#writing for deadpool is certainly interesting

[biting-miguel-ohara]

Hii ! I discovered your blog just tonight and i love it !! It's rare to find some good ftm!reader with Marvel characters, so first of all thanks <3

Anyway, i saw your request are open right ? It's my first request ever to be honest, but i think i would love to see a Deadpool x ftm!reader with smut if it's possible for you ? I think Wade would be a real fanboy with his boyfriend, like having "i love my trans boyfriend" t-shirts you know ? So it would be so cool to see this side in a smut !

Thank you if you're doing it, and if not, thanks for reading my request and maybe answering !

Have a nice day/night !! 🎀

Hi! Thank you for the nice words! 😁 It makes me really happy to know other people like my work

And thank you for the request! I am working on it now and it will be posted within a couple of days

Have a nice day/night as well!

[mimimigan]

I think it's really interesting that as a fandom for DP&W (specifically in fanfic) that we collectively decided that OG Wolverine is currently dead when Worst Wolvie comes to the universe when that's just.. wrong. (It's not y'all's fault the timeline makes no sense in that movie though)

Logan takes place in 2029 while DP&W is set in 2024. Paradox himself even says 'Logan's death sent ripples down the timeline' and DP definitely uses one of their iPad thingies to travel through time to get to Logan's bones.

I mean it's certainly more convienient (and would actually make more sense) that OG Logan would be dead. But I really wish there were more fics that explored other options.

Because Option A.) OG Wolverine is still alive, meets Worst Wolvie and DP and is utterly confused and borderline disgusted that his alternative self and Deadpool are fucking dating. I just think it would be hilarious to see him react to DP and Worst Wolvie's relationship. It would also be funny And angsty to see Worst Wolvie react to OG Wolvie. I think it would make him feel so much worse about what happened in his universe (This Wolverine is a hero, why couldn't he be?). I could also see a lot of jealousy happening because Wade obviously hero worships his Universe's Wolverine, and maybe Worst Wolvie thinks he's just a replacement or a substitute for the Wolverine Wade can't have but actually wants (although this is definitely not true).

Option B.) Would be having Worst Wolverine *replace* the current Wolverine. This doesn't make a lot of sense with in universe rules but here me out. OG Wolvie disappears when Worst Wolvie enters their timeline. The X-Men beg Worst Wolverine to become an X-Men, to rejoin their team since it's technically his fault they're missing their Wolverine. But Worst Wolvie would struggle so much with that, would probably refuse and want to stay with Wade. He would probably be scared to rejoin them, terrified of repeating history and not being able to protect them again. He would also feel so guilty saying no, though, because clearly this Universe's Wolverine was a hero, someone everyone looked up to and needed, and Worst Wolvie views himself as a failure, a monster. He can't live up to that AND his precense got rid of their Wolverine. It would be so angsty and just *mwah*.

I want to write some fics with these concepts but I just wanted to put this out here because I really want to hear what other's thoughts are or maybe encourage people to write some fics of their own based on this because I would love to read them! Or if anyone does have any fics where OG Wolverine isn't dead post DP&W please link me them so I can read them!

[awkward-walking-potato]

I absolutely love your writing! I just found your blog and i saw you were taking request so i was wondering if you could write about Remy, wade, and logan reacting to their s/o wearing lip plumping lip gloss? Like they didn't know about it and gave them a kiss and then suddenly their lips are tingling lol

Certainly! Here are some headcanons for Remy (Gambit), Wade (Deadpool), and Logan (Wolverine) reacting to their S/O wearing lip-plumping lip gloss without knowing about it:

Remy LeBeau (Gambit)

- Remy leans in for a playful kiss, his signature smirk on his face. The moment his lips touch yours, he feels an unexpected tingle. He pulls back slightly, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

- "Cher, did ya cast a spell on ol’ Remy?" he jokes, still feeling the sensation on his lips. He’s amused, but also a bit intrigued. He’s kissed you a thousand times, but this one was… different.

- After a few moments, he chuckles softly and starts to piece things together. "Dat new lip gloss o’ yours, eh?" He gently swipes his thumb across your lips, his red-on-black eyes sparkling with mischief.

- He can’t resist teasing you, leaning in again to kiss you more passionately this time. "Well, if dat’s de price I gotta pay to kiss ya, mon amour, I’ll take it." He doesn’t seem to mind the tingling, finding it an interesting new sensation.

Wade Wilson (Deadpool)

- Wade kisses you with his usual over-the-top enthusiasm, but the second his lips meet yours, he pulls back, eyes wide with mock horror. "Babe, what the hell?! Are my lips supposed to feel like they’re being attacked by a thousand tiny ninjas?"

- He immediately starts rubbing his lips furiously, acting like he’s just been poisoned. "Oh God, is this how it ends? Killed by lip gloss? Not with a bang, but with a tingle!"

- He starts monologuing as if he's in a tragic play, "Oh, the agony! The betrayal! Wade Wilson, taken down by his own lover’s lip products!"

- Once you explain, he breaks character and bursts out laughing. "Oh, a plumper, huh? You really know how to keep a guy on his toes, don’t ya?" He’ll then insist on kissing you again, just to "make sure he’s built up an immunity."

Logan (Wolverine)

- Logan’s kisses are typically rough and full of passion, so when he feels that unexpected tingle, he pulls back with a low grunt, his brows knitting together in confusion.

- He’s immediately suspicious, wondering if it’s some kind of weird mutant ability or an effect of something you ate. "What the hell did ya do to me?" His voice is gruff, but there’s a hint of concern in his eyes.

- Once you explain, Logan’s gruffness melts into a grumbled, "Should’ve warned me, darlin’." He rubs his lips with the back of his hand, the tingling sensation still lingering.

- Though he doesn’t say much, you notice he’s a little more careful when kissing you afterward, giving a small smirk as if he’s acknowledging the prank you pulled, even if it was unintentional. And despite himself, he might even admit that he doesn’t hate it—though he’ll never say it out loud.

[things-arent-what-they-seem66]

Hiya! It's me! I've been sending you so many asks that I wouldn't be surprised if you gave me a restraining order!

I made an account so I can actually participate in some of your rp things- if that's okay with you of course.

I sent you the ideas for the succubus, deadpool x wolverine and bimbo!au's, I sent others but I'd need to go through my memory, which would take all night.

Anyway- I have a new au idea for you! I think you'll like this. It's basically a gothic vampire!au.

I'm going to attach screen shots because I've already written it out and for some reason Tumblr doesn't let you copy and paste (it's already 1am where I am and I don't want to have to write this out all again, so I'm really sorry if this'll be annoying for you 😭).

Continuation--

Adam: it's rude to stare, you know. How did a kid get in here?

Lucifer jumped at his voice: I-I'm not a kid!- I'm 30 years old!

Adam: really dude? What are you? 5"3?... you didn't get the long straw when it came to genes, huh? See what I did there?

Lucifer sighs as the man chuckles to himself.

Lucifer: uh... that's... not important- a-are you the owner?

Adam stares at Lucifer for a few seconds before taking a sip from his glass. Lucifer watches his every move, he feels like prey- are those fangs??

Adam: I guess you can say that.. my names Adam. Even though I think the asshole who broke into my house should introduce themselves first- but I'm in a good mood today!

Adam stands and pulls a chair infront of him.

Adam: Here man, have a seat, might as well make yourself comfortable.

The way Adam smiled and watched his every move made Luicfer shiver. He walked as calmy as he could to the chair infront of Adam. He sits, eyes never leaving Adams deep red ones.

Lucifer: I'm Lucifer- and I apologize for the breaking and entering. It's uh, not the best first impression.

Adam: wait- Lucifer? Like the Devil? That's sick. And I'm not one for first impressions, but you've certainly made an entrance, buddy.

Lucifer: Yeah, like the Devil, blame my father for that one-

Adam: I ain't judging man! I think it's cool, everyone has such boring names these days, it's nice to be surprised, nothing surprises me much anymore.

Adam runs his clawed hand through his hair, eyes never leaving Lucifers face. He notices as his eyes travel down to his chest, where his shirt has opened a bit more. Adam smirks, leaning forward, giving Lucifer a better view.

Adam: I would offer you a drink, but I think you want something else~

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That's all I have! I hope this seems interesting to you 😭

Feel free to continue it, I'll try and participate to! It would be my first time doing these rp type things, so I'm sorry if I'm a bit all over the place lol

Okay- bye!

Ahhh!! Thank you for all your amazing ideas friendo! This too is amazing 🤩

And yes of course you can participate in the rp blogs! What account is it?

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Lucifer felt a little called out, this man was so good looking he felt like he was trapped in a trance.

Lucifer: I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-

Adam: Pfft it's fine, I get it. I know I'm hot shit and I don't mind you looking. In fact.

Adam leaned in closer until his hot breath ghosted over Lucifer's face.

Adam: I wouldn't mind you doing more than just looking.

He grinned at the way the blonde man's face turned bright red at the implication. Humans were always so easy to work up. And man this one was easy on the eyes as well.

It's been a while since Adam had a visitor. Even longer since he had a rendezvous.

[rendy-a]

amh if possible could hoy make hdcns for the dorm leaders ( separately ) reacting to their mc fem explaining the marvel universe and then puts them to watch the movies hehe ( ..also mc's fav hero is dead-pool ;) bc it gives me laugh imagine their reactions about this xd) , thanks in advance and take care<33

This certainly ended up being a little bit of a crack fic but it ended up amusing. Hope you enjoy it.

At first, he scoffs as such a time-wasting thing as wanting to watch dozens of movies.  Where is the educational value in this?

He is just too polite to refuse to listen, so he’ll end up letting you describe all your favorite scenes to him.

You are better off if he doesn’t take an interest because, if he does, he is going to turn into the worst sort of comic book geek.  Be ready to have him quote lore from issues of source material at you during any discussion on this from now on.

What do you mean who would win?  In Volume 3 #3, Thor clearly defeated Iron Man.  Don’t get upset Prefect, I don’t write the lore, I just recite it.

Doesn’t appear to be interested but, if you pause long enough, he’ll prompt you to go on.  It’s important to you, so he’ll try to care at least a little.

You’d never tell him this, but you love to banter with him because it reminds you of your favorite character.  Sometimes you wonder if he’d be pleased or offended to know who you remind him of.

Movie marathons?  Not only is he willing to do them with you, but he is also often the one who suggests them.  Don’t be deceived though, it’s not for the movie but for the quality nap time on the couch with you. 

Don’t turn that off, Herbivore, I’m watching it.  What do you mean I don’t know what’s going on?  This is the part where we learn her mom isn’t dead after all.  So quiet down and keep the lights off.

Please, he is in Board Game Club with Idia. You think this is the first time he has hmmm’d himself through a conversation about fictional characters?

Wait, you say that this makes a ton of money?  Tell him more about this merchandising and licensing.  Especially that, what do you call it…ah, Happy Meal.

You can eventually talk him into watching the movies with you for ‘research purposes.’  When you do, you can’t help but notice how teary-eyed he gets at the sad scenes.  He’s just so sensitive!

Deadpool is also his favorite character.  He feels a sort of connection to certain parts of his story.

