What Is, Is

A Nathan Summers/Cable RP blog.

[official-askanison]

Intro

Back from the future to tell anyone who wants to know how badly they are screwed. Or not. Or ask whatever’s on your mind.

Here’s a quick FAQ;

Yes, I really was raised in the 38th century. But now I’m back in the present trying to save the world.

Yes, I do still time travel, but no, it’s not my mutant power - it’s telekinesis and telepathy.

No, my metal arm isn’t a prosthetic, it’s a part of me. It has bones, muscle and blood vessels. If you cut it off, I would feel horrible pain and I would bleed, but I would be able to reattach it.

No, my glowing eye isn’t my robot eye. It glows when I use my mutant powers, which again, are telekinesis and telepathy.

Yes, it’s true I’m holding myself together with my telekinesis so that my illness doesn’t consume me. But I wouldn’t want to get rid of it because it’s part of me. It’s as much a part of me as my mutant powers. Also, there are some benefits to it and I’m determined to exploit them.

But no, you do not want the Techno-Organic Virus. Trust me on that one. I’m in a constant state of tug of war with my body and I have telekinesis to help. And then there’s the constant agonising pain. And the hundreds of pounds of metal I have to lug around. It’s not worth it.

Also, if you want to worship me as a God, please don’t. I’ve had enough of that in my life. I’m just an average “messiah” with a Techno-Organic Virus who carries around a big gun.

Thanks for today, please for tomorrow.

In a relationship with @merc-with-a-mouth-69 in an AU - tagged #Earth 1291

(OOC)

Nathan Christopher Charles Dayspring Askani’son (whatever the heck) Summers. Or Nate

Anyone welcome to interact

Just doing this for fun

Lore will be mainly comics with stuff from other adaptations and some headcanons as well.

Nathan is autistic, has a little social anxiety, and PTSD too. He has spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy - left side. It’s not noticeable except when fatigued, he limps. But in his arm, it can be mistaken for the T-O Virus infection, which he also still has. Sometimes the metal shifts and when it does, it can look a little unsettling. The metal is analogous to scar tissue.

Mun is an adult

No NSFW.

Fine with romance and flirting, but only from 18+ RPers

Ask box open

More info can be found at @possumtheiguanodon

Tags: #cableposting - for speaking in character, #cable answers - for answering. tyler dayspring mention - mentions of Nathan’s forgotten son, Tyler. #ooc - self explanatory

[official-askanison]

Good news, toots. Hank helped me out. The baby does have the X-Gene.

That’s good to know. At least we can plan for a mutant baby. Hopefully it’s not a physical mutation - this kid’s life will be hard enough - but we’ll cope either way.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Considering the civilian doctor I went to said the baby looked “perfect” I don’t think we have to worry about a physical mutation. But maybe it’s too early to tell.

[official-askanison]

I trust that. For now, let’s plan as if it doesn’t. I’m glad she’s doing well so far. That’s good news.

[official-askanison]

Good news, toots. Hank helped me out. The baby does have the X-Gene.

That’s good to know. At least we can plan for a mutant baby. Hopefully it’s not a physical mutation - this kid’s life will be hard enough - but we’ll cope either way.

[official-askanison]

well his is related to his brain trauma so idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

No then. I have neurological issues related to the T-O Virus interacting with my mutant powers.

[official-askanison]

not that I think hed want me telling you but Im nothing if not a snitch

ur dad had a seizure 🎉

Is that where I get it from?

[official-askanison]

Bodyslide is now back online.

Thank the Bright Lady

[official-askanison]

The one universe Scott raised you, the world ended in a nuclear war

Well, maybe. I haven’t been back there in a while.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade nods. “You know what? That’s a fair compromise. That way everyone’s happy and no one throws a fit— I mean myself, of course.”

Wade pulls the envelope from his pocket and hands it to Nathan. “Do the honors.” He says.

