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dick-helmet-magneto · 15 days ago
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Wade: Remember when you sent me to the pharmacy? Logan: …yeah Wade: They’re going to be out of my ADHD medication for another week. Logan: *getting up* I’m going to stay with Al. Wade: In sickness and in health, mother fucker!
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incorrectquotesmcu · 9 months ago
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Darcy: So, the toxicology research says that he was killed by belladonna.
Wade: The porn star?
Darcy:
Darcy: The poison...
Wade: Oh—
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livingfandomly · 5 months ago
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Same Mr. Darcy. Same.
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lokiusly · 11 months ago
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bangchansrose · 22 days ago
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wade definitely made logan watch pride and prejudice with him and when darcy appeared he said "fuck paradox" or some shit like that
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velvet4510 · 5 months ago
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ruquas · 4 months ago
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Master Post - Rare Pair Bingo
I did sign up for the @marvelrarepairbingo in a hunch of "I want to write again and I want to write more than my usual three pairings again". And while my usual three pairings absolutely appear, as they are also all Rare Pairs, I did manage a whole bunch of new fics and I had a blast! Enough to request another one because I am greedy. Thanks a lot to the mods for the wonderful card, which you can find below! Fills; B1 - Pretend Dating (Darcy/Loki) B2 - Surprise Birthday Party (Tony / Rhodey) B3 - One of your eyes is the same colour as your soulmates (Steve / Zemo) B4 - Flower Language; Carnation Pink (I'll never forget you) (Helmut Zemo / Heike Zemo) B5 - Apology / Forgiveness (Stephen / Loki) I1 - Anniversary (Natasha / Fury) I 2- Breaking the Rules (John / Bobby) I3 - Insecurities (Wade / Logan) I4 - First Kiss (Jake / Matt) I5 - Roommates AU (Wade/Logan) N1 - Pet Names (Wade / Logan) N2 - Dance Instructors AU (Sam / Zemo) N3 - Free Space (Frenchie / Marc) N4 - Nightmares (Marc / Khonshu) N5 - Wearing Partners Clothes (Logan / Vanessa / Wade) G1 - Sensual Massage (Steve / Clint) G2 - Secret Admirer (Steve / Wanda) G3 - Tattoos AU (Bucky / Zemo) G4 - Sex in a public space (Darcy / Jake) G5 - Impossible Mission (Clint / Fury) O1 - Waking up horny (Steven / Marc) O2 - Make-Up Sex (Wade / Vanessa) O3 - Heist (Clint / Natasha) O4 - College AU (Jake / Darcy) O5 - Romantic Dinner (Frenchie / Marc)
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erinptah · 8 months ago
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Illustration from Here's What You Missed chapter 6.
Wade beams, clasping his hands together. "Aww! You've done surreptitious testing?"
"Little bit, yeah."
His eyes go misty. "You are my favorite person who's ever experimented on me."
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rosepinks-world · 5 months ago
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WHEN SHE SQUEEZED ME TIGHT, SHE NEARLY BROKE MY SPINE!
logan howlett x fem reader
logan meets wades friend in the void and to his surprise and dismay she’s stronger than he is.
a/n: powers are basically my girl queen maeves
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After Wade had got beaten up by every Wolverine variant he encountered he decided to call in the big guns.
“Y/n I need your help jumping into different multiverses to find a new Wolverine.”
“…Well I ain’t got nothing better to do.”
You were not a hero. You knew from a young age the world was poisoned with corruption and evil so naturally you decided to take matters into your own hands. You were unwillingly experimented on and as a result gained intensified strength and healing factors the perfect combination to become an infamous assassin- which is how you met Wade.
After a while of searching, you met the best Wolverine you could possibly find. Although hope began to fade when you and Wade watched in horror as he chugged a whole bottle of whiskey and passed out on the floor.
You easily hoisted the unconscious man onto your shoulders and carried him out of the bar letting Wade transport you back to the building that you learned was called the ‘TVA’ You threw Wolverine down harshly as Wade presented him to the man who reminded you of someone from pride and prejudice.
Mr Darcy Paradox was not happy. Was it because you had plucked the so called ‘worst’ Wolverine from a different timeline? That Wade had broken his nose? Or because you were now suddenly involved when you really shouldn’t be? Ultimately, he immediately transported the three of you to the void.
You sat criss crossed on the floor, drawing random patterns in the sand as you waited for the two men infront of you to gain consciousness.
Logan jolted up looking around erratically. He made eye contact with you and looked you up and down before he yelled a rather polite: “Who the fuck are you?”
You went to answer but Wade finally woke up.
“That’s Y/n she’s basically an off brand Wonder Woman.”
You gave Wolverine a bright innocent smile and Logan brushed off Wade’s reference with a confused look on his face. Now realising Wade was awake, he immediately stood up and attacked him, jamming his claws into his chest and hoisting him in the air. “Where the hell are we?”
“I don’t know!” Wade yelled defensively.
You sat there entertained as you let the two grown men throw each other around for a bit when Wade said something that seemed to have struck a nerve.
“Is that what you said when your world went to shit?
Your eyes widened in surprise. If this was the worst Wolverine (according to paradox) you wondered what had happened to him to make him so bad. Logan retaliated by throwing Wade through a concrete wall. He looked pretty proud of himself and you just couldn’t help yourself. You rose from your spot kicking away the sand where you had created a very artistic depiction of their fight. You cracked your knuckles and snuck up behind him reaching up to tap his shoulder. He turned around confused and sighed dissatisfied when he saw you.
“Listen bub. Just leave this between me and red I don’t want to hurt a powerless girl-“
Just as he finished his sentence, you punched him square in the face and sent him flying through the same wall that he’d sent Wade into.
Logan threw his body up in shock for what seemed to be hundredth time today. He was getting sick of these surprises. The injuries you’d caused to his body began to heal as Wade cackled at the man from his spot on the floor.
“Told ya she’s like Wonder Woman.”
Logan growled at Wade but was also in disbelief.
You had just caught him off guard. Yep, that was it.
He charged towards you with his claws ready to attack but you countered. You grabbed his claws drawing blood from your hands and threw him to the ground. He groaned and watched as the cuts you inflicted on yourself began to heal the same way his had done. You stood above him a stern look on your face.
“I’m not doing this with you Logan. Just listen to us.”
He wasn’t giving in. He grabbed your calf and pulled you to the ground, flipping you onto your back caging you in with his muscular arms.
He won.
You groaned in anger as you shoved him off of you sending him flying once again. He fell next to you on his stomach, face first into the dirt. You stood up quick before he could and placed a foot on his back and crouched down so you were closer to his face. This was how he realised the intensity of your strength. He could feel the weight of your foot and he was built of fucking adamantium.
