Crimson

Author's Note: This was just something completely random I wrote a few months ago to help take my mind off of everything going on. Hope you guys enjoy and as always, I love hearing what you think!

Emma is not sure why she thought it would be a good idea to pass the time, but she mentioned it to Eddie, and he agreed almost too quickly. Venom even quicker. Everyone had been in quarantine for almost two months now and ideas to pass the time in a somewhat fun way were dwindling. Even though work had not stopped for either of them entirely, the boredom set in quickly. And on rainy days such as today, even quicker.

So here Emma was, sitting on the floor with her eyes closed in the middle of the apartment she shared with her favorite boys as Eddie, with the help of Venom, attempted to apply her makeup. Her face was already primed ready for everything else. She was not worried about the outcome because she had no plans to leave the apartment today for any essential shopping. If anything, she was amused to see who was more observant of the two. And of course, there was never a dull moment with them.

"Are you sure you don't need any help, love?" Emma giggled as she listened to Eddie bicker with Venom about what the first step was. She was tempted to take a peek just to see that adorably confused look she knew was on Eddie's face.

"I'm good, babe. Keep those pretty eyes closed. Just sorting through everything." Eddie replied stammering a bit as he tried figuring out what every little bottle, palette and brush was for.

"YOU MEAN, WE ARE GOOD. IF YOU PAID ATTENTION MORE YOU WOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOUNDATION AND CONCEALER."

Emma tried to hold her laughs in as Eddie told Venom to shut up again. This may be the best idea she has had in a while regardless if she may look like a clown because of it.

"Laugh it up. I'll give you the worst brows you've ever seen." Eddie mumbled as Emma felt a brush begin to move in circular motions on one of her cheeks. His other hand rested on her thigh as he went to work. She could just picture the look of concentration on his face in her head. His eyes watching as the brush moved across her face with his tongue sticking out the tiniest bit. A soft smile crossed her face at the thought of how nice this felt doing something completely random to pass the time. Time spent together. The one thing she was grateful for during this mess.

"USE THE SPONGE." Venom hissed as she soon felt a light tapping on the other side of her face. Emma bit her lip because she knew this was about to be another argument.

"I was gonna use that after, Vee. I know what I'm doing." Eddie grumbled.

"SURE, EDDIE."

Eddie mumbled something Emma could not make out. Another insult thrown at Venom she was sure. For all the fighting the two did you would think they hated each other. But that could not be further from the truth.

Emma hummed in approval as she felt Eddie, or Venom, she could not be sure at this point, dabbing what she could only assume was concealer along her under eyes with a beauty blender. The next several minutes passed quietly as the rest of her base was applied almost the same as how she normally would. At least, that is how it felt.

There was a pause as Emma assumed Eddie was thinking of what to do next. She silently hoped he would do her eyes next as she always left her brows for last. That was just Emma's preference. She almost opened your eyes to see what Eddie was doing as the silence lingered too long.

"Eddie?" Emma asked. "Everything okay?"

"Hmm? Yeah, just looking for something, babe." He replied quickly.

"HE'S CHEATING IS WHAT HE'S DOING."

Emma heard more grumbling from Eddie as he continued whatever it is, he was doing. "Vee, shut it. It's hardly cheating."

"LOOKING AT A PICTURE IS CHEATING WHEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OFF MEMORY. IF YOU WOULD LISTEN TO ME."

As more laughter left her, Emma wished she had secretly recorded this for her own pleasure later.

"It's okay, Vee. If he needs the help, we'll let him have it." She laughed knowing the effect her words would have on Eddie. He was stubborn and refused to let Venom help him so somehow, he thought looking at a picture of her was different.

"Fine." Eddie huffed as he put his phone down. "What color for the eyes then?"

"Surprise me." Emma smirked.

"RED, EDDIE! OUR FAVORITE COLOR ON HER EYES." Venom almost squealed.

Emma melted a bit knowing that to be true which is why she found herself wearing the color more frequently than others. But red could be a difficult color to work with depending on which eye shadow/brand was used.

For as rough as Eddie's exterior looked, he was so soft and gentle with his actions. Emma barely felt the brush moving across her eye lids. But that could also be because he was afraid of messing up even if this was all just for fun.

