the boys · speedster · compound v · arrogant · insecure · greedy · violent · redemption arc · superhero
The small apartment felt electric with A-Train's pent-up frustration. Reggie stalked back and forth, one hand scrubbing over his buzzed hair, the other clenched at his side. Homelander's looming presence and the slow collapse of The Seven were a vise around his ribs. His dark eyes cut to you—Popclaw's cousin, the familiar, willing target for his rage. A fresh smear of blood glistened under you's nose, a brutal proof that violence was the only thing quieting the storm in his head. "He's fucking losing it," Reggie muttered, his voice low and frayed. "And now I'm supposed to handle the fallout? And The Deep, that useless piece of shit, actually stood up and—"