So, she chooses to stay with him even though he looks like that?  No, I’m not blubbering.  No, I don’t need you to cuddle with me.  Ok, fine.  Just for a little while. 

He doesn’t get it, but he still loves it.  Sure, you have to explain everything to him three times, but he gets excited over your excitement.  Call him any time to talk about your theories on how things would have gone if Thanos had made a different wish on the infinity gauntlet.  He doesn’t mind if it’s 3 AM (just don’t let Jamil find out).

Movie marathons turn into parties.  Why just watch the movies when you can have themed snacks and dress up too?  Hulk smash cakes and Black Widow berry cobbler?  Yes, please.

His favorite part of any film is the soundtrack.  If he hears a song he likes, he gets up to dance along.  It’s pretty disruptive when you are watching the movie but when you see how much fun he is having, you find you don’t really mind after all.

Sorry Prefect, Jamil says we can’t have dance battles in Scarabia anymore.  Ooh!  But come by the Pop Music Club later.  I’m going to play all my favorite songs for Cater and Lilia. Ahaha!

You were worried Vil would dismiss your favorite Marvel films as inferior art, but he is actually rather generous about it.  He believes the film should suit the audience and, as so, there is nothing wrong with films like this that serve to entertain the masses.

Still, he can’t help but be critical of everything while you watch.  He doesn’t criticize the things you’d talk about with your friends but topics you’d hardly even notice while you watched like the set design and lighting.

You notice Vil seems secretly fond of Loki.  You think the idea of the Villain that survives the main movies to get his own spotlight series appeals to him.

No, Potato, I’m just saying the angle isn’t right for this sort of tone.  A shot from below would be more effective.  Plus…wait, are you having more popcorn?  I don’t think so, it’s past the time you can snack before bed.

You had expected Idia to be all in on the Marvel Universe but, at first, he is oddly resistant to it.  He’d rather recommend you one of his own favorite hero movies.  If you disagree on which is better, he is more than willing to fight with you over why his is best!

After a heated argument, he puts on some of the movies to watch so he can come up with targeted points about why his own shows are better.  This does not work out for him as he gets sucked in himself.  Next time you meet up, he wants to go over tiny bits of lore and speculate on future plot lines from hints in the past movies.

You might think his favorite would be Iron Man because they both are innovative engineers, but he is a fan of Ant Man.  Shrinking down to a size where you can hide from everyone; it’s an introvert’s dream!

Prefect, this is serious business!  I’ve drawn up plans.  So long as we sleep only 2 hours a day and avoid taking any breaks for food, studying, and showers, we can finish at least three seasons this weekend.  True fans like us need to be ready to sacrifice for the shows we love!

There are many things Tusnotarou doesn’t understand, and this is one of them.  For starters, he barely knows how to use his smartphone, let alone how to stream movies and shows.  So, before you can even start explaining the plot, you must explain the whole concept of series and interconnecting shows to him.

He doesn’t get it, but he is happy to watch with you.  Your reactions to the show are far more amusing to him than the actual show.  Plus, he feels like he learns so much about the human world from your conversations.  A subway, how intriguing an idea.  Humans are so fascinating.

Even though he watches politely, he isn’t very impressed.  They can fly?  Well so can he.  Magic, lightning, superstrength?  All just part of being a dragon.  Perhaps instead of being interested in these superheroes, you’d rather learn more about him?

 Lilia, do you think I am a superhero?  The Prefect has been explaining this concept to me in great detail lately.  I can’t help but notice the many things I have in common with these so-called heroes.  Why yes, Lilia, now that you mention it, I am wearing a cape.  Another point in my favor. Fu fu fu.    

[mixmangosmangoverse]

Flow is The Best Movie of 2024

Ok, maybe that's not true. I haven't seen every film from 2024, and my focus is largely on animation. I'm sure other films, particularly Memoirs of A Snail and Look Back, might be better. But truthfully, there is no other film I have seen in 2024 that was as beautiful as Flow

Maybe we can go back a bit. What did I watch last year? Not much. 2024 was a dull year for me, a year full of fear where I couldn't feel happy much. I found myself much more engrossed in music and books than film or tv. I had become addicted to Miracle Musical's beautiful—and only—album, Hawaii Part ii. I had finally started my journey to read more horror by looking online, finding a relatively accessible horror novel that I was interested in. It was an impactful novel, one that I may write a review for one day. But after that, I went back in time. I re-read the books of my childhood. I started with my favorite childhood book, The Giver. It's a book I still cherish to this day. The sequel, Gathering Blue, is as strong as I remember. The other two, however, I have mixed feelings on. Feelings I'll likely express one day, as these books truly made me who I am

But, did I watch any movies in 2024, besides Flow? Well, yes, but not much. The highlight for many this year would undoubtedly be The Wild Robot. It's a beautiful film, no doubt, but I couldn't help but feel it was held back by the requirements of a typical animated film. The heartfelt story it told didn't require some of the more extreme action scenes it had, and ultimately I feel like my tastes have evolved past most Hollywood animated films, even with as good as The Wild Robot was

In terms of my highlight of the year, it would have to go to I Saw The TV Glow. A fantastic, horrifying film that uses the newfound wave of lost media to create a truly unique story about the fears of not being your true self. I have no doubt in my mind that this film will become a classic for the LGBT+ community, especially trans folks, and that more than that this film will be held up as the crowning jewel of analog horror on the big screen.

Other films I saw in 2024 didn't give me as much to talk about.

Deadpool and Wolverine was a fun novelty, but also a reminder of why I have issues with many superhero films, especially now

Inside Out 2, for as much as it earned, to me paled in comparison to the original. While I could go on forever, the biggest mark against it is that I did not cry once, even as someone currently dealing with anxiety. I still cry from the first

Transformers One is a fun introduction to the franchise, with great, inventive visuals and a very solid cast. It won't be a movie I return to much, but I had fun watching it with my brother

Speaking of films I won't rewatch, but I had fun watching with family, The Garfield Movie is a fun time that doesn't require you to think. If you turn your brain off and simply let yourself have fun, you'll have a good time

The movie aside from Flow that gave me the most to think about was Orion and The Dark. A seemingly harmless kid's film, yet nonetheless one that I couldn't stop thinking about. Once you realize the writer and director, the direction the movie takes makes more sense, but I can't help but feel like it should've stuck to the simple premise it introduced. I will always appreciate kids movies that do something unique, but sometimes, the formulas are there for a reason.

That's certainly enough preamble. I have set the scene for what I watched last year, so let's finally get into what exactly Flow is

Flow is a movie you may have heard of if you pay attention to film festivals and awards. A Latvian and French/Belgian co-production from director Gints Zilbalodis, this film gained acclaim for its unique presentation. A film completely devoid of dialogue, populated only by animal noises and a fantastic soundtrack, the movie tells the story of a cat who gets lost when the forest it resides in begins flooding

But that synopsis is very reductive. I'll explain the plot more in detail in just a moment, but that synopsis doesn't do service to the experience of the film. Watching this film, in a small local indie theater, surrounded by people of all ages, was one of the best theater going experiences I've had in years. This film has a truly remarkable grasp on tension. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. The animation, apparently made almost entirely in Blender, puts even many of Disney's recent pictures to shame. The care, effort and detail that went into portraying the animals and their emotions is something I haven't seen in years. This is a film that forces you to think. Not only about the characters —their inner worlds, as there is no dialogue, no subtitles, nothing to clue us in besides their body language and noises— but about the meaning of everything

The first meaning that jumped out to me when watching the film was a biblical allegory. The world is flooded, completely overtaken by the sea, all the while a variety of animals escape on a boat. It's easy to see an inspiration from the tale of Noah's Ark, although I won't claim it's intentional. According to director Gints Zilbalodis, this film is an allegory of his rise in the animation and film scene. It starts with a lone character who survives on their own, mimicking how he made his first film Away by himself, and slowly builds up a team that they must learn to work with. In that way, this film is a parable about friendship. In the same interview he says that that is the meaning he has given, that the film is about an introverted individual learning to make friends and about a group learning to set aside their differences to work together.

But it would be reductive to say the film is only about friendship. The film is absolutely ripe with symbolism. The aforementioned parallels to the biblical story of Noah's Ark is only the tip of the iceberg. From the first moments of the film, we are shown a world without humans. The cat lives in an abandoned home, full of unfinished cat memorabilia. Giant cat statues are in the forest. The house's window is broken, showing the disrepair of it. No humans appear in the film, not even a glimpse of them. The only thing approximating a human is a statue, one that looks to be of a Buddhist figure, half sunken in the water with its hand reaching above. The animals travel through canals and cities, all abandoned, all designed in such a way that they could be anywhere from Italy to Indonesia. Giant, unknowable spikes stand tall in the distance.

Even beyond the absence of humans and the bizarre world they inhabit, there is symbolism to be found in every moment of the film. The lemur, who is obsessed with hoarding objects and a mirror in particular, a mirror that gives it admiration by the other lemurs, yet abandons it by the end to help the cat. The fish that the cat struggles to catch at first, stolen by birds after being given one, only to catch some successfully in a moment of exhilaration, only to lose them again as the dogs they hesitantly invite eats them all. And of course, there are the lights that the Secretary Bird follows, the lights that they disappear into by the end, almost as if they ascended to heaven, and the water stopping shortly after. There is the whale, a foreboding, horrifying creature that is peaceful the whole time, and yet ends up suffering once the waters go down. The entire climax, where the world grows anew; mountains and forests rising from the depths, trees growing in seconds, chasms of the water left below as this world is remade. The cat's disturbing dream of the same deer that warned it of the flood roaming in circles.

The film has layers upon layers, full of meanings one can extract from it. Whether religious or simply about the depths of friendship, this is a level of detail and thought behind a film that you would never find in a Hollywood picture, let alone an animated one for families.

It is for that reason that I lied when I said I'd give a summary— this is a film that can't be summarized. Oh, sure, there is a plot, a series of events. But the film is not that. It is the experience. The wonders. To simply explain the film would be to remove the experience of it. I think it's rare, in this day of overly complex plots, of spectacle, of stories that can be easily explained in a single clickbaity YouTube video, to have a movie which forces you to simple view a world, without explaining anything. Nothing in Flow is every explained, instead it is up to you to interpret everything you see. There is no spectacle in this movie. There is a climax, but it is not an action scene. It is a quiet moment of the bird lifted up to the sky, gone in a moment. It is the ground lifting up again, a moment grand in scale yet intimate and terrifying in its focus on the cat. The only thing approximating an action climax is the animals rescuing those stuck on the boat, but even then, the primary emotion is tension, not excitement. Flow is not a movie you can easily describe in a summary, and yet it's all the stronger for it

Hand in hand with that is the lack of dialogue. Mentioned a handful of times already, Flow is a movie devoid of any dialogue, completely and utterly. There are no subtitles. There aren't even words on a sign somewhere. The film is not silent; populated by animal noises and a score that sells every emotion, but the lack of dialogue may make it seem inaccessible to people. To me, however, the opposite is true. The lack of dialogue is what kept me invested. It is easy in many films, especially for a family audience, to tune out as the dialogue can be very heavy handed. This isn't an issue, movies for kids need dialogue to be clearer, but even movies for older audiences can fall into the trap of too much useless dialogue. Dialogue and words that take you out of the moment, instead of pulling you in. It's in that way that Flow succeeds completely. Ironically, by lacking dialogue, it makes every sound matter more. Every noise an animal makes becomes important, because that's the only sound made. Every new piece of the score feels more important, more noticable. And, of course, the animation and visual storytelling shines with this lack of dialogue. We are forced to pay attention to every movement. To every change of scene, to every new beat. I'm finding lately that a lack of dialogue, or even sound, actually helps me focus a lot more on a piece of visual media, and nowhere is that more apparent with Flow.