[official-askanison]

Nathan takes the envelope. Carefully, he opens up the envelope and looks at it.

‘At least it’s not twins.’

He takes in the information and nods, lowering the paper.

‘You’re going to need some pink decorations for your party. It’s a girl.’

They were having a daughter.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“If it was twins, I’d probably kill myself.” And he means that. One baby is already borderline overwhelming. Two? GG folks.

Though he can’t help but light up the minute Nathan announces that the baby is a girl.

“Fuck yes! I was hoping it was a girl! Girl clothes are so much cuter than boy clothes. It’s really not fair. I guess gender doesn’t matter much though, huh? Cuz if one day she decides to pull a ‘dad’ and go from ‘she’ to ‘he’ that’s her right. But for now, I’m gonna milk this shit for all it’s worth.” Wade is babbling, signaling his nervousness.

[official-askanison]

‘One single baby, thank the Bright Lady,’ Nathan says.

‘I’ve raised a daughter before. But this one won’t have to be a child soldier, at least,’ he says, thinking of Hope as Wade babbles clearly both excited and nervous. ‘I suppose if she does grow up and be transgender, you can throw another gender reveal.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“And don’t think I fucking won’t, either!” Wade quips. “As far as names go, I love girl names that start with a C. Claire, Chloe, Cecelia. We could call her ‘Cece’ for short.”

Was it a little early to be talking about names? Perhaps. But Wade was excited.

[official-askanison]

‘It might be a little early to think about names,’ Nathan says. They still had a long time to go. But Nathan knew about time. Any amount of time was always shorter than it seemed.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“Oh come onnnn. That would be so cute! Imagine how cute it would be!” Wade knows realistically he’s not about to get a reaction from the other, but he can try.

[official-askanison]

‘We can add it to a list of potential names,’ Nathan says. But CeCe Summers-Wilson had an alliterative sound to it he didn’t like. He wasn’t going to tell Wade, but he certainly was going to try and convince him not to use it.

Then again, it had taken him eight whole years to name Hope. Which was excessive. Maybe Wade would end up naming the kid. Hopefully he wouldn’t pick something terrible, but Claire and Chloe were fine. He wasn’t that insane then.

‘I’m not going to fully commit to a name this early. We should take time to think about it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade waves a dismissive hand.

“Psh. Whatever. You’re probably gonna choose some hunger games style name like Cinnamon. Or something old, like Esther. Both horrible, by the way. Being both old yet modern must be so weird.”

Wade’s dabbled in time travel but has always come back to his current timeline.

[official-askanison]

‘My son was named Tyler and my daughter was named Hope. I’m capable of naming a child a normal name,’ Nathan argues. ‘Cinnamon is a name you’d give a horse.’

Wade might have a point.

‘Well look at some baby name books,’ he suggests as a compromise. ‘From this year.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“I like the ones I chose.” He mumbles, even though he knows he’s going to agree just to appease Nathan.

“Fine. We’ll wait a few months. Run by what we come up with to each other and if we can’t agree we’ll whip out baby names online. I’m not reading a fucking book.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’m not ruling any names out,’ Nathan says. Except Cecelia. Instant no. ‘I can search the books. You can use the internet. We run every name by each other, no matter how ridiculous. Then, towards the end of the pregnancy, we’ll narrow it down and create a shortlist. Fair?’

He hoped it would. That would give them five months to choose a name, hopefully. Nathan came early, he was just hoping that his and Wade’s daughter wouldn’t come early as well.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“Fine. It’s a deal.”

Wade had a harrowing suspicion that Nathan didn’t like his suggestions, but he was keeping them. They probably wouldn’t agree on them, but that didn’t mean he was just going to forget them. He’s too much of a pain in the ass to do that.

“You hungry? I made spaghetti. I’ve been having some weird ass cravings lately. I want specifically Italian food even though the heart burn is hell.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan thinks about it for a second. ‘Yeah. I could eat,’ he says. ‘Do you need Tums or something? Are Tums even safe? I mean it’s not sushi.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade nods. “You know what? That’s a fair compromise. That way everyone’s happy and no one throws a fit— I mean myself, of course.”

