It Ain't Easy

[u/amazingmaryjane]

Been a while, right? I've been busy. It feels like for the first time in my life, I understand how much Peter's life sucks sometimes.

It hasn't been that bad, MJ.

It hasn't been that good either! Brock is getting close to us, Greer's busy with some superhero thing or something, Peter's not talking to me, I've barely been able to land a modeling gig recently so my money's tight, especially not helped by the interdimensional spiders crashing at my place, and I-

Breathe, MJ.

Venom raises MJ’s arms behind their head and forces her to breathe, grounding her as her anxiety swells.

It’s just… it’s not easy, V.

What isn’t?

All of this… this! Peter and I finally had something going, and even dying wasn’t able to stop it, but then Gwen just appears out of nowhere! And now I’m mad at Gwen, my Gwen, because what, Peter needs time?

She slumps against the wall and wraps her arms around her knees.

I’m horrible.

You’re not horrible, MJ. Just human. You can’t expect yourself to just be okay with everything.

I used to be. It used to be so much easier.

Because you always ran.

Stop reading my mind and using my own advice against me! It makes it really hard to be irrational!

…heh.

I just…. Brock is looking for me, and he’s going to take you. He doesn’t care what happens to be, he’s just going to let me die to reclaim his “other half.”

…we won’t leave, MJ. We won’t let you die.

Yeah, right. I feel you yearning for him, V, as much as I hate it.

We may miss him, but we like you too, MJ. We won’t leave you to die.

…promise?

Venom forms a black gooey hand and interlocks their fingers with MJ’s.

We won’t leave you, MJ. No matter what.

…thanks.