But there is another reason I declared Flow the best film of 2024. And it is because of how it personally impacted me. Flow came at just the right moment, because this film made me realize things I didn't even know I felt.

The story of Flow is about friendship. It's about companionship and working together. About putting aside differences to achieve a common goal. It's about the bonds of animals, people, through even the most impossible of situations. Sitting with this film in my mind made me realize the companionship I'm seeking, the kind I'm lacking.

It is something I'll get to at the end, but in a way, this film represents a fantasy of friendship. We want to hang out with others, to make truly meaningful memories with them. We want to believe we can meet others who will truly stick by us to the end. In that way, each animal in the journey represents a different type of friendship

The cat is an introvert, a loner, learning to cooperate for the first time. It begins afraid of others, running away from them, yelling and hissing at them. But as the film goes on, it opens up to others. It becomes a true companion, and becomes the uniting heart of the group

The capybara is a person who goes with the flow. It rarely does anything in the film, besides steering the boat in a line. But it is there to help the others calm down. It sleeps most of the trip, and yet its calmness helps the others

The lemur wants validation. It collects trinkets, remnants of humanity, almost in a show of vanity. It protects its treasures from others, instigating fights. It holds the mirror up as its best treasure, and even shows it off to other lemurs. When the world regrows, it is off with a group of lemurs who all stand behind it as it looks in the mirror. And yet, it also sees the cat. And so the lemur leaves, to join the cat. Because the lemur realized that the validation it wanted wasn't a material item or superficial validation, but true companionship

The Labrador retriever is the extrovert. Happy, excitable, full of energy, constantly wanting to play. It pushes the others out of their comfort zones. It is the friend who forces you to do new things. But it is also a friend who stays loyal. At one point, the animals come across the other dogs that chased the cat in the beginning, and the Labrador retriever invites them over. The dogs proceed to eat the fish that the cat had just caught, but seem to play along. That is, until the ending, the climax with the boat. As everyone rushes to pull the boat back to save the animals stuck there, the other dogs get distracted by a rabbit. And they leave. The other dogs run away in a moment of peril. But the Labrador retriever doesn't. It stays behind, because it is a true friend. The other dogs, however, are the false friends. Friends out of convenience. Those who stick around only when you give them something, and then leave when they find something better.

It was watching that moment, in the climax, where something clicked. I had been a victim to those dogs. Many times in my life, I had friends who only wanted something from me. I had friends who would abandon me the second I became "difficult". The moment my disability or way of behaving was inconvenient. It is a harsh lesson that there are always those that take you for granted, but also a reminder that there are those who will stay by through thick and thin. Those that are truly loyal, that truly care. But there is another, darker reason why Flow resonated with me.

2024 has been a horrible year for the Jewish community. After the attacks on October 7, we felt as the rest of the world shunned us. The rest of the world are those dogs— those who only stood by when it was convenient. Online friends who I thought cared about me turned on a dime when I said where I'm from. People who looked to me, for my perspective as a Jewish writer, immediately left. They went to me to talk about representation, as that is a topic I care about. These people said they cared too. And then they abandoned real, living Jews when the time mattered.

I have been lonely since the pandemic, but 2023 and 2024 where the years I felt the loneliest. But, they were also the years I found the other animals. I found those who, despite everything, did care about me. Who despite everything they were told, stood by me. They were few and far between, but they certainly made a difference. 2023, despite everything, was a year I did find new friends in my own community. Even with as bad as everything got, I did find a community.

The real beauty of Flow is a theme I've loved for years. I think it was Adventure Time that introduced the idea to me, and it's a simple one. It's the idea that... The world can get better. No matter what

The world could end. But it could get better.

You could lose someone you love. But it could get better.

Society could turn on you. But it could get better. No matter what. It could get better. That's an idea I've had to hold onto for years. As my life got worse, I told myself it'd get better. This attitude has helped me, more times than I could count. And it did, in small ways. After telling myself all of 2020 that it would get better, 2021 ended up the best year of this decade so far. But that didn't last long. Ever since 2023, it's been difficult to imagine things getting better. Not just for me, but for everyone. I surely wasn't the only one who wished for a scenario similar to one seen in the movie. Wishing for an end of the world. A moment where we could forget the troubles of society and simply meet others.

There is a reason people dream of going out for adventure, and a reason stories about adventure always form parties. In a way, I believe it's similar to the desire to live through an apocalypse. We want an opportunity to forget all our current worries, to go out to new places with new people. There is something so captivating, almost... Thrilling, enticing, about the idea of the entire world ending, yet finding comfort despite that.

For many in my community, October 7 may as well have been that end of the world. And as we continue into 2025, that "end of the world" will surely affect more people. But as this movie affirmed to me, it could always get better. The world of Flow may be devoid of humans, but life is still brimming. The bird may have died, but in its departure it brought back the land.

And with that...Well.

There's one more scene we have to talk about. You see, Flow doesn't end with the boat rescue. That's the climax, but the true ending is much less upbeat. The cat ventures deep in the forest, the others following it. And they find the whale. Washed ashore. Left without water. Many messages can be deciphered from this ending. The safety of one may bring harm to others, is an obvious lesson. It could be a lesson on caring for the friends who stayed behind, who didn't talk much but who helped you. It could be an allegory of disability, and how the whale finally had a place to freely roam, that was soon taken away from it. It could be about balance, how for one good thing to happen, something must be sacrificed.

But the movie has an end credits scene. It's not anything to go crazy for... Well, that is, if you care about what end credits scenes are typically for. But to me, it means everything. This scene depicts the whale swimming. Is this depicting the time of the flood? Or, as I interpret it, is it showing that the whale found more water after all? Perhaps, realizing how the whale was suffering now, the cat stood up for it and helped it find water. Maybe, this is the whale in heaven. Whatever this scene truly depicts, it reinforces the theme; Things will get better. Even the whale got better.

Keep your head high, because things could always get better

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You'll be there to push me up the hill | Logan Howlett/Wade Wilson, 5.4k, PG-13

@poolvertober: Day 30 – Treasure

Summary: Five times Logan finds out something new about Wade's friendships, and one time Wade finds out something new about his relationship with Logan. Spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine deleted scenes. Mentions the extended cut of Deadpool 2. Rated for language. Takes place some time after the movie's events; assume Logan and Wade are back-up X-Men. Read on Ao3

A/N: This was just an excuse to write about Wade's movie friendships because I adore all of them lmao. Un-beta'd and I wholeheartedly apologize—this is a Mess™ y'all. Title is from Aretha Franklin's You're All I Need to Get By.

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My neighbors and my friends / are very dear to me / They are always there / whenever there is a need

We talk to each other / and we borrow and lend / Such treasures they are, / my neighbors and friends

How lonely and cheerless / a place my soul would be / Without such neighbors / and good friends as these

My Neighbors and Friends Edited Poem by Ellen Bailey

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0.

Ever since he moved to Wade���s timeline, Logan takes to his new world with relative ease. There are minor differences here and there—pieces of history that shook out differently, random names of things that are slightly altered, everyone he once knew just smells different here—but by far his biggest learning curve has just been integrating himself into Wade’s life. Deadpool out of his suit is as chaotic as he is in it, just with marginally less violence.

(Only marginally less because Wade never leaves home without at least one pistol and Baby Knife.)

But it’s not that Wade has the eating preferences of a child addicted to hot sauce, or that he can’t function without a quarter of a boner, or that he literally never shuts up (ever) that confuses Logan the most.

It’s Wade’s little mish-mash group that he calls a family.

Individually, everyone is fine. They don’t blink twice at Logan moving in with Wade and Althea, a dog in tow and a teenage quasi-daughter following shortly after. They’re all wonderfully kind people who welcome the three of them into their little fold of found family.

But he is pretty confused by how this eclectic group is friends with someone like Wade. Between Yukio’s bubbliness and Peter’s awfully mediocre lifestyle, half the folks Wade saved his universe for are some of the last people Logan thinks would hang out with Wade.

Willingly, at that.

Much less actually maintain a friendship with him.

It takes Logan a while to figure out that they fit into Wade’s life the same way he does.

Everyone stays because they somehow, some way, really do love Wade Wilson, and he gives them all the love he can possibly give in return.

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1. Dopinder

Dopinder’s driving Logan and Wade to a drop-off point where they’ll meet the X-Men for their next mission. When they first left the apartment, Wade had loaded up with Logan in the back. After about five minutes of highway traffic, the idiot decided to get into the passenger’s seat to sit next to Dopinder.

On the one hand, Logan’s pissed that Wade is pulling this shit. Getting kicked in the face by one of Wade’s boots when he squeezes through the taxi’s partition certainly doesn’t help.

On the other... well, it’s a great view of Wade’s ass.

(He will never admit that he kind of, maybe likes sitting next to Wade; finds his presence comforting before big missions like this one. But he’s not a fool. They may be dating but Logan’s never going to admit anything out loud, lest Wade starts to annoy him even more than he already does.)

Logan tunes out Wade and Dopinder easily, his mind occupied by mentally reviewing the details of their mission. He only tunes back in after another five minutes of traffic because Dopinder says something that piques his interest.

“But why does Peter get to go on X-Force missions and I don’t?” the cab driver whines, and Logan’s ear twitches at the name.

Dopinder can’t possibly mean Peter W—

“Because sugar bear is a bit more insane than you, my little toaster that could,” Wade answers easily.

Which means, yes, the two are talking about Peter Wisdom, Wade’s middle-aged ex-coworker from the Drive Max car dealership. Even though Peter had shown up in an ill-fitting Deadpool suit while fighting the Deadpool Corps, Logan still has no idea what the hell Dopinder’s talking about. He thought Peter’s interference during the Time Ripper fiasco was a random one-off thing. Does that mean Wade lets Peter tag along on missions regularly?

”I can be insane!” Dopinder retaliates. “I ran over than pervy orphanage headmaster, didn’t I?”

Wade nods. “That you did, Dopinder, that you did.”

“He fuckin’ what now?” Logan interjects, because the cab driver did what?

“Don’t you worry about it, honey badger,” Wade waves him off easily. “It was in the second movie—I’ll give you the run down later. It was actually pretty hilarious though, I’ll admit—”

“And I’m great at humour!” Dopinder points out. “You just said it yourself!”

“You don’t need an excellent sense of humour to become a hitman, but it does certainly help, in my very humble opinion,” Wade concedes. He looks out the window. “And yes, I said humble, not honest—you can pry that from my dead body, which is fucking never.”

