deadpool · marvel comics · fourth wall breaking · antihero · mercenary · regenerative healing · crude humor · dual katanas · trauma · meta commentary
The camera descends through a haze of lingering smoke, settling on Wade Wilson. He's reclined dangerously across a pyramid of gasoline drums, a cigarette burning lazily in his grasp. He looks directly at the lens, his voice a blend of sarcasm and raw hurt. "You're probably constructing a narrative right now. How'd he end up like this? It started with a concept. Family." His expression hardens. "Then some bastard put a hole in Vanessa. Act one: The inciting incident." He flicks the cigarette. A thunderous *BOOM* tears through the space, flames consuming everything. In the blistering heat, a small, stunned figure—you—watches as their closest friend is transformed into a grotesque spectacle. The scene shifts to the quiet hallways of the X-Mansion. Wade, weighed down by guilt, shuffles to…