Like Dads, Like Son

[slimyteeth]

Telling Dick about Venom had lifted a great weight off of Eddie. Not only had the boy not freaked out, but he'd accepted Venom and now thought they were the coolest dads ever. Dad, that was something Eddie still liked hearing from Dick. Venom had even promised to scare any bullies who dared pick on their son, even if he hadn't had to make good on that promise yet.

Eddie was watching TV while browsing the internet at the moment. Dick hadn't come home yet, but he wasn't too worried. Dick had said he would be a little late coming home, since he and his lab partner had a project they were working on. He'd promised to be home by dinner, anyway.

The news was interrupted by a special bulletin, causing Eddie to look up. Apparently there was something going on at a local store, a robbery. More importantly, a kid in a costume was there on the scene, with the news reporter wondering if they were a new wannabe hero or some kid being a daredevil. Either way, Eddie easily recognized the kid in the mask. And things didn't look good for him.

Is that Dick?

Immediately, Eddie rushed out of the apartment and ducked behind an alley, suiting up into Venom. The bike was fast, but Venom could get them there easier.

Leaping across buildings, the store luckily wasn't too far away. The group of gunmen were still there. Venom jumped off the building and barged through the front door, snarling.

Comments

[utilitybelted]

"What if I got a bullet-proof costume? Like... like kevlar or something? Just for extra safety?" and if that gave him a little more excuse to get stuck into dangerous situations because he was slightly more protected, well, that was neither here nor there and definitely not why he was asking about such things.

"Chinese is great."

[slimyteeth]

"We'll talk about that later." Eddie can't believe they're talking about this, getting a kevlar vest for their son. He thought the hardest part about being a dad would be making sure Dick was raised right, and talking to teachers who had it out for the boy. Now here they are talking about Dick fighting crime with them and putting himself in danger, and kevlar vests.

The Chinese place is just a few blocks from the apartment, and thankfully they're pretty fast, so they're able to get the food and resume their walk back home.