Swing || Steddie

Chapter 2

-Eddie's perspective-

"Alright" Robin sighed as she moved her neck from left to right trying her best to stretch out the pain "again."

"I don't see how letting Venom out and unleashing his anger is going to help anything...it's just-"

"I said again." Robin's face coming to a snarl as she bent her knees to get into a more firm position.

We've been at this for hours. Venom has the most anger that I've ever experienced...so much it heightens mine.

Robin refused to give an answer but insisted on being a punching bag for him. It wasn't healthy.

Sure, Venom was tiring down, but his anger was still through the roof.

I had never transformed as many times as I have this morning. It's surprising that she hasn't blacked out from all of the punches.

"Eddie. Come on."

"I can't keep doing this without an answer, Robin! I just can't! Is this even doing anything or is this your sick way of punishing yourself?! Your sick way of punishing me and proving that everything I think about myself is right?"

"This'll help I promise!"

"Please, Robin. I need a solid answer. I can't just keep hitting my friend over and over without an answer."

"That's the thing, Eddie. I'm not the Robin you know. There's no need to worry about me. I can take it."

"Robin, NO. I'm not doing this anymore. I can't do the exact thing that gave me all this anger again. I just can't."

Make venom feel bad too...

"I know... you won't shut up about it." I sighed before running my hand down my face. "Robin. Love you to death, but I'm out of here." I sent her a peace sign before turning towards the doorway out.

"Eddie...wait."

I quickly whipped my head to make eye contact with her. "Unless you're going to tell me, I don't think so, Robs. I'm out."

"Jesus Christ give me a second. I'm going to." Robin sighed before sitting down on the ledge. "What do you really want to know? I gave you my backstory."

"Well...yeah...but..." I slowly took my seat next to her. "What makes you so... I don't know...willing to harm yourself?"

"Eh...that's not really the case...I just..." a sigh escaped her lips before she turned to face me again. "I was angry too"

"Yeah? Well...then you must know hurting my friend isn't helping my case. I'm mad because I think I've hurt my friend."

"Well...for me...it did help...but it wasn't my friends...it was at the point where I mastered my powers...but I hadn't mastered the anger. I was always angry...where I'm from they aren't really accepting and...and when...Steve died...I stopped pulling my punches. He was one of the only supporting people in my life...and he's gone..."

"With villains...right? The pulling...punches?"

"Yeah...but...I...I was in a dark place. It wasn't just...heavy punches. It was killing blows. It was everything I told myself I would never do. But even worse...I enjoyed it. Why not beat me up? You haven't mastered your powers. "

"But I could kill you. Don't you think that's a risk not worthy of taking? I mean come on, Robin. If I haven't mastered my powers...doesn't that make me more dangerous?"