It felt like Eddie was blending forever working on one eye for what seemed like 10-15 minutes before doing the same to the other eye. Every once in a while, Emma would hear Eddie 'hmm' as, she guessed, he was examining his work.

"How's it looking, boys? Should I be asking you to do my makeup every morning for work from now on?" She grinned.

She could have swooned when he dabbed some eye shadow onto her lid with his finger knowing that meant he added some shimmer to her eyes. Maybe he paid attention to things like this more than she thought. Or maybe Venom was whispering in his ear what he should do. Either way, Emma was impressed.

"Honestly, not too bad babe. Maybe not as good as what you can pull off but it's not bad." Emma could hear the smirk in his voice signaling how proud he was with himself.

"AND HE BARELY NEEDED MUCH HELP, NIBBLE." Venom purred seeming pleased with Eddie as well. A complete turn from the bickering they were doing not even 20 minutes ago.

"You seem confident with yourself, Mr. Brock. But are you ready to tackle these brows?" Emma asked knowing this would make or break whatever else he did to her face. Her fingers slowly moved along the goop that was Venom slithering along her leg as Eddie seemed to delay the task of her brows and instead brushed what she could only hope was contour, blush and/or highlight along her cheeks.

"Saving the best for last, babe."

"COWARD, YOU'RE AFRAID OF MESSING UP."

"I'm just making sure everything else is perfect, Vee." Eddie tried but Emma knew Venom was right. Hell, she had trouble doing her own brows and she's been doing them for years now.

"I can do them if you want, Eddie. They're tricky bastards to do sometimes."

But Emma knew her Eddie. He would do something just to try and prove someone wrong even if he knew he couldn't do it.

"Nope, I got this, babe." He promised as he let a breath out and started on the last thing left of her makeup routine besides mascara and setting spray.

A few moments passed before Venom let out a shrill.

"EDDIE, WHAT IS THAT?"

"What does it look like, Vee?" Eddie huffed as he continued.

"I DON'T KNOW, EDDIE, BUT THAT IS NOT AN EYEBROW."

And the next argument began as Emma sat there giggling to herself yet again even though it sounded like her makeup took a turn for the worse. She was having too much fun even if she was just sitting here with her eyes closed and having her face messed with.

"What do you mean it's not an eyebrow? I'm outlining the hairs that are already there."

"IT LOOKS LIKE A SQUIGGLE, EDDIE." Venom hissed.

"I'm not even finished with it yet. Now, be quiet before I give you white brows."

How she wished to see the looks on their faces. Emma was sure it would make this whole situation even funnier than it already was to her.

Several more minutes passed, and Eddie was still working on the one brow now using a brush instead of the roll-up pencil. Emma was set on having some sharpie looking brows when this was all over. Already wanting to laugh at what they probably looked like.

In what felt like an hour later, Eddie finally finished with your brows. Mumbling to himself, or Venom, here and there as he brushed a spoolie through them.

"Okay, I think we're finished." Eddie sighed.

Emma sat in anticipation, wanting to see how Eddie did. Opening her eyes, she looked at Eddie smiling too much over something that was probably silly. But this had been the highlight of her day so far. Her week even.

"Well, how do I look?"

"Beautiful as always." Eddie flashed that smile she loved so much. Emma didn't know if she should trust his words yet though. He grabbed one of the many palettes scattered around them and opened it before passing it to her so she could have a look.

Emma gasped as she looked into the mirror. While it wasn't completely perfect, she wasn't mad about the state of her face. Even the brows. They were a little thin but not enough to make her hate them completely. Her eyes were her favorite part. A shade of red that could almost look like they were bleeding but made the color of Emma's eyes stand out beautifully. Her favorite.

"MMM, RED." Venom purred while resting on her shoulder looking into the mirror at her as well. Emma rubbed her fingers along the back of their head as she hummed her approval.

"Not bad at all, Eddie. Even the brows."

"I HELPED HIM FIX THE SHAPE."

"Yeah yeah, Vee. Can't let me have anything, can ya?" Eddie laughed.

"NEVER."

"Come here, my big baby. You can always have me." Emma cooed pulling Eddie toward her for a kiss as they laid on the floor and made a complete mess of his work.