#mt drabbles

[shadowofthelamp]

Symbrock. Wordcount: 100

Dan snapped his glove off, dropping it into the trash. "Well, your organs are fine- I can see you took my advice about getting phenethylamine to help Venom stay healthy, and it's working for you both."

Eddie twisted at his bracelets. "Yeah, we're doing great."

Dan leaned against the counter. "That's the 'I don't want to tell my doctor something' voice."

Venom popped out. "WE ARE SPAWNING."

To his credit, Dan just blinked. "Are you sure?"

"POSITIVE."

His fingers tightened around the edge of the counter before he grinned.

"Congrats, you two!"

Venom grinned back, all teeth. "WE'RE VERY PROUD."

[shadowofthelamp]

Symbrock. Wordcount: 100

It was weird as all fuck to think about, but to be fair, things hadn't been un-weird since Venom had crashed quite literally into Eddie's life a year prior. There wasn't even much of a bump- the baby was goo. To anyone who didn't know, it could be easily passed off as a beer gut, nothing more.

He could feel how protectively Venom curled around it though, how they radiated warmth and excitement through every cell as Eddie swallowed a hunk of Snickers.

He'd never pictured himself as a dad before, but since Venom, a lot of things had changed.

[shadowofthelamp]

Symbrock. Wordcount: 100

Sometimes, late at night, Eddie can hear Venom. It's a thickness deep in his chest, a sloshing in the blood that he never felt this acutely before forming their symbiosis.

Now, he wonders if he can feel the baby. They're mostly klyntar, mostly goopy alien, but he's grown used to Venom's presence, and wonders if the bits from himself are enough to account for what he swears is a second heartbeat. He stares up to the cracks in the ceiling, one hand resting over his middle, and listens to his body and the beings living inside it. One, two, three.

[shadowofthelamp]

Symbrock, warning for cannibalism. Wordcount: 100

"And you're sure."

"POSITIVE." Venom nuzzled against Eddie's cheek. "THE CHILD NEEDS IT TO HELP BUILD ITSELF UP. I WOULD RATHER NOT RISK ABSORBING IT MYSELF."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it," Eddie muttered, rolling the eyeball in his fingers before popping it in his mouth, swallowing hard. It felt slimy going down his throat- he popped open a soda, chugging half the can after it. "You're lucky I'm getting used to this and want the kid healthy, love."

"WE CAN SUPPRESS YOUR GAG REFLEX."

"Oh, right, almost forgot."

"LIKE LAST NIGHT, WHEN YOU-"

Eddie almost crushed the can. "I remember."

[shadowofthelamp]

Swap AU. Wordcount: 100

"So you've really got a baby in there." Zim's fingers traced over Dib's middle, the bump so small it was nearly imperceptible, and Dib nodded as he smushed the human's cheek against his abdomen.

"I double- and triple-checked. It won't be as controlled as it would have been to put it in a tube, but it'll be more stable with my Pak monitoring things. And besides... I wanted to anyway."

"You wanted-"

"Humans like heirs, right? It's my day-of-birth gift for you, sure, but I also can't imagine a better specimen to have a smeet with."

At that, Zim grinned.

[shadowofthelamp]

Dibbrane AU. Wordcount: 100

"I would have figured it out with the eggs."

Zim's left antenna bobbed up as he stifled a laugh. "Would you have? Our children were half-alien and you still didn't realize things were amiss."

"Humans don't lay eggs! I refuse to believe I wouldn't have started asking more questions!"

"You wouldn't have," Zim said confidently. "You would have said it must be normal because I insisted so."

Dib pouted a little as he draped his hands over Zim's rounded middle. "Is it really my fault for trusting my husband?"

Zim tilted his head up before kissing Dib. "Of course not."

[shadowofthelamp]

Irken AU. Wordcount: 100

Dib groaned, planting one hand on his back and the other over the dome of his middle as he cracked his spine. He'd only been working for twenty minutes, and already his legs felt like soup. Two more weeks.

"How do you get used to this?"

"Practice," Zim said with a shrug as Bee tugged at the bottom of Dib's coat, her yellow eyes narrowing.

"You promised laser practice."

"I'm coming." He sucked in a deep breath, rubbing the eggs. "Meet you there."

Zim started pushing him. "Can't keep them waiting, can we?"

From the smirk, he was enjoying this.

[shadowofthelamp]

Tallest AU. Wordcount: 100

Zim hugged the coat tighter around himself. It was ragged and greasy and probably contained multitudes of Dib-germs, but it felt... right, to be wearing it. It didn't quite fit around his Pak, but it was nearly tall enough, and that was all that really mattered. It reminded Zim of Dib's stature. Idly, he stuck his hand into the pocket and pulled out the Dib-planet candy- he'd never seen it anywhere else.

Twix

It still retained the faintest hint of something sweet-scented inside, and Zim rubbed his finger over it.

It was a nice word, Twix. He quite liked it.