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Eddie had to stop himself from going to Soft Haven Cafe the day after. After all, wouldn’t that be weird if he did that? He knew some people could be regulars, but still. He just… didn’t want to come off as too creepy or off putting. Even if he really wanted to see that Maid again.
Sometimes late at night, he had to stop himself from thinking maybe the maid was thinking about him too. Since they were sort of looking at him often and- jesus he was becoming lucid. He just needed to live his life as he has for the past few months and do what needs to be done.
And yet here Eddie is, three days later in front of the Soft Haven Cafe. Eddie put a hand over his face, taking a deep breath before he opened the door. The bell rang above his head, alerting whoever was near by of his entrance. There were a few more customers this time around, but it wasn’t full either. Eddie stared at his shoes, debating on turning around and walking out the door right now.
“Back again so soon, Master?” Said the raspy voice that has taken up his thoughts for the past few days.
Eddie looked up, feeling his cheeks burn as he took in the maid’s wide smile. “Uhhh…” He said dumbly. He began to rub the back of his head. “You guys… make good lattes.” He mumbled.
“You haven’t had our lattes yet, Master.” The maid corrected, their smile getting even wider if possible.
Well, Eddie was royally fucked. His entire face was burning now. “I uhh… saw another table last time have some. I thought it would be good!” He said quickly, trying to save himself from the hole he was digging himself into.
The maid hummed, their voice sounding so rich and rumbly that Eddie just wanted to rest his head against their wide chest. Eddie didn’t realize they were just staring at each other until the other maid from before called out a name.
“Venom!” They called, sounding annoyed. “Can you please take… Master to a booth?”
Eddie awkwardly chuckled and looked at the maid in front of him. The maid looked sheepish. “Sorry, Master. This way.”
So that was their name? Venom? He rather liked it. He followed after them to the booth he was in before. He sat down and was handed the menu again.
“See anything you like, Master?” They asked, their arms semi crossed as their hands intertwined together.
Was it so bad that Eddie wanted to say yes, and in fact it was them? Probably. He bit his lip and looked at the menu again. “This curry looks nice.” He said, pointing to the one he wanted. “And I’ll have the darjeeling tea again.”
The maid, Venom, smiled. “Yes, Master.”
This then became a cycle in Eddie Brock’s daily life. Every few days he would come into the Cafe, Venom would take him to his usual booth and he would order something different on the menu. As the weeks went on, Eddie began to learn a bit more about Venom.
How much they loved chocolate, how they disliked loud noises, and also that they get really flustered whenever Eddie calls them ‘love’. At first it was just an accident. Something that Eddie had said without realizing it while they were talking as he was ordering. He couldn’t tell if Venom could blush, but how shy they acted was definitely an indicator.
Even as Eddie profusely apologized for his behavior, Venom looked at him with a grin. “I like it, Master.”
Oh Eddie’s poor heart could barely take this. “Okay.” He murmured, smiling back at them.
After that, their weird relationship sort of escalated. There was a little more flirting involved, more glances, more staring, and it really took Eddie awhile to realize maybe Venom was actually interested in him back.
Eddie had just finished the tiramisu cake Venom had recommended, and it was amazing. Ever since he had been around the cafe, he had been eating more chocolate. It was getting ridiculous, but he couldn’t say no to Venom when they offered. Especially since chocolate was one of their favorites.
Venom walked over with the tray and set the dishes onto the table. “I’ll get the check.” They said, doing a little curtsey.
“Thanks, love.” Eddie mumbled, flushed. Even though Venom said they liked it, he just couldn’t help but get so shy. This felt like it was becoming… more? He wasn’t sure. He was inside of his own head until he heard metal fall onto the floor. Eddie turned his head to look at Venom, brows furrowed with worry.
“Oh.” Venom said. “Clumsy me.” They said rather innocently. At that they bent down at a 12 degree angle to pick up the utensil, giving Eddie a front row seat of the maid’s pink lace lanties that were stretched over their taut ass under that petticoat uniform.
Eddie made a noise that sounded like he was choking on his tongue, eyes nearly bulging out of his head because he couldn’t look away. Holy shit, HE COULDN’T LOOK AWAY.
Eddie opened his mouth to try to say something, but Venom was already standing up straight, utensil in hand. Eddie could have sworn he heard the maid humming as they sauntered to the counter.
The maid turned their head toward Eddie, giving them a shit eating grin before turning to speak to Carnage. That is when it hit Eddie. The maid did that on PURPOSE. Eddie slowly turned his body to face his tea cup, holding it with both of his hands. The gears of his mind were rolling, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
Venomisinterestedvenomisinterestedvenomisinterestedholyfuck.
Although was Venom only interested in him… physically? Eddie was interested in that too, but he couldn’t help but… want more possibly. If Venom agreed as well.
The main question was, what was he going to do about it? Eddie swallowed hard. He saw Venom walking back over to his booth, the check in their hands. They seemed to be giving him a look, their eyes squinting almost and then Eddie saw a flash of Venom’s tongue.
This was Venom giving him bedroom eyes. Oh, oh fuck. Eddie felt his cock give an interested twitch.
“Here you are, Master.” Venom said demurely, their raspy voice making Eddie’s heart pound.
Eddie felt himself begin to sweat a little. He felt his cheeks flush and his hands began to fumble as he looked for his wallet. “Thank you, love.” He managed.
