i've come to the realization

Plague sent her on her way after they talked everything out together and her white gloved paws moved swiftly away from Ashen. Maverick hadn’t walked away too long ago, and she knew if she hurried she would catch up with him. The crazy thoughts raced through her mind as she raced through the snow, following Mav’s pawprints, determined not to have another night away from him. Saying how she felt out loud to her brother was the push she really needed to accept the truth of the matter. She had taken long enough to know now that it was not just her loneliness driving her. Venom’s heart had opened to Maverick, she cared about him and she wouldn’t have been chasing him now if she wasn’t certain the inverse was also true.

"Maverick?” Venom called out into the darkness as she neared the camp. She slowed, hesitant now that she had arrived to her destination. Certainty had dwindled as she walked, but only for fear of rejection. The Empress knew exactly what she wanted, but she had a fear for what Mav would ultimately desire. This wasn’t a topic they had ever breached, but it wasn’t out of the blue. They both had a strong desire to be in the other’s company. She just wasn’t sure if he would want such a permanent situation as she did. "Mav?” She asked again as she approached carefully after the encounter with Plague.

"Venom"