Logan’s getting whiplash already and their mission hasn’t even started yet. What the fuck are they talking about? Dopinder wants to be a hitman? And is asking Wade for advice?

Logan can’t dwell on his questions for long because Wade turns back to Dopinder with a sigh. “Listen, goose, I already told you what you needed to hear last time: You’re an eagle and you gotta spread your wings! Seize the opportunity! Carpe that diem and all that jazz!”

He catches Dopinder’s confused expression. “I-I don’t recall you ever saying that...?”

“I agree that the metaphor was severely lost when I said it but I did say it!” Wade insists.

“O-okay... But then how am I supposed to seize it, Mr. Pool?”

“Just like you did with that pedophilic shitstain at the orphanage!” Wade pats Dopinder’s shoulder reassuringly. “When the time comes, you’ll know, my young Padawan.”

“I suppose...” he trails off with a nod. “Thank you, DP.”

Wade bows his head regally. “I am but your noble Jedi master.”

Logan almost feels dizzy by the exchange that just flew past him. Between Dopinder admitting he ran over a pedophile and Peter apparently being more insane than that, he almost misses the sincerity in their conversation. Dopinder looks genuinely comforted by Wade’s advice, which itself was surprisingly honest and helpful.

Who would’ve thought?

“Okay, we’re here!” Dopinder presses a button on the fare counter, where Logan catches the $38.19 price tag before Dopinder resets the machine back to zero. Logan’s about to ask why he did that even though they haven’t paid yet when Dopinder says, “Put it on your tab?”

“As always, my favourite cabbie.”

“Your tab?” Logan asks.

“Oh, DP doesn’t bring his wallet on missions,” Dopinder explains. “Ruins the lines of his suit.”

Wade shoots finger guns at him. “You got that right!”

“Are you fucking serio—you’re a dickhead, bub,” Logan sighs, reaching for his pocket. “Dopinder, I’ll cover the fare this time.”

“No, no! It’s okay, Mr. Wolverine, sir!” Dopinder shakes his head. “DP always pulls through when it comes to paying me back.”

“Peanut, I’m insulted you’d think I wouldn’t pay this earth angel,” Wade gasps, hand on his chest. “What kind of man do you take me for?”

“A mooch who also doesn’t pay rent on time.”

“How dare you! I always make things work.” Wade turns to caress Dopinder’s ear, and Logan suppresses the urge to start growling. “Don’t listen to him—our system is perfect and don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.”

Dopinder laughs.

Wade unlocks his seatbelt. “High tens until next time?”

Dopinder raises his palms to meet Wade’s. “Until next time!”

As he exits the taxi, Logan wonders if he even wants to know what the hell just happened in front of him. Wade and Dopinder seem content though, so he leaves it be.

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2. Peter

Logan finishes jogging with Mary Puppins for her morning walk when he strolls up to their apartment. He’s not sure why Peter is there, just that the man greets him at the door when Logan comes home.

“Hey, Logan! Miss Puppins!” Peter says cheerfully, opening the door for the two to step in.

“Welcome back, honey badger!” he hears Wade call from the kitchen. “And welcome back to my little princess, too!”

Mary immediately skitters over to Wade’s open arms. Logan nods his hello before heading to the bathroom to take a shower. Once he’s done and changed, he steps into the living room to find Peter and Wade talking over coffee at the kitchen table while Mary naps on her bed in the corner. Logan walks over to pour himself a cup before grabbing the morning paper off the kitchen counter.

“Pfft, you’re such an old man,” Wade teases.

Logan doesn’t even bother dignifying that with a response and simply kisses Wade’s temple to properly greet him now that he’s cleaned up. Taking a seat, he lifts the broadsheet to his face after sipping his coffee.

“Hey, don’t make fun—I read the paper too!” Peter pokes Wade on the arm. “Anyway, did you give Agent B-15 my email?”

Logan isn’t even looking at him, but he can hear the utterly baffled face that Wade is making when he says, “Why the fuck would she need your email?”

He doesn’t expect Peter’s response at all.

“We kissed!”

He nearly drops the newspaper.

“Excuse the fuck outta your beautiful moustache?!” Wade exclaims.

“Didn’t I tell you?” Peter sounds honest in his confusion.

“No, the flying fuck you did not!”

Logan does his best to continue reading, but between the close proximity and Wade being loud as ever, it’s hard to ignore their conversation. He at least tries to make it look like he’s not blatantly listening to them, only peering over the top edge of the newspaper when Wade and Peter aren’t looking at him.

“Oh!” Peter pauses, and Logan catches a sheepish smile crossing his face. “Well, yeah, we kissed.”

Logan can’t describe the high-pitched noise that escapes Wade—he’s not entirely sure there are words in the English language that can.

“I’m so happy for you, sugar bear!” Wade cheers, leaning over to wrap Peter in a hug. If they were standing, Logan’s positive that he’d sweep Peter right off the floor. “Way to land a babe!”

When he releases a now laughing Peter, Wade punches him in the shoulder. Peter’s laughter quickly turns into a yelp.

“Ow!”

“Why the hell didn’t you tell me?!” Wade demands.

Rubbing his shoulder with a whine, Peter says, “I really thought I did! I told—oh.”

“‘Oh’?!”

The appalled expression on Wade’s face is so hilarious that Logan has to cover his face with the paper again to hide his own laugh.

“Maybe I didn’t tell you,” Peter agrees. “I forgot I only told two people.”

“Before me?!”

Logan subtly drops his newspaper again just in time to catch Peter’s pinched expression. He takes another sip of coffee while Peter tilts his head side to side in a so-so motion.

“Um, technically you? Kidpool and Headpool live with me now—”

“WHAT.”

“—and I guess I mixed them up with you, ha!” Peter scratches the back of his head with an apologetic grimace. “Sorry.”

Wade takes a very deep breath, resting his elbows on the table to fold his hands together with a dramatic flourish.

He then begins to count with his fingers as he asks, “One: Did you fucking adopt two AU versions of me? Two: Whatever. I’m still so happy for you!”

Peter’s smile returns, growing even wider. “Thank you!”

“Now,” Wade squeals, “spill the tea, sugar bear! I want all the deets.”

He grabs both of Peter’s hands, practically vibrating in his seat like a high schooler listening to the latest gossip about the popular kids at school. It reminds Logan of the students at the X-Mansion back in his old world, way back when.

“Was there tongue action? Hand action? Groin action?” Wade waggles his non-existent eyebrows.

“Oh, gosh, Wade, I—”

Wade’s face splits into a scandalized grin. “There was?!” Even Logan’s eyebrows jump at that.

“No!” Peter immediately cuts in. “But, um, she was the one that kissed me.” His smile turns more bashful, red now colouring his face.

Wade nods at him encouragingly. “And...?!”

Peter squirms excitedly in his seat. “And she waved me goodbye.”

“FUCKIN’ SCORE!” Wade reaches a palm out that Peter meets with a high-five.

“Thank you, buddy!”

The two continue to talk about Peter’s apparently budding relationship with B-15, as well as how the hell he ended up with Kidpool and Headpool. All the while, Logan continues to read his paper and drink his coffee, confused but appreciative of Peter’s grounding presence whenever Wade starts going off the rails.

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3. Althea

At first, Wade’s friendship with Althea baffled Logan. But within 24 hours of living with them he realized why they’re thick as thieves: Neither of them takes the other’s bullshit. It’s apparent when Wade steers Althea into making better choices than spending a whole afternoon snorting cocaine, and Althea yells at Wade to act like an adult human being.

“Motherfucker, I wish left your sorry-ass homeless all those years ago,” she had hissed after Wade, yet again, said something stupid. Logan immediately became on edge—was this really happening at his first dinner here?

But Wade didn’t bite back. Instead, he had calmly asked, “Then who would be the one paying for the Hulu account?”

“Bitch, do you think I can’t swap out Disney for Hulu?”

“No, I think you wouldn’t realize that I cancelled your D+ subscription six months ago because you hated the mid-rolls.”

“Oh, right.” Althea had made a face, apparently remembering she said that. “Well, shit. Thank you, baby.”

“Yeeeup, that’s what I thought,” Wade had replied easily, shovelling more food into his mouth. “Also,” he muffled around a mouthful, “you’re welcome.”

“Don’t talk with food in your fucking mouth!” she chided, smacking her hand in Wade’s general direction.

Wade just stuck his tongue out at her with a disgusting mound of chewed up food, making a taunting noise as he did.

“The dipshit is sticking his tongue out at me, isn’t he?”

Logan could only nod. “Yes, he is.”

And that’s how their banter goes.

It especially turns up when they watch reality TV together. Logan doesn’t get the appeal, probably never will, but he does find it amusing to see how passionate both Wade and Althea are over who wins this week’s challenge, or who gets eliminated from the island, or who takes home the grand prize at the end.

“I swear to god,” Althea grouches one evening, “if that bitch Claire gets a rose and Tamia doesn’t—”

“You fuckin’ said it, Al!”

“My ass is blind and I can still see that she’s gonna divorce that boy two months in.”

“Exactly!”

The two argue over the contestants they like, shit-talk the contestants they hate, and argue during commercials over why their favourite deserves to win with an intensity that would probably count as verbal assault in the legal system. Whenever Wade gets up for drinks and snacks, he never asks Althea if she wants anything. He automatically grabs her favourites from the kitchen and sits back down without missing a beat of whatever heated debate they’re in. Althea wordlessly passes Wade the tissue box when he starts pulling down his sleeves to cover his face because a kid/widowed spouse/senior contestant tells their sob story during solo interviews.

Neither of them ever hesitate to lean their head on the other’s shoulder, or hold hands when things on screen get intense.

Once the show is over, Wade allows Althea to berate him for keeping her up way past my bedtime, goddamn it, I’m gonna be late for bingo again. And Althea allows Wade to bid her goodnight by calling her a geriatric cunt who can’t hang out with young things like me anymore!

(This is, of course, regardless of how late they actually stay up, because Althea never gets out of bed before 10am. Bingo starts at 9.)

They do this every night when Wade isn’t on a mission. In fact, Logan eventually realizes that Wade is usually the one who reminds Althea when their programming is on, mostly because when he and Wade are gone for jobs, she’s more than happy to catch up on their shows by herself.

Logan suspects that Wade not only enjoys their routine, but probably needs it more than Althea does.

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4. X-Men

At the next mission, he’s waiting with Negasonic and Yukio at the X-Mansion while Wade runs off to find Colossus. Logan just rips the Band-Aid off.

“Why the hell are you two friends with him?” He jerks his head towards the direction Wade left in.

“I’m not,” Ellie says.

“She is,” Yukio says. Ellie rolls her eyes and playfully pokes her girlfriend in the side. “Also,” Yukio continues with a sincere smile, “Wade is always nice to me.”

Logan grunts his acceptance at that—this universe’s Yukio is so friendly to everyone, he’s not surprised Wade took a liking to her. What she sees in Wade, he still has no clue, but he’s less perplexed by their friendship considering that (to Logan’s knowledge) Wade’s interests align with hers.

