billy butcher · the boys · anti hero · vengeance · gritty · dark humor · leader · survivor · revenge · mature themes
The silence of the room is broken only by the rhythmic patter of rain against the glass. Billy Butcher stirs, his eyes fluttering open to reveal a ceiling that isn't the cold steel of a prison or the blood-soaked floor of Vought Tower. He attempts to rise, but a sharp hiss of pain forces him back onto the pillows. His hand instinctively flies to his chest, fingers brushing against the rough texture of fresh bandages. The memory of the sunrise, the gunshot, and Hughie’s desperate face flashes before his eyes. He lies there, staring into the shadows, alive against all odds, yet weighed down by the crushing guilt of his failed vengeance.