𝄞 ﹕ eddie 𓂃 💎

"What are we doing here? We don't like this place."

Eddie let out an exasperated groan as he stood in the lobby of the hospital, waiting for the elevator to come back down.

"I already told you, Anne just wants to be safe and have Dan check me out. You know, just in case my body is having any adverse effects to you practically living inside me."

"We can assure you it is not," Venom gave an offended growl from inside of him just as the elevator doors opened.

"Yeah, well as much as I'd like to believe you we'll let the body scan decide that," Eddie nodded as he stepped into the elevator and pushed the button to the correct floor.

"Eddie doesn't trust us," the symbiote accused, prompting Eddie to roll his eyes as they moved up the floors of the building. For a powerful super alien from outer space he could sure be sensitive sometimes.

"Shut up, it's not that it's just that I need proof. I'm a reporter, and I like to have the facts."

"The fact is you're being a traitorous piece of shit."

The elevator finally stopped as they reached the selected floor and Eddie walked out into the hallway. He sighed heavily once he stopped in front of the door to Dan's office; his eyes looking up towards the ceiling as if trying to find his calm.

"Tell you what, if you behave here then we'll go get some McDonald's after this. Fair?"

"....Ok, deal. But lets make it a quick visit! I'm hungry!"

"You're always hungry," Eddie shook his head as he opened the door where the doctor and Anne were waiting.

"Hi Eddie, really nice to see you again," Dan welcomed him as he stood up from his desk and walked around to shake Eddie's hand.

"You too. Uh sorry we're late. My alarm didn't go off, and when I was trying to get out the door Venom was being his usual primadonna self and-Gaah!" Eddie grunted when a single symbiote tendril reached out and poked him in the ribs, just under the armpit.

"Keep talking, Eddie," Venom hissed threateningly; his head popping out from his host's back and wrapping himself over the wide shoulders.

"Well now I see who wears the pants in this relationship," Dan laughed, but it died out when Eddie gave him an annoyed glare, not finding his joke amusing in the slightest.

"It's a good thing you're a doctor and not a comedian."

"And it's a good thing you're a reporter and not a giant loser....oh wait," Venom snickered to himself while Eddie glared back at him.

"That's it. Deal's off."

"NOOOOO!!!" Venom wailed in sorrow as Eddie gave a smug grin and reconfirmed his earlier comment.

"See? Primadonna."

"Come on, guys, take it easy. This will all be quick and painless," Anne tried to break it up, though always finding their antics to be amusing.

"Yeah, it shouldn't be bad at all. Very standard procedure. So if you're ready we can get this all underway."

Eddie was then handed a hospital gown to change into as Dan led the way down to the lab.

.......................................

"Alright, buddy, we're gonna do an MRI now, and I know you don't like that so take a hike for a minute," Eddie instructed the alien as he gestured a thumb away from himself.

"Do I have to?"

"Just do it, would ya?"

"Ohhh ok," Venom grumbled as he seeped out of Eddie onto the floor, mostly forming into a blob, but with a serpent-like head extending out. Eddie blinked for a moment and then smirked down at the symbiote.

"You know, I never noticed how cute you actually look like that."

"We are not cute!" Venom glared up at him as Anne looked the symbiote over and nodded.

"You kinda are," she agreed with a grin, causing Venom to hiss and slither off out of the room.

"Well lets get this over with before Venom has a heart attack from not eating for thirty minutes," Eddie joked, purposely saying it loud enough for the alien to hear.

"It's been an hour, you prick!"

"Ooooh sorry, one whole hour! Someone better call CPS on me," Eddie rolled his eyes and climbed up onto the table. He then laid down with his arms at his sides as Anne looked back at Dan to give him the go ahead.

"Alright, we're all set. Here goes nothing," Dan said over the speaker as he controlled the conveyor to slide into the tube until only Eddie's legs and feet were sticking out, "Now try not to move and this won't take long."

"Got it," Eddie nodded, but with the position he was in Anne couldn't resist teasing him a little.

"Comfy in there?" Anne grinned playfully, running a finger up the bottom of Eddie's bare foot as the man yelped and jerked his leg.

"He-Hey! Well not when you do THAT!"

"Sorry, it's just too easy," she briefly tickled his other foot receiving another squawk of objection as Eddie pulled up his knees to put his feet flat on the table.

"Heehee, stop it!"