“You gonna stop being a little bitch and listen to me or do I have to toss you around some more?”
Logan growled in a mix of anger and embarrassment. Wade had returned, finally healed, and decided to make a comment. “I’ll listen if it means you’ll toss me around.”
You rolled your eyes at Wades comment and picked up a stone throwing it at his face with your intensified strength which knocked him back onto the floor.
Still not getting an answer from the Wolverine you flipped him onto his back pinning his splayed arms to the ground as you straddled his waist. He writhed underneath you- still trying to prove his strength- but you had him, he couldn’t move.
You won.
You tilted your head at Logan and he angrily answered your question.
“I’ll listen.”
You patted the side of his face condescendingly.
“Good boy.”
You graciously unpinned him and he shoved you off, moving away from you rapidly.
He was humiliated.
You looked so ordinary. No indication of your strength and you were half his size. And here you were, tossing the big bad, made of goddamn metal Wolverine around like a fucking rag doll. He’d never met anyone that could do the things you had done to him. Wade had matched his strength when they had their little fight but you didn’t just match his strength you were exceeding it. He didn’t hold back once. He was using his full ability and it didn’t even effect you. He felt a whirlwind of emotions but one stuck out the most to him.
Lust.
He would be lying if he said this whole situation didn’t turn him on. Which didn’t go unnoticed by Wade
“You kinky son of a bitch you into a bit of masochism?” Wade asked getting dangerously close to Logan’s face.
Logan snapped out of his thoughts (unfortunately) and growled at Wade as a warning, “Shut the fuck up.”
You couldn’t help but smirk as Logan started to walk away from you two. It was kinda flattering to beat up Wolverine and also turn him on within the span of five minutes. Wade looked at you, eyes still somehow expressive through his mask.
“Oh! That was definitely a yes!”
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yoditopascal · 5 months ago
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Like A Prayer (Part 2)
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summary: best friends with wade you’re always being dragged into something even when he’s not trying to, what are you to do when you find the fate of your timeline in the hands of yourself, your chaotic merc and an angry wolverine who’s hellbent on drinking himself to death?
content warning: romance, some angst, a little fluff, character deaths, canon-typical violence, smut, lots of cussing, mutual pining, found family, drug and alcohol use, reader insert but with no use of y/n cuz I hate that shit, deadpool being deadpool, mentions of poor mental health (depression anxiety and ptsd mostly), scent marking, the honda odyssey scene needs a warning all on its own MINORS DNI
a/n: I wanted to get up to the part where you finally meet Logan but it was too long 😭 and I ended up deciding to split the chapter up. In the mean time I hope this enough to tide you over. <3
tag list: sorry if you weren’t tagged I tried tagging everyone that asked but some usernames didn’t work! @allmyn1ghts, @blooket-scares-me, @amararosesblog, @talanyra, @spideybv28
Previous Chapter//Next Chapter
Wolverining is Hard
When you come to, your arms are tightly secured behind your back. Sitting up you try to take in your surroundings as you wiggle around trying to free yourself. The room you’re in is dark with a metal table and a singular chair in the middle and smelled strongly of disinfectant.
Just as you felt like you were making progress with your restraints, really you had just dislocated your hand, a door opens up on your right flooding your vision with a blinding light.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Came an accented voice, it sounded British. Just as your eyes had started to adjust to the light you were harshly hoisted up to your feet and dragged away into another room before being dumped unceremoniously at the feet of a pair of red and black boots
“Pookie you’re alive!” said Wade dressed in a new and improved Deadpool suit. Where did he get that? You thought to yourself. “I thought these TVA fucks ate you or something!
Helping you to your feet Wade pats you on top of the head before gesturing between your restrained hands and a guy holding what looked like a giant remote in his hands.
Rolling his eyes the guy snaps his fingers and you’re manhandled again as your restraints are roughly yanked off.
Taking in your surroundings you notice you’re in what looks to be an office with office workers and a floating platform above it. On the platform, where you all were standing, are a bunch of monitors all showing different scenes of you and your friends.
“Where are we Wade? What is this place?” You asked confused as you rubbed at your sore wrists, getting closer to him.
“You, baby girl, have just been upgraded to first disciple! Congratulations!” He said jokingly, just as he was about to say something else he was interrupted by an accented voice, the same one you had heard before.
“As you can see Mr. Wilson your friend is alive and well mostly well.” Said the man from behind Wade with the British accent, he eerily reminded you of Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. Frowning, the man watched you with a disgusted expression as you flicked your hand popping your wrist back into place as you sucked in a breath in pain. You had definitely dislocated it earlier.
“Now as much as I hate to cut the reunion short it’s time for her to go back home.” He said snapping his fingers again, suddenly you're surrounded by men in body armor again, one reaches out quickly to grab you but you stumble back into Wade who pushes you behind him.
“Wait wait wait….you’re just gonna send her home? To die?” He turns to ask the man behind him. He could feel you pressed against his back, like you were trying to get under his skin. You were scared and he couldn’t blame you, you still had no idea what was going on.
“Die? What are you talking about?” You asked looking back and forth between the man and Wade until a gloved finger fell on your lips silencing you.
“Shush child Marvel Jesus is talking.”
“What the fuck?” You whispered, pushing his hand away.
“You can’t send her back Paradox.”
“Oh I can and I will.” The man, Paradox, had said as one of his armed men came up to him handing him one of those electric baton stick things you had seen earlier. You immediately tensed up, as he started to approach you with it, not knowing what it would do to you on contact.
“No wait wait wait please just hang on a fucking second!” Wade shouted, it was one of rare times he got serious and it made your hair stand on end
“What now Mr. Wilson?” Mr. Paradox asked, groaning dramatically, as if all of this was just a giant waste of his time
“W-what can I do to fix it? The timeline?”
Timeline? What the fuck was happening? You thought confused as you looked back at Wade again as he stared down Mr. Paradox
“Nothing unless you can bring Wolverine back to life in the next,” he says nonchalantly as if it were the most obvious thing in the world as he checks his watch “96 hours. But that’s impossible to-“
That little bit of information was enough to get the cogs in Wade’s brain turning as he hatched a play.
“Say less, I’m on it like a car bonnet!” Wade said cheerfully, you had no idea what the fuck that many but whatever it was Wade had set his mind too it and once his mind was set nothing was going to get in his way.
“Mr. Wilson-“ Mr. Paradox had started to say but before he could get another word out, Wade lunges forward and headbutts him full force, breaking his nose on contact, knocking him out as he snatched up the strange remote device Paradox had had in his hands.
Before you could even blink, Wade grabs you, scooping you up into his side, right under his armpit, as he opens up another one of those orange portal doors and jumps right through it with you.
