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“Bored!”, Venom’s voice boomed in Eddie’s head. Again .
“Just watch the TV, Venom. We are literally watching TV.”, Eddie said as he waved his hands towards the soap opera playing in front of them on the couch.
“I want to do things . I am restless!”, Venom demanded, lifting Eddie off of the couch for just a moment.
“No! Let me just relax!”.
“ Ugh! ”.
Eddie wondered if he would ever fully adjust to having the symbiote.
“Probably not.”.
“Get out of my head!”, Eddie snapped.
Eddie slumped over to the side and was surprised to land on a part of Venom’s body oozing out of him. He shoved the black mass out of his way and off the couch, then flopped completely on his side.
“Not nice.”, Venom said before slithering up the leg of their new table. Eddie watched as he rolled and slithered back and forth on the table, partially blocking his view of the TV. He could barely feel the connection Venom still had with him on his back. He huffed softly in annoyance at how long Venom was staying in his line of view. Then, he huffed louder remembering Venom could read his thoughts, but was choosing to continue blocking his sight line to the show.
“You said to get out of your head!”.
“You’re a dick.”, Eddie groaned and rolled onto his back. He really didn’t have the energy for all of this tonight.
Earlier, he had gone to dinner with Anne and Dan. They had finally had a proper one where nothing went wrong and both Vernon and Eddie could get to know Dan. And well…he was great. Of course, Eddie already knew he was a doctor and very understanding to continue putting up with Anne’s extended complicated relationship with her ex. Eddie had been starting to move on. But, getting to know Dan kind of put the nail in that coffin. He wasn’t going to win Anne back. She deserved someone like Dan. He was certain they would build a perfect life together. He was…happy for them.
He stared blankly at the ceiling.
“Your emotions are so strange and complicated tonight.”, Venom spoke. Eddie nodded.
Eddie’s spiking emotions were the exact thing giving him all his restless energy, but Venom thought it better to not mention that. It wasn’t a constant stream of dopamine. Eddie wasn’t actually happy. But, he wasn’t sad either. He was conflicted. Venom was feeding off of the chemicals pulsing from Eddie’s brain and there was no stability.
Venom pulled away from the table and landed on Eddie’s torso. Eddie ignored the mass of pulsating alien sitting on his stomach. He didn’t have Anne, but at least he wasn’t alone .
“Boreddd…”, Venom hissed out and dissolved into Eddie’s hoodie and t-shirt. In a small moment of defiance, he squeezed himself around Eddie’s torso under the clothes before he completely melted into the skin. The small wave of good-tasting chemicals made him freeze.
“Venom, don’t.”, Eddie whined.
That was a sensation Eddie hadn’t felt in a long time. Desperately, he tried not to think about it.
‘ Oh, this show is super good. Carlita is going to make a beautiful bride when-‘ , Eddie thought as loudly as he could before getting cut off.
“Shut up. I can tell when you’re faking it.”, Venom bubbled out of his clothes again and his head formed, leering down at Eddie with a menacing grin. “Now what is it that you are trying to hide from me?”. Eddie frowned back at him.
“Nothing. Just let me relax!”.
“I tickled you? What is that?”, Venom floated even closer, dropping some drool down onto the front of Eddie’s shirt. Of course, the question was rhetorical. He could glean the information he needed from Eddie’s brain and Venom’s own vast hive knowledge.
There, locked in memories from fleeting moments every few thousand or so years, Venom pieced together the meaning behind the word. It was something he hadn’t ever dealt with personally, but he understood the concept quickly.
“Interesting.”, Venom looked down at Eddie’s body,
“That’s it, go away dude!!”, Eddie shoved away the floating head and sat up on the couch a little. “I need some alone time.”. Venom only laughed.
“Your heart is racing. Your emotions are going even crazier now!”.
“Well, you’re threatening me!”.
“No, I am not.”.
“I feel threatened,”.
“I will not hurt you, Eddie.”, Venom shook his head.
Eddie glared at him. Venom stared back with that sharp grin. In a flash, Eddie’s hands were pinned to the couch at either side of his head by spikes of goo.
“ No! Venom, don’t you dare!”, Eddie cried, completely full of panic at how quickly his worst nightmare was coming true. He was ridiculously ticklish.
“Are you?”, Venom tilted his head.
“ Venom! ”, Eddie yelled.
Eddie watched in horror as two tentacles grew from Venom’s mass and lifted his hoodie and shirt.
“This is so unfair…”, he muttered. The two tentacles came back down to drag their tips across his bare stomach. He held his breath and twitched. He would be fine as long as… fuck . Eddie squealed as the tentacles trailed away from each other and teased the middle of both his sides. He cursed himself for the embarrassing noise, but was helpless in breaking into giggles as the tentacles tickled gently right into his most sensitive spots.
“Ohhh okay. I understand, Eddie. You are ticklish everywhere and right here is the place where it is the best.”, Venom said cheerfully.
“The worst !”, Eddie corrected.
“You cannot hide your feelings from me!”.
The pressure at his sides became firmer as Venom started to experiment. Eddie kicked at the couch with every embarrassing burst of giggles. He couldn’t help it. Had tickling always felt this intense?
