cause you're a teddy beneath

It was hard to keep his gaze upon hers as Venom divulged to him such precious information, and each time her eyes left his face Az found himself wanting to run away. His thoughts for the moment were not on the brightly marked wolf Hanako but on his future, the one he'd trained for all his life. For as long as he could remember the crown was his motivation and his passion had lie in whatever avenue would simply bring him the most power. Venom now was talking softer, her words hitting him with deeper meaning that somehow managed to frighten him.

The boy swallowed, leaning downwards to press his forehead to hers. Words eluded him - would it be too much to ask her if he could still sit beside her in this dream and not as hers? What even was a crush, or love, or lust? These questions Az could not answer, but he thought that perhaps in this moment Venom could. "I - I want that too." He admitted carefully, wanting to say more but unable to. The 'but' hang in the air between them. How did you tell someone you needed more time when they were practically bearing their soul to you? Fuck, fuck, fuck. He suddenly wanted to bite something, though the only thing within range was the one thing too precious to maim.