Wade pulls the envelope from his pocket and hands it to Nathan. “Do the honors.” He says.

[official-askanison]

Nathan takes the envelope. Carefully, he opens up the envelope and looks at it.

‘At least it’s not twins.’

He takes in the information and nods, lowering the paper.

‘You’re going to need some pink decorations for your party. It’s a girl.’

They were having a daughter.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“If it was twins, I’d probably kill myself.” And he means that. One baby is already borderline overwhelming. Two? GG folks.

Though he can’t help but light up the minute Nathan announces that the baby is a girl.

“Fuck yes! I was hoping it was a girl! Girl clothes are so much cuter than boy clothes. It’s really not fair. I guess gender doesn’t matter much though, huh? Cuz if one day she decides to pull a ‘dad’ and go from ‘she’ to ‘he’ that’s her right. But for now, I’m gonna milk this shit for all it’s worth.” Wade is babbling, signaling his nervousness.

[official-askanison]

‘One single baby, thank the Bright Lady,’ Nathan says.

‘I’ve raised a daughter before. But this one won’t have to be a child soldier, at least,’ he says, thinking of Hope as Wade babbles clearly both excited and nervous. ‘I suppose if she does grow up and be transgender, you can throw another gender reveal.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“And don’t think I fucking won’t, either!” Wade quips. “As far as names go, I love girl names that start with a C. Claire, Chloe, Cecelia. We could call her ‘Cece’ for short.”

Was it a little early to be talking about names? Perhaps. But Wade was excited.

[official-askanison]

‘It might be a little early to think about names,’ Nathan says. They still had a long time to go. But Nathan knew about time. Any amount of time was always shorter than it seemed.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“Oh come onnnn. That would be so cute! Imagine how cute it would be!” Wade knows realistically he’s not about to get a reaction from the other, but he can try.

[official-askanison]

‘We can add it to a list of potential names,’ Nathan says. But CeCe Summers-Wilson had an alliterative sound to it he didn’t like. He wasn’t going to tell Wade, but he certainly was going to try and convince him not to use it.

Then again, it had taken him eight whole years to name Hope. Which was excessive. Maybe Wade would end up naming the kid. Hopefully he wouldn’t pick something terrible, but Claire and Chloe were fine. He wasn’t that insane then.

‘I’m not going to fully commit to a name this early. We should take time to think about it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade waves a dismissive hand.

“Psh. Whatever. You’re probably gonna choose some hunger games style name like Cinnamon. Or something old, like Esther. Both horrible, by the way. Being both old yet modern must be so weird.”

Wade’s dabbled in time travel but has always come back to his current timeline.

[official-askanison]

‘My son was named Tyler and my daughter was named Hope. I’m capable of naming a child a normal name,’ Nathan argues. ‘Cinnamon is a name you’d give a horse.’

Wade might have a point.

‘Well look at some baby name books,’ he suggests as a compromise. ‘From this year.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“I like the ones I chose.” He mumbles, even though he knows he’s going to agree just to appease Nathan.

“Fine. We’ll wait a few months. Run by what we come up with to each other and if we can’t agree we’ll whip out baby names online. I’m not reading a fucking book.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’m not ruling any names out,’ Nathan says. Except Cecelia. Instant no. ‘I can search the books. You can use the internet. We run every name by each other, no matter how ridiculous. Then, towards the end of the pregnancy, we’ll narrow it down and create a shortlist. Fair?’

He hoped it would. That would give them five months to choose a name, hopefully. Nathan came early, he was just hoping that his and Wade’s daughter wouldn’t come early as well.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade nods. “You know what? That’s a fair compromise. That way everyone’s happy and no one throws a fit— I mean myself, of course.”

