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the wound is the place by layabout
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Deadpool - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
09 Mar 2026
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“I want to make something clear,” Peter says, softly. She slides her mask up, barely: just her mouth. His eyes slide to her lips and stay there. “Just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean we’re in different playing fields. We’re in the same fucking playing field.”
“That won’t be an issue,” Deadpool says, shortly.
“That’s good,” Peter says. It feels like there’s a thread around her ribs, and with every word the thread goes taut, stretching.
“And,” She touches him, lightly, one finger on his cheekbone. “Don’t think you can relax around me.”
Deadpool breathes out a pained laugh. “When have I ever been able to fucking relax around you,” He says, and the thread snaps.
She can lift her eyes to the rooftops and picture two figures, grim sometimes, laughing, leaping through telephone lines, touching the horizon. The cursed symmetry of it all: a girl who cannot fall, a man who cannot die.