The other side of the portal opens up midair and you crash land in the middle of a frozen forest. The ground and trees around you, covered in a powdery dusting of snow as a harsh wind blows over you causing you to shiver slightly, as you go to sit up you find yourself unable to move as a sharp pain shoots up your right arm.
It took a few moments to realize Wade had landed with you, more like on top of you it seemed, until you heard him groan from your back.
“I gotta get better at opening those things.” He groans, getting up.
“Sorry sugar lumps, we didn't really stick the landing there.” He said stretching his sore limbs as he gestured to your arm. It was bent at an awkward angle behind you, most definitely broken. Standing to your feet you grab at the injured appendage, popping it back into place with a loud snap and a yelp before it has a chance to heal wrong
“Ok Wade I’ve had enough of this Leon and Helena bullshit-“ you panted out still reeling from the pain of your arm.
“Ha! Resident Evil 6 humor!”
“Enough! Please just tell me what’s going on?!” You finally snap as you pull your cardigan around yourself in an attempt to block out the cold. Wade looks you over as if contemplating what to say next before he groans, running a gloved hand over his mask.
“Ah shit where do I even start?” He says as he sits down on a pile of rocks that had a makeshift stick x on top that looks suspiciously like a grave, you chose not to comment on it, as he begins to explain what had transpired over the last hour.
Apparently he was Marvel Jesus, you still didn’t get that part, and your timeline was dying. How? You weren’t entirely sure but Wade kept mumbling under his breath about some “Aussie fuck stealing his thunder from down under”, and that Mr. Paradox guy, who’s in charge of those TVA bastards that kidnapped you and Wade, was in charge of overseeing it but instead of letting it die out naturally over the next hundred years or so was going to speed up the process and now Wade only had 96 hours to fix it before everyone you knew and loved died.
“Which is why we’re here!” He said cheerfully pulling two shovels out of nowhere. Looking behind him to see where the shovels had intact come from you missed as he took a sip from his newly acquired ‘I Like Me’ mug through his mask before tossing it. “Grab your shovel jelly bean, we're hunting a Wolverine!” He said tossing the second shovel at your feet as he pulls the makeshift x grave marker from the pile of stones and starts to dig.
As soon as he said that you felt your stomach drop to your ass. That was a grave behind him, and it wasn’t just anyone’s… it was the Wolverine’s. You were digging up Wolverine to save your timeline?
“Holy shit.”
To say you idolized the guy was an understatement. When you were a kid you had all kinds of Wolverine comics and stickers, hell you still had a pair of Wolverine underwear to this day. Digging up his grave after all this time, after all that he went through in life just felt…wrong.
“You can cream your spinach later, right now we need to see if widdle Wolvie is really taking a dirt nap or not.” Chunks of dirt flew through the air as Wade kept digging, completely absorbed in his task.
“Wade this is-“ Not right you wanted to say. You start feeling your anxiety bubble up in your chest. “I can’t-!”
The sound of his shovel hitting something metal, adamantium, stopped you in your place. Tapping his shovel twice more to make sure he had actually hit something and that it wasn’t just his imagination, Wade looked over to you before turning back to what he had found, wiping away the dirt, he stared down at the now exposed decaying metallic skull of the Wolverine.
Your breath caught in your throat as you watched Wade stare at the corpse for a moment, lost in thought, before he raised his shovel over his head and bought it down on Wolverine’s skull over and over again, not stopping until he got even frustrated and snapped the wooden handle over his knee, no doubt breaking it in the process.
“Damn it! Son of a bitch! Fuck! Motherfucker! My world is fucked!”
He screamed, throwing the pieces of the shovel and swinging his arms as he punched at the air. It had been a long time since you had seen him this serious, albeit the last time you were quite literally dying, and it was honestly terrifying.
Your stomach sank even further at his words. Hugging your arms to yourself in an attempt to make yourself smaller you slowly approached Wade just as he was pulling the adamantium skeleton fully from the grave, dragging it over to a downed tree as he propped it up to sit cross legged by him.
“That was weird. I’m much calmer now.” He says with a chuckle, you’re not sure if he’s talking to you or the corpse. “Look, I’m not a man of science, but you seem incredibly passed away. But it’s good to see ya.” he pats the corpse on the knee causing you to wrinkle your nose up in disgust as bile rises in your throat. You’d seen Wade do a lot of strange shit over the years of knowing him, but exhuming a grave of a fallen hero and having a one on one with his dead body was a whole new world for you.
“I gotta be honest, I’ve always wanted to ride with you, Logan. You and me, getting into everything. Just fucking shit up. Can you imagine the fun, the chaos, the residuals?”
You didn’t even want to know what he meant by that as you crept up next to Wade, kneeling down by his side.
“G’day, mate? There’s nothing that’ll bring me back to life faster than a big bag of metal cash.” Wade placed a finger under the corpse’s chin making its mandible move up and down as if he was talking to him, you put your arm on his to get him to stop but he just kept going as he moved to hold his masked head in his hands.
“No, no, no, no, uuuugh!” He groans dramatically as he throws his head back, thumping it on the tree trunk behind him. ��He had to get all noble and die for real. God damn it! We coulda really used your help right about now Hugh.”
“Wade,” you said softly as you reached out to rest a hand on his shoulder, “we’ll figure something out, there’s got to be another way right?”
Wade’s masked face turns to look at you, deep in thought, before the sound of multiple approaching footsteps pulls him out of his head. Pulling you until you were tucked between him and the tree truck, he peeks over the tree before ducking back down just as fast, cursing under his breath.
“Wade Winston Wilson! You’re under arrest by the Time Variance Authority for too many crimes to count, come out!” Came a booming voice over the chill of the air. You and Wade look at each other for a moment as if deciding what to do.
“This is your last chance! Throw out your weapons and come out peacefully!” The voice said again as he and a bunch of other TVA agents began to surround you.
You look Wade in his eyes again and nod, knowing he’s going to have to fight to get you both out of there. Looking around himself for anything you could use to defend yourself, his eyes land on the adamantium skeleton sitting nearby and he gets a horribly morbid idea.
“I’m not gonna give you my weapons! But I promise not to use them.” He shouts back as he turns back towards you, placing a hand on your head. “Ok Nugget you know the drill.” He says so that only you can hear.
“You go right, I go left.” You nod your head towards the tree line in the background on your left.
“Good girl.” He pats you on the head one last time, tucking baby knife into your hand. “Maximum effort.” He grunted as you both stood, jumping into action. You break to the left as fast as your feet can carry you just as Wade jumps over the tree trunk pulling Wolverine's body with him.
Hearing rapid footfalls following close behind you try to pick up the pace, your lungs burning as you run, just as you reach the woods a gloved hand reaches out tangling itself in your locs before yanking you backwards. You hit the snow covered ground with an audible thud. Your head ringing and vision blurred from the impact. Just as your eyes were starting to clear, that rapid thumping noise from before came back with a vengeance.
