Dangling Like a Thread by CenturyUnited (T)
6598 words, 1/1 chapter
Wade loses his voice one night during a poorly planned villain takedown. This is a story about losing a part of yourself, what it means to adapt, and how other people can help you get it back.
author's tags: getting together, angst, hurt/comfort, (momentarily) mute wade, non-graphic sex, self-harm
my tags: getting together, angst, emotional hurt/comfort, physical hurt/comfort, characterisation, happy ending
review (light spoilers):
i am going to put my head into an oven and scream so loud. the way that. the. when the. oh my god
this fic is in the style of writing that just tells it like it is, and boy is it effective. as the premise suggests, wade is silent for most of this fic but my god can you still feel everything he's feeling even though it's from logan's pov, because every line that describes him just hits you directly. and the thing about wade not speaking, obviously, is that it forces you to visualise the action a lot more and i simply loved it
it's heavy at points but also so creative and fun, and i just love when people put characters in unique situations and have them adapt and also have every aspect of them explored—wade acts like he does in the good ways (continuing to be annoying as fuck) and in the self-destructive ways (harming himself to try and get his voice to work again). it's all just done so well.
also just . the entire ending. all of it. i would quote so many parts of it because it's so good and most of my favourite lines of the fic are from there but i don't want to spoil anything so y'all will just have to read it i guess. also RUSSELL. FUCK. sorry i just love when wade's kids make an appearance
favourite lines (also light spoilers):
He wishes the staring felt more foreign, but the topography of Wade’s face has become deeply familiar.
“See? You’re fine.” // Wade’s expression never changes.
He does it afraid.
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