Wade pulls the envelope from his pocket and hands it to Nathan. “Do the honors.” He says.

[official-askanison]

Nathan takes the envelope. Carefully, he opens up the envelope and looks at it.

‘At least it’s not twins.’

He takes in the information and nods, lowering the paper.

‘You’re going to need some pink decorations for your party. It’s a girl.’

They were having a daughter.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“If it was twins, I’d probably kill myself.” And he means that. One baby is already borderline overwhelming. Two? GG folks.

Though he can’t help but light up the minute Nathan announces that the baby is a girl.

“Fuck yes! I was hoping it was a girl! Girl clothes are so much cuter than boy clothes. It’s really not fair. I guess gender doesn’t matter much though, huh? Cuz if one day she decides to pull a ‘dad’ and go from ‘she’ to ‘he’ that’s her right. But for now, I’m gonna milk this shit for all it’s worth.” Wade is babbling, signaling his nervousness.

[official-askanison]

‘One single baby, thank the Bright Lady,’ Nathan says.

‘I’ve raised a daughter before. But this one won’t have to be a child soldier, at least,’ he says, thinking of Hope as Wade babbles clearly both excited and nervous. ‘I suppose if she does grow up and be transgender, you can throw another gender reveal.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“And don’t think I fucking won’t, either!” Wade quips. “As far as names go, I love girl names that start with a C. Claire, Chloe, Cecelia. We could call her ‘Cece’ for short.”

Was it a little early to be talking about names? Perhaps. But Wade was excited.

[official-askanison]

‘It might be a little early to think about names,’ Nathan says. They still had a long time to go. But Nathan knew about time. Any amount of time was always shorter than it seemed.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“Oh come onnnn. That would be so cute! Imagine how cute it would be!” Wade knows realistically he’s not about to get a reaction from the other, but he can try.

[official-askanison]

‘We can add it to a list of potential names,’ Nathan says. But CeCe Summers-Wilson had an alliterative sound to it he didn’t like. He wasn’t going to tell Wade, but he certainly was going to try and convince him not to use it.

Then again, it had taken him eight whole years to name Hope. Which was excessive. Maybe Wade would end up naming the kid. Hopefully he wouldn’t pick something terrible, but Claire and Chloe were fine. He wasn’t that insane then.

‘I’m not going to fully commit to a name this early. We should take time to think about it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade waves a dismissive hand.

“Psh. Whatever. You’re probably gonna choose some hunger games style name like Cinnamon. Or something old, like Esther. Both horrible, by the way. Being both old yet modern must be so weird.”

Wade’s dabbled in time travel but has always come back to his current timeline.

[official-askanison]

‘My son was named Tyler and my daughter was named Hope. I’m capable of naming a child a normal name,’ Nathan argues. ‘Cinnamon is a name you’d give a horse.’

Wade might have a point.

‘Well look at some baby name books,’ he suggests as a compromise. ‘From this year.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade nods. “You know what? That’s a fair compromise. That way everyone’s happy and no one throws a fit— I mean myself, of course.”

Wade pulls the envelope from his pocket and hands it to Nathan. “Do the honors.” He says.

[official-askanison]

Nathan takes the envelope. Carefully, he opens up the envelope and looks at it.

‘At least it’s not twins.’

He takes in the information and nods, lowering the paper.

‘You’re going to need some pink decorations for your party. It’s a girl.’

They were having a daughter.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“If it was twins, I’d probably kill myself.” And he means that. One baby is already borderline overwhelming. Two? GG folks.

Though he can’t help but light up the minute Nathan announces that the baby is a girl.

“Fuck yes! I was hoping it was a girl! Girl clothes are so much cuter than boy clothes. It’s really not fair. I guess gender doesn’t matter much though, huh? Cuz if one day she decides to pull a ‘dad’ and go from ‘she’ to ‘he’ that’s her right. But for now, I’m gonna milk this shit for all it’s worth.” Wade is babbling, signaling his nervousness.

