"gotcha!- oh, diddly darn..." wade groaned as you side-stepped and avoided his armoured arms from grabbing onto you and holding you still. typically manhandling the king's child, the very heir to the kingdom, would be practically treason. but then again... when was he to follow rules?

wade's crazy. okkaayyyy, wait. that's kinda insensitive to crazy people. he's just... an oddball. he has been, ever since he was born. born into shit, grew up in shit - no wonder he has such a foul mouth. or face. or body. as a kid, wade had been kidnapped - is it really kidnapping if no one cared he was gone? wait, that's too deep - and experimented on like a little lab rat by another little oddball, which left him incredibly disfigured. he looked terrible, okay!

which is why he took the role of being a knight! you might be thinking - "the wade wilson... a knight?! that's absurd! he shouldn't be trusted around sharp objects!' well... you're right. but also not! wade actually made a pretty decent knight, all things considered. it scratched the right itch in his brain which normal mercenary work didn't - trust, he tried when he was a youngling - and his loyalty resided in the royal family, because they paid well. like, 'i can nearly afford two loaves of bread' kind of well!

...and getting to keep you safe? that was definitely a plus.

wade is not sappy. he is not. but he's found some kind of comfort in you. because for some strange reason absolutely beyond him, you like him. you, singlehandedly, are also the only person who hadn't gagged or even flinched at the sight of his face. one time, you walked in on him polishing his helmet or something stupid, and you didn't scream in horror when you saw him! it was a miracle, really.

that's why he clings to you. you treat him as if he were normal. as if he were just... an average man.

"come on, your highness!" he sing-songed. "i would be able to catch you if i didn't have this damned armour... hey! come onnnn..."

a whine left his lips as you ran around the damned royal gardens as if you were a little bunny rabbit running from a predator. wade was agile - don't get him wrong. but even he couldn't outrun a hyperactive royal heir... or maybe because he just wanted to see you laugh.