Shaking your head to clear it you try and get back up to your feet until a black boot, steps down on your shoulder harshly. Above you stood a TVA agent, his stick pointed right at you as he glared down at you. Just as he began to lower it, you pulled baby knife from your boot, stabbing it as hard as you could through his foot.
He screams in pain as he stumbles backwards falling on his ass as he goes to pull out the knife. Scrambling back up you yank the knife from his foot before embedding it in his exposed neck. Pulling the knife back out again the fall back on your ass in shock at what you just did. You killed someone and hadn’t even hesitated. Sure you had see your fair share of people dying, thanks mostly to Wade, but never had you actually been the one doing the killing.
Before you have a chance to wallow anymore to yourself, you hear a body thud next to you and jump.
“My bad!” Wade calls as he smacks a TVA agent across the face with something that looked suspiciously like a metal femur, shattering his helmet and mostly his face on impact. “Wolverining is hard!”
“Wolverine was a hero and the only thing worth a shit to ever come out of Canada!” Shouted a voice from in front of you two, it was the same guy from before, the one who you tackled through the portal earlier, and he looked pissed. Before he had a chance to say anything else a katana goes bouncing off the ground and right through the guy’s mouth.
“Get my country’s name out of your fucking mouth.” Wade said as he walked up to the still standing body, pulling his sword out of his mouth. “And my sword, gimme that.”
Cleaning off the blade with his sleeve, Wade looks you over, checking you for injuries, something he couldn’t break himself from doing, no matter how much you told him you could heal, before pulling you to your feet.
“We gotta find us another Logan, an alive one.” He said looking around himself assessing the overall damage.
“How?” You question still trying to quiet the pounding in your head, it was starting to fade out now, only being a low murmur at the point, but it still made it hard to focus.
Pulling something from his belt, Wade holds up the remote looking device he had stolen from Mr. Paradox earlier between wiggling fingers.
“This my dear bestest pal is how.” He said opening it up and hitting a few buttons. Another orange portal opens and you stare at it in contemplation, nervousness grips your stomach as you think about what the two of you would get into on the other side of the portal. Wade goes through first holding out a hand for you from the other side. Swallowing down rising anxiety, you take up his hand following him through.
On the other side of the portal the atmosphere is much warmer, you're both in a club, a nice one at that, surrounded by other people as they mingle and converse by the bar.
“Logan I’m gonna need you to come with us!” Wade spoke over the music. Looking around the room, you wonder which of these people he was talking to, none of them really looked like a Wolverine to you.
“Who’s asking?” came a familiar voice from the bar. Turning to look to see who it was that said that, you were shocked to see a guy, about your height, with a crazy hairy torso, wearing a tight fitted black v-neck.
His face definitely screamed Wolverine to you but there was something about this man that just struck you as off.
“Look at this little Mary Lou Retton. Did you stick the landing little guy? Yes, you did, comic-accurate short king.” Wade cooed to him from your side in a baby voice as he crouched down dramatically.
You frowned up as Wade as he mocked him, definitely planning to ream him out later when you, yourself, was the same height as the man he was making fun of. This Wolverine stares at you, recognition and another emotion in his eyes, that you weren’t sure of as his nostrils flared and they took in yours and Wade’s, no doubt horrific, scents. Just as you were about to tell Wade that this Wolverine would work, another orange portal opens up behind you and he dragging you inside with him.
“Cue the fucking montage, baby.”
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tadhannahj · 4 months ago
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*seizes Shawn Levy by the collar* Were Wade and Logan still holding hands after surviving the blast from the time ripper? Did Logan flex his hand like Mr. Darcy upon letting go of Wade's hand?
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fandomfics · 4 months ago
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Enemies to lovers
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Pairing: Wolverine/ Logan Howlett x gn reader, Deadpool/Wade Wilson x gn reader (platonic?)
Description: Wade is determined to make a real life enemies to lovers fanfic between his roommate and you.
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Wade being God's perfect idiot, italics are 4th wall breaks, fluff, language, Implied smut, maybe some angst.
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You sit in the laundry room in the basement of your building scrolling your phone when two men enter. One is gruff, a defeated look on his face ready to turn into a scowl at a moments notice, the other is talking circles around the guy .
"And that's why we're basically like Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. I bet Paradox would agree."
"You know, half the time I have no fucking clue what you're on about Wilson."
"Well Peanut, if you'd spend more time listening to what I have to say, maybe-"
"I'm gonna stop you right there bub, you know damn well that after 20 minutes of non stop talking, my brain tunes you out. Maybe it's brain death, maybe it's-"
"Maybelline!" The man you now know as Wilson sings
"No. You know what, you can do all the laundry yourself. I think you've drained my social battery completely, and it's 9am."
"I'm proud of you for emotionally regulating and telling me how you feel!" He turns to you pointing a thumb over his shoulder as the other man leaves, a serious look shading his pepperoni speckled features "He's a social outcast, but we're working on it."
You raise your eyebrows and nod to him with tightened lips.
He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pair of your underwear, extending them out to you, "Here, I found these in his room."
Your face turns to disgust just as the buzz of the timer on the dryer goes off. You don't make further eye contact as you grab your underwear and hastily gather your clothes.
"Bye!" He wiggles his fingers at you.
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A week later you're at a Superbowl party one of the other residents is hosting, you sit on the couch beer in hand as you laugh at the commercials. You feel the couch sink beside you when Peanut sits down, unable to hide your look of disgust you immediately vacate your spot to stand with a friend.
"Save me." You whisper keeping an eye on Peanut. "He's a fucking creep." His face turns to a scowl, he can't hear you right?
Your gaze shifts and you see Wilson on the other side of the room seemingly talking to a wall. You can't hear what he's saying, but he's very animated. What a weird god damn couple.
At some point in the evening you learn their names are actually Wade and Logan.
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"Operation enemies to lovers is on track, phase one is complete. Phase two: nurture the hatred."
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Eight months pass and in this time there's an ever building tension. A scowl, an insult muttered under your breath, rumors. Incident after incident inspiring further hatred in one another manages to take place in this time.
It all finally comes to a head when Logan is walking up the stairs with Wade and his laundry in tow and you are on the way down with yours. His shoulder collides with yours, sending your dirty clothes tumbling down and scattering across the steps.
"What the fuck is your problem?" An exasperated scream streams from your mouth directly at the massive man.
"My problem? You're the fucking problem here!" His retort is sharp.
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Phase two complete. All going according to plan, now to give them something they can bond over. Phase three is a go.
