some things stay the same

Venom shifted when he approached her, lifting her head with a sleepy yawn as groggy sunset eyes met his own turquoise ones. He returned her easy grin, finding it easy to smile with her still despite the turmoil their lives had been unexpectedly thrown into. It was almost a little ironic the circumstances they found themselves in, and if Venom hadn't been so miserable about it, he would have almost found it humorous. Venom thanked him, then assured him that she was fine and doing better than most days. That news lifted Mav's heart. Good days were becoming more common than the bad ones at least.

When Venom made a comment about about him being too sweet to her, Maverick just scoffed and shot her a lopsided grin. "Nah, I could never be too sweet on you. You mean the world to me, Ven. This is the least I could do." Snuggling up closer around his mate, Mav began to tear into his food, keeping an eye on Venom to make sure she started eating too. That had been the hardest part of keeping her cared for these last few seasons—making sure she kept up with eating and her nutrition. "Y'know, it's kinda funny, we started out with me being the scruffy ruffian loner and now we're both roughing it out in wild lands," he said in casual observation with a deep chuckle. "For an Empress, the roughing it lifestyle is very becoming on you, gorgeous." Leaning his head over, Maverick planted an affectionate lick to the side of Venom's muzzle, nuzzling along the side of her neck while he was showering her with affections.

"Venom & Maverick"