[official-askanison]

‘One single baby, thank the Bright Lady,’ Nathan says.

‘I’ve raised a daughter before. But this one won’t have to be a child soldier, at least,’ he says, thinking of Hope as Wade babbles clearly both excited and nervous. ‘I suppose if she does grow up and be transgender, you can throw another gender reveal.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“And don’t think I fucking won’t, either!” Wade quips. “As far as names go, I love girl names that start with a C. Claire, Chloe, Cecelia. We could call her ‘Cece’ for short.”

Was it a little early to be talking about names? Perhaps. But Wade was excited.

[official-askanison]

‘It might be a little early to think about names,’ Nathan says. They still had a long time to go. But Nathan knew about time. Any amount of time was always shorter than it seemed.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“Oh come onnnn. That would be so cute! Imagine how cute it would be!” Wade knows realistically he’s not about to get a reaction from the other, but he can try.

[official-askanison]

‘We can add it to a list of potential names,’ Nathan says. But CeCe Summers-Wilson had an alliterative sound to it he didn’t like. He wasn’t going to tell Wade, but he certainly was going to try and convince him not to use it.

Then again, it had taken him eight whole years to name Hope. Which was excessive. Maybe Wade would end up naming the kid. Hopefully he wouldn’t pick something terrible, but Claire and Chloe were fine. He wasn’t that insane then.

‘I’m not going to fully commit to a name this early. We should take time to think about it.’

[scottsummers-xmen]

Someone told me you’ve been smoking weed.

@official-askanison

I cannot have anything nowadays. *Scott mutters to himself*

Yes I have been for some of my migraines and yes I smoked a bit too much last week I’m sorry. I’m not exactly an expert on it.

I promise it’s not affecting my work.

*This responses are really pre thought out.*

[official-askanison]

I’m your son, not your keeper, Scott. Do whatever you want.

I was going to ask where you got it

[scottsummers-xmen]

Oh. I get it from other people. I used to get it from Bobby but now I get it from Quentin. And I don’t know either of their sources. Though I know Quentin has been trying to convince Glob to start growing in the greenhouse.

Long history of weed in the X-men.

[official-askanison]

Fascinating. I never knew. I thought you had a specific dispensary you frequented.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade nods. “You know what? That’s a fair compromise. That way everyone’s happy and no one throws a fit— I mean myself, of course.”

Wade pulls the envelope from his pocket and hands it to Nathan. “Do the honors.” He says.

[official-askanison]

Nathan takes the envelope. Carefully, he opens up the envelope and looks at it.

‘At least it’s not twins.’

He takes in the information and nods, lowering the paper.

‘You’re going to need some pink decorations for your party. It’s a girl.’

They were having a daughter.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“If it was twins, I’d probably kill myself.” And he means that. One baby is already borderline overwhelming. Two? GG folks.

Though he can’t help but light up the minute Nathan announces that the baby is a girl.

“Fuck yes! I was hoping it was a girl! Girl clothes are so much cuter than boy clothes. It’s really not fair. I guess gender doesn’t matter much though, huh? Cuz if one day she decides to pull a ‘dad’ and go from ‘she’ to ‘he’ that’s her right. But for now, I’m gonna milk this shit for all it’s worth.” Wade is babbling, signaling his nervousness.

[official-askanison]

‘One single baby, thank the Bright Lady,’ Nathan says.

‘I’ve raised a daughter before. But this one won’t have to be a child soldier, at least,’ he says, thinking of Hope as Wade babbles clearly both excited and nervous. ‘I suppose if she does grow up and be transgender, you can throw another gender reveal.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“And don’t think I fucking won’t, either!” Wade quips. “As far as names go, I love girl names that start with a C. Claire, Chloe, Cecelia. We could call her ‘Cece’ for short.”

Was it a little early to be talking about names? Perhaps. But Wade was excited.