Venom squeezed into Eddie’s sides and it sent a shockwave through his system he hadn’t felt in so long. His head fell back and helpless laughter flew free. Venom caught on quickly.
“Venom stop! Please!”, he cried out. He yelped as Venom found the perfect amount of pressure and flopped against the couch helplessly. “ Fuck! ”. He gasped for air harshly and squeezed his eyes shut. It was getting worse and worse by the second. Venom had honed in on his weakspot. He gave himself over to uncontrollable laughter.
More tentacles joined in on the torment; laser-focused on his sides. Eddie screamed . He couldn’t beg anymore, he could only hope that Venom would have mercy.
“Delicious…”, Venom growled. The tickling had morphed from curious teasing to brutal torture so fast, Eddie’s head was spinning. His laughter was hysterical as he squirmed. There was no hope of escape. His sides buzzed with ticklish electricity. Unbearable ticklish shocks wracked his entire system. His body convulsed against his will, desperate to get away from the devious tentacles sending his nerves into overdrive.
“ Please!!! ”, he begged. He couldn’t handle another second.
“What do you mean? You love this. And your brain chemicals have never been this tasty.”. Suddenly, Eddie’s face burned red from more than lack of air.
“Torture!”, Eddie squeaked out before his uncontrollable laughter swallowed up his words again. Fuck, he had to get him to stop . He was going to die.
Venom stopped. Eddie gasped loudly for air, groaning at the instant strain in his lungs and abs. In a flash, the pain was gone. A few stray giggles fell from Eddie’s lips as he pulled his freed hands to his chest protectively.
“That was so fucked up, man.”, he slurred out and turned, pressing his red face into the couch to hide it.
“You were not going to die . What did you mean by that?”, Venom floated above him, seeming to inspect him. Eddie shoved him away tiredly.
“I couldn’t breathe.”, he snapped.
“You are lying. If you are laughing, then you are breathing.”.
“Well, it felt like I was dying!”, Eddie cursed the little edge of panic in his voice.
“You were happy Eddie. I could feel it.”, Venom hissed.
Suddenly, his arms were forced above his head by two tentacles and there were two more carefully drilling into his sides. Eddie screamed . It was exactly the kind of move he had been dreading. He threw his head back and wailed with laughter. He thrashed helplessly as Venom’s evil tentacles found the exact spots on his sides to make him lose his mind.
“ Stop!!! ”, he screeched out.
Venom stopped again and laughed.
“You want me to tickle you and then you beg me to stop? Is it because you are embarrassed?”. Eddie was still struggling through a barrage of giggles that just wouldn’t stop, but he shook his head quickly.
“I don’t want you to!”, he squeaked out. How humiliating. His face was burning at just how exposed he truly was like this.
“Embarrassment. Why? I will not make fun of your reactions. I love them! Your laughter is funny and the chemicals your brain is making are delicious, Eddie.”. Eddie wasn’t sure if he had ever blushed so hotly in his life.
“I don’t like being tickled…”, he whispered, the wind knocked out of him from how helpless he felt. Venom's head floated above him and those unreadable eyes bore into his soul. He was still pinned, but the reality that Venom was dead set in his belief that Eddie enjoyed being tickled to pieces was the real killer here.
Eddie squeaked in fear as the tentacles touched down on his sides again. They slipped under his shirt, slid across his stomach and teased across his ribs. He held back for as long as he could, but the giggles came spilling out as the tips of the playful tentacles went rooting between his ribs. Electricity sparked across his nerves. Eddie bucked his hips, but there was no force to dislodge. The movement spawned a new curious tentacle to trail along the top of his jeans. His panicked giggles turned into laughter as his hip bone came under attack.
“Venom, fuck off !”, he cried.
A new tentacle appeared at Eddie’s response. Suddenly, both of his hip bones had their own personal tentacle to play with them. Eddie couldn’t help but scream out at the sensation.
“So ticklish.”, mused Venom. There was no mercy to be found here. The tentacles teasing his ribs slid down body and teased at his sides again. “Do you want the drills?”, Venom asked before drilling the tentacles right into the middle of his sides. A killer combo. Eddie completely lost his mind, screaming and crying and thrashing underneath the literal tickle monster. Never had he ever been tickled so thoroughly.
Venom hovered over his squirming body and took in every single noise Eddie made. His brain was soaked in tasty chemicals. Every part of him radiated energy and happiness. The confusing clouds of mixed emotions had cleared the instant Venom had taken control.
Eddie knew he was helpless against Venom, but he couldn’t stop his body from writhing and jerking at the ticklish touch.
“You will never have to be sad again, Eddie!”.
“Venom, no !”, he cried as he smacked his head back against the couch.
“Yes! I can just tickle the problems away! Watch. Think about something that makes you sad.”. Eddie sputtered through his laughter, desperately trying to think of a reason for Venom to stop. An army of tentacles burst out of Venom and engulfed Eddie’s body. In an instant, he was being tickled everywhere .
His laughter cut out as he was overwhelmed with tickles worse than he could ever imagine. Venom hummed in delight at the flood of tasty chemicals.
“We are going to do this every night, Eddie.”.