GROWING PAINS

❝ You grew on me. Whether like a flower or a weed, we'll just have to see ❞

Adam Cox just wanted to live his life normally without any problems or fuss. Already completely detached from his family for reasons he really didn't want to talk about, thanks, he was happy to just be living in his tiny one bedroom and working as a convenience store clerk, trying not to think of all the things he should be doing with his life; he was happy for the opportunity he had and, if he had a do-over, he wouldn't have changed anything else. Surprisingly enough, he liked the humdrum, it made exciting things more exciting.

Wade Wilson wasn't what he would call exciting. Of course, he was, but there were stronger words Adam would use to describe the strange man who came in at odd hours of the night to buy questionable items and wax poetic to him as he tried to strike up conversation about things Adam could never explain even if he wanted to. But despite Wade's eccentricities, he liked having him around, the man was a permanent fixture in an odd way, and he liked his routine.

But times changed and, with anything, routine was broken. Wade stopped showing his face around Adam. The whole body was there, but it was always hidden, a hood blocking his face, and Adam could only stand by Wade's side and hope that everything would be okay soon. Because he understood the pain of change more than anyone else, and he understood the need to cling onto the past like a lifeline, but he also understood letting go and moving forward. Because the past was dead and growing never stopped, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt to believe it.

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CAST

jake gyllenhaal as adam cox

❝ surprise, surprise, I have a heart, and I won't hesitate to use it ❞

ryan reynolds as wade wilson

❝ relationship status: complicated, but I did make intense eye contact with the store clerk ❞

john krasinski as rigby seargent

❝ I think I'm your only friend, and you're my only friend, and it's really pathetic ❞

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STATUS

started: 07.31.18

completed: —











AUTHOR'S NOTE

I swear to God, I never even thought I'd watch Deadpool. But then I had this idea, and I watched the first movie (I will watch the second when I get the chance I swear, but I do know the plot and I wanna say, I love that Deadpool's timeline goes from 2012-2018 it makes me feel satisfied to line it up to the MCU timeline).

And I know that Jake Gyllenhaal is gonna be casted in Far From Home (probably as Mysterio but also I don't listen to any news at all because I trust literally no one) but it'll be explained I promise I'm clever. Same with Wade's relationship with Vanessa, like she's gonna be prevalent and as awesome and amazing as she always is, you'll see! Also Rigby is from my upcoming Maria Hill fic so just to clear that up!

【 This takes place in my Hero of Heroes series and while you don't need to have read the other fics in the series to understand what is going on, you can if you so wish as characters from this fic may appear in others and vice versa 】

DEDICATED TO:

luminite for helping me plan out this whole fic and listening to me scream for like two months and helping me figure out the moral and how to fit in everything so perfectly and I might cry because it works SO WELL and thank you

lokidyinginside for being a bro and also posting her Wade Wilson fic at the same time because I like cute things like this, so check out her fic!

soulofstaars for the bombass cover and for being so supportive as well as lokidyinginside voidkhaleesi starfragment tinkertaydust snixandstones latte-to-go JustSav for being so sweet and wonderful and putting up with me tagging them in literally everything

I hope you stick around!