[official-askanison]

‘It might be a little early to think about names,’ Nathan says. They still had a long time to go. But Nathan knew about time. Any amount of time was always shorter than it seemed.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade nods. “You know what? That’s a fair compromise. That way everyone’s happy and no one throws a fit— I mean myself, of course.”

Wade pulls the envelope from his pocket and hands it to Nathan. “Do the honors.” He says.

[official-askanison]

Nathan takes the envelope. Carefully, he opens up the envelope and looks at it.

‘At least it’s not twins.’

He takes in the information and nods, lowering the paper.

‘You’re going to need some pink decorations for your party. It’s a girl.’

They were having a daughter.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“If it was twins, I’d probably kill myself.” And he means that. One baby is already borderline overwhelming. Two? GG folks.

Though he can’t help but light up the minute Nathan announces that the baby is a girl.

“Fuck yes! I was hoping it was a girl! Girl clothes are so much cuter than boy clothes. It’s really not fair. I guess gender doesn’t matter much though, huh? Cuz if one day she decides to pull a ‘dad’ and go from ‘she’ to ‘he’ that’s her right. But for now, I’m gonna milk this shit for all it’s worth.” Wade is babbling, signaling his nervousness.

[official-askanison]

‘One single baby, thank the Bright Lady,’ Nathan says.

‘I’ve raised a daughter before. But this one won’t have to be a child soldier, at least,’ he says, thinking of Hope as Wade babbles clearly both excited and nervous. ‘I suppose if she does grow up and be transgender, you can throw another gender reveal.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade nods. “You know what? That’s a fair compromise. That way everyone’s happy and no one throws a fit— I mean myself, of course.”

Wade pulls the envelope from his pocket and hands it to Nathan. “Do the honors.” He says.

[official-askanison]

Nathan takes the envelope. Carefully, he opens up the envelope and looks at it.

‘At least it’s not twins.’

He takes in the information and nods, lowering the paper.

‘You’re going to need some pink decorations for your party. It’s a girl.’

They were having a daughter.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

[official-askanison]

‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

[official-askanison]

Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

[official-askanison]

‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

[official-askanison]

Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

[official-askanison]

‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“That’s true. You could stop it from happening at any point.” He says slowly, like he’s realizing that for the first time in that moment. “Look, I know how you get. You’re fucking awkward. But I like that about you. You’re also antisocial while I’m not. So, why don’t we find out together, and then I can do something with my friends later? If you want to be part of that, you’re more than welcome.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan nods. It’s a fair compromise. ‘Yeah. That sounds good. You can throw a party. Reveal the gender to your friends. I’ll put in an appearance. But I’m happy to find out quietly between us.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Nathan walked to Wade’s apartment, hoping to discuss the baby. Wade has said there were ultrasound photos and a sex reveal. And he felt horrible for missing the appointment in the first place.

He got there and knocked on the door. He couldn’t exactly teleport in anymore.

@official-askanison

Wade had been in the middle of making spaghetti for lunch when he heard the knock at the door. He turned the burner down to low and walked with a giddy stride to the front door. He opens it and can’t hold back the goofy smile that paints his lips when he sees it’s Nathan. “On time this time.” He jokes halfheartedly before stepping to the side to let the other man enter.

[official-askanison]

‘It helps that we never set a time,’ Nathan says. He enters the apartment. ‘My timeslide works, but without the bodyslide, there’s no travelling through space and time, just time. So maybe I got here later and just travelled back to avoid your ire,’ he suggests.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade points at the other man. “Aha! But if that’s the case, you could have done that with the appointment. But you didn’t. So I still win.”

Wade leans up to give Nathan a quick peck on the lips. He figures he deserves as much with the amount of teasing he’s doing.

“Wade 1, Nathan 0. But who’s counting?” He grins cheekily. “You ready for the big reveal?”

[official-askanison]

‘Unless you want to do something ridiculous like a gender reveal party, yes,’ Nathan says.

