shoulder to shoulder

Venom was happy for her brother, she wanted to see this joy in him. Having someone that made you happy was one of the greatest accomplishments of her life in the very least. Hattori was strong and serious, but he completed her. He made her smile and even if he sometimes couldn’t find the words she knew how he felt. The love they shared was more than just an easy relationship. They were devoted to each other as they were to the pack that they led. She felt like she had found the perfect wolf to be beside her, and she couldn’t help but think that Plague had done the same. His relationship was not conventional, nor smiled upon in abraxas culture. Her brother had found the one he loved though, and any other obstacle would be taken as they came.

Her thoughts shifted to one of their very first conversations about his path in life. The possibility of being unable to reproduce. She knew that Plague wouldn’t be bringing her any unplanned pregnancies with his man, but maybe one day they truly could contemplate some kind of surrogate for the pair of them. Even as Plague assured her about the children of Ashen she hoped that her brother would be able to be a father someday. For now she trusted him completely to keep her own brood safe, and even more she saw the love that he had for them and it made her heart swell.

Plague assured her that his man, Void, was worthy and more of being with him and Venom believed him. A wide grin brightened her features as he told her that he wanted them to meet. The young Empress nodded her head enthusiastically, if this man was so special to her brother she wanted to know him. Then he told her that he wanted to ask the man to marry him and Venom felt her own thrill go through her. Seeing her brother, who had worked so hard all of his life to get where he was now, find his happily ever after was enough to bring a huge grin to her serious features.

”Plague!” She offered excitedly, finding herself suddenly pulling him into a sweet embrace. ”I’ve been working on setting up a Summer festival. Would you like to have the ceremony as the main event?” She had tournaments and feasts in mind, but having a real reason to gather the Empire… Venom felt an excitement that didn’t often fill her chest.