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"No, it's me! Hi, I'm the problem, it's me! I have spent months getting you to hate each other!" He mimics the most stereotypical evil villain laugh as he holds his hands out, palms up with his fingers bent to resemble claws. "You guys literally did nothing to each other and now you have a common goal probably."
"Murder?" You and Logan say in unison.
You look to him before a cackle erupts from your throat, "Sorry, I can't do this anymore Logan" You turn and jump into his arms with a smile and plant a sloppy kiss on his lips.
"No. No, no, no. This isn't how it's supposed to go!" Wade yells, "It's supposed to be a slow burn, you have to build a relationship based on your new found commonalities. We need plot development, sexual tension! We need a Honda Odyssey!"
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I bet you're wondering how you got here... Well, me....I'll take you back to the beginning. After-
Whoa, hold on a god damn second buttercup. First you fuck up my fanfic, now you're breaking the fourth wall? Not gonna lie, I'm kinda pumped that someone else can talk to their audience, cause boy it it lonely, but this is my thing right n-
Do you ever fucking shut up? Do you wanna see the flashback or are you just gonna keep running your mouth? Don't test me, Logan and I are great at keeping secrets. You'd never know what happened.
Okay! Shit...proceed.
A few days after the Superbowl party Logan and I ran into each other.
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You stand in line at the coffee shop just down the street, staring down at your phone when you hear someone clear their throat behind you. You turn and see Logan there, immediately turning back to avoid him, scooting forward to get further away from him.
"Hey," he taps you on the shoulder, "don't I know you from somewhere?"
"What? No!"
"Yeah!" He moves until he's in your sight again, "You're the one that thinks I'm creepy." His face is unreadable.
"Okay, yeah. It is creepy to steal someone's underwear though."
"Ah, I knew it- wait, what?"
"Wade found my underwear in your room. He gave em back to me. So maybe stop being a creep and leave me alone, thanks." You move forward as the line shifts.
"Whoa," he holds his hands up in surrender, "I didn't do anything, I swear! That idiot is probably up to something."
"Look, it's fine, leave me alone and I'll forget it ever happened. Really. Just don't steal my shit again."
"Next!"
You place your order trying to ignore Logan's closeness, when you've finished and are about to get your total Logan adds his order and hands over enough cash for both.
"Least I can do. I'm sorry about my friend."
. . .
The following day you are sitting on the fire escape, people watching, when you hear a familiar voice.
"It's called an enemies to lovers trope. The name really says it all. I just have to intervene here and there, give back stolen underwear and say they're from him, start some rumors. Get em to really hate each other. Then, I'll reveal my devious plot and they'll have no choice but to join forces and turn against me. Through the power of working towards a common goal over time they'll fall in love and I'll have the perfect fanfic."
"I thought you said we couldn't build a snowman you lying motherfucker. I'm outta here." You hear the other voice trail off in a string of curses.
You sit there dumbfounded, Logan wasn't lying. His idiot roommate was plotting...a fanfic?
. . .
The following week you are in the laundry room again and Logan appears, "oh, sorry. I'll come back later." He turns to leave.
"Wait!" He faces you again with a puzzled expression, "I heard Wade talking the other day from the fire escape. You were right. He's up to something." You relay the conversation and have to stop yourself from laughing as Logan's eyes roll so hard you think they might disappear into his skull.
"I have an idea though." The mischief is clear in your eyes, "I say we play along, then when the time comes, we ruin the end of the story. Do something totally different than what he's going for."
Logan smiles, something you haven't seen before, it's disarming how gorgeous it is. "Oh, that's perfect, he'll fucking hate that." He laughs and your stomach flutters a bit. Now that you're really seeing him, you want to get to know the real him.
"We should meet up often, make plans on how we're gonna do this." You say, hoping you're not too obvious.
"I know the perfect place."
. . .
The library is small, the only few tables occupied by studying youth. you and Logan find a spot in the deserted self help corner and sit on the floor across from one another, backs leaning up against the shelves.
"So," He whispers with a smile, "what's the plan?"
"We play along. He's obviously gonna try desperately to make us hate each other, so we go along with it."
The two of you whisper back and forth for a while about different ways you can pretend to hate each other and things you could do. After a time the conversation turns.
"You're pretty new to the building right?" His eyes meet yours across the isle.
"Yeah, I moved in last month. Not the worst so far." You shrug your shoulders and he chuckles.
"You from around here?"
"No, I needed a change of scenery. My friend lives in the building and told me about an opening. Took a chance to get away from my hometown. You?"
"No," a bit of pain briefly crosses his features, quick enough that you almost miss it. "Wade brought me here, gave me a home when I didn't really have one."
"Oh, I wouldn't have expected that..." You trail off.
"Yeah, he's a batshit crazy motor mouth, but he's a good friend. Mostly."
. . .
Every week you and Logan meet at the library, occupying the same spot across from each other, briefly go over plans before managing to drift to other conversations. Sometimes it's random stories from your pasts, other times it's deeper, sometimes it's just talking about your week. You grow closer, building a friendship in this time.
"Come watch this!" You say as you hold your phone in front of you. He scoots to sit next to you, his hand brushing yours as you hand him an ear bud. He leans into you slightly as you watch a video of Deadpool Fails. He's revealed his and Wades abilities long before this and you know he'll love watching the man fail over and over.
He tries his best to keep quiet, but one clip in particular causes a snort laugh to erupt from him and you quickly slap your hand over his mouth as you giggle yourself.
"You're gonna get us kicked out!" He continues to laugh, his face going red, it's infectious and you're sent into a fit of laughter until you're grabbing your stomach.
A shadow suddenly eclipses the two of you and when your eyes raise to see the librarian, you quiet immediately. A slap to Logan's arm jolts him out of his laughter and he finally looks up to the stern woman
"Sorry." You mumble with a look of shame.
"Don't let it happen again." For some reason this sends you into another fit of laughter and Logan follows suit. You're kicked out of the library and find yourselves sitting on a bench until the laughter dies down.
"Sorry sweetheart. Guess we'll have to find a new place to meet." He says with a chuckle. Your heart leaps a bit at the nickname, you've certainly developed a crush on him over the last five months since this all started, but you've done your best to keep it in check.
Blush rises in your cheeks and you look away, "Guess so. I uh...gotta get home, text me if you can think of another place!" You give a quick smile without meeting his eyes before you rush away.
. . .
Logan: found a place, I'll send the address, 7pm tomorrow. Wear something nice.
Me: What? Why?
Logan: Trust me, it's a place he'd never go near. It's ducking perfect.
Logan: ducking
Logan: DUCKING
Logan: Damn it. F U C K I N G.
Me: 😂
. . .