Eloise, on the other hand, he is still confused over. So Logan presses on, undeterred. “I’m surprised you haven’t blasted him to smithereens,” he says to her.

“I have.” After a pause, she tilts her head with a pinched expression. “Well, kinda.” At Logan’s concerned silence, she explains, “He was on top of a raft and I blew him up to the sky to help him save Vanessa.”

Logan has no idea what to say to that, so he goes back to his original point: “That doesn’t explain why you’re friends with him.”

He and Ellie stare at each other in silence.

“This ain’t an interrogation, bub,” he eventually says, voice soft. “You don’t have to tell me anything if you don’t wanna.”

Ellie continues to stare at him, clearly trying to figure out if Logan has an ulterior motive. As curious as he is, he’s honest about not pushing her if she doesn’t want to tell him anything.

Finally, she sighs, crossing her arms. “He didn’t make fun of my codename.”

That... is not the answer he was expecting. “Really?”

Yukio wraps an arm around Ellie’s waist as she says, “From what I’ve heard, it’s actually quite sweet!”

“No, it isn’t,” Ellie refutes. “He just happened to be the first one to tell me it wasn’t weird or stupid.”

Negasonic Teenage Warhead is a mouthful, Logan does not say out loud.

“I thought he called it ‘the coolest name ever’?” Yukio asks with an innocent look on her face. Ellie rolls her eyes again but doesn’t dispute anything.

Then, she adds, “He also changed the labelling system in the kitchen from tape to velcro labels.” She looks away, but Logan can see the fondness cracking through her expression all the same. “But I’m pretty sure he only did that because he saw me bitching about people stealing my shit all the time and ripping off my labels.”

“Wade’s super nice,” Yukio confirms with a nod.

Logan mulls over this information with a quiet hum and a nod of his own.

Later, once the mission is completed and everyone is scattered around to help victims or talk to the authorities, Logan manages to corner Colossus alone.

“NTW tells me you are ‘grilling people’ about Wade, yes?” he asks in lieu of a greeting. Apparently, the Russian has been expecting him.

Logan doesn’t give a spoken answer but Piotr accepts his silence as one nonetheless. He places his hands on his hips, looking away to nod at Wade in the distance. Logan follows his gaze to find Wade with Laura, the two of them sitting with a little boy and girl—siblings, if Logan had to guess. It looks like Wade is trying to teach the three of them a hand-clap game.

“Wade is... not always good man,” Piotr starts, “but he can be. And he always give second chances, even to people who may not deserve it.”

Logan recalls Wade telling him about his misadventures with X-Force after their ride with Dopinder. “Like that Russell kid?”

“Yes,” he concedes, “but also me.”

“Hm?” He turns to look up at the giant again with a raised eyebrow.

Piotr meets his gaze. “He has told you I left him to Ice Box?”

“Hrm,” he grunts in assent. Logan knows better than to comment on that whole situation, even if he did get super pissed when Wade told him that the X-Men punished him and the kid so harshly.

“I did not give him second chance after his first and only mission as trainee,” Piotr admits with a regretful shake of his head, “but he still came to me for help with Russell, even after I betrayed him.

“He believed that I, a hero, could still save someone after I refused to save him.”

Piotr’s eyes wander back over to where Wade is, whose hands are in the air as he enthusiastically elaborates on something to a very patient Laura. The two siblings laugh at something he says.

“Wade is not perfect,” Piotr finally rumbles, “but perhaps what he is doesn’t need to be.”

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5. Vanessa

Civilian life does not suit Wade at all. Logan’s barely been in this timeline for a year and even he knows how goddamn awful Wade is at anything resembling normalcy. However, the one thing he apparently kept from his brief stint at it was game nights.

(Logan supposes there are worse things Wade could’ve continued doing, like using that god awful toupee that Wade still vehemently denies is a toupee.)

The majority of Wade’s game collection is of the tabletop variety. Logan knows the popular board game classics like Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Candyland—but there’s also card games with names like Exploding Cats and Cards Against Humanity.

(Wade and Althea have strict rules to never bring Monopoly, Settlers of Catan, or Uno into the apartment. Logan never asks why.)

Tonight they settle on Pictionary, with teams split into pairs randomized by an online generator: Laura and Yukio, Dopinder and Negasonic, Peter and Colossus, Vanessa and Logan, Dermot and Wade. Althea opts to be the referee and time keeper.

It’s unfortunate that Wade isn’t drawn as the pair’s illustrator (he’s surprisingly competent with crayons when given the chance) because that leaves Dermot as their artist, and he starts drawing god knows what as Wade yells nonsense guesses.

“A donkey? A horse riding a donkey! Donkey on a princess carriage?”

“No!” Dermot cries in despair.

Wade puts his hands up in surrender. “Okay, fine! Not a donkey at all, what the fuck—”

Logan doesn’t even try suppressing his fond smile at his boyfriend’s increasing frustration. Wade looks ready to flip a table with each passing second—though, to be completely fair to him, Logan also has no idea what the hell Dermot is supposed to be drawing.

Since he and Vanessa already finished their turn (they got “chess” as their prompt, for which Vanessa drew the board and pieces easily), they sit next to each other on the sofa, watching their struggling partners with amusement.

“Last minute!” Althea calls out.

“Fuck!”

“Oh god, shoot, okay—”

Logan gently nudges Vanessa’s side with an elbow. “Shouldn’t you be saving your boyfriend from this? I think Wade’s about to pull out Baby Knife.”

“Nah,” Vanessa giggles, waving a dismissive hand. “They’re both adults—they can handle a round of Pictionary.”

Logan shoots her a skeptical look. “I disagree with Wade being an adult, but sure.”

Vanessa giggles again, her laughter turning into a cackle when Althea calls time, and Dermot and Wade groan in defeat. Then, Wade looks at the prompt.

“THAT THING IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GODDAMN BICYCLE?!”

“I’m sorry!”

“For fuck’s sake—”

The two argue (more like Wade bitches about losing while Dermot apologizes profusely for his lack of artistic skill) as Laura and Yukio get ready for their turn. Dermot tries to explain the exact parts of the bicycle he had drawn, and Logan lets out a snort at Wade’s appalled reaction.

“So,” Logan says as the next round begins, “Dermot’s okay with this?”

Vanessa turns to him with raised eyebrows. “‘This’...?” she trails off.

“You and Wade still being close enough for game nights?”

That’s an understatement to say the least. The two meet each other for coffee once every other week and maintain a long text thread filled with gossip and life updates. Vanessa always kisses his cheek hello and Wade never hesitates to hug her goodbye.

Her expression softens. “Dermot’s the most patient and understanding guy I know. I could never just abandon Wade, and he gets that.” She shrugs. “Game nights are nothing.”

“Hrm,” Logan grunts.

“Besides, Dermot likes hanging out with us,” she says. “I know Wade thinks he’s super boring, but it just means that whatever the fuck is going on in this apartment is already more than enough entertainment for him.”

Logan grunts again.

“What I’m surprised about is how chill you are with me, big guy,” she admits. When he makes a sound of confusion, she bumps her shoulder with his. “I could ask you the same thing, you know? Wonder why you’re okay with me still being close to Wade.”

Ever since he and Wade became official, Logan has managed to keep his simmering jealousy under control, if with a fair amount of difficulty. It’s not like anybody would be okay with their partner being best friends with their ex-fiancée, and Vanessa is still a huge presence in Wade’s life. Perhaps they’re not as inseparable as Wade and Logan are, but they’re still much closer than most would expect. Their casual physicality used to bother Logan to no end, even though both of them have reassured him that they really are nothing more than friends now.

Truthfully, Logan doesn’t know how the two manage to keep such a comfortable friendship after breaking off an entire engagement, but he doesn’t have it in him to worsen their relationship. It’s not just because Wade basically saved the entire universe for her, or that Vanessa is always so kind to him and doesn’t deserve Logan’s ire. He knows that Wade and Vanessa are good for each other in ways that he might never understand. And, at the end of the day, Logan is the one Wade will always come home to.

He doesn’t want to make the same mistakes he made in his old world and lose his family all over again.

Which means letting go of his pride, reigning in his possessive streak, and letting his boyfriend’s ex and her new boyfriend hang out in their apartment on game nights.

“You make Wade happy,” he answers honestly. “That's enough for me.”

Vanessa gently pats his hand, flashing him a small smile, and Logan knows that he’s doing the right thing because she stays in Wade’s life.

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+1. Logan

Wade and Logan are just outside of Who Gives A Fuck Town in It Doesn’t Matter State on a non-official X-Men mission. Charles had let them know about yet another Weapon X branch that popped up, blah blah blah, everyone knows the plot from here. The most important part is that the facility is so small that it technically doesn’t exist—even in a super secret underground government capacity—so dismantling it is out of the X-Men’s jurisdiction.

It’s a good thing Deadpool isn’t an X-Man then.

Wolverine tagging along on a freelance basis just happens to be a lovely bonus. Besides, Wade is all for letting his boyfriend take a much deserved slice of revenge pie against the program that tortured him.

Before they left, Hank gave them everything they needed to shut the shit down. From what X-Men’s intel could gather, the facility is laughably tiny and understaffed, with less than five so-called “test subjects” (gross) being experimented on. Once he and Logan subdue all the baddies and free the patients, all they have to do is plug in a USB to download the facility’s files before activating a trigger that completely corrupts their digital infrastructure. Typical superhero shit.

When they arrive, they’re met with what appears to be an abandoned specialty clinic about half an hour away from the closest town. The building is dilapidated and depressing as all hell—Wade is going to thoroughly enjoy fucking up the place and the shitheads in it.

Once they handle the expected group of gunmen that try (and hilariously fail) to stop Deadpool and Wolverine, they do unfortunately hit one snag: one of the patients apparently mutated into a slightly smaller, femme Juggernaut. Subduing her takes considerably more time than expected. Luckily for them, she isn’t wearing any protective gear—just her Weapon X uniform. After Logan gets thrown into the ceiling, Wade telepathically yells at Charles for help to take her down, and before long she’s passed out on the floor.

(Thank fuck old Chucky-boy can do that, to be honest. Wade almost wishes he could do the same, but he knows he enjoys violence too much to take the easy way out.)

He runs over to where Logan is groaning under the remains of the ceiling. After uncovering Logan from the debris, he’s able to stand up on his own when Wade pulls him up by the hand.

“You good, honey badger?” he asks, patting him down and assessing for any major injuries.

(If he happens to cop a feel of Logan’s giant arms and tits, he’s just trying to be thorough!)

“Yeah,” Logan says, slapping Wade’s hands away before wiping off excess dust and debris. “Just knocked my head a bit.”

Wade lifts his mask just enough to smack a kiss onto Logan’s cheek. Elbowing him playfully, he says, “Good thing your skull is made of metal, huh?”

Logan just shoves him with a dismissive noise in response, making Wade laugh as he pulls down his mask again.

They split up after that, Logan going to the holding room where the other patients are while Wade skips over to the control room to download this shithole’s entire digital existence. He quickly finds a computer and plugs in Hank’s USB, letting the device do its thing. In the distance, he can hear Logan easily taking down another group of armed men, presumably the guards in charge of keeping the patients in their fucked up prison test tubes.

