so this is love

The weight of the world had always been on Venom’s shoulders and as much as he wanted to support her, as much as he tried his best to take some of that burden from her, he knew it would ultimately still fall on her. This was only proven when in her biggest personal loss while sobbing into his chest some of her first questions were about the pack and her children, what she would tell them, what she would do. He frowned and his ears pulled back, his talons gently combing through her scruff to soothe her. He understood that this was simply where her priorities had to be as their empress, but for just once he wished she could put herself first. He wanted her to take the time to grieve and to feel, but he doubted that she would allow herself that luxury.

“You’ll be honest with them,” he replied quietly after a moment of consideration. “He left you, abandoned his family. These are facts, not slander or accusations. There is no lie in those statements and they speak for themselves.” He gave her a gentle squeeze in his embrace and added, “We are here for you. The pack, our family, our allies. We are loyal to you. I guarantee you that once our allies hear about what he has done he’ll make himself enemies out of them, whether you want that ill will or not. We will always defend you.” He knew his sister and no matter how hard she might seem to others, she was still a gentle, kind heart to anyone she loved. It was the reason she had been so loyal to an affection-less marriage and had put up with their siblings for so long. He doubted that she would allow any kind of retaliation toward Hattori no matter if they wanted to give it or not.

With his back to the entrance of the cave he shielded her from the outside world for as long as she needed, letting her tears dampen his fur, comforting her from a pain he knew he couldn’t fix. “Please take some time for yourself,” he insisted, gently kissing the top of her head. “I can handle things here. Take some time away from here, away from the memories, spend some time with your children. You need it.”

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