You take your time getting yourself ready, you look damn good and you know it. You arrive at the address and find a cozy restaurant, Somewhere between a diner and fine dining. Candles on every table, soft lighting, wine being poured, definitely not what you expected from Logan. As you scan the place you see him, he stands and smiles with a shy wave.
You've never seen him dressed like this, slacks, white buttondown with the sleeves rolled up to reveal his forearms, top two buttons undone. You pause for a moment until you realize you're staring and move towards him sheepishly.
"You look amazing." He says with a soft smile and a gentle kiss on your cheek.
"You look awfully handsome yourself."
He pulls your chair out for you and as soon as you sit he starts to speak. "I hope this is okay. If it's too weird we can find somewhere else-"
"No, this is nice. Is this..." You trail off trying to find a tactful way to figure out what's going on here. "Is this a date?"
His eyes widen and his cheeks flush, "Well, I...uh," he rubs the back of his neck. "I just thought you deserved something nice. Do you... want it to be a date?"
You waver a bit, unsure what will happen if you answer truthfully, so you take caution with your approach, "I wouldn't mind if it was, but only if that's what you want."
He smiles brightly, "Yeah Sweetheart, that's what I want."
The conversation flows freely as it always does with him, you don't talk about Wade or his crazy shit, you don't talk about your plans, you just talk about your own lives. The conversation is deeper than those you've had before, you're getting to know each other on a more intimate level, opening up. Before you know it the restaurant is empty with the exception of the wait staff.
"I don't want this to end," you say unintentionally quiet in your confession, "not yet."
He cups your face in his hand and brushes his thumb over your cheek, searching your eyes. "It doesn't have to."
. . .
A bench on a rooftop overlooking the nighttime city skyline beckons you as you emerge from the stairwell. You sit close to Logan deep in thought, watching the city pass beneath you. A chill runs down your spine and he opens his arms up, offering his warmth. You lean into his side deeply inhaling his musky scent as he rests his arm over your shoulder.
"Whacha thinking about?" He breaks the comfortable silence.
"Just how nice this is," you reply looking up into his eyes from where your head rests on his shoulder, "thank you."
He gives you a warm smile, "Of course." He rests his head against yours and squeezes you a bit tighter.
. . .
The next day a bouquet of your favorite flowers and a box of your favorite candy is delivered to your apartment, your heart leaps as you read the note, "Thinking of you -Logan"
You swoon like the main character of a romcom walking on cloud nine after a wonderful interaction with their love interest.
. . .
Logan: Wade's away this week on a mission... Can I come see you?
Me: I would like that 😊
. . .
The text had come a few days later and you were overjoyed at the prospect of spending time with him without having to sneak around. A knock on the door brought you out of your daydream and you rush to open it, smiling widely.
"Come in," you gesture for him to enter, "would you like something to drink?"
"Actually," he pulls a bag from behind his back, "I brought us drinks, candy, and popcorn. I thought we could have a movie night."
"Yes! There's a new movie on Netflix I've been dying to watch!" You take him to the kitchen and prepare the popcorn and cups of ice before sitting on the couch and starting the movie.
When you sit a little further away than he'd like he wraps his arm around you and pulls you closer, "This okay?"
All you can manage is a nod as you snuggle into him.
You wake up with your head in his lap, he's gently stroking your hair, the screen of the TV is black, and he's scrolling through his phone.
"Hey sleepyhead." He says gently smiling down at you as he puts his phone down.
"Fuck. I missed the whole movie didn't I? I'm sorry..."
"Hey, don't worry about it... and I turned it off as soon as you fell asleep."
"How are you so fucking thoughtful and considerate?" You blurt out as you sit up.
"It's easy with you. I just...want you to be happy, always."
You stare into his eyes, the air between you crackles with the electricity of your desire. He pulls you into his lap and wraps his arms tightly around you, still keeping your gaze.
"Can I kiss you?"
You nod and close the distance, a tender kiss that sends waves of butterflies through you, you want to stay here forever. You wrap your arms around his neck, desperately keeping him close as though he might disappear completely if you aren't there to anchor him.
When you finally pull away he cups your face in his, "Wade is an absolute idiot, but he has made me a better man. A man who would do anything to protect the people he loves. I'm lucky to add you to that list."
"You...?"
"Yeah sweetheart, I love you." He smiles softly, "you don't have to say it back, I just wanted-"
"I love you too." You press your lips to his again, he deepens the kiss and before either of you know it you're in a frenzy. You stand and grab his hand leading him to the bedroom.
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And fade to black.
WAIT, you can't just stop before you get to the juicy stuff. You ruined my fanfic! I spent eight months on this, I demand porn with a plot! This is Tumblr, the people are gonna demand a part two at least, and when the writer inevitably gives the people what they want, I'll be there!
You haven't heard the last of user xXxBigDaddyDeadpoolxXx!
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suzieloveships · 29 days ago
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I should be doing uni stuff. Instead here are my Top 8 Marauders ships plus their variants because why not (I get the feeling many will disagree or at least will have questions) (I'm exposing my OTP)
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Jegulus: James Potter and Regulus Black (art by corwnvus)
Tropes: Sunshine x Grumpy, Golden Retriever x Black Cat, Forbbiden Love
Variants:
PeterMJ: Peter Parker and Michelle Jones (MCU Spiderman),
Evarlark: Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games),
Narlie: Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring (Heartstopper)
Lumax: Lucas Sinclair and Max Mayfield (Stranger Things),
Starmora: Peter Quill and Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy),
Bal: Ben and Mal (Descendants),
Chaggie: Charlie Morningstar and Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel),
FirstPrince: Alex Claremont-Diaz and Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor (Red White and Royal Blue)
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WolfStar: Remus Lupin and Sirius Black (art by sophithil)
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Two broken pieces fitting perfectly together, Poor x Rich
Variants:
Anderperry: Todd Anderso and Neil Perry (Dead Poets Society),
Captain Swan: Emma Swan and Killian Jones (Once Upon a Time),
Wesper: Wylan van Eck and Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows),
Poolverine: Logan "Wolverine" Howlett and Wade "Deadpool" Wilson (Deadpool),
Stolitz: Blitzo and Stolas Goetia (Helluva Boss),
WolfStone: Jack Russell and Elsa Bloodstone (Werewolf by Night),
Pepperony: Pepper Potts and Tony Stark (Iron Man),
Merthur: Merlin and Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
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Dorlene: Dorcas Meadows and Marlene Mckinnon (art by likeafunerall)