When the computer beeps at him in completion, Wade hums as he pulls out the USB and makes his way over to where Logan and the others are. He’s about to turn the corner when he hears Logan talking to someone.

“I gotta ask,” a male voice (likely one of the guards) says, “are you dating Deadpool?”

Now that makes Wade pause in the middle of his stride. He stops at the room’s entrance, standing in the hallway because he doesn’t want to interrupt the conversation taking place. It’d be rude, after all.

“That’s none of your fuckin’ business, bub.”

“It’s just—I heard him flirting with you the whole time before you walked in here, man.”

“Still none of your fuckin’ business.”

“That’s not a no.”

Nope, Wade readily agrees, it certainly isn’t!

“The fuck is it to ya if I was?” Logan grumbles.

“I mean, really?” the guy says in a tone a little too incredulous for Wade’s liking. “What the hell do you see in that asshole?”

If he didn’t already ask himself the exact same thing a dozen times a day, Wade would be even more pissed than he already is at how disgusted the dickwad sounds. Give him some fucking credit!

He’s about to announce his presence—and extreme displeasure—when Logan growls, “He makes me laugh, you shithead.”

The statement is followed by the familiar sound of someone getting punched, a pained yowl, then silence. Wade stands quietly in the hallway, chest filling with warmth as he smiles to himself like an idiot in love.

(Well, he is an idiot in love. God’s perfect idiot, actually, and very much in love with Logan Howlett the Wolverine.)

“Hey, peanut!” he finally calls out, stepping into the room as he holds up the USB. “I got everything Hank asked for.”

They easily wrap up the mission from there but, to Wade, that’s not the biggest success he walks away with that day.

He makes me laugh, you shithead.

Oh, Wade cannot wait to unleash that tidbit one day.

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(More notes on Ao3.)

[avoutput]

Ryan, Wade, Logan, and Hugh || Deadpool & Wolverine

I have been on a bit of hiatus from seeing films in the theater, but what always seems to bring me back is even the faintest hint of good action comedy or the glimmer of a return of some legacy. In Deadpool & Wolverine, you get the promise of both in a single package. But I waited so long because I was still apprehensive. It bothered me more as time went on because it was so well received, as of now I believe it's the highest grossing “R” rated film of all time. The public largely isn’t a good barometer of whether anything is good or not, certainly not the amount of money it brings in, and definitely not the collective critical conscience. Word of mouth from trusted sources. People you love to disagree with. When both of those sources agree you simply have to take a look. I brought one of those people I disagree with, my father. A man who claims to hate the profane, but indulges in all sorts of films with deeply profane language, especially ones starring cops or detectives. Still he has always had a love for the X-Men, for Wolverine, and the chance to see him in the iconic 90’s suit was enough of a draw despite his lack of interest in Deadpool. He sat through all the violence, all the gore, all the dirty innuendo, the implied buttsex, and the 4th wall nods to the camera. He was the balance to my indulgence, and as I glanced over at him, I saw in his stoic stare, fingers resting on his temples like he had a headache, just how much it bothered him to see the swearing and the gore, and I knew in that moment that we might have a home-run on our hand.

Out of the gate, I’ll go ahead and assure you that the spoilers for the film will be marked at the very end of the article, and the initial review will simply go over the main points and my thoughts on the film in general. All I can think about right now is how I wish I was clever enough to write a review in a voice that broke the 4th wall, if there is even such a thing. 

I am not sure if it's worth explaining the plot of the film, because it feels as though by design that it hangs around in the background, simply a vehicle for the jokes. Going into most action comedies, the driving force is usually the plot with the attached jokes along the way. With a franchise like Deadpool, forced to merge his well thought out and narrow franchise with Marvel, limited as it was by the copyright protections and constricted access to characters outside the Fox owned universe, you would be wise to be concerned that this wouldn’t be handled well. Even though both previous Deadpool films should have proved this creative team is a well oiled machine, I was still surprised by how well they merged their ideas into the Disney Marvel conglomerate. This film is constructed upside down, with the jokes being the engine and the plot being the fuel. Comic moments are designed in which the plot flows through them to create the momentum instead of the plot having appropriate jokes to follow the action. When the comic moments collide with the plot, you get these uniquely Deadpool action moments, with his masked smirk, potty mouth, and penchant for splitting bodies apart starting at the taint. It's quite an elegant display of talent that you don't see too often. If I had to make one thing clear, this action comedy redesign is the shining crown on Deadpool’s tight ass.

To satiate the curious, let me pour out the fuel for you, though common sense would tell you not to huff fumes, but it's your funeral. Wade Wilson is having another downer moment. In a desire to prove to himself that Deadpool is an important cog in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe he has found his way into, he tries to join the big leagues at Marvel headquarters. When he doesn’t make the cut, he gets depressed and the love of his life, Venessa, decides he needs to grow before their relationship can continue and moves out. Deadpool is then recruited by an interdimensional agency that keeps the multiverse from unraveling, which he is genuinely excited about. Only, the agency decided that Deadpool is the only thing left in his home universe that can be useful and relay to him they plan to destroy it prematurely. They plan to destroy it because the central character from his universe, Logan, perished heroically in a completely unchangeable Fox story cannon. Realizing the now dead Wolverine is the center of his home universe, Deadpool sets out across the multiverse to find the perfect Wolverine to replace his own so he can thwart the multiverse administrator villains and stop the destruction of his universe. Unfortunately, the only one he can find is a Wolverine that failed to live up to the legend of any other Wolverine’s from any other universe. This exhaustive story presentation is brought to you by the people who overthink Deadpool.

Brilliantly, this setup appears to be born out of conversations with a possibly real Disney boardroom. Disney appears to have told Ryan Reynolds and the Deadpool team that when James Mangold, director of Logan, closed the door on the X-Men universe when he put Logan out to pasture, and that all the other characters and creative choices across the Fox cannon were now worthless. Except for him. Ryan and Deadpool radiate star power, and Hugh Jackman had already confirmed he was done playing  the Wolverine. This transformation of real world conversations into compelling meta-narrative is the part that feels genius. Not only did they write a narrative to fit the world in which they were writing Deadpool, they found a way to make that an entertaining bedrock of their film. And then they flipped it one more time, made this narrative the background story, the fuel as it were, of the film instead of the engine. They made the comic moments the focus, the action the result, and their creative purpose the driving point. Like Deadpool on screen, the creative team wants to matter and maybe the only way for anyone to believe in them is for them to prove that all that creative work at Fox has more value than the Disney executives can possibly imagine. As a result, they spoke the one language any executive knows, that language translated to now 1 billion dollars in ticket sales. Creative work again saved by the power of capitalism. (I hope that hits with the irony intended. I am not in the Deadpool creative team.)

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are still sublime as their alter egos. They define these characters for an entire generation. As such, it should go without saying that they are incredible in their roles this time as well. In fact, every actor in this film hits pitch perfect notes on every joke, every line, every stroke. I’d list out the various actors, and their strengths, but some of them feel like spoilers and as a man of my word, I cannot betray your trust. My only personal complaint is the amount of blood and gore in this movie would make a Mortal Kombat fan blush. It was by a wide margin the only thing in the film I thought should be toned down. It was consistently distracting in almost every one of the action scenes to the point that I couldn’t even be sure of what was happening, especially when they really got things going. It made me wish for an “R” rated, light cut of the film. All the language, half the gore. The take away from this should be that the only bad thing about this film was how distracting the gore was. Imagine this horse I just beat to death is an example of how distracting the gore in Ryan & Hugh: BFF4Life was as a whole. Damn, that is a great turn of phrase and critique. Good job me.

I can’t lie to you though. Or maybe I just won’t lie to you. I left the film after this meta-narrative thinking that, while the film was great, it came with a lot of baggage. The fire to this fuel is mostly lit by knowing not just the catalog at Marvel, not just Fox, but the careers of the actors, the artists in the soundtrack, and a never ending myriad of collective popular culture knowledge as well. I can still remember sitting down in the year 2000 to see the first X-Men film in the Fox franchise. It was quaint by today's standards, and while fan service could be found in the film, it wasn’t created to specifically cater to the demands of fans or their knowledge. Its primary focus was to tell the classic X-Men story. Lucky for us, Fox attacked it with a kind of fever no one really expected at the time. Not quite as unique as Tim Burton’s Batman, and not quite as earnest as Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, but it was grounded without being gritty. It was real. Just before that, Batman & Robin and its 60’s hokey aesthetic had basically closed the door on superhero films for a while, or that was how it seemed. But a slow build was happening adjacent to this with R rated features like Blade, a gorey mess that kept the hinges of that door oiled. Fast forward almost 25ish years and Deadpool & Wolverine turned all these creative successes (and failures) into their showcase for the executives at Marvel. In doing so, they had to throw everything in the entire backlog at us, for us and everyone who worked on those films. They asked fans to light the fire, but in doing so, they ended up having to make a film that relies on people in the future being cultural anthropologists, lighting their own torches as they dive deeper into the dank caves of our popular culture past. I think films should have some amount of presence in the present, but at this point, we are basically asking people in the future to understand an entire lifetime to truly capture the thrust of the film. 

And this time tunnel goes both ways. If you are my father’s age, a boomer disconnected with the now, there are a series of synapses that don’t fire. He may know a lot about X-Men, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the history of mutants, all sorts of nerd culture, but I could see him lost in about every other word out of Ryan’s mouth. He may have been alive, he just wasn’t participating in pop culture beyond his 30’s. He just can’t connect to it. I fear that may be how people perceive this film in the future, and in fact this whole MCU. The MCU as a franchise is an overwhelming excess that rarely touches brilliance across its entire catalog. It's not like it is a new cinematic language either, but rather a recreation of what makes serial comics like those under the Marvel and DC banner so uninviting to newcomers. What I love about films of the past is that they may capture the moment, but not at the cost of the story and not at the cost of the future. It's helpful to know what was happening around the time of films like The Godfather or Apocalypse Now, but the films don’t misfire because of your lack of historical awareness. When Iron Man came out, it was alone. It set a tone for itself and it was completely free to do so. Future generations would better grasp the whole of the film with knowledge of the Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan wars of its era, but the film doesn’t rely on this knowledge for its story and thus will have a stronger legacy.

That being said, even if it is stuck in the present, all cylinders are firing on this film, even if it's only because I know how the car works. I think it can still run without it, just like starting a car is a simple turn of the key or press of a button, I don’t need to understand how the engine works, but it helps. Ryan and Hugh have completely brought to life Deadpool and Wolverine as they were always intended to be, you’d think they were born to play the roles. I think that here and now, we can call this film a complete creative success, and that is truly set in stone, but I am subtracting a few points in my own cannon simply because I believe films should also preserve their point within the runtime of that single film's arc. They should be able to stand on their own, speaking the human condition without the baggage of complete cultural knowledge. A great film is both universal and timeless. But I can still love a good film. And maybe that’s enough. It's clear that the success of this creative endeavor is shared by the entire team, from the director, the actors, the writers, the camera operators, all the way down to the lowly grips. Maybe that will be clear to new people watching this film in 50 years. Maybe that will ring true across all the baggage, across all the jokes, across all of time. A collective creative success.

