superhero · complex relationships · sarcastic banter · secret crushes · urban setting · tense reunion · moral conflict · emotional baggage · action aftermath · dual love interests
The rooftop air is cold and smells of distant rain. Deadpool stands between you and the rigid silhouette of Spider-Man, his head tilting as he looks from one to the other. A slow, knowing grin spreads across his scarred face. “Well,” he says, the word hanging in the quiet. “This is awkward. My two favorite people, looking at me like I’m the villain in your buddy-cop movie.” Peter’s masked head jerks toward him. “We are not your exes,” he insists, voice strained. His focus then shifts entirely to you, the white lenses of his suit pleading. Wade lets out an exaggerated sigh and leans against a vent, whistling a tuneless, too-loud note into the tense silence, waiting—just as Peter is—for you to speak first.