"Get him again, Anne," Venom goaded into the microphone from where he sat next to Dan inside the control room as Eddie yelled back at him.

"Shut your mouth, parasite!"

Dan was trying to remain professional, but had to use his hand to cover his mouth so he could hide his amused smile.

"Lay still, please. Anne, leave the patient alone."

Anne smirked, giving him a wink as she walked away to join Dan and Venom. Once he saw that she was at a safe distance Eddie put his legs back down.

A few moments later the machine came to life and began the in-depth scan, while the three observed on the monitors in the control room. After a minute of looking at the pictures on the screens Dan cleared his throat.

"Hmm. Well that's interesting...," the doctor trailed off in his thought, making Eddie assume something was wrong.

"What? What do you see?! He hasn't been snacking on my organs, has he?! Venom!"

"Actually everything looks perfectly normal. Organs are all intact, no restrictions in your blood flow, heart looks healthy, brain functions are top notch. All in all I'd say you check out just fine. It's incredible," Dan put his hands up in astonishment as he sat back in his chair.

"So you're saying that having Venom inside of him hasn't done any damage whatsoever?"

Anne was just as surprised to learn this new information as Dan shook his head in response.

"Not that I can see, no."

"Told you, pussy," Venom sneered haughtily, slithering out of the control room back into view while the conveyor drew Eddie out of the machine.

"Well that's a relief," Eddie sat up and immediately began putting his clothes back on, "Guess I can sleep better tonight knowing that this parasite inside me isn't leeching off of my body so much."

"That can easily change if Eddie keeps calling us names...," the symbiote growled as Eddie just shook his head with an amused smirk. Dan then walked out into the room, scribbling some notes onto a clipboard.

"Alright, well since we're all done with that it's safe for Venom to get back into your body now."

"Yes!" Venom whooped as he quickly hurled himself at Eddie, knocking him back onto the table.

"Hey! Watch it!" Eddie grunted as he then found himself forced off of the table to his feet.

"Come on, lets go Eddie! Now!" Venom shouted as he took control and yanked Eddie's body across the room towards the door much to the surprise of the other two.

"Uhh, goodbye?" Anne gave an awkwardly half-wave.

"I promised him McDonaaaaaaald's!" Eddie's voice faded as Venom violently drug him out of the room.

A SHORT WHILE LATER....

"Happy now?" Eddie asked with a sickened frown as he recanted watching Venom devour over ten quarter pounder cheeseburgers. The alien belched in response from inside of him as they walked down the sidewalk.

"Yes. That will probably hold us over for another hour or so."

"You know, you're a pretty expensive date," Eddie groaned as he looked into his wallet, only having a few dollars remaining now.

"Would you rather we ate a human instead?"

"Uhhh no, heh. No, I'd appreciate if you didn't do that," he laughed nervously as he glanced around at all the people on the busy street that Venom could easily snatch up if he so desired.

"Well then you shouldn't complain. Besides, you love us."

"In a really screwed up kinda way, yeah I guess so," Eddie smirked, "Now shut up, will ya? People are gonna think I'm crazy if they see me walking around and talking to myself."

"People already think we are crazy," Venom pointed out, making Eddie shake his head.

"Not complete strangers. Now not another word until we get back home. Got it?"

"But Eddie we can't stay quiet that long..."

Eddie just kept his mouth closed, pretending he didn't hear anything.

"Eddie...."

Still Eddie continued to ignore him

"EddieEddieEddieEddieEddie!"

Eddie just continued facing forward as he focused on getting back to his apartment down the street.

"Ignore me will you...," Venom then grinned slyly as he crept out underneath Eddie's jacket to stay unseen and then gently squeezed the man's shirt covered ribs, making his body jerk in an unusual fashion.

"Gggnnh! You little...!" Eddie yelled just as he was passing a mother with her child, who looked at him accusingly as she pulled her daughter closer and hurried on.

"I'm...I'm sorry, I didn't mean....Not her, I just....," he tried to explain himself as he stammered after them to no avail, hearing the mother mention something to the little girl about, 'That is why you don't do drugs'.

Venom chuckled at how perfect the timing of that had been as Eddie growled.

"Alright, very funny. Now stay still and stay quiet," he muttered, trying not to move his lips too much as his outburst had attracted some unwanted eyes.

He'd made it another half a block before his sides were being attacked again as he stumbled and clamped his arms down.