He took out his credit card out and handed it to Venom. Their fingers brushed against each other’s, and Eddie had to bite his lips to hold back a moan. They have never really touched before, but that moment felt so… right? As if that touch was something he had been missing all of his life. He didn’t understand it, but he wanted to take a chance.
“Venom.” He blurted as the maid began to turn away. He had noticed the slight disappointment in their features when he didn’t respond earlier. Venom’s eyes seemed to light up even more than usual. Shit, Eddie had never called them by their name before.
“Yes, Eddie?” They asked, taking a step closer to the booth.
Eddie opened and closed his mouth a few times, feeling like a wreck. Would Venom take a chance on him? He was nothing but an ordinary human. Venom would have anyone they wanted. Any being they wanted. But for some reason, they seemed interested in him. Eddie didn’t want to lose that.
“Do you want to have dinner sometime?” He blurted, desperately hoping he didn’t misread anything.
Venom’s wide smile grew, their chest rumbling with happiness it sounded like. Almost a purr. “Asking me on a date, Eddie?”
Eddie’s face burned even hotter than before. If he wasn’t sweating bullets before, he was now. “If that is alright with you, yes.” He said, his voice slightly wavering at the end with uncertainty.
The purring sound grew louder in response, and for some reason it didn’t put Eddie off. He stared at Venom’s chest, wanting to rest his hand against them. To feel them again and be close. He wanted to be deserving of that.
“Very much alright, Eddie.” They mused, leaning closer to whisper in Eddie’s ear. “Meet me here tomorrow at 5. Can go on date after work.”
Eddie found himself dumbly nodding along, feeling Venom’s body heat against his. He wanted them closer. He felt something hot and slimy slide against his ear. Eddie closed his eyes and tried not to get a full hard on when he realized it was Venom’s tongue.
“Tasty.” They hummed, a finger sliding down his arm before walking away to the counter.
Eddie let out a long exhale, trying his best to not go over there and kiss that being senseless. They were teasing him! Two could play at that game... if Eddie could think of something. As Venom began to walk over to return his card, Eddie got an idea. As Venom belt over slightly to give Eddie his credit card, Eddie gently grasped Venom’s wrist and slightly stood up, pressing a kiss against their mouth.
“I’ll see you tomorrow night, love.” Eddie said, feeling smug at making the being’s eyes go comically wide. He stood up straight and began to walk away, excited and already making plans for tomorrow’s date. He stepped out of the cafe and began to walk down the street.
He didn’t get very far until someone pushed him against the wall in an alley. “Wha-’ Eddie started, seeing Venom before they crashed their mouth with his.
Eddie let out a long moan when he felt Venom slide their impossibly long tongue against his. God, imagine what that tongue could do to his body. Eddie eagerly wrapped his arms around Venom’s neck, kissing them back with abandon. All of these months of flirting, eyeing the other, and pinning has finally been broken.
Eventually Eddie had to pull away to breathe, but Venom began to attack his neck with licks and teeth. Eddie let his head lull back, panting as he let Venom have his way with him. This was not the most romantic setting but fuck. He wanted more. He pressed Venom impossibly closer, his hands began to wander. Touching Venom was a whole new experience. It was like touching electricity. It tinged and almost burned in the best of ways, so smooth as well and almost flexible.
Venom grabbed Eddie’s legs and wrapped them around their waist, making Eddie whimper at the strength they had. He wanted more more more more. He felt Venom slide a hand up to cup his chest, their thumb playing with his nipple.
“Venom…” Eddie moaned, gripping onto them like a lifeline.
There was a car horn, and Eddie realized where they were. “Wait, wait.” He was gasping for breath, trying to get Venom to look at him.
Venom looked up with an annoyed growl, their presence just encompassing him with so many feelings and wants. “Date first.” He managed, still having a hard time trying to come back to terms that they had to stop.
“Not in public.” He added, meaning what they were doing now. He wasn’t sure if Venom would understand, since he wasn’t speaking full sentences at the moment. However, it seemed like they did. Venom made another rumbling noise and slowly began to set Eddie down.
Licking his lips, Eddie took a deep breath and looked at Venom with an awkward grin. “Did you run out of work to get me?” He asked, letting out a breathless laugh.
Venom smiled as well, raising their large hand to brush it against Eddie’s face. “You missed.”
A laugh escaped out of Eddie before he could stop himself. “Did I?” He teased back. He took a step closer, feeling confidence rise in him.
“On our date tomorrow, I won’t miss.” He promised.
This earned him another loud purr from Venom, who was looking at him like they wanted to eat him alive. Honestly? He would let them.
“Good.” They said, their voice promising so much more.
Eddie forced himself to take a step back, knowing he needed to leave anyway to get his new topic for the week. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” He said, taking a few more steps back out of the alley.
Venom watched him with an almost predatory grin, “Tomorrow, Eddie.”
The man shivered at the finality in their voice. Almost as if he was 100% Venom’s by tomorrow night. Maybe he already was. Eddie gave Venom another shy smile before he got back into the crowd, walking in the direction he needed to go.
Eddie went to bed that night with messy sheets and relaxed limps, falling asleep with a smile on his face. Thinking of a certain being with eyes that transfix him and a smile that makes him feel special. He had a feeling that this date was going to change his entire life. He just hoped it was for the better, since it would be Venom by his side.
Eddie slept, heart filled with hope and excitement to see Venom again soon.