Tropes: Rivals to Lovers, Significant Annoyance, Soulmates
Variants:
Tarcy: Tara Jone and Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper),
Dimya: Dimitry and Anastasia "Anya" Romanov (Anastasia),
Tianaveen: Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen (Princess and the Frog),
Merlylie: Merliah Summers and Kylie Morgan (Barbie in Mermaid Tale),
Catradora: Catra and Adora (She-ra and the Princesses of Power),
AppleDash: AppleJack and Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony),
SoftBoots: Kitty Softpaws and Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots),
Zikki: Zane Bennett and Rikki Chadwick (H2O Just Add Water)
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MaryLily: Mary MacDonald and Lily Evans (art by likeafunerall)
Tropes: Best Friends to Lovers, Prep x Nerd, Different yet so similar at the same time
Variants:
Orangeberry: Orange Blossom and Strawberry Shortcake (Strawberry Shortcake),
Josibel: Isabel and Josie (Bottoms),
Sunlight: Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle (Equestria Girls),
Agentdiamond: Lucy Diamond and Amy Bradshaw (D.E.B.S.),
Ineffable Husbands: Crowley and Aziraphale (Good Omens),
Alexiana: Alexa and Liana (Barbie: Diamond Castle),
Snowing: Snow White and Prince Charming (Once Upon a Time),
Clewis: Cleo Sertori and Lewis McCartney (H2O Just Add Water)
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Rosekiller: Evan Rosier and Barty Crouch jr (art by industrations)
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Partners on Crime, Matching each other crazy
Variants:
Butterfly Bog: Bog King and Marianne (Strange Magic),
M&M: Millie and Moxxie (Helluva Boss),
RiddleBird: Oswald "Penguin" Cobblepot and Edward "Riddler" Nygma (Gotham),
Rocket Shipping: Jesse and James (Pokemon),
Dilila: Lila and Diego Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy),
They don't have a ship name :( :Camilla the Chicken and Gonzo (Muppets),
Gigalon: Megalon and Gigan (Godzilla),
KOBD: Breakdown and Knock Out (Transformers: Prime)
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Pebill: Peter Pettigrew and Sybill Trelawney (art by sophithil)
Tropes: Troublemaker x Wallflower, Powerful One x One who isn't afraid, Local man really loves his Wife
Variants:
Duzie: Dustin Henderson and Suzie (Stranger Things),
Scarlet Vision: Vision and Wanda Maximoff (MCU),
Polin: Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington (Bridgerton),
Huntlow: Hunter and Willow (Owl House),
Fiyeraba: Fiyero Tigalaar and Elphaba Thropp (Wicked),
They also don't have a ship name: Dionysus and Ariadne (Greek Mythology),
Fluttercord: Discord and Fluttershy (My Little Pony),
Janlos: Carlos and Jane (Descendants)
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Xenodora: Xenophilius Lovegood and Pandora Lovegood/Rosier/Lestrange/Ollivander/Lupin/any other last name you choose for her (art by sophithil)
Tropes: She is Everything, He is just Ken, Local man really loves his Wife, Adorkable, Weird Girl x Guy that loves all of her for her quirks
Variants:
Eriel: Prince Eric and Princess Ariel (Little Mermaid),
Gorticia: Gomez and Morticia (Addams Family),
Karbie: Ken and Barbie (Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse),
Phike: Mike Hannigan and Phoebe Buffay (Friends),
MickMinn: Mickey and Minnie (Mickey Mouse),
CheesePie: Cheese Sandwich and Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony),
Devie: Doug and Evie (Descendants),
Stage Dorks: Jeremy Heere and Christine Canigula (Be More Chill)
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Nobleflower: Narcissa Black and Alice Fortescue (art by cutegirlsart)
Tropes: Rich x Poor, Prep x Rebel, Book smart x Street smart
Variants:
No ship name here as well: Duchess and Thomas O'Malley (Aristocats)
Lumity: Amity Bright and Luz Noceda (Owl House)
Jaladdin: Jasmine and Aladdin (Aladdin)
LyraBon: Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon (My Little Pony)
OutlawQueen: Regina Mills and Robin Hood (Once Upon a Time)
Appling: Apple White and Darling Charming (Ever After High)
They don't have a ship name?: Evelyn Carnahan and Rick O'Connell (The Mummy)
Dipcifica: Pacifica Nortwest and Dipper Pine (Gravity Falls)
marylily colour coding hurts my eyes and rosekiller is lowkey all over the place. But it's cute so who cares
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yellowwwcrayon · 4 months ago
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Chapter 6 is here!
“The hairnet looks good on you, Mr. Darcy. I’d like twelve scoops of whatever that brown slop is over there.”
Paradox looked up, blue eyes falling on Wade who gave a little wave on the other side of the plexiglass. He watched the man’s face speedrun through the five stages of grief before finally backtracking to anger.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” Paradox snarled, knuckles going white around the metal ladle in his grip.
The Logans in this chapter and the next:
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worstghost · 5 months ago
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Wade and Logan and upset reader ❤️
okay so they'd handle you being upset differently, let me elaborate
Wade is who you go to when you're angry, when today just went the worst way it could have. Work was stressful, you skipped lunch, you don't want to answer another text as long as you live. You think you want to be alone but as soon as you see Wade on the couch with a bottle of wine and homemade cookies and Pride & Prejudice ready to play it's like a weight off of your shoulders.
He could tell by the way your morning went that you would need some quality time that night so he prepared accordingly. He sent Logan our for more wine when he saw the state you were in.
You don't even bother changing, just shedding all of your clothes until you're just comfy in a t shirt, melting into Wade's side and listening to his commentary.
He tells you Mr. Darcy looks familiar and you just laugh it off, sharing a glass and splitting a cookie between kisses.
Logan is who you go to when you're tired, when you're sad and need a shoulder to cry on. His door is always open to you and you take the opportunity, slinking into bed with him and burying your face into his neck.
His arms will wrap around you without hesitation and he'll whisper 'baby?' against your hair, asking you to talk to him. The way he says it squeezes your heart, so soft and loving like you're the most precious thing in the world to him.
You can cry to him, he doesn't mind, he'll just hold you and rub your back until you either talk to him or fall asleep.
Sometimes you stay up to talk to him all night, sniffling, eyes puffy and nose red, until sunlight starts coming through the curtains.
He knows how much this means to you, having someone to lean on. Logan feels like it's the least he can do for you, after everything he's done, if he can keep one person safe and happy it's worth losing sleep.
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The other way around tho, you go to Logan when you're angry and want to yell, he'll encourage you, he wants you to tell everyone exactly how you feel. Listen to you rant about your coworkers, smirk as you aggressively pour whatever drink you're making for the night, and then use your energy against you by blocking you in against the counter with his arms flexed, telling you to take it out on him. He can handle it, show him just how angry you are.
Wade sits and pouts until he's invited in to the bedroom join you.
