer to their head. Looking to Eddie making sure this was okay, Emma ran one finger along what would be Venom's forehead as soon as Eddie nodded.
Venom's eyes closed in contentment that Emma, his third possibly soon to be second favorite person, was finally touching them. Looking at them. They weren't a secret to her anymore after so long of wanting to know her how Eddie does. Sure, they knew everything that Eddie knew, but it wasn't the same.
Suddenly Venom pushed their face into Emma's hand causing her to yelp at the movement but never stopping the rubs to Venom's face.
With a rumbling laugh Venom asked, "MORE."
Emma laughed as she looked to Eddie who hadn't really said much during this whole interaction. He squeezed her hand and asked, "Is this okay, Em?"
Smiling she pulled Eddie into her for a much-needed hug. "I'm not gonna lie this is a lot to take in, Eddie. But I think we're gonna be okay."
He wrapped his arms around her tightly as Venom seemed to wrap them all up in their warmth.
"I missed you too much." Emma whispered into his shoulder. They swayed together for a moment as they both felt relief and so much more complete.
Eddie sighed, "Missed you too, Em."
He pressed a kiss to the side of her neck as they pulled away. Emma turned her head to look at Venom again with a soft smile on her face.
"It's going to take some getting used to having you around. I still don't understand how any of this is real but…" She trailed off because while this was still weird to her, it didn't bother her as much as it did before. "So, it's okay with you that we share Eddie?"
The grin always-present on Venom's face stretched even more at her question.
"WE'LL BE SHARING YOU AS WELL."
Emma's eyes bugged out of her head again as she blushed.
"VEE!" Eddie all but shrieked. Emma's question had been nothing but innocent and here Venom went insinuating otherwise when Emma and Eddie hadn't done anything more than kiss yet. Plus, everything was going more than well right now, and Eddie didn't need Venom ruining it in any way.
Venom just laughed.
Emma couldn't even think about that right now because she knew she would freak out. Whenever they get to that point, they would worry about it or by that point she would be so used to Venom it wouldn't even matter.
Moving to check on the cupcakes, she figured she could start on the icing since they cooled down enough. She looked to Eddie, "how about we finish these cupcakes?" as she pulled the ingredients needed from the fridge.
Eddie flashed that sweet smile of his she loved as he scolded Venom internally about bringing up things he shouldn't yet.
Venom ignored Eddie as he shouted, "CHOCOLATE!"