****SPOILERS****

The greatest spoiler is that I won’t burden you with any spoilers at all! No, no, I jest. But with a kernel of truth. This film has a never ending slew of celebrity cameos, all playing a few one off jokes, but ultimately, they aren’t really worth talking about in a review because they have very little consequence. The Marvel Universe usually has cameos for the purpose of creating branching paths, but that doesn’t really happen in Deadpool. Not really. It's like an Easter egg hunt where there are hundreds of eggs of all different sizes and colors and it's hard to really tell them apart or make any one of them more important than the other.

So let me share my favorite eggs with you. I really enjoyed the post credit sequence, making the final case for the creative passion that went into Fox's cinematic universe over the years. I really enjoyed seeing Wesley Snipes’ Blade turn the corner and make possibly his last appearance as Blade, with all the original swagger. The riff on Gambit’s accent was fun, and Channing Tattum really hit the mark, but still made you wonder if Gambit really ever stood a chance on the big screen. And finally, seeing most of the original X-Men and X-Men First Class series villains. I think the biggest loss was not seeing Nighcrawler or Mystique. But you can only do so much, and the film acknowledges that. So there we go. Remember to plug yourself like daddy Deadpool likes and thanks for reading!

[some-stars]

i have my askbox closed rn bc of the scam spam so @petralemaitre sent me this meme directly:

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers! Spread the self-love 💞

i have 62 to choose from but honestly i already know what my favorite 2 things i've ever written are so this will be fairly quick.

A quite unlosable game (dark angel, alec/max, alec/various): this is it! this is the favorite! it's my most beloved show of all time and i had Things to Say and it took me ten years (off and on) but i did say them! very well! i started it in 2008 so my memories are vague but i wrote it pretty much in order--the first idea i had was the almost-pubescent X5s being lectured on how their hormones were going to be manipulated. it was a science fiction story for me, before anything else, because it's a science fiction show that didn't get a chance to explore SO much of the juiciest most interesting concepts it put forth. and it was also me thinking about how the show at first fumbled, then did SO right by the eye-rollable "max goes into heat" concept. like when it comes up in the second episode it's treated completely as a joke, but when it happens again at the end of the first season--when we've bought in to the basic premise and established trust--it's treated as the terrible, sad violation that it is. so i thought, well, how could i pursue that thread further? and. so. yeah. love this story forever, best thing i ever wrote, does exactly what i wanted it to do and does it almost perfectly.

The absolute absurdity of end-series items (house of leaves): my other favorite thing i've ever written! i don't think this is quite as perfectly executed, but it's pretty close, and certainly no one else has done it better so that makes it successful by default. house of leaves is one of my favorite books of all time and i have SO many thoughts about it and all the things that it DOES. some of which the culture at large has acknowledged and much of which i've never seen anyone else talk about, the latter specifically being how rich and welcoming it is to feminist interpretations. which i could never manage to write the essay about that i wanted to, but it's all just in this fic instead.

children's work (the witcher, geraskefer): gonna cheat and put the whole series. it's kind of hard for me to love this one because i can see ALL the seams, especially in the second and third stories where i was trying so many new things as a writer and flailing around so much. but taken as a whole it's the longest single work i've ever created, and the response to it utterly blew me away. people loved this series, so so so much, it's been four years and i kind of still can't process it. this is the story that i think about when i feel like i've never had any kind of effect on the world and nothing i've ever done mattered to anyone. because this series made a lot of people very happy, and that's nice. (also i LOVE when i can come into a fandom and write something that nobody's done before. it boosts my ego like crazy. not that the concept of the fic itself is original--i lifted a LOT of the emotional beats from an extremely good SPN fic i read way back in the day--but no one had done a serious take on it in witcher fandom yet.)

felt it in my fists (teen wolf, allison/lydia): i was Deep into this show for like half of one summer, but i hated (and continue to hate) sterek so there was not a lot on offer for me. but there was femslash! idk, i just really like this story and it's special to me for reasons i can't really identify.

put on the red light (deadpool & wolverine): i don't necessarily like this MORE than my other fics in the fandom but i do feel like it's different and therefore special. it's very rare for me to write explicit high-key emotional conflict and fighting, bc it tends to give me bad anxiety, but MAN i loved writing the big screaming fight in this one. they both fully believe they're breaking up because the other one betrayed them in the most painful way imaginable, and it's awful, and i love it.

im not gonna send the meme to anyone else but if you are reading this please consider yourself tagged!

[buk0wskis]

let’s face it, i’m fashionably late.

well hello! name’s marshall. (mars works too!) my pronouns are he/him and i’m 22 years old. usually i’m a twitter addict, but recently i thought, y’know, why not expand to other platforms… and look where that got me.

in all seriousness, though, happy to be here.

currently my special interest is aaron stanford, so definitely expect a lot of him around these parts. from what it looks like, a good majority of posts about, say, 12 monkeys or nikita, are from years back (there are some recent posts though!), but genuinely i’ve got no problem being the One Guy that talks about some of those older sources. naturally, i would like to encourage a resurgence. like, this shit’s still fire, guys. inform the children.

ah, also, i have a lesser hyperfixation in brenton thwaites! love bro to bits fr. i wouldn’t be surprised if his face ends up somewhere over here, too. :)

i do like to write in my off-time; it’s just been a while since i’ve cooked up something new, but the aaron hyperfix has certainly inspired me to kick things into gear again. maybe some of that will be on here in the future, who knows? (i do really only write oc x canon content, it’s just kinda how i roll. my ao3 is only titans dickkory, which immediately disproves the prior statement… i was on a kick when i cranked those ones out. dunno when i’ll be putting more stuff on there, though.)

OH something i actually would love to brag about, if i may: i make character playlists! and pretty damn good ones if i do say so myself. i’ve made a lot of mixes for brenton characters, but there’s a couple mixes relating to some of aaron’s most popular roles that i recently made public. (and more on the way!) all of my character mixes are lyric-based, so genre whiplash won’t be that uncommon of a find. regardless, i’m proud of them! i’ll post a masterlist of what i’ve got out at a later date. :)

where else you can find me:

twt: buk0wskis

bluesky: buk0wskis.bsky.social

spotify: buk0wskis

ao3: buk0wskis

letterboxd: buk0wskis

instagram: idolfangz

OHHH SHIT BEFORE I FORGET. i most definitely plan on showing off my halloween costumes this year once they’re all put together. i like having more than one costume; keeps me motivated to show off my current interests, especially irl. this year, i’ve got two: doug bukowski from the hills have eyes ‘06 and wastelander pyro from deadpool & wolverine. (pyro girlies, i’m with you. like that’s my goat. i went and saw dp&w like six times total just so i could see john and his stellar 2 minutes and roughly 24 seconds of screen time.)

[prpfz]

🥃 hello there!! 22NB looking to write any version of Logan (Wolverine!) Against canon characters, or OCs!! Deadpool and Wolverine has sparked muse for me like nothing else, and I crave nothing more than to write this grumpy, traumatized, yet secretly quite sweet man. I've been writing nearly 10 years, and I write over discord, with a 1k word minimum for myself. Usually, I write more— but there's no pressure to match my length at all, as long as I get a quality paragraph or two that's fine by me. I am open to smut and darker themes- limits can of course be discussed privately. As for activity, I can reply minimum once a week, and maximum every other day, on rare occasions once a day if I'm free. I'm a very patient person, and I hope to meet someone who is the same— life can get busy and I'm not going to just drop the rp even if you haven't replied for a week or more. Plot wise, I'm good with aus, or something taking place in some part of canon- hit me with anything! I love brainstorming together! I'm down to write multiple characters for plot if needed, too. As I said before, I'd love to write Logan against Canon Characters or OCs!! Mutant ocs (/ocs with lore taking place in the X-Men universe are preferred), but not absolutely necessary, depending on our plot. I just ask that you have a full Google doc about your character for me to work with when it comes to ocs. As for my ships, I am most interested in writing him against a Wade, but writing him against Scott would be fun, and I could certainly be swayed towards one of the other X-Men, too. Please like this and I'll reach out!! I look forward to plotting with you!

give a like and anon will get back to you

[halloweensqueen-supreme]

Avengers Doomsday Cast Reveal Thoughts

After cheering for our x men, I had to go see who was missing. I got on my own that Wolverine, Deadpool, Jean, Storm, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange and Hulk are people who really should be there but are missing, which is either disappointing or confusing, but we’ll see later. Also the Marvels weren’t mentioned which I thought was strange when we got Beast because we most recently saw Beast with Monica in some other timeline. Especially because Beast was separate from the other X-Men. And ofc there’s all the witches that I really WANT there. But they certainly aren’t confirming Elizabeth Olsen this early (if at all) even if is she is in it. And while I love my witches, but they wouldn’t be confirmed if they are in it, at least not in the big reveal. I was confused why they confirmed Ant-Man but not the Wasp with him. I also think the absence of the kids is more interesting than anything, and it could perhaps be setting them up for an important part in secret wars. But I love the X-Men and am all and all very thrilled that the OG X-Men are back. I also think it might be pointing to not recasting the X-Men, but instead keeping the old ones as the teachers, and bringing in the new ones (which is ofc the whole point of the X-Men, that they grow up and become the teachers for the new kids). And I personally would much rather have that instead of a reboot. I am also thrilled that Loki will be back. And that really does open up the multiverse. I don’t really know how they’ll do that, but that’s not my job, I’m not writing it (unfortunately). I do hope that with Loki we also get Mobius and Sylvie. I’m sure I’ve forgotten plenty of people that should or shouldn’t be in this movie that are yet to be confirmed, but clearly I like my magic users and my mutants, and we’re getting back some X-Men that I never thought we’d see (this version of) again! So that’s enough to keep me hooked until the next thing. Watch all the X-Men have the smallest cameo ever (Deadpool 2 small) and then died instantly or something leaving the parts free for the taking 😭.

[spider-manz]

Intro

My name is Edward, but I don't mind nicknames.

My pronouns are He/Him

Hyperfixations/Special Interests: Avengers, Loki and X-Men, mainly IronMan, War Machine, Loki and Spider-man,, Though I also like Deadpool and the X-Men movies Wolverine, Worst Wolverine is okay. Dreamworks Trolls, not as much anymore but felt like including it.

Asks are alwayyyys open :)

I would like mutuals, but no pres you can just follow me to follow me.

I ADORE getting comments, it's so exciting and fun.

I'd say mostly post incorrect marvel quotes.

