Wilashe

Wilashe is the slash ship between Ashe Bradley and Wilardo Adler from the Witch's Heart fandom.

Canon
Ashe and Wilardo's first encounter was in the mansion. They have both entered the place in search of the witch's heart. Their interactions at first seem rather normal. Despite everybody trusting Ashe easily, Wilardo still has his doubts and is cautious with him. Eventually, his doubts seemed to be true and Ashe wasn't as good as everybody thought that he was. Although, he was more cautious of Noel than Ashe.

At the end of routes, Ashe and Wilardo are often seen fighting each other with a knife and a gun. Due to Wilardo's immortality, he is often the winner of these duels. The motive for Ashe partaking in these duels is always because of the witch's heart, but as for Wilardo, it varies. Sometimes, he fights for the treasure just like Ashe, and sometimes it's to keep Claire safe from any harm.

In the Bonus Stage, Wilardo walks in on Ashe playing the piano. He compliments his playing, not knowing if there is anything wrong with it or not. He decides to continue to listen, and wonders if him being there would be a "diversion" for him. After Ashe finishes playing, they both agree that it had been a nice "change of pace" for the both of them.

Both Wilardo and Ashe discover the truth about the Witch's Heart off screen, and rush into Claire's room. After Ashe decides to kill Sirius, Wilardo gets ready to shoot him, taking note that he has no right to criticize him, due to having the same goal. Ashe questions his intentions, and unfortunately for Wilardo not killing him sooner, Ashe gets away.

In Sirius's conclusion story, Claire and Sirius draw Ashe and Wilardo. Claire makes Ashe look nice and innocent, while Sirius makes him look more mischievous. Wilardo's draws him and Ashe as well, and his drawing appears to capture Ashe's personality more accurately than the other two. Wilardo thinks to himself that Claire only sees the "good" in Ashe, while Sirius only sees the "bad" in him. Wilardo agrees with both of them, being able to see both sides of Ashe. This is also due to the fact Wilardo has no right to judge Ashe, as they are quite similar.

Wilardo makes his way to the kitchen, where he finds Ashe there. Wilardo asks if he is okay, due to him being sick that morning, in which Ashe clarifies he is fine. Later in their conversation, Ashe randomly tells Wilardo that he feels that they "carry the same scent." Wilardo does not understand what he means. Ashe states that it was just something he thought of and apologizes in case he offended Wilardo.

Later, after saving Sirius from being killed, Ashe asks Wilardo why he gave his wish up. Wilardo tells him that he was also planning to kill Claire, just like him, but just couldn't do it. Ashe tells Wilardo that he understands how he feels, and once again tells him that they have "the same scent." Ashe asks Wilardo if he is really fine with giving his wish up with all he had to endure, and that both of them had the same thought process. Wilardo notes that Ashe spoke as if he knew everything about him, and that he could understand everything he was saying. Ashe tells Wilardo for both of them to not think about what anyone else says, before finally collapsing.

Ashe tries to convince Wilardo once more. Wilardo sympathizes with him. Ashe tells him that they really aren't on the same page, and that "acting cool" would not accomplish anything. Wilardo agrees, and tells Ashe that he feels he is forcing himself. Wilardo finally decides to walk away, though he hesitates a little. In the end, he decides not to kill Ashe. In this same scene, it is brought up that both Wilardo and Ashe had the mindset of becoming a "heartless and unfeeling demon" to obtain their wishes.

Lastly, before finally walking out of the mansion, Wilardo suddenly remembers Ashe.

Fanon
Wilashe is one of the most popular ships in the fandom. On AO3, Wilashe has about 40+ works written on it. Their rivalry, and the fact they are polar opposites had attracted many fans to the pairing. Due to the interesting dynamic between the two, there is a lot of room for shippers to interpret and speculate how a relationship between the two would be like. Some fans have also participated in Wilashe week, running from June 7 to June 14.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Ashe/Wilardo on FanFiction.Net