"Eeheehee!" He gave a high-pitched giggle, prompting some of the street vendors to give him odd looks as he blushed and tried to walk a little faster.

"Will you stop? You're making me look insane."

"Can we talk again?"

"No!" Eddie hissed, "Just keep your fucking mouth shut, and wait until we-Ehahahah!"

The tentacled goo dug into his armpits for a few moments as Eddie squirmed in place and laughed wildly.

"No, not there!" He yelped just as the tickling stopped, looking up to find people had paused on the street to stare at him with curious eyes.

"I uh...heh.....I'm just uhhh....," when he couldn't think of any kind of believable explanation he quickly just turned and walked away again.

"I hate you so much right now," he whispered loudly through gritted teeth, hearing Venom laugh from within and knowing he was getting a big kick out of making Eddie look like a fool.

"Think that's funny? Well guess who's eating nothing but salads for the next week or two."

Venom's snickers immediately were cut off as he was now silent for a moment.

".....You're bluffing," his voice was full of uncertainty and worry and that made Eddie smirk, knowing he had the upper hand now.

"Tickle me again and find out, fucker," Eddie threatened vaguely, and just let Venom stew in his thoughts for now about whether he was being serious or not.

It seemed to work as he had now made it a few blocks without incident, even stopping to have a nice chat with Mrs. Chen when he came across her sweeping up her store front.

"Evening, Mrs. Chen."

"Hello Eddie. Not going to buy a chocolate bar today like usual?"

"No, no chocolate. I was thinking about going on a diet actually," Eddie smirked slightly as he rubbed at his stomach.

"Ohhh, he's not going to like that," she smiled, referring to Venom and knowing that he was the one who had the sweet tooth.

"Well it's for his own good. Besides he's been misbehaving a lot lately so I had to put my foot down. Say you don't happen to sell any saHAAlads, do yoohou?" His body spasmed out of nowhere as the shop keeper gave him a concerned look.

"What's wrong, Eddie? Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm f-INE! I'm juhust....Venom keeps....teehehehehee...I...I gotta go-ho, Mrs. Chen," Eddie stuttered through his giggles as he gave her a wave and continued on his way down the street.

"Don't worry, dear, he'll be back for that chocolate," Mrs. Chen called to Venom with a smile as the alien peeked out from under the back of Eddie's jacket and gave her a wink.

"V! What did I tell you?!" Eddie spat once they were out of earshot, "You really want to eat nothing but salads for a week?!"

All was quiet for a few moments before Venom finally gave a reply that made Eddie's skin crawl.

"Worth it."

A split second later and the tendrils were everywhere on his upper body; this time staying underneath his t-shirt to get directly at the bare skin. They were wriggling all over from his hips and belly all the way up his sides into his armpits, and there was nothing Eddie could do to try to hide his reactions.

The man was in a laughing fit now as he nearly fell over but managed to find his footing and continued to hurry down the sidewalk despite all the people staring at the hysterically laughing man as he went by. The tickling was unrelenting this time as he desperately looked for some kind of escape.

He finally was able to duck down an alleyway, stumbling and tripping over a garbage can as he went further down. After giving a brief look to make sure no one was around he collapsed with his back against a wall and shouted through his laughter.

"Okaaahaay! Okaahaahaaay! Hahahaha! You caahaan tahahalk agahahain! Now pleeeheease st....stop tihihickling meeheee!" His arms uselessly pressed to his sides as he kicked out and squirmed.

"And the salads.....?" Venom pressed with goo squirming up to tickle the reporter's sensitive neck as well, making him squeal out giggles.

"A johohoke! Juhuhust a johohohoke! Ahaahahaheeheehee! Plehehease buhuhuddy! I'm sohohorry!" Eddie shouted for mercy and was grateful when it was granted to him as he tried to calm down and get his breath back. Venom then popped out of his jacket to give him a shit-eating smile.

"Nice of you to come around, Eddie."

"....You're an asshole," Eddie glared playfully at him, giving him a small shove.

"Takes one to know one."

"Yeah? I thought I was a pussy?"

"Yes, but you're our pussy," the symbiote replied as Eddie's face gradually twisted in revulsion.

"Uhhh, thanks? I mean, that hardly sounds like a compliment, but thanks?"

"The best pussy we've ever had," Venom grinned proudly, in his mind thinking that had sounded better as Eddie only sighed and put his face in his palms.

"Please stop."

"Definitely the biggest."

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.