I write fanfiction, just marvel stuff. Same username as here, https://archiveofourown.org/users/Spider_Manz/profile

You can interact with my posts at any age, but as I am a minor please do not privately message me unless you are too :)

Platonic and romantic ships that'll probably but not certainly end up on my blog or are/will be by association on my blog because of my fanfiction:

Marvel Romantic: Cherik, Pepperoni, Clint/LauraBarton, Poolverine, Nat/Bruce, Ironhusbands, Stucky, Sambucky, Sambuckysteve, Sam/Steve, Mobius/Loki, Ouroboros/Casey, Vision/Wanda, Cyclops/Jean grey (You will find me feeding the Tony/Pepper/Happy love angle before I so much as touch the Wolverine/Jean/Cyclops angle/Triangle), Storm/Nightcrawler

Marvel Platonic: Irondad, Brodinsons, Science bros, Nat & Clint, Mobius & Loki, Ouroboros & Casey, Pretty much the entire main Loki cast, Quicksilver & Magneto :), Rogue & Wolverine, Cyclops & Wolverine

[whatyourusherthinks]

IF Review

Boy howdy this trailer was baaaaaaaaaad. I was intrigued by the teaser, but I thought that it would only be good if the teaser was hiding something. Then the actual trailer came out, and well, you read the first sentence. I dunno, it just looked like Ryan Reynolds doing his most child-friendly jokes and that was it. Which, I guess if it carries the Deadpool movies, but I expect more from the guy who wrote A Quiet Place, y'know. (Wait, John Krasinski wrote A Quiet Place Part II too? Well good thing I didn't see it and therefore can't delegitimize my claim to his writing quality.)

Then Twitter got mad at this movie. Why? Hell if I know. I can barely stand to use this website, honestly, why would I ever go on that garbage fire of social media platform. Does it have something to do with the premise's similarity to Foster's Home For Imaginary Kids? Maybe, but why is it a problem for two takes on a similar premise to exist? Batman and the Dark Knight have the exact same plot structure and people love jerking those to movies off.

What's The Movie About?

Bea is a 12-year-old girl who becomes a social worker for Imaginary Friends (or IFs hurhurhur) and she teams up with a cynical Ryan Reynolds named Calvin.

What I Like.

Bea. She's a really good character, clearly John wrote this movie with the intention of her being the completely focal character. (He writes really good female characters, as all who saw A Quiet Place can attest.) The trailer made it seems like a stern female who has to be the support/babysitter for a silly guy (Calvin, in this case), but really it's the opposite. Calvin is a cynical and sarcastic character who is only helping everyone else out because he HAS to, and it's up to Bea to show him why helping out the IFs is a fulfilling life. I also really like the message of the movie, but it's kind of a spoiler. Just know if you are perpetually young at heart (or if you're incredibly childish like me) it's going to cut you completely to your core with warm fuzzies. I also got invested in the IFs. Again, I wasn't really interested from the trailer since it didn't seem imaginative enough for me. Like, oh, the imaginary friends are basically a bunch of anthropomorphic things. A gummy bear, a stiffed animal, the guy from the Neighborhood Watch sign. But they give the character little hints of deeper personalities, even if they are on screen for a few seconds.

What I Didn't Like.

...I don't know if I should bring up the problems with this movie. Not because there isn't problems, or even that they aren't substantial. Because there are certainly substantial problems with this movie. This movie completely falls apart if you think about the it for even a second. But it's nothing a kid is going to notice. Or if they did notice, they wouldn't care. The age demographic for this movie isn't going to care that the stakes of this movie are basically non-existent. They aren't going to give a crap there is a twist that comes out of nowhere, or that the rules on how the IFs work make no sense. They're just going to laugh and silly purple monster and be happy when he finds a friend. And is there anything wrong with that?

Final Summation.

IF is a good kids' movie. There is a lot of bright colors, silly characters, and goofy humor that they are sure to get a kick out of. There is nothing for the parents in the audience, true, but I don't think there needs to be. If you are over the age of 15 and are going to see this movie alone, you shouldn't get pissy when none of your perceptions are challenged. And if you're mad about the movie not making sense, you need to remind yourself that one of the main characters in the movie is a giant furry purple creature called Blue. It's not that serious.

[yuuana]

Music Monday #256: Stray Kids - Chk Chk Boom release: July 2024 genre: Kpop, EDM/hiphop cw: Deadpool, Wolverine, guns, flashing

Yeah, I know, it's been awhile AND this isn't even the most recent comeback from Stray Kids, but it's my series and I do what I want, okay? Okay then....

And now I'm being reminded of why I kept putting off reviewing this song. It's excellent and I love it and it's a perfect example of Stray Kids ... meaning it's impossible to fit into a single box. Is it EDM? Very much so, complete with potentially annoying metallic burrs in the background. Is it hiphop? It certainly leans into having mostly rapped lines versus more traditional singing, but with enough from I.N and Seungmin to make it almost too much singing for stricter definitions (not that we let things like strict definitions stop us around here). Is it noise? Well, it's loud and unapologetic, so typical of Stray Kids, with lyrics that are a mix of ridiculous and tricksy word plays that seemingly speak more to Stray Kids' career than any sort of ongoing lore. Yes, I'm looking at you, Mr. I'm Strong Seo Changbin. XD

The video introduces the crossover we've all been waiting for since Kingdom: Legendary War and the formation of the unlikely friendship between Ryan Reynolds and Bang Chan. You can't go wrong with a Deadpool crossover (with bonus Wolverine). I can't remember now how much was shot on location and how much was done on green screen, but either way it looks impressive and very New York. As for the story and its place in Stray Kids' lore ... well, I'm still not sure I get what's going on here. Art vandalism that Stray Kids are somehow connected to - we see Han finishing one rectangle and it's implied he's done more of them, but with all of them being in the city together but the rectangles appearing all over the world... Considering Stray Kids have a couple different storylines running side by side and I'm not even sure which one this connects with... Which ever plot this is a part of, that plot is now set in the same universe as EXOPlanet, thanks to Ryan, and that's a fun little tidbit I'm not sure my writer brain actually needed.

At just barely two and a half minutes, Chk Chk Boom is both a completed thought and all too short, leaving the listener hungry for more. Which adds a twist of something almost like irony, given this is the A title for the album ATE. They released videos for three other tracks (MOUNTAINS, JJAM, and Stray Kids) (making 4 videos for an 8-track release), though at least one of those - Stray Kids - is very much not connected to any lore as that song and video both are all about Stray Kids as artists. I would love to say I'll feature even one of them here in the future, but it's questionable, so if this caught your interest, might want to look those up, too.

ATE is available now for streaming or purchase, along with subsequent album releases, GIANT (Japan) and HOP, meaning there's over a dozen videos that Stray Kids have put out since Chk Chk Boom, including yet another original Christmas song. I'm never getting caught up. XD

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Part 5 - Incoming Text for Will Ferrell (@ferrellwill_) and Kristen Bell (@kristenanniebell) and Mila Kunis (@MILAKUNISV) and Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) and Amanda Peet (@realamandapeet): “An Idea Worth a Billion Dollars”

Question:

"Would screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick be a good fit for a reboot of Rat Race? Additionally, would adding Pat Casey and Josh Miller to the writing team enhance the project? Considering the goal of building a billion-dollar comedy franchise, it seems strategic to combine the creativity and expertise of four talented writers. Could this collective brainpower help develop the detailed humor and storytelling needed to make the reboot a successful and long-lasting franchise?"

Here are the Wikipedia links for each of the screenwriters you asked for:

Rhett Reese - Rhett Reese's Wikipedia page (click on the blue link)

Paul Wernick - Paul Wernick's Wikipedia page (click on the blue link)

Pat Casey - Pat Casey's Wikipedia page (click on the blue link)

Josh Miller - Josh Miller's Wikipedia page (click on the blue link)

Here is the Wikipedia page for “Rat Race” (2001): Rat Race - Wikipedia. (click on the blue link)

ChatGPT Answer:

Certainly! Here’s a breakdown of the potential impact of combining four talented screenwriters—Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Pat Casey, and Josh Miller—under Will Ferrell’s oversight to develop a reboot of Rat Race into a billion-dollar comedy franchise:

1. Balancing Diverse Comedy Styles for Broader Appeal

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are known for their unique brand of humor and action, as seen in Deadpool. Their style blends quick wit, fourth-wall-breaking, and dark, edgy humor, which appeals to modern audiences who appreciate self-aware, irreverent comedy.

Pat Casey and Josh Miller, on the other hand, have experience with family-friendly, adventurous humor, particularly with Sonic the Hedgehog. Their ability to balance slapstick comedy and action makes their writing accessible to a wider audience, including younger viewers.

Combining these styles could create a multifaceted approach where each film can cater to both adult humor and more universal, family-friendly laughs. This mix could establish a tone that appeals to a broad demographic, which is essential for a successful franchise in the modern film market.

2. Collaborative Creativity for Complex World-Building

Creating a franchise requires a world and characters that feel rich enough for sequels and spin-offs. With four screenwriters, each bringing a different perspective, the collaborative process can yield complex, memorable characters, settings, and situations.

Reese and Wernick could bring layers of irony, giving the films an intelligent and meta-comedy layer, while Casey and Miller could create endearing characters and heartfelt moments that ground the humor. This blend can result in a richer comedy world where each character feels unique, opening doors for future plotlines and spin-offs.

3. Strength in Structural Development and Story Arcs

Franchises thrive on strong story arcs across multiple movies. Reese, Wernick, Casey, and Miller together bring strengths in crafting multi-layered narratives with cliffhangers, character evolutions, and plot twists.

Reese and Wernick’s experience with Deadpool has prepared them to write scenes that appeal to both returning fans and new audiences, making it ideal for sequels. Casey and Miller’s experience with episodic character development in Sonic provides them with the know-how to sustain continuity while introducing fresh elements in each installment.

As a team, they can construct overarching plotlines that make each film rewarding on its own but even more enjoyable as part of a series, helping maintain audience interest across the franchise.

4. Collaborative Editing and Joke Refinement

With four writers, the process of refining jokes and comedic timing benefits from multiple viewpoints. This allows for fine-tuning to ensure that humor appeals across cultural backgrounds and age groups, which is crucial in global franchises.

Each writer could specialize in specific aspects—Reese and Wernick could focus on sarcasm and subtle adult humor, while Casey and Miller could concentrate on physical comedy and lighthearted humor. This setup would enable continuous innovation in comedic approach, keeping the franchise’s humor fresh.

5. Guidance and Vision Under Will Ferrell’s Oversight

Will Ferrell’s experience as a comedic actor and producer could provide a unifying vision that aligns with modern comedic tastes while respecting the legacy of the original Rat Race. His role would be to maintain a consistent comedic tone and ensure each installment stays true to the franchise’s style, regardless of how the humor and storylines evolve.

With Ferrell overseeing, the team has a leader who understands audience expectations and can make executive decisions on when to push comedic boundaries or pull back for a broader appeal. His insights would be invaluable in shaping the franchise into a long-term success.

Conclusion: The Power of Collective Expertise

Combining Reese, Wernick, Casey, and Miller leverages each writer’s unique comedic strengths, creating a robust team capable of handling both humor and story complexity. This approach is essential in developing a franchise that can sustain itself over multiple films, with the flexibility to evolve as audience tastes change.

With Ferrell at the helm, this reboot of Rat Race has the potential to become a multi-billion-dollar comedy franchise, uniting distinct comedic voices and capitalizing on their collective expertise to create a fresh, modern, and highly appealing cinematic experience.