the depths of eddie's darkness sometimes frighten him, but that's probably because they conflict with how he sees himself. eddie wants more than anything to be good, and the fact that there are parts of him that aren't good but evil in nature terrifies him. before venom and his man-eating tendencies, this is all eddie we're talking about. all of eddie's self-destruction, jealousies, petty misgivings, loneliness, fear of inadequacy, lies, theft, betrayal... that's human, but he's still allowed to hate it.
after a pause that feels too long, he shakes his head. )
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( he doesn't know how to answer that.
the depths of eddie's darkness sometimes frighten him, but that's probably because they conflict with how he sees himself. eddie wants more than anything to be good, and the fact that there are parts of him that aren't good but evil in nature terrifies him. before venom and his man-eating tendencies, this is all eddie we're talking about. all of eddie's self-destruction, jealousies, petty misgivings, loneliness, fear of inadequacy, lies, theft, betrayal... that's human, but he's still allowed to hate it.
after a pause that feels too long, he shakes his head. )
...No, man. It's not like that.