Wickling

"Dear Teddy, you are without a doubt the best boyfriend in the entire world. You're kind. You're generous. You threaten to maim people for me."

- Billy

Wickling is the slash ship between Billy Kaplan and Teddy Altman from the Marvel fandom.

Canon
Billy and Teddy were both selected for the Avengers Fail-Safe Program (a program designed to assemble a new team of superheroes in case the Avengers were disbanded) and joined the Young Avengers as Asgardian and Hulkling, along with team members Iron Lad and Patriot. The two began dating shortly thereafter.

The couple seems to have grown close in a short time, as Teddy explains during Kang the Conqueror's attack that Billy learned his magic from reading Teddy's mother's self-help book.

After preventing the destruction of the timeline and officially changing his code name to Wiccan, Billy decides that now would be a good time to reveal his budding superhero identity to his parents. However, the Kaplans misinterpret his intentions and assume that he is revealing his relationship with Teddy. Nevertheless, they are very supportive of the two, going so far as to call Teddy an "excellent son-in-law".

When Teddy is shot during an attack by a terrorist group, he is taken hostage and the gunman threatens to detonate a nuclear bomb strapped to his back. Sensing that his boyfriend is in grave danger, Billy's powers overload, sending the entire group into a coma.

While trying to stay on Billy's side, Teddy fears what would happen if Billy lost control of his powers again. Upset, Billy dismisses Teddy's attempts at a conversation and leaves, only to run into Captain America at his home. The man convinces Billy to come with him to Avengers Tower to test his powers, but they are soon stopped by Teddy. Teddy warns Captain America that if anything happens to Billy, he should not worry about Billy, but rather what Teddy would do, and that where Billy goes, Teddy follows. Surprisingly for both of them, Captain America is not bothered by this and even invites Teddy to share a room with his boyfriend during the test.

The room turns out to be more of a dungeon, but Billy uses his magic to transform the twin beds into a king-size bed. The couple begins to embrace, and Billy apologizes for what happened, and Teddy assures him that what happened was out of his control and that the Avengers' tests would be harmless. The couple tries to kiss, but is interrupted by an unhappy Tommy, who carries them out of the tower. The touching moment of reunion is interrupted by the appearance of Magneto, the twin's grandfather.

When the Avengers attack Magneto, Teddy is seen protecting Billy from danger on several occasions, such as when Wolverine tries to kill him. Teddy also humorously expresses that he has never been more attracted to Billy when he decides not to care what the Avengers do to him and takes the entire team and Magneto to Transia. Teddy objects to Billy's idea of sending them home, and the team convinces him to let them help. To make their outfits look less suspicious, Billy changes their clothes to those from the movie "The Sound of Music", with Teddy explaining that it is Billy's favorite movie, to which his boyfriend interjects that it is one of his favorites.

The Young Avengers disband after Iron Lad disappears into the time stream. Billy falls into a state of depression, which Teddy pulls out of by proposing to him. Before they can celebrate, however, they are summoned to Avengers Mansion, where Captain America declares the remaining Young Avengers to be full-fledged Avengers.

Billy and Teddy briefly retire from being superheroes. They return to heroics when Billy, attempting to manipulate reality to make up with Teddy after a fight, accidentally releases an interdimensional parasite called Mother into the world, posing as Teddy's mother. The Young Avengers reunite to defeat Mother by chasing her through the multiverse. After returning to Earth, Teddy leaves the team to figure out if he truly loves Billy or if their relationship was a result of his reality-warping power.

Teddy accidentally allows Mother to return to Earth. Still too weak to end the spell that brought Mother to Earth in the first place, Billy tries to tap into the power of the Demiurge, an all-powerful being he is destined to become. However, he is unable to do so until he is reunited with Teddy. Teddy comforts and reconciles him, giving Billy the strength to reach his full potential and finally destroy Mother.

The two join the New Avengers, but later decide to disband the team and focus on their personal lives.

Fanon
Wickling is the most popular ship in the Young Avengers fandom. It is also a popular Marvel comics ship, and has been praised for being one of the most important canon LGBT relationships in the Marvel franchise. As of September 2020, the pairing has over 1680 fanfictions and is the most popular ship for both characters. The ship is sometimes referred to as Superboyfriends or BillyTeddy.

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