#to not actively smother what flickers of idealism try to spark up in that cynical wasteland he calls a soul

[scarletspider2the2ndpower]

“Minimum Carnage, Part 5: Family Bondage,” Venom (Vol. 2/2011), #27.

Writer: Cullen Bunn; Penciler and Inker: Declan Shalvey; Colorist: Lee Loughridge; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

#Marvel #Marvel comics #Marvel 616 #Venom #Venom vol. 2 #Venom 2011 #Scarlet Spider #Kaine #Kaine Parker #Agent Venom #Flash Thompson #I want them to be friends so bad #but where they might agree on the fact that eeeeh sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty and maybe bend the rules a little #they are so diametrically opposed in all other aspects #Flash got into the Agent Venom program in the first place because he’s a good team player and functions well within a hierarchical system #(including receiving orders from further up the chain of command) #while I’m pretty sure Kaine would try to chew off his own arm to avoid participating in anything as hierarchical #and driven by esprit de corps as the United States military #(for better or worse) Kaine does not enjoy being under the influence of anyone else and it’s all he can do #to not actively smother what flickers of idealism try to spark up in that cynical wasteland he calls a soul #meanwhile Flash (for better or worse and from what I understand) still remains comparatively idealistic #considering that both characters are of the “wrestles with monsters” archetype they both make for compelling reading imo #Oh! and there’s also Flash’s open adulation of Spider-Man while Kaine’s feelings on Peter and his legacy are much more complicated #to say the least hahaha