better together

She felt Hattori melt against her with a heavy sigh. They fit back together like he had never been gone but Venom felt the distance that had been between them. She still felt the sting of watching her mate deteriorate due to the cursed illness. She had promised, in sickness and health to remain at his side, and she had broken that promise after his asking. He had secluded himself and now finally as the sun returned so too did he return to her.

He let her hold onto him and she felt all of her anxieties melt away. She had worried so much about the fate of the Empire and the fate of her marriage. Had her husband not been strong enough to overcome the sickness… She didn’t have to think about that eventuality anymore, he was well, he was returned to her. Hattori asked after her wellbeing and she shook her head into the soft fur of his neck.

"I am well." She whispered with relief. "Our children are well and recovering. Our Empire will rise from the ashes once more." Venom spoke more and more confidently as she reluctantly pulled herself from his chest to catch his gaze. "Our sun has returned."


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