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

Wade rolls his eyes. “Ugh you are so lame. Always cramping my vibe. I hope our kid develops my personality and not yours.”

He walks into his living room and grabs the photos from the ultrasound and passes them to the other male. “See? You were all worried. Perfectly healthy little shit. Doctor said so herself.”

[official-askanison]

Nathan took the photos. He’d never seen an ultrasound photo before, but held the surprise/confusion off his face and just nodded. ‘That’s good,’ he says. ‘I’m glad it’s healthy.’

[merc-with-a-mouth-69]

“For someone who said he’d just love to see them, you don’t look too thrilled.” Wade snatched the photos away. “But you were right about one thing; I’m glad I got checked out. Like yeah the process was fucking hell but I got to hear the little heart beat and it kind of killed any negative feeling I had. Just knowing it’s actually… there. It changed everything for me.” It was hard to explain what he meant, but he hoped Nathan at least got the gist of it.

[official-askanison]

‘No, no I am thrilled,’ Nathan says. And he is. He just can’t make head or tail of it. It just looks like black and white blobs to him. But one of those blobs is his kid. He hopes. It better not be twins. ‘You know I’ve never been good at showing my emotions. Especially not happiness. But I assure you I am happy.’

‘I’m glad you got seen to, Wade. And I’m glad you’re glad as well. I just wish I’d have been there too.’

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The corner of Wade’s mouth perks up into a genuine little smile. “Really?” He asks. He knew all too well that in the beginning, both of them were a bit weary of the situation. It was something Wade wouldn’t had done on his own free will. Now? It was the happiest mistake the guy could have made.

“It’s alright. I know it wasn’t on purpose.” He shrugs a shoulder. “Besides, you were right. I have to be okay with doing stuff on my own, too. I can’t expect you to always be there.”

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Nathan still isn’t ecstatic at the idea of having another kid. But he nods anyway. ‘Yeah.’ Missing the appointment was not on purpose. It genuinely was an accident.

‘You’re four months along, you said? That would mean the baby’s due in October,’ Nathan says, bringing it back to the baby. ‘Did they give you a due date? I read that was something they do.’

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“They said tail end of October, early November.” Wade turns and sticks the photos to the fridge with a hello kitty magnet. “I’m not over the moon about having a damn Scorpio, but what can we do?”

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‘I should have been born around that time, but I made an early appearance,’ Nathan says. It was true. His birthday was October 8th, but he should have been born in mid-November. It didn’t matter now. He was old enough, after all.

‘I wouldn’t know, Wade, I’m not into astrology.’ He paid no interest to star signs and what they were and vague horoscopes. It was like opening a specific fortune cookie dedicated to the month you were born. It didn’t make sense to him because it wasn’t anything they had in the future.

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“There’s no way in hell you’re a Libra. You give Taurus or Leo energy. That’s insane to me.” Wade says, ignoring the fact that Nathan literally just said he didn’t know anything about astrology. Wade dabbled in it once before he (inevitably) got bored with it. As most of his hobbies go.

“Okay, so we have a Scorpio on our hands. That’s okay. Let’s see how fucked we really are.” Wade picks up the envelope that contains the sex of the baby. “It’s only like 90% accurate right now, but I’ll take that over 0%. At my next ultrasound it can be pretty much 100% confirmed, they said.”

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Nathan has no idea what Wade is babbling on about and tunes it out like he normally does. When you’ve spent enough time around him, it becomes a lot easier.

There it comes. The envelope.

‘You’re sure you don’t want to do a gender reveal?’ Nathan asks. It’s not that he wants one. He just doesn’t trust that Wade doesn’t want to go all out. That’s just not how the other man functions. Nathan is happy to just open the envelope and find out.

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Wade pauses for a moment, mouth hung open as he contemplates how to answer. His jaw screws shut for a moment as he looks up at the other man.

Would he love one? Yes. Has Vanessa been talking his ear off about a possible gender reveal party? Also yes. But what fun was that if it was only him enjoying it?