When you're sad and Wade is there to take care of you, he tries so hard to joke his way out of it. Tries to get you to smile, to let things go. If you're so set on being sad, he'll offer to take care of you. Laying you down gently, making sure you're comfy and fed, kissing you everywhere until you're shoving his face away and then he kisses your palms. He needs you to smile, he needs you to let him in to help. You do let him in, not just to your thoughts, but also into your shared bed. Hes never been particularly slow or gentle, but he'll take care of you the best he can and by the time you fall asleep you won't even remember why you were sad.
Logan will slink in behind you later, squeezing your body closer to Wade, smelling like whiskey and smoke.
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the-writerwoman · 15 days ago
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I'm back, with my amazing drabble idea! I won't lie, I fell asleep halfway through writing this and forgot what I was doing :D and I googled the script to get an idea of the conversation.
So I was watching the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and I thought "Omg, Wade and Logan would be perfect for this! Logan, the brooding Mr Darcy. Wade the sharp minded and outspoken Elizabeth. The brooding and pining, the slow burn. It's perfect. Chef's kiss.
Neena is Domino for those who don't know. She takes place of Charlotte, Lizzie's best friend. Dermot is Mr Bingley, Jean grey is his sister and I made Scott her husband in this, even though she still has a thing for Logan. They all just fit, it's too perfect :D
Enjoy!
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The music swirled around the grand ballroom as couples danced gracefully across the polished floor. Wade stood near the edge of the dance floor with Neena, watching Vanessa and Dermot move elegantly in time to the music as the song ended. Wade, always the observer, leaned toward Neena with a smirk.
“Well, he’s besotted, isn’t he?” Wade murmured, nodding toward Dermot. “Practically floating. I’d wager Vanessa could ask him to bark like a dog, and he’d do it.”
Neena giggled softly, shaking her head. “At least he’s kind. Vanessa could do far worse.”
“Kindness is overrated,” Wade said, rolling his eyes. “Give me wit, charm, or—”
“Trouble,” Neena interjected with a knowing smile. “Which is why you’re standing here instead of dancing.”
Before Wade could reply, Dermot and Logan stopped just a few paces away, not noticing them. Dermot, flushed with the exhilaration of the dance, turned to his brooding companion.
“Logan, come on, you must dance!” Dermot urged, his cheerful voice cutting through the chatter. “I hate to see you standing there like a statue. At least pretend you’re having a good time.”
Logan shook his head, his arms crossed as he leaned casually against a pillar. “You know how I feel about dancing.”
“You’re impossible,” Dermot said with an exasperated laugh. He gestured toward the crowd. “But look around, have you ever seen so many beautiful women in one room?”
Logan’s gaze swept over the ballroom before settling back on Dermot. “You’re dancing with the only truly beautiful woman here,” he said plainly.
Dermot grinned, his affection for Vanessa clear. “She’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen. But her brother, Wade, is very… agreeable.”
Wade, standing just out of their line of sight with Neena, raised an eyebrow at the remark. “Oh, how thrilling,” he whispered to Neena. “I’m agreeable. That’s just above tolerable, isn’t it?”
Neena tried to suppress a laugh, but her eyes sparkled with amusement.
Logan’s voice, low and dismissive, followed. “Perfectly tolerable, I suppose, but not handsome enough to tempt me.”
Wade’s smirk froze.
Logan continued, his tone indifferent. “You’d better return to your partner and enjoy her company. You’re wasting your time trying to drag me into this nonsense.”
Dermot laughed good-naturedly and left to rejoin Vanessa. Logan, as impassive as ever, stayed where he was, sipping his drink and watching the crowd.
From their place behind the column, Neena turned to Wade, her expression sympathetic but tinged with humor.
“Ignore him,” Neena said softly. “He’s so disagreeable it’d be a misfortune to be liked by him.”
Wade’s smirk returned, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Oh, don’t worry. I wouldn’t dance with him if he were the last man in Canada.”
“Good,” Neena said, linking her arm with his. “Now, shall we find the punch bowl? Or would you rather talk about how utterly ‘tolerable’ you are?”
“Punch first,” Wade said breezily, though his glance lingered briefly on Logan before he turned away.
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Dermot stood with Vanessa, Wade, Logan, and Scott near the edges of the dance floor, a pleasant tune in the air. The room was alive with the sound of conversation and laughter, but Wade’s attention had settled on the small group, his sharp wit ready to strike at a moment’s notice.
Dermot turned to Vanessa with a warm smile. “Your brother, Miss Bennet, has quite the gift for conversation. He’s very amusing.”
Wade grinned. “Ah, Mr. Bingley, you flatter me. Amusing is just a polite way of saying I talk too much, isn’t it?”
Vanessa shook her head fondly. “It’s better than being dull, Wade.”
Logan, standing slightly apart, muttered under his breath, “Depends on who’s listening.”
Wade’s grin faltered for half a second before he recovered, his eyes flicking toward Logan. “And here I thought brooding silence was a charming personality trait. You must be the life of every party, Mr. Darcy.”
Dermot, ever eager to diffuse tension, jumped back into the conversation. “Do you think conversation is the true key to affection, Mr. Bennet?”
“Not at all,” Wade replied, leaning back against a pillar. “Conversation can only do so much. Real affection is built on something stronger, something that a few awkward words can’t undo.”
Scott raised an eyebrow. “And what about poetry? Surely that has its place in building affection.”
Vanessa nodded. “Yes, Mr. Summers, poetry has inspired many a romance.”
Wade groaned dramatically. “Poetry? The food of love? Hardly. If anything, poetry is the quickest way to kill a weak affection. One bad sonnet and it’s over.”
Dermot laughed. “Surely you jest, Mr. Bennet. Poetry is meant to inspire!”
Logan, who had been silent until now, added quietly, “I thought poetry was supposed to nourish love.”
Wade turned to him, his eyes sparkling with mischief. “Oh, perhaps it does. But only for a love that’s already strong. A fragile affection, though? One overwrought sonnet and it’ll wither faster than an unwatered plant.”
Logan’s gaze sharpened, and for the first time, his lips curved into a faint smug smirk. “So, what do you recommend then to encourage affection, Mr. Bennet? Since poetry seems so dire to you.”
Wade hesitated for a moment, then his grin widened, full of playful challenge. “Dancing, of course. Even if one’s partner is…” He paused, letting his gaze sweep over Logan with mock consideration. “Barely tolerable.”
Logan stiffened, his expression faltering for the briefest of moments before he looked away. Wade’s grin only grew as he inclined his head and took a deliberate step toward the dance floor.
“Speaking of which,” Wade said over his shoulder, “I think I’ll find someone who can keep up. Enjoy your poetry, gentlemen and Sister.”
As Wade disappeared into the crowd, Vanessa gave Dermot an apologetic smile, while Scott tried to stifle a laugh.
Logan stayed silent, his gaze fixed on the space Wade had just vacated, his jaw tightening as a faint blush crept up his neck.
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