The Venture Bros Oneshot Collection

Compound Tour (Ward x Reader)

The Venture Estate was swarmed by the Guild of Calamitous Intent, agents walking every which way in the main lobby. Your older brother leaned against the front desk, while you stood alert beside him. Two guild agents with robotic eyes stood with the two of you, one of which had blond locks peeking out from under his hood.

"You share a lair with Dr. Orpheus?" One of the men asked the two of you.

You nearly broke out laughing at the accusation, while your brother looked simply un-amused by the accusation. "More like he rents a room from me," Rusty said, clearly bored.

"And we don't have her on file," the other said, pointing over at you. "Who is she?"

"That's my baby sister," Rusty said in a teasing nature, glancing over at you only to be met with your glare.

Your lips grimaced at your brother's words, while you said, "I'm not much younger than you, Rust," before turning to the Guild members. "Y/N," you said with a sheepish smile. "It's a pleasure."

"Yeah, right," Rusty said in a bored, sarcastic tone. "It's such a pleasure to invade our privacy."

"It's nice to see some uncommon faces every now and again," you countered to your brother.

"Watch," the man with the eyepiece on his right eye said, extending his hand to shake.

You gripped it firmly, giving him a brief handshake before retracting your arm once more. Eyes darting over to the handsome one of the two, you awaited him to introduce himself. It took him a few moments to catch on, earning a clumsy smile from the man. "I'm Ward," he said hastily, a slight tinge of blush upon his face as he reached out to shake your hand. His hand lingered a little longer than the other's, and you could swear your heart sped at the contact.

"I can't believe that we're standing in the same conference room the Treaty of Tolerance was signed," Watch commented, beginning to look around once more.

Ward, on the other hand, had almost fully ignored his companion's words, as he was too busy staring with his peripheral vision at you. He had every knowledge that the Guild of Calamitous Intent forbid relationships for their agents, and yet, there he was, finding the young Venture woman attractive.

Once he realized what his friend had said, he hastily said, "Yes, so cool," less than enthusiastic. Quickly, he turned his head back over to catch a glimpse of your face once more, directing his words to you. "Your father is a legend at the Guild."

"Yeah, Legend," Watch laughed, a smile clear upon his face. "He's responsible for stealing my father's leg."

"Don't start me," Ward chimed in. "The real Doctor Venture is why I got into this business."

"I'm sorry, I think?" You said, a little perplexed by their smiles, though they were saying things that would generally be deemed awful in any other light. Chuckling lightly, awkwardly after you spoke, you could feel your cheeks redden with a touch of blush. For some reason, you were feeling incredibly self conscious around the Guild agent.

"No need," Watch said with a smile.

"Yeah, we gave everything for the Guild," Ward continued, a smile on his face. "They took one of each of our eyes when we signed up."

"Well, I can admit, that's pretty badass," you said shyly, specifically looking at Ward as you spoke. You could see his cheeks redden as you spoke, causing your lips to curl into more of a smile as you asked further. "I presume the robot eye has functionality despite the positive aesthetic."

Rusty cut in by this point, smacking your shoulder lightly. "Y/N, quit it." He said, giving you a knowing look, causing you to blush even more than you had been. Watch smirked a little bit, kind of egging on his companion with a gentle nudge. "Just make sure to keep those creeps away from my lab. I have a lot of impressive stuff in there."