“I mean.. I know you don’t want to. I don’t mind just opening this. I don’t want to torture you with baby stuff more than necessary, you know?”

Genuinely, Wade felt he enjoyed this entire experience a million times more than Nathan, who was more so enduring it because he had to.

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Nathan nods. ‘Alright. If you’re sure. Open the envelope then, Wade.’ He was sure this is what he wanted. Not a gender reveal party. He had attended parties, but he wasn’t a big party goer. ‘Let’s see what you’re having.’

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“What we’re having..” Wade stops for a moment before tucking the envelope back in his pocket. “Actually, I think I’m going to have a party after all. With my friends. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come.”

Wade suddenly remembers the food he’d been cooking before. He walks over to the stove and casually starts stirring the sauce.

“You saw the pictures. You’re free to go now.”

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Nathan sighs. ‘Wade. Come on. Tell me. I want to know.’

Leave it up to Wade Wilson to behave like a petulant child. Pregnancy hormones. But perhaps it was Nathan’s fault as well. He wasn’t exactly an open book.

‘If you want to throw a party, that’s fine. Just expect me there. I care about the baby as well.’

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“You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t.” Wade says simply, focusing now on the food in front of him. “I don’t want you to come. You’ll just bum me out with your attitude the whole time.”

Wade wasn’t sure exactly what had come over him just now, but he was just over it.

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Nathan was quite sure it was the hormones speaking. He wished he could just go back in time and - damn. He could. He had his timeslide device. But would that be too manipulative...? It's not like he hadn't done something like that before.

'If that's what you want,' Nathan says. 'regarding the photos, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be looking at. It's just blobs. Which blob is even the baby?'

And that was the truth.

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Yeah that did it. The spoon Wade had been using to stir his food was suddenly slammed against the counter with a loud slap. “Jesus Christ, Nathan. Seriously? Which blob is the baby?!”

He glares over at the other. “Can I have like one ounce of excitement from you? Anything other than detest? It’s like you go out of your way to make this whole experience shitty for me! You only think about yourself and how you feel about all of this! Maybe I’m happy and want to act like I’m happy!” Wade sucks in a breath before he grabs the counter with both hands and tries to ground himself.

“Maybe.. maybe it would be better if I just did this alone. You clearly want no part of it and I’m tired of convincing myself it’ll be different.”

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‘I’ve never seen an ultrasound before, Wade! It’s not like we have these things in the future! You just make do with battlefield medicine. Bandages, if you’re lucky!’ Nathan says. He hadn’t meant it to come out as it did. But it did. Maybe he should cue up the time right now so he could go back. Yeah, it’d branch a new timeline, but the TVA were after him anyway so fuck it.

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Wade sucks in a slow, shaky breath, his eyes closing, fists balled up on the counter. He takes a second to just breathe before speaking in a calm tone. “You should go now.”

Fighting was the last thing needed right now and this conversation seemed to be at a dead end.

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Nathan sighed, letting out a hint of sadness from his stoic exterior. Then he nodded.

Going back in time was an option at this point, but it wouldn’t be right.

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Wade groans and glances over at Nathan, noticing his expression. He lets out a sigh before walking up to him. “I’m sorry.” He says. “I know I’m not being fair, I just—“ there’s a slight pause as he looks away. “All of this is important to me and I want you to want to be part of it. That’s all.”

He looks back at Nathan, his expression a mix of sad and also nervous. “If you don’t want to be part of this, you are free to leave at any point. I won’t bother you. I won’t ask for anything. I’ll never reach out. You aren’t trapped in this, so please stop making me feel like you are.”

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‘I don’t feel trapped. I know I can stop this happening in the first place. Somehow I don’t think me accidentally getting you pregnant is a fixed point in time,’ Nathan says. ‘I want to be a part of this. I just… this is all strange and new. And I don’t know how to react to any of it.’