Snookie

Black Cat: ooh pff- Come on Brock. No man is really like that. Don't be a hypocrite and just tell me what's your type.

Eddie Brock: *Throws a slimy black mass on the table*

Black Cat: what-

Just something like: Symby letting Eddie touch their body mass so he can get used to their presence. Eddie strokes the soft surface of Symby's skin and Symby makes little vibrations like a cat purring.

Eddie found it curious and cute, he did not expect that reaction from the symbiote. He asks if Symby likes to be petted, Symby says no, they are not a pet, so Eddie stops.

veddie🖤　(2021/08)

When Venom, this homicidal alien he has known for like 20 minutes and who has just used his body to slaughter some fools is like “we should rip all their heads off lol” he’s just like,,, “why?????????”

Then when Venom crashes the cars and he is like Woah I’m Not Dead™ he is just like “you know that was pretty cool” and gets so distracted he gets hit by a car

And then after learning Venom, who he got immediately attached to, was killing him, and getting kidnapped by Drake, Drake whips out a whole ass other fucking symbiote. Eddie both didn’t know he existed and knows what symbiotes are capable of. This is deadly and shocking. And he’s just like “HOLY FUCK THAT THINGS UGLY”

Then he’s back with Venom who just told him they have basically 0% chance of beating Drake&Riot. Eddie is convinced he’s going to die. And then his entire character motivation for being a hero is “fuck it”

TOM HARDY as EDDIE BROCK

That says "5 years later, Sony still doesn't understand why it's biggest spider-verse hit worked"

And the article mainly talks about how the Venom films are self contained and don't try to be films in a cinematic universe. They have a clear identity. Yes, there is no Spider-Man in them, and that's okay because they knew what they wanted to do without him when they made the films. They even say at one point "the Venom films are not for everyone, but at least they know what they are"

This is something I personally have talked about many times. And I've seen other Venom fans talk about. And what I'm seeing MCU fans starting to say more and more now. The movies work when they have a clear story and identity and don't feel interchangeable or formulaic.

You could take any Disney plus marvel show or 'phase 4' movie and switch the characters around and the story would probably stay largely the same, or at least feel the same. We all know what I mean right? The characters all make quips like Tony Stark no matter if it is in character or not. They talk and act the same.

But the Venom films? You couldn't take Tom Hardy's Eddie and swap him with the mcu cast. He acts so differently than 90% of them, he wouldn't fit in. He's fucking weird and unhinged and is very much Tom Hardy's brain child.

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Symbrock work (Pixiv ID 71614808) by かねん (ID 806932) @ Pixiv

This one is set right after